Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time Yahweh chose the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to stand before Yahweh to serve him, and to bless people in his name, as today.
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7From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water.
Cross References
Exodus 29:1Now this is what you must do to set them apart to me so that they may serve me as priests. Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,
Leviticus 9:22Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them; then he came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering.
Numbers 3:1Now this is the history of the descendants of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
Numbers 3:31They must care for the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the holy things that are used in their service, the curtain, and all the work around it.
Numbers 6:23“Speak to Aaron and to his sons. Say, 'You must bless the people of Israel in this way. You must say to them,
Numbers 8:5Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 10:2-12
God's Great Kindness to Israel. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. 2 And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 4 And he wrote on the tables,… Read the whole commentary →