Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 3:51
And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed,…. That were redeemed this way, and not by Levites, as in Nu 3:49, but by money, paying five shekels a head:
unto Aaron and his sons; to whom the Levites were given; and this money, as a recompence for the deficiency of the number of them, to answer to the firstborn exchanged for them:
according to the word of the Lord; Nu 3:48;
as the Lord commanded Moses; so did he, being a faithful servant in all things in the house of God; he did not convert it to his own use, or to any other use than to what God had appointed it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(51) The money of them that were redeemed.Better, the ransom (or, redemption) money.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
REFLECTIONS
HERE again, blessed JESUS! while reading the separation of the Levites to the service of the sanctuary, here let me behold thee in thine unequalled office; consecrated, and set apart to thy FATHER’S service, in the salvation of souls! With what earnestness didst thou enter upon the work; with what diligence and faithfulness perform it; with how much tenderness to us, didst thou take upon thee the form of a servant, when thou wast LORD of all, and with whom it was no robbery to be equal with GOD: and with how much obedience to thy FATHER didst thou magnify the whole law, and make it honourable; never desisting from thy labour of love, until thou couldst say unto GOD the FATHER; I have glorified thee on the earth, I have finished the work thou gavest me to do. Hail again and again, thou ever adored Redeemer! LORD, number me among the sons of Levi, and purge my soul as gold and silver, that I may offer to the LORD, an offering in righteousness. And while I behold my GOD and Saviour, though LORD of all, thus set apart, and becoming the servant of all; may my soul be so devoted to thy service, that with one of old, I may cry out as he did: Truly, I am thy servant, I am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid; thou hast loosed my bonds. Psa 116:16 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
redeemed
(See Scofield “Exo 38:27”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Moses: Num 3:48, Num 16:15, 1Sa 12:3, 1Sa 12:4, Act 20:33, 1Co 9:12, 1Pe 5:2
as the Lord: Mal 4:4
Reciprocal: Num 3:16 – word Num 3:39 – and Aaron Num 4:49 – According to the