Numbers 18:1-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:8

And the Lord spake unto Aaron ,.... Having pointed out to him the duty of his office, he now informs him of the perquisites of it; or having told him what was his work, now what his wages, or what was his service, and now his maintenance: behold, I also have given thee the charge of my heave offerings, of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel ; such as the heave shoulder and wave breast, and firstfruits, and all other holy things in general, such as were the most holy things;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:9

This shall be thine of the most holy things ,.... For, as observed, there were some lighter and lesser holy things or sacrifices, and others superlatively so: and those are begun with, such as were reserved from the fire ; those parts of sacrifices which were not burnt with fire on the altar of burnt offerings: every oblation of theirs ; which is a general word, including various offerings, the particulars follow: every meat offering of theirs : or bread offering, for they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:10

In the most holy place shalt thou eat it ,.... Not in the holy of holies, eminently so called, nor in the holy place, for they were neither of them places to eat in; but in the tent of the congregation, as Aben Ezra, or court, as Jarchi; called most holy, in distinction from and in comparison of the camp of Israel, and their tents, as afterwards of Jerusalem, and their houses there, where they might not eat the most holy things: every male shall eat it ; the sons of priests, and they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:11

And this is thine ,.... What follow, which appertained to the priests, are the less or lighter holy things: the heave offering of their gift : the right shoulder, given to the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of peace offerings, Leviticus 7:32 ; according to Jarchi, it was what was lifted up or heaved from the thank offering, the peace offerings, and the ram of the Nazarites, see Leviticus 7:14 , with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel ; which were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:12

All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat ,.... Or the "fat" F9 חלב "pinguedinem", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; of them; the fat of anything being the best, see Deuteronomy 32:14 , the firstfruits of them : the oil, and wine, and wheat: which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee ; this Jarchi calls the great heave offering, the firstfruits of their harvest and vintage, which being offered to the Lord, was given to the priests:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:13

And whatsoever is first ripe in the land ,.... Of any other sort of fruit, figs, pomegranates, apples, plums, pears, &c.; besides olives and vines: which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine ; which they shall bring in a basket to the tabernacle, where it was, or to the temple, when built: this the priests were to have, see Deuteronomy 26:2 , everyone that is clean in thine house shall eat of it ; See Gill on Numbers 18:11 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:14

Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. Fields, houses, cattle, &c.; if absolutely devoted to the Lord, they were the priest's; but if devoted to certain uses, they were appropriated to those uses, as the repairs of the temple, &c.; see Leviticus 27:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:15

Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh ,.... The firstborn of every creature: which they bring unto the Lord ; as they were obliged, he claiming it as his own, Exodus 13:2 , whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine ; every firstborn of either, being the Lord's, became the priest's by his gift: nevertheless, the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem ; that is, take the redemption price for it, which was five shekels, as in Numbers 18:16 ; for the original... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:16

And those that are to be redeemed ,.... Which is to be understood not of unclean beasts last mentioned, for they were redeemed with lambs and not with money; and after they were eight days and not a month old, as follows, Exodus 13:13 ; but of the firstborn of men: from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation : that is, take the redemption money next mentioned; and though both time and price are fixed, yet said to be according to the estimation of the priest; see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 18:17

But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem ,.... That is, shalt not take the redemption price for them, but the creatures themselves; which they, the priests, were to take for their own use: they are holy ; separated to the Lord, and therefore not to be used in common by men, but were sacred to the Lord, or became the property of his priests; see Deuteronomy 15:19 ; how they were to be made use of follows: thou shalt... read more

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