Thematic Bible
Numbers 8:1 (show verse)
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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Numbers 8:2 (show verse)
“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up and light the lamps, the seven lamps will shine in front of the lampstand.’”
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Numbers 8:3 (show verse)
And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:4 (show verse)
Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand: hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Numbers 8:5 (show verse)
Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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Numbers 8:6 (show verse)
“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.
Numbers 8:7 (show verse)
This is what you shall do to them to [ceremonially] cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
Numbers 8:8 (show verse)
Then let them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.
Numbers 8:9 (show verse)
You shall present the Levites before the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), and you shall also assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel,
Numbers 8:10 (show verse)
and present the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites shall lay their hands on the Levites.
Hand » In ordaining the levites
hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service
hands » Imposition of, used in » Setting apart the levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Elders of israel laying their hands on them
Ministers » Hospitality to » Ordination of
hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service
hands » Imposition of, used in » Setting apart the levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Elders of israel laying their hands on them
Ministers » Hospitality to » Ordination of
Numbers 8:11 (show verse)
Aaron shall present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the service of the Lord.
Numbers 8:12 (show verse)
Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, then you are to offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.
the Burnt offering » Guilt transferred to, by imposition of hands
the Burnt offering » Was offered » At consecration of levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Making a sin-offering for
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
the Burnt offering » Was offered » At consecration of levites
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Ceremonies at consecration of » Making a sin-offering for
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:13 (show verse)
You shall have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and present them as a wave offering to the Lord.
Numbers 8:14 (show verse)
“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites shall be Mine [in a very special sense].
Numbers 8:15 (show verse)
Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), but you shall cleanse them [first] and present them as a wave offering;
Numbers 8:16 (show verse)
for they are wholly given to Me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for Myself instead of all who are born first, the firstborn of all the Israelites.
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:17 (show verse)
For all the firstborn among the Israelites are Mine, among the men and among the animals; on the day that I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified and set the Israelites apart for Myself.
Firstborn » Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Dedicated to commemorate the sparing of the first-born of israel
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Dedicated to commemorate the sparing of the first-born of israel
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:18 (show verse)
And I have taken the Levites instead of every firstborn among the Israelites.
Firstborn » Of man and beast, reserved to himself by God
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Of israel » Tribe of levi taken for
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Substitution » The levites for the firstborn of the israelites
Firstborn » Levites taken instead of firstborn of the families of israel
the First-born » Of israel » Tribe of levi taken for
Levites » Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Taken instead of the first-born of israel
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Substitution » The levites for the firstborn of the israelites
Numbers 8:19 (show verse)
I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service of the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) and to make atonement for them, so that there will be no plague among the Israelites if they should approach the sanctuary.”
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march
Levites » Subordinate to the sons of aaron
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Services of » Doing the service of tabernacle
the Levites » Given to aaron and sons
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Levites » Subordinate to the sons of aaron
Levites » Consecration of
the Levites » Services of » Doing the service of tabernacle
the Levites » Given to aaron and sons
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To officiate in consecrations of levites
Numbers 8:20 (show verse)
Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did [these things] to the Levites; in accordance with all that the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the Israelites did to them.
Numbers 8:21 (show verse)
The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and they washed their clothes; and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
Numbers 8:22 (show verse)
Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron and his sons; just as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
Numbers 8:23 (show verse)
Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 8:24 (show verse)
“This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the Tent of Meeting,
Numbers 8:25 (show verse)
but at the age of fifty years, they shall retire from the service of the [tabernacle] work and serve no longer.
Numbers 8:26 (show verse)
They may assist their brothers in the Tent of Meeting to keep an obligation, but they shall do no [heavy or difficult] work. Thus you shall deal with the Levites concerning their obligations.”