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Numbers 8:22 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Numbers 8:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 8 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.”
Numbers 8:22 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 8:22
After that went the Levites in to do their service—The sequential phrase after that (אַחֲרֵי־כֵן acharei-ken) emphasizes consecration as prerequisite to service. The verb to do their service (לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדָתָם la'avod et-avodatam) uses the same root for both worship and work, revealing that Levitical ministry was simultaneously service to God and labor for the community.This verse establishes the principle that effective ministry flows from proper consecration—a pattern Jesus affirmed by delaying public ministry until after His baptism and wilderness testing (Luke 3:21-4:14). The phrase as...
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Cross-References for Numbers 8:22
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“every man according to his service”
“and sanctified themselves”
“and their prayer came up to his holy habitation”
“to the priests”