Introduction So far in the book of Numbers we've seen how Moses counted the Israelite men and it became clear that they had become a great nation, just as the Lord had promised Abraham. We've also read about their camp and how they were to arrange their tents in a square around the tabernacle. We've … Continue reading Numbers 06(22–27)
Author: Colin Gamble
Numbers 06(01–21)
Introduction So far we've seen that -- when Moses counted the Israelite men -- the Israelites had become a great nation, just as the Lord had promised Abraham. We've also read about their camp and how they were to arrange their tents in a square around the tabernacle. We've also read about the Levites who … Continue reading Numbers 06(01–21)
Numbers 05
Introduction In case you haven't been here for a while and haven't heard what I've said about the book of Numbers in previous weeks, let me provide an introduction. And to introduce the book of Numbers, I need to go back to the book of Exodus where we read how the Lord Almighty delivered the … Continue reading Numbers 05
Numbers 04
Introduction In Numbers 3 we read about the Levites and how the Lord had set them apart from the rest of the Israelites to assist the priests in the tabernacle. And in chapter 3 the Lord commanded Moses to take a census of all Levite males who were aged one month or more. We also … Continue reading Numbers 04
Numbers 03
Introduction In chapter 1 the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to take a census of all the men over the age of 20 who could serve in the army. And so all were counted, with the exception of the Levites who were to serve in the Tabernacle. In chapter 2, the Lord commanded Moses and … Continue reading Numbers 03
Numbers 02
Introduction In chapter 1 we read that the Lord commanded Moses to take a census and to count the number of Israelite men over the age of twenty who could serve in the army. And the total came to over 600,000. Since only men were counted, the total number of Israelites including women and children … Continue reading Numbers 02
Numbers 01
Introduction We began to study the book of Numbers last week when I said that Numbers follows on from the books of Exodus and Leviticus, because you'll see from Numbers 1:1 that Moses and the Israelites are still at Mount Sinai. In Exodus 19 we read about their arrival at Sinai in the third month … Continue reading Numbers 01
Introduction to Numbers
Introduction A couple of weeks ago we finished our studies in the book of Leviticus. And since we studied the books of Genesis and Exodus and Leviticus in succession, it seems to make sense to keep going and to turn now to the book of Numbers. And, of course, if you look at verse 1 … Continue reading Introduction to Numbers
Leviticus 27
Introduction Last week we studied chapter 26 which contains the promise of rewards for obedience and the threat of punishment for disobedience. If the Lord's people followed his decrees and if they were careful to obey his commands, they could expect blessings from the Lord. But if they did not follow his decrees and if … Continue reading Leviticus 27
Leviticus 26
Introduction Today's passage comes at the end of that part of Leviticus which contains what are known as the Laws of Holiness, all those rules and regulations about how the Israelites were to live holy lives before the Lord. Instead of doing what their pagan neighbours did, they were to live a different kind of … Continue reading Leviticus 26
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