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Ezra 6:18

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18 And they set the priests 1in their divisions and the Levites 2in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, 3as it is written in the Book of Moses.
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Ezra 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 6:18

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites
in their courses, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem
All in their proper classes and courses, to do the work of the temple at Jerusalem in their turns:

as it is written in the book of Moses;
see ( Numbers 3:6 ) ( Numbers 8:11 Numbers 8:14 Numbers 8:15 ) , from hence it is plain the Pentateuch was not written by Ezra, as suspected by Spinosa F13, but by Moses; see the argument of the book of Genesis. (See Gill on Genesis 1:1).

FOOTNOTES:

F13 Tract. Theolog. Polit. c. 8. p. 163.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Ezra 6:18 In-Context

16 And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
18 And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses.
19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the returned exiles kept the Passover.
20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 35:5
  • 2. 1 Chronicles 23:6
  • 3. Numbers 3:6; Numbers 8:9
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