Deuteronomio 18:5

5 porque le ha escogido el SEÑOR tu Dios de todas tus tribus, para que esté para ministrar al nombre del SEÑOR, él y sus hijos todos los días

Deuteronomio 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.

Deuteronomio 18:5 In-Context

3 Y éste será el derecho de los sacerdotes de parte del pueblo, de los que ofrecieren en sacrificio buey o cordero; darán al sacerdote la espalda, las quijadas, y el cuajar

4 Las primicias de tu grano, de tu vino, y de tu aceite, y las primicias de la lana de tus ovejas le darás

5 porque le ha escogido el SEÑOR tu Dios de todas tus tribus, para que esté para ministrar al nombre del SEÑOR, él y sus hijos todos los días

6 Y cuando el levita saliere de alguna de tus ciudades de todo Israel, donde hubiere peregrinado, y viniere con todo el deseo de su alma al lugar que el SEÑOR escogiere

7 ministrará al nombre del SEÑOR su Dios, como todos sus hermanos los levitas que estuvieren allí delante del SEÑOR