Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 18:27
And [this] your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though [it were] the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
27. your heave-offering ] your contribution, which you must make to the priests.
as the corn of the threshing-floor ] In the same way that all Israel give to you a tithe of com and wine, so shall ye give a tithe of that tithe to the priests.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Reckoned unto you – Or, by you. The Levites were, of their tithes, to pay tithe to the priests, just as other Israelites paid tithe to the Levites.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
It shall be accepted of you as much as if you offered it out of your own lands and labours.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And [this] your heave offering,…. The tithe of the tithe, which though not properly heaved or lifted up, as the heave offerings, strictly so called, were, any more than the tithe itself, Nu 18:24; yet is so called, because separated to the use and service of the Lord, as they were:
shall be reckoned unto you, as though [it were] the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress; that is, it should be as acceptable to God as if they had fields and vineyards, threshing floors, and wine presses of their own, from whence corn and wine were taken, as the Israelites when they received their tithes from them; and what remained they had as good a right unto, and might make use of as their own, as well as they; see Nu 18:30.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(27) And as the fulness of the wine-press.The word which is here rendered fulness is the same which occurs in Exo. 22:9, and is there rendered the first of thy ripe fruits. It is used to denote either the fully ripe grain, or the produce of the vine. The tithe which the Levites paid to the priests was regarded in the same light as if it had been the produce of their own labour.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
27. Shall be reckoned unto you This tithe shall have all the elements of value and of sacrifice in the sight of the Lord, as it would have if it had been produced by toil and frugality, for it was a part of their living.
Mar 12:44.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“Handfuls of Purpose”
For All Gleaners
“And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.” Num 18:27 .
Thus does love magnify all human offerings. Love does not content itself with the letter, or with weights and measures; it looks at spiritual intention, and according to the purity and scope of that intention is its recognition. The two mites were valuable beyond gold because of the motive which prompted the gift. The cup of cold water is to be regarded as a cup of choice wine. The purpose of David to build the temple was accepted as if the temple had been actually built. Not the work of the hand which may be imperfect, but the purpose of the heart is recognised and accepted by the loving God. Interpret all the service of life in the light of this method, and see how the first may become last and the last may become first. Work is not to be estimated by mere bulk, but by the motive which constrained its performance. What is easy to one man may be difficult to another; it is easy to some men to give, to serve, and to pray; all these signs may be performed without their being spiritual miracles. He who has great ideas concerning the kingdom of Christ, but who cannot carry them out for want of strength or opportunity, will be accounted to have done the very things which he intended. Our life is what we most solemnly mean it to be. If any man can accept this suggestion as warranting release from toil and sacrifice, he is not entitled to the comfort and inspiration of this holy doctrine. The divine magnifying of our acts is never meant to discourage our efforts, but rather to increase and ennoble them. Many who are not now recognised as great workers may in the end be honoured with bright crowns.
Fuente: The People’s Bible by Joseph Parker
as though: Lev 6:19-23
the corn: Num 18:30, Num 15:20, Deu 15:14, 2Ki 6:27, Hos 9:1, Hos 9:2
Reciprocal: Lev 7:18 – be imputed Eze 44:30 – all the firstfruits
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 18:27-28. As though it were the corn It shall be accepted of you as much as if you offered it out of your own lands and labours. To Aaron And to his children, who were all to have their share herein.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
18:27 And [this] your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though [it were] the {o} corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
(o) As acceptable as the fruit of your own ground or vineyard.