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Numbers 3:14-20 meaningSeptember 4, 2021
The next set of instructions from the LORD involved numbering and placing the Levites. The numbers were to be by household and family. They were to count the number of males one month old and older. The numbers were to be by each family in the three sons of Levi and their descendants.
Numbers 3:11-13 meaningSeptember 4, 2021
The LORD declared that the Levites were to be set apart to become His possession instead of the firstborn.
Numbers 3:5-10 meaningSeptember 4, 2021
The LORD now described the role of the Levites outside of Aaron’s line. They were to minister for the people outside the tabernacle, as well as maintain the components of the tabernacle itself and its furnishings.
Numbers 3:1-4 meaningSeptember 4, 2021
Verses 1 – 4 introduce the section of Numbers that concerns the appointment of the Levites to serve in the tabernacle and introduces their duties in that service. They also reaffirm that Aaron and his sons are priests before the LORD.
Numbers 2:32-34 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The grand total of the number of available troops excluding the Levites is recorded here, and it is reported that the Israelites obeyed the commands of the LORD.
Numbers 2:25-31 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The three tribes assigned to the north side of the tabernacle were Dan, Asher, and Naphtali. The number of men eligible for military service was given for each tribe. Also their leaders were named. These tribes were to move out last when the Israelites made their way through the wilderness.
Numbers 2:18-24 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The three tribes assigned to the west side of the tabernacle were Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin. These tribes were to move out third when the Israelites made their way through the wilderness.
Numbers 2:17 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The next part of the procession was the tent of meeting (the tabernacle). The Levites, who camped around the tabernacle, were to move out with the tabernacle.
Numbers 2:10-16 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The three tribes assigned to camp on the south side of the tabernacle were Reuben, Simeon, and Gad. The number of men eligible for military service was given for each tribe. The leaders are also named. These tribes were to move out second when the Israelites made their way through the wilderness.
Numbers 2:3-9 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The three tribes assigned to the east side of the tabernacle were Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. They were the fourth, fifth, and sixth sons of Jacob by Leah. The number of men eligible for military service was given for each tribe. The name of the tribal leader is also given. These tribes were to move out first ahead of the tabernacle when the Israelites made their way through the wilderness.
Numbers 2:1-2 meaningAugust 30, 2021
The Lord tells Moses and Aaron to divide the Israelites into groups around the Tabernacle.
Numbers 1:47-54 meaningAugust 27, 2021
Even though the Levites were one of the twelve tribes of Israel, the LORD commanded that they were not to be numbered. The reason He gave was that the Levites were designated to be the ones who maintained and transported the tabernacle, the LORD's dwelling place amongst His people. Thus, they were to be exempt from military duty.
Numbers 1:20-46 meaningAugust 27, 2021
Verses 20 – 46 relates the count of the number of men qualified for warfare by each tribe. The last three verses record the totals.
Numbers 1:5-19 meaningAugust 27, 2021
God names a man from each tribe to be appointed to help Moses and Aaron carry out the census.
Numbers 1:1-4 meaningAugust 27, 2021
The first thing the LORD wanted Moses to do in preparation for leaving Mount Sinai was to take a census of all the tribes and families of Israel. They were to count all of the males twenty years old and older by tribes, families, and households. The reason for this was to obtain a count of how many men would be able to go to war.
Romans 4:23-25 meaningJuly 23, 2021
Abraham was credited as righteous in God’s sight because of his faith. If we have faith that Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead, we also will be counted as righteous.
Romans 4:22 meaningJuly 23, 2021
When Abraham believed God, he was counted as righteous in God’s sight. It is the same with us; when we believe God we are counted as righteous in God’s sight.
Romans 4:18-21 meaningJuly 23, 2021
By all human standards, it was impossible for Abraham and Sarah to have a child, but Abraham believed God’s promise anyway. Even though Abraham did not understand how, he was convinced that God would accomplish what He promised.
Romans 4:16-17 meaningJuly 23, 2021
No one can live up to God’s standard; we are saved by grace through faith. Every person, in every nation who believes is made a part of Abraham’s family and therefore a part of Abraham’s inheritance—because Abraham is the father of all who believe.
Romans 4:13-15 meaningJuly 23, 2021
The law is abolished through Christ, so if the promise was made through the law, then God would have broken His promise to Abraham. The promise God made to Abraham was apart from the law: it was through faith.
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