Shēnméngjì 18:5

5 Yīnwei Yēhéhuá nǐde shén cóng nǐ gè zhīpaì zhōng jiāng tā jiǎnxuǎn chūlai , shǐ tā hé tā zǐsūn yǒngyuǎn fèng Yēhéhuá de míng shì lì , shìfèng .

Shēnméngjì 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:5

For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes,
&c.] That is, has chosen the tribe of Levi out of all the other tribes of Israel:

to stand to minister in the name of the Lord;
the priests to minister to the Lord by offering sacrifices, and the Levites to minister to the priests in assisting them in their service; and both their ministry were in the name of the Lord, and for his glory, and done standing; for there was no sitting in the sanctuary ^F23; the priestly ministry was only performed standing ^F24, whatever was done sitting was rejected {y}; see ( Hebrews 10:11 ) ,

him and his sons for ever;
Levi and his posterity, or the posterity of the tribe of Levi, were chosen by the Lord to this service, to be employed in it as long as the ceremonial law continued, on which stood the Levitical priesthood; but both are now abolished by Christ, having their accomplishment in him, ( Hebrews 7:11 ) ( 12:18 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Maimon. in Misn. Zebachim, c. 2. sect. 1.
F24 Bartenora in ib.
F25 Misn. ib.

Shēnméngjì 18:5 In-Context

3 Jìsī cóng bǎixìng suǒ dàng de de fèn nǎi shì zhèyàng , fán xiàn niú huò yáng wéi jì de , yào bǎ qián tuǐ hé liǎng sāi bìng pí wèi gĕi jìsī .

4 Chū shōu de wǔgǔ , xīn jiǔ hé yóu , bìng chū jiǎn de yáng maó , yĕ yào gĕi tā .

5 Yīnwei Yēhéhuá nǐde shén cóng nǐ gè zhīpaì zhōng jiāng tā jiǎnxuǎn chūlai , shǐ tā hé tā zǐsūn yǒngyuǎn fèng Yēhéhuá de míng shì lì , shìfèng .

6 Lìwèi rén wúlùn jìjū zaì Yǐsèliè zhōng de nǎ yī zuò chéng , ruò cóng nàli chūlai , yī xīnyuàn yì dào Yēhéhuá suǒ xuǎnzé de dìfang ,

7 Jiù yào fèng Yēhéhuá tā shén de míng shìfèng , xiàng tā zhòng dìxiōng Lìwèi rén shì lì zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián shìfèng yíyàng .