Category: Numbers
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Says who?
Numbers 12:1-9 “Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses . . . And they said, ‘Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?’ And the Lord heard it . . .And He said, ‘Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in…
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Any complaints?
Numbers 11:4-6 “Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, ‘Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and…
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Decisions
Numbers 9:22-23 “Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out. At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out. They kept…
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Whose are you?
Numbers 8:14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.” Throughout the Old Testament we read of the priests and the Levites. These men were chosen by God for service in the tabernacle. God called them His own possession. They were to be separated from…
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The seven lamps
Numbers 8:1 “Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’” What is the purpose of a lamp? Obviously, it’s to give light so we can see in a place that would otherwise…
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The books
Numbers 7:12-18 ff “He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed…
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A word to the discouraged
Numbers 6:22-27 “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance…
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Handling holy things
Numbers 4:15 “And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die.” So many of the laws of the Old…
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Order
Numbers 2:34 “Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers’ house.” 1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.” It is interesting to…
To Encourage You 