Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death. Cross References Numbers 1:51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death. Numbers 1:53 But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath shall fall on the Israelite congregation. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony." Numbers 2:3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their banner: The leader of the sons of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, Numbers 3:37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes. 1 Chronicles 23:32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD. Chapter Outline 1. The sons of Aaron5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn 14. Are numbered by their families 21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites 27. Of the Kohathites 33. Of the Merarites 38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites 44. The balances are refunded Jump to Previous Aaron Charge Children Common Death Duty East Eastward Encamp Front Israel Keeping Meeting Moses Nigh Requirements Sanctuary Stranger Sunrise Sunrising Tabernacle Tent TowardsJump to Next Aaron Charge Children Common Death Duty East Eastward Encamp Front Israel Keeping Meeting Moses Nigh Requirements Sanctuary Stranger Sunrise Sunrising Tabernacle Tent Towards |
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