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Numbers 4:3 — 30, 25, 20: Making Sense of Levitical Ages

This episode unpacks why Numbers 4:3, Numbers 8:24, and Ezra 3:8 list different ages for Levitical service and shows they are not contradictions but reflect different roles and historical contexts. It explains that 25 marks apprenticeship in the wilderness, 30 denotes full responsibility for heavy tabernacle duties, and 20 reflects the settled temple-era and Davidic reforms—making the system coherent, wise, and situational. References to items discussed and/or used on this podcast may be found at the following: buymeacoffee.com/lancesmith (http://buymeacoffee.com/lancesmith)   The Bible Difficulties and Answers Website (https://bibledifficultiesandanswers.p...) The Bible Difficulties and Answers Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...) Email Address: bibledifficultiesandanswers@gmail.com (mailto:bibledifficultiesandanswers@gmail.com)   1. Geisler, Norman L., and Thomas Howe. The Big Book of Bible Difficulties. Baker Books, 1992. Available at: https://a.co/d/7shn4hI 2. “Why Does Numbers 8:24 Specify a Starting Age for Levite Duties?” BibleHub Q&A. Available at: https://biblehub.com/q/Why_set_Levite... 3. “Why Did God Restrict the Age That a Priest Could Serve (Numbers 8:24–26)?” GotQuestions.org. Available at: https://www.gotquestions.org/priest-a... 4. Miller, R. D. “What Is the Minimum Age of Service for Levites: 25 or 30?” Contradictions in the Bible (blog), 2014. Available at: http://contradictionsinthebible.com/m... 5. Duncan, J. Ligon. “Lamps, Levites, and Retirement.” Reformed Theological Seminary, 2007 (audio/sermon article on Numbers 8). Available at: https://rts.edu/resources/lamps-levit... 6. NET Bible Study Notes on Ezra 3:8. Available at: https://netbible.org/bible/Ezra+3 7. Yap, Jason T. “The Purpose and Function of the Feast of Tabernacles in Ezra 3.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 64, no. 2 (2021): 253–264. Available at: https://etsjets.org/wp-content/upload...