24<\/strong>. that which belongeth unto the Levites<\/em> ] An elliptical expression: that which<\/em> [ thou shall do<\/em> ] With regard<\/strong> to the Levites<\/em>.<\/p>\n from twenty and five years old<\/em> ] In Num 4:3<\/span> the age is from thirty years<\/em>. See note there.<\/p>\n to wait upon the service<\/em> ] R.V. marg. ‘to war the warfare.’ See on Num 4:3<\/span>.<\/p>\n Twenty and five years old and upward – <\/B>The permanent limit as distinguished from the temporary Num 4:3<\/span>, Num 4:23<\/span>, Num 4:30<\/span>, though David found it necessary to extend the period of the Levites service by causing it to commence at 20 years of age 1Ch 23:24-28<\/span>. This rule continued in force from the time of David downward (compare on 2Ch 31:17<\/span>; Ezr 3:8<\/span>).<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 24<\/span>. From twenty and five years old<\/B><\/I>] See Clarke on Nu 4:3<\/span>, where the two terms of twenty-five and thirty years are reconciled.<\/P> <\/p>\n From twenty and five years old. <\/B>See Poole “Num 4:3<\/span>“. <\/P> <\/p>\n 24. from twenty and five years old,<\/B>c.(Compare Nu 4:3<\/span>). Theyentered on their work in their twenty-fifth year, as pupils andprobationers, under the superintendence and direction of their seniorbrethren and at thirty they were admitted to the full discharge oftheir official functions.<\/P><\/p>\n This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites<\/strong>,…. The fixed and settled time for their service, as is after related:<\/p>\n from twenty and five years old and upward, they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation<\/strong>; in Nu 4:3<\/span>; the time for the Levites entering on the work of the tabernacle is fixed to thirty years and upward, which Jarchi reconciles thus; at twenty five years old the Levite goes in to learn the rites of service, and he learns five years, and when thirty years of age he services; the same is observed by others w; but what Aben Ezra proposes seems much better; at thirty years of age a Levite entered into the service of bearing and carrying burdens; and at twenty five years of age he entered into the service of the tent or tabernacle, where he was employed in lighter service, such as opening and shutting the doors of the sanctuary, keeping out strangers and unclean persons, and singing the songs of the sanctuary; but was not concerned till thirty years of age in carrying the vessels of the sanctuary on the shoulders, as the Kohathites; or in taking down and setting up the tabernacle, loading and unloading the wagons, as the Gershonites and Merarites; which is the business assigned unto them, and spoken of in Nu 4:22<\/span>, where the age of thirty years, and upward, is mentioned, as the time of their entrance on it, Nu 4:23<\/span>.<\/p>\n w Ben Gersom in loc. Bartenora in Pirke Abot, c. 5. sect. 21.<\/p>\n 24. This is it, that belongeth to the Levites. The age is here prescribed when the Levites should begin and end the execution of their office. God commands them to commence in their 25 year and grants them their dismissal in their 50; and for both these provisions there is very good reason. For, if they had been admitted in early youth, their levity might have greatly detracted from the reverence due to sacred things: not only because those, whose manhood is not yet mature, are generally given to pleasure and intemperance, but because either by negligence, or levity, or want of thought, or ignorance and error, they might have made many grievous mistakes in the service of God; and, whilst they were by no means fitted to exercise their charge until they should have attained prudence and gravity, so also, lest they should fail from old age, it was right that they should be seasonably dismissed; for as we have before said, their duties were laborious, and such as demanded bodily strength. If, however, any should choose to make an application of this to the pastoral office, it should be generally remembered, that none should be chosen to it except such as have already given proofs of their moderation, and float those who diligently devote themselves to it should not be unreasonably pressed upon, nor should more be required of them than their ability can bear; for some foolishly count their years, as if it were a sin to choose a pastor before his 24 year, although he might be otherwise fully provided with the necessary qualifications. <\/p>\n (24) From twenty and five years old and upward.<\/strong>This regulation may be understood as referring to the age at which the Levites were to enter upon their duties after the people had taken possession of the land of Canaan, and it appears to have remained in force until the time of David, who substituted the age of twenty for that of twenty-five, because the necessity of carrying the Tabernacle and its furniture from place to place, which arose but seldom after the entrance into Canaan, finally ceased after the removal of the ark to Mount Zion. The time of service during the wanderings in the wilderness was from thirty to fifty (Num. 4:3<\/span>; Num. 4:23<\/span>; Num. 4:30<\/span>), during which time the constant removal of the Tabernacle required the services of men in the full vigour of life. The chronological order of events is not always observed in this book, and the directions contained in Num. 8:23-26<\/span> may have been given at a later period, but inserted here in connection with the account of the appointment of the Levites to their office. On the other hand, it is quite possible that from the first the Levites entered upon the lighter parts of their office at the age of twenty-five years, but were not employed before they were thirty years of age in the more onerous duties of removing the Tabernacle, or in bearing on their shoulders the sacred vessels, as in the case of the Kohathites.<\/p>\n To wait upon the service.<\/strong>Literally, to war the warfare, or to serve the <\/em>(military<\/em>) service. <\/em>Similarly, in the following verse, he shall return from the warfare of the service. 24<\/strong>. <\/strong> Wait upon the service <\/strong> Literally, war the warfare. <\/em> This is often referred to by St. Paul. 1Co 9:7<\/span>; 2Co 10:4<\/span>; 1Ti 1:18<\/span>; 1Ti 6:12 ; 2Ti 2:3-5<\/span>. It signifies service involving strenuous efforts and hardships. The widespread establishment of synagogues in later ages afforded to both priests and Levites a broad field of labour. For though they were not required to teach in the synagogue, yet whenever they were present precedence was given to them. The Levites seldom appear in the New Testament except as the type of a formal worship without sympathy and without love. They had ceased “to war a good warfare.” See Luk 10:32<\/span>.<\/p>\n Num 8:24<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>From twenty and five years old<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> See the note on ch. Num 4:3<\/span>. <\/p>\n Num 8:24 This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:<\/p>\n Ver. 24. From twenty-five years.<\/strong> ] See Trapp on “<\/em> Num 4:30 “<\/em> <\/p>\n twenty and five years old. This was the commencement of a five years’ probation. The age, thirty, was the age of their numbering. See note on Num 4:3. <\/p>\n to wait, &c. Figure of speech Polyptoton (App-6), as in verses: Num 8:11, Num 8:15, Num 8:19. Literally war the warfare. <\/p>\n from twenty: In Num 4:3, the Levites are appointed to the service of the tabernacle at the age of 30 years; and in 1Ch 23:24, they are ordered to commence their work at 20 years of age. In order to reconcile this apparent discrepancy, it is to be observed:<\/p>\n 1. At the time of which Moses speaks in Num 4:3, the Levitical service was exceedingly severe, and consequently required full grown, robust men, to perform it; the age of 30 was therefore appointed as the period for commencing this service, the weightier part of which was probably there intended.<\/p>\n 2. In this place God seems to speak of the service in a general way: hence the age of 25 is fixed.<\/p>\n 3. In David’s time, and afterwards, in the fixed tabernacle and temple, the laboriousness of the service no longer existed, and hence 20 years was the age appointed. Num 4:3, Num 4:23, 1Ch 23:3, 1Ch 23:24-27, 1Ch 28:12, 1Ch 28:13 <\/p>\n wait upon: Heb. war the warfare of, etc. 1Co 9:7, 2Co 10:4, 1Ti 1:18, 1Ti 6:12, 2Ti 2:3-5 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Num 1:53 – and the Num 3:7 – to do the Num 4:35 – General 1Ch 15:2 – to minister 2Ch 31:17 – twenty Neh 12:44 – Judah rejoiced<\/p>\n This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: 24. that which belongeth unto the Levites ] An elliptical expression: that which [ thou shall do ] With regard to the Levites. from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 8:24”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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