Whereas the priests served God directly in His presence, the Levites were servants of the priests, coordinating with them and serving them by taking care of various practical matters. For the service of the priests and the Levites, see Num. chs. 3—4 and notes.

God’s inheritance consisted of the tithes offered to Him by the children of Israel. Some of these tithes were to be for the priests. Thus, the priests lived on the tithes offered to God by His people. See note Num. 18:9¹.

See note Num. 18:20^1a.

For the portion of the priests (vv. 3-5), see Num. 18:8-20 and notes.

The portion of the Levites was all the tithes of Israel. See Num. 18:21-32 and notes.

The exact meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

Acts 3:22 applies vv. 15-19 to Christ, who is God incarnated to be a man, indicating that Christ is the Prophet promised by God to His people, the children of Israel. That the Prophet was to be from among their brothers (v. 15a) indicates that Christ as the coming Prophet would be human as well as divine.

God would raise up this Prophet through the incarnation of Christ to speak the word of God (John 3:34; 7:16-17; 8:18; Heb. 1:2a). To speak God’s word, i.e., to prophesy, is to dispense God, to speak God forth into others (see 1 Cor. 14:1, 3-5, 24-25, 31 and note 1 Cor. 14:1^3e, note 1 Cor. 14:3^1a, note 1 Cor. 14:24^1a, note 1 Cor. 14:25¹, and note 1 Cor. 14:31¹). This is what the Lord Jesus did as the Prophet raised up by God.