Commentaries: Forerunner Commentary What is the Forerunner Commentary? << Numbers 3:11 Numbers 3:13 >> Numbers 3:12-13 Originally, it appears that God set apart all firstborn children as His to be used in His service. When He instituted the Levitical priesthood, however, He substituted Levite priests for His service in place of the firstborn of the other tribes. Staff The Law of the Firstborn Related Topics: Firstborn | Firstborn, Law of | Law of Primogeniture | Law of the Firstborn | Levites | Levitical Priesthood << Numbers 3:11 Numbers 3:13 >>
Originally, it appears that God set apart all firstborn children as His to be used in His service. When He instituted the Levitical priesthood, however, He substituted Levite priests for His service in place of the firstborn of the other tribes.
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