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6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse
them.
7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water
of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine
flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.
9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the
congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together.
10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children
of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of
the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord.
12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the
bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons,
and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.
We read before of the separating of the Levites from among the children of Israel when they were numbered, and the numbering of them by themselves (Nu 3:6,15), that they might be employed in the service of the tabernacle. Now here we have directions given for their solemn ordination (Nu 8:6), and the performance of it, Nu 8:20. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguished from their neighbours, but they must be solemnly devoted to God. Note, All that are employed for God must be dedicated to him, according as the degree of employment is. Christian musts be baptized, ministers must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and then our services. Observe in what method this was done: