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The book of Numbers tells a story that has two main characters—God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. In spite of the difficulties imposed by Numbers on today’s readers, the main point of the book is of immense importance for God’s people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial. This comprehensive and erudite commentary—resulting from nearly...

stand in the midst of the other Israelites to serve or to minister to them (lešāreṯām, v. 9b). This last term may be a general one for service, but also may include aid to the priests in the sacrificial rituals.39 Further, this is not the prerogative of only a few Levites (e.g., the Kohathites), but of all (v. 10a). In v. 10b Moses comes to the nub of the matter—not being satisfied with the position to which God has called one, but wanting more for the sake of power and prestige. It is clear
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