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Numbers 3:6 Cross-References
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“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.”
Numbers 3:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 3:6
God commands: 'Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.' The Hebrew 'sharat' (minister/serve) indicates service under Aaron's direction. Levites assisted priests but couldn't perform priestly duties (offering sacrifices, entering the holy place, burning incense). This distinction between priests and Levites illustrates the difference between Christ's unique mediatorial work and believers' serving ministry. Only Christ offers the atoning sacrifice (Heb 7:27), but all believers serve as 'ministers of Christ' (1 Cor 4:1) under His au...
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Cross-References for Numbers 3:6
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“that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel”
“and cleanse them.”
“You and your sons and your fathers' house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.”
“But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
“neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;”
“and said”
“that my covenant may be with Levi”
“to bear the ark of the covenant of Yahweh”
“Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one”