Numbers 8:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

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Cross References

Exodus 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:1

This chapter is concerning the lamps or lights of the sanctuary. I. The burning lamps in the candlestick, which the priests were charged to tend, ver. 1-4 . II. The living lamps (if I may so call them), The Levites, who as ministers were burning and shining lights. The ordination of the priests we had an account of, Lev. viii . Here we have an account of the ordination of the Levites, the inferior clergy. 1. How they were purified, ver. 5-8 . 2. How they were parted with by the people, ver. 9, 10 . 3. How they… Read the whole commentary →

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