The Text According to verse 1, Moses had finished setting up the Tabernacle. He had anointed it and consecrated it and all the furnishings to the Lord. He also anointed and consecrated the altar and its utensils. And then the leaders of each of the 12 tribes of Israel brought gifts and offerings to the … Continue reading Numbers 07 →

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) →

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) →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 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 →