John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:7
And he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God ,.... The Targum of Jonathan is,"he shall minister in the name of the Word of the Lord his God;'in the name of Christ, as a type of him, as every priest and every sacrifice were: he was to be allowed to officiate, though it was not his course or turn: as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the Lord ; daily offering the same sacrifices, and whatsoever are brought unto them; who might be said to stand before the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:6
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of Israel, where he sojourned ,.... In any of the cities through the land, for they were dispersed all over the country, and employed in instructing and teaching the people; and, excepting the cities which were given them to dwell in out of the various tribes, they were but sojourners: and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose ; the city of Jerusalem, where the temple would be built, and sacrifices... read more