Leviticus 8:3
and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”
BSB
ASV
and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.
KJV
And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Well is the church named ecclesia ["assembly"], because it calls forth and assembles all men, as the Lord says in Leviticus: "Then assemble the whole community at the entrance of the meeting tent." It is worthy of note that this word assemble is used in the Scriptures for the first time in the passage when the Lord established Aaron in the high priesthood. In Deuteronomy God says to Moses, "Assemble the people for me; I will have them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me."
Gather ... - Rather, gather all the assembly together toward the entrance of the tent of meeting. See Lev 4:13. The whole body of the people were summoned on this occasion, and the elders probably occupied the first places. The elders are especially called together in an unequivocal manner to receive directions to provide the first sacrifices for the nation to be offered by the newly consecrated priests Lev 9:1, and the body of the people afterward assemble as they do here Lev 9:
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
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so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas…
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm…
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
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Psalms 22:25My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
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I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.