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Numbers 7:84

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

This [was] the dedication of the altar by the princes,.... These the presents they made, and the offerings they offered when the altar first began to be made use of, after it had been anointed and sanctified for sacred service: in the day when it was anointed: this shows that it was not the precise and exact day of the setting up of the...

Numbers 7:85

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Each charger of silver [weighing] an hundred and thirty [shekels], each bowl seventy,.... [See comments on Numbers 7:13]; all the silver vessels [weighed] two thousand and four hundred [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary; which amounted to 1,139 ounces and four drachms (k), which were worth about three hundred pounds of our money. (k)...

Numbers 7:86

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

The golden spoons [were] twelve, full of incense,.... Which points at the use those spoons or cups were of, namely, to carry incense in them, such as were used on the day of atonement (l): [weighing] ten [shekels] apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; [See comments on Numbers 7:14]; all the gold of the spoons [was] twenty [shekels]; which...

Numbers 7:87

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

All the oxen for the burnt offering [were] twelve bullocks,.... According to the number of the princes and their tribes, and so, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve; which were also for the burnt offering: with their meat offering; which always went along with the burnt offering: and the kids of the goats, for a sin offering,...

Numbers 7:88

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings [were] twenty and four bullocks,.... Each prince bringing two: the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty; five of each being brought by every prince; so that the whole number of beasts for peace offerings only, which were to feast with, were two hundred four;...

Numbers 7:89

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation, to speak with him,.... With God, to consult him on some affair or another, or to learn whether he had anything else to communicate to him, to be delivered to the children of Israel; or whether he had any directions and instructions to give him about the presents and gifts of the...

Numbers 8

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Numbers 8 In this chapter orders are given for the lighting the seven lamps of the candlestick, Numbers 8:1; and for the consecration of the Levites to their office, by a purification of them, Numbers 8:5; by a separation of them from the children of Israel, and the imposition of their hands on them, and of the hands of the Levites...

Numbers 8:1

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... Whether immediately after the offerings of the princes, or at another time, is not certain; Aben Ezra thinks it was in the night God spake unto him, because then the lamps were lighted and burning: saying; as follows.

Numbers 8

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry

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...

Numbers 8:2

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him,.... It being his work to light the lamps, though, as Ben Gersom observes, it was not incumbent on an high priest alone to do this, for it also belonged to the sons of Aaron, who were common priests, Exodus 27:21; though it is probable that as this was the first time of lighting them, it might be done by Aaron...

Numbers 8:3

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And Aaron did so, he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick,.... As God had taken up his residence in the most holy place, as appears by the voice speaking from off the mercy seat, Numbers 7:89; and sacrifices were begun to be offered in the outward court on the altar of burnt offering, it was proper that the service of God in the...

Numbers 8:4

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And this work of the candlestick [was] of beaten gold,.... As it is also said to be; [See comments on Exodus 25:31]; and [See comments on Exodus 25:36]: unto the shalt thereof, unto the flowers thereof, [was] beaten work; of which, see Exodus 25:31; according unto the pattern which the Lord had showed Moses; when on Mount Sinai with him: so he...

Numbers 8:5

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... the same time the order about lighting the lamps was given; and this section is joined to the former, Aben Ezra thinks, to show that Aaron employed himself in lighting the lamps, but in the rest of the services the Levites helped him, and stood before him to do what he commanded them: they were ordered to be...

Numbers 8:5-6

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. These men were to be the servants of God; they are the type of God’s elect, — a people set apart unto divine service, to be zealous for good works. “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.” That is just the way...

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