divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. Now the first lot came forth to Jehofarib, the second to Jedaiah, The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maazlah. These were the orderings of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him. And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah. Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. Of the Izharites,Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. Of the sons of Uzziel; Michab: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. The brother of Michal was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. Of Mabli came Eleazar, who had no sons. Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahumeel. The sons also of Mushi; Mabli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, after the house of their fathers. These likewise cast lots over against their brethrenthe sons of Aaron, in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren. COURSES OF THE SINGERS. 1 Chron. xxv, 1-31. Moreover | The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The eighteenth to Ha nani, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve. COURSES OF THE David, and the captains of the | 1 Chron. xxvi, 1-3, 6-9, 11, 21-25. Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. And the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valour. The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, (whose brethren were strong men,) Elilu, and Semachiah. All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they, and their sons, and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD. Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzziel ites: And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. And his brethren by Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. Shimri, and Jelel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves. ... LEVITES HAD NO INHERITANCE. Num. xviii, 20. And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. Deut. x, 9. Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. Deut. xiv, 27. And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. Deut. xviii, 1, 2. The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inherit ance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. Josh. xiil, 14, 33. Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them. But unto the tribe of their possession among the children of Israel. But the fleld of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. Num. Xxxv, 2-8. Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites, of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he may flee thither; and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of signed them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their lands. And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which be came no Pharaoh's. Ezra vii, 24. Also we certify you, that, touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. ALLUSIONS IN EZEKIEL. ye shall divide by lot the land for Ezek. xlv, 1-6. Moreover, when inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thou sand, and the breadth of ten thousand: aud in it shall be the sanc tuary and the most holy place. The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. And the five and Levi Moses gave not any inherit-his cities unto the Levites accord-twenty thousand of length, and ance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them. Josh. xvill, 7. But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them. Ezek. xliv, 28. And it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession. BUT HAD LANDS OF THEIR OWN. ing to his inheritance which he inheriteth. Joshua xxi, 1-3, 41, 42. Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; And they spake unto them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded, by the hand of Moses, to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. All the cities of the the children of Israel, were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. Lev. xxv, 32-34. Notwithstand-Levites, within the possession of ing the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are Gen. xlvii, 22, 26. Only the land of the priests bought he [Joseph] not: for the priests had a portion as the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thou sand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. Ezek. xlvill, 8-20. And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thou sand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and thou shalt give me, I will surely Heb. vii, 4, 6, 8, 9. Now consider ALSO UNDER THE JEWISH toward the east ten thousand in breadth, over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and filty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. And the residue in length, over against the oblation of the holy portion, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and It shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city. SUPPORT OF THE TITHES. Gen. xiv, 20. And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. Gen. xxviii, 22. And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that Moses, for the children of Israel; an Num. xviii, 21, 24-32. And, be- out of it. Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press. And ye shall cat it in every place ye and your household: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation, And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. Deut. xiv, 22-26, 28, 29. Thon shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the fleld bringeth And thou forth year by year. shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee; Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thon shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household. At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the title of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: And the Levite, (because he bath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfled; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. Deut. xxvi, 11--13. And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me. . . . . 2 Chron. xxxi, 5, 6. And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps. fruits of them, which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee. And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thine every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. Deut. xxvi, 1, 2, 4. And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land wirich the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein, That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land, that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, to place his name there. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. Neh. x, 88. And the priest the Son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the cham-first-fruits of our ground, and the bers, into the treasure-house. Heb. vii, 5. And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham. Mal. 1, 8-11. Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. Luke xi, 42. But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. FIRST-FRUITS. Exod. xxiil, 19. The first of the first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. Num. xviii, 12, 13. All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first Neh. x, 35, 37. And to bring the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD: And that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine, and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. Prov. iii, 9, 10. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. .... Ezek. xx, 40. For in mine holy mountain, there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. Ezek. xliv, 30. And the first of all the first-fruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. Rom. xi, 16. For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. FIRSTLINGS. Exod. xiil, 2, 11--13. Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: And it shall be, when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's: And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the first born of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. - Exod. xxii, 29. 20. Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the first - born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. Exod. xxxiv, 19, 20. All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem; and none shall appear before me empty. ling of the beasts, which should Lev. xxvii, 26, 27. Only the firstshall sanctify it; whether it be ox be the LORD's firstling, no man if it be of an unclean beast, then or sheep: it is the LORD'S. And he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto; or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. Num. iii, 13. Because all the first-born are mine: for on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be; I am the LORD. Num. xviii, 15-18. Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. And those that are to be redeemed, from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right shoulder are thine. Deut. xv, 19. All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God. . . Neh. x, 36. Also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, (as it is written in the law,) and the firstlings of our herds, and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God. PORTIONS OF THE SACRI- Exod. xxix, 26-28, 31, 32. And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons. And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel; for it is an heave-offering: and it shall be an heave-offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace-offerings, even their heave-offering unto the LORD. And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. of Israel. This is the portion of Lev. viil, 31. And Moses sald Lev. x, 12-18. And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat-offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy. And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of Lev. vii, 7-10, 31--38. As the sin- the sacrifices of the LORD made offering is, so is the trespass-offer- by fire: for so I am commanded. ing; there is one law for them: the And the wave-breast and heavepriest that maketh atonement shoulder shall ye eat in a clean therewith shall have it. And the place; thou, and thy sons, and thy priest that offereth any man's daughters with thee: for they be burnt offering, even the priest thy due, and thy sons' due, which shall have to himself the skin of are given out of the sacrifices of the burnt-offering which he hath peace-offerings of the children of offered. And all the meat-offer- Israel. The heave-shoulder and ing that is baken in the oven, and the wave-breast shall they bring, all that is dressed in the frying with the offerings made by fire of pan, and in the pan, shall be the the fat, to wave it for a wavepriest's that offereth it. And every offering before the LORD; and it meat-offering mingled with oil, shall be thine, and thy sons' with and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron thee, by a statute for ever; as the have, one as much as another. LORD hath commanded. And the priest shall burn the fat Moses diligently sought the goat upon the altar; but the breast of the sin-offering, and, behold, it shall be Aaron's and his sons'. was burnt: and he was angry with And the right shoulder shall ye Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of give unto the priest for an heave- Aaron which were left alive, sayoffering of the sacrifices of your ing, Wherefore have ye not eaten peace-offerings. He among the the sin-offering in the holy place, sons of Aaron that offereth the seeing it is most holy, and God blood of the peace-offerings, and hath given it you to bear the inithe fat, shall have the right shoul-quity of the congregation, to make der for his part. For the wave- atonement for them before the breast and the heave - shoulder LORD? Behold, the blood of it was have I taken of the children of not brought in within the holy Israel from off the sacrifices of place: ye should indeed have their peace-offerings, and have eaten it in the holy place, as I given them unto Aaron the priest, commanded. and unto his sons, by a statute for ever, from among the children And Num. v, 9, 10. And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. Num. xviii, 8-11. And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave-offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat - offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee, and for thy sons. In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee. And this is thine; the heave-offering of their gift, with all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever, every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, Deut. xviii, 3. And this shall be and the maw. |