Genesis To Revelations

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NUMBERS CHAPTER 12 NOTES

v1 Miriam is the older sister of Moses and Aaron? How come we haven't heard from her much? Is she the prophetess mentioned earlier? Moses married an Ethiopian woman?

v2 God heard the quarrelling

v3 Meek meaning is quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive. Moses was very meek and the meekest of all men on earth. Noah was the most righteous of his generation. God favors those who are the most righteous and obedient


v5 “And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle…”

v6 “And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.”

v7 “ My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.” - I thought it was mentioned before that Moses was a prophet when he was in Egypt

v8 “With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” - Is God speaking to them in dark speech? Moses is the prophet. God speaks mouth to mouth with Moses

v9 God was angry with Aaron and Miriam

v10 Miriam became white as snow, she was leprous

v11 Aaron acknowledges that he sinned by quarrelling with Moses

v13 Moses asks God to heal Miriam

v14 God says for Miriam to be out the camp for 7 days. 7 is used again

v16 They journey to the wilderness of Paran

 

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NUMBERS CHAPTER 13 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses

v2 God tells Moses to send a ruler from each tribe into the land of Canaan

v4-15 The men that were selected to go spy out the land of Canaan

v16 “…Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.” - Is this Joshua’s brother or someone different

v22 “And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)” - Hebron is where Abraham is from. The Hebrew

v25 They searched the land for forty days

v28-29 Where the different tribes of the Canaanites lived

v30 Caleb believed they could take over the land

v31 The rest of the men did not agree with Caleb

v33 The sons of Anak were giants. They compared themselves as grasshoppers to the giants

 

[CarriePie]

Verite, I was about to post mine just right as you started posting. I waited so that mine wouldn't be oddly tucked in with yours, that way yours would flow smoothly.


Numbers

Ch. 4
vs.2 The Lord tells Moses to count the sons of Kohath, those that are from 30-50 years old. Instructions are given for the duties they are to perform.

"When the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die: The Kohathites were forbidden to touch any of the tabernacle furniture. Only the priests could prepare the furnishings of the sanctuary; the sons of the Kohaths were commanded to carry them."

vs.22 The Lord tells Moses to count the sons of Gershon, from 30-50 years old. Instructions are given for the duties they are to perform.

"While the Kohathites were responsible for carrying the furnishings of the tabernacle, the Gershonites were responsible for carrying the tabernacle coverings."

vs.29 The Lord tells Moses to count the sons of Merari, from 30-50 years old. Instructions are given for the duties they are to perform.
"Those of the family of Merari were called to pack and transport the boards, pillars, and associated parts of the frame and structure of the tabernacle. This was difficult and important work. These boards and pillars and other pieces were usually covered with precious metals, and the estimated weight of the tabernacle was some 19,000 pounds." (note: Different sources give different estimates of the weight of the tabernacle. In any case, it was very heavy.)

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Ch.5
The Lord commands that everyone who has leprosy or some other issues or is unclean must be put out of the camp.

vs.6-8 "The first step in restitution was for the guilty man or woman to admit and agree to their guilt, and to do so before God and the community. In addition to the confession of the sin, the guilty man also had to repay what he had defrauded."

vs.11-31 These verses speak of the spirit of jealousy and the instructions on testing as to whether adultery has been committed, as well as what happens as a result.

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Ch. 6
Instructions are given for when a man or woman takes the vow of a Nazarite. They were not to drink alcohol or eat grapes, or consume anything derived from the grapevine. They were not to cut their hair. They were not to get near/touch a dead person even if it was a close relative. Instructions are given if he/she unintentionally comes in contact with a dead person. And finally, instructions are given for when the days of consecration are fulfilled.

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Ch.7
Once Moses had the tabernacle fully set up, sanctified, anointed, and fully ready, the princes of Israel brought offerings to the Lord: six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one. These were given to the Levites, except for the sons of Kohath.
They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar...
Nahshon the first day, Nethaneel the 2nd day, Eliab the 3rd day, Elizur the 4th day, Shelumiel the 5th day, Eliasaph the 6th day, Elishama the 7th day, Gamaliel the 8th day, Abidan the 9th day, Ahiezer the 10th day, Pagiel the 11th day, and Ahira the 12th day.

vs.89 Moses heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony. God speaking to Moses.

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Ch.8
vs.1-4 Instructions for mounting the lamps.
vs.5-22 The Lord tells Moses to cleanse the Levites. Instructions are given.
vs.23-26 From the age of 25-49, the Levites shall perform service. At 50, they shall retire.

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Ch.9
The people are reminded to keep the Passover.
Some men who were unclean due to contact with a dead person came to Moses. They asked, "We are defiled, but why are we kept from presenting an offering to the Lord at this appointed time?" Moses tells them to wait and He inquires of the Lord. The Lord says they may keep the Passover, according to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. But, if someone who is clean doesn't keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from the people.
The stranger may keep the Passover.

The cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony. And in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle until morning. When the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the people journeyed. In the place where the cloud settled, there the people pitched their tents.Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud lingered over the tabernacle, the people remained camped. When it was taken up, they journeyed.

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Ch.10
The Lord instructs Moses to make 2 silver trumpets. Instructions are given for blowing the trumpets: when both are blown the congregation shall assemble themselves. If only one is blown, the princes shall gather themselves. When an alarm is blown, the camps that are on the east side shall set out. When the alarm is blown the second time, the camps that are on the south side shall set out. The sons of Aaron shall blow the trumpets. When they go to war, they shall sound the alarm with the trumpets so that they will be remembered by the Lord and saved from their enemies.
At appointed times and at the beginnings of the month, the trumpets shall be blown over the burnt offerings and peace offerings as a reminder.

vs.12 The people travel from the wilderness of Sinai to the wilderness of Paran.

vs.29 Moses asks his FIL Hobab to journey with them. Sources say that the father of Hobab was Reuel, also known as Jethro. He goes with them. They depart, then 3 days journey before resting.

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Ch.11
The people start complaining. Here we go again! This angered the Lord and the fire of the Lord burned those that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. The people cried to Moses, Moses prays to the Lord, the fire is quenched.
Right after this, what they do again? Complain! They were craving the food they had been eating in Egypt.
Moses was distraught and asks the Lord, why have you laid the burden of these people on me? He wanted the Lord to do away with him. It was no doubt depressing dealing with this situation.
The Lord has Moses gather 70 elders of Israel to share the burden with Moses. The Lord took the spirit that was on Moses and put it on the 70 elders and they prophesied.
The Lord caused quail to fill the camp. The people gathered much quail. While they were in the middle of eating the quail, the Lord sent a very great plague upon them.

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Ch.12
Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses because of an Ethiopian woman he had married.
Moses was the most humble man on the face of the Earth.
The Lord tells Miriam and Aaron that when He communicates with a prophet, he does so in a dream or vision. But, when He talks to Moses, it is mouth to mouth. The Lord wants to know why they weren't afraid of speaking against Moses. The Lord is angry with them. Miriam is stricken with leprosy. Aaron asks Moses to spare her. Moses prays to God. The Lord tells Moses to shut her out of the camp for 7 days. The people did not journey those 7 days, when she was brought into the camp again they journeyed.

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Ch.13
Spies are sent into Canaan. From each tribe a man was sent, a leader of each tribe. Moses instructed them and they left to search the land. They searched the land 40 days. They returned and told Moses all that they seen and found out about the land. But they warned that the people there are very strong and the cities are walled.
Caleb was like, "Pfft, we got the Lord on our side. Let's go take it!"
But, the spies were wouldn't have it. They said the people there are too strong. They are giants.

Meh, what's some giants if you have the Lord on your side? Caleb has the right idea. We should be like Caleb.

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Hoping all is well!

Blessings.

 

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Very considerate of you, thanks Have to do something and will reply to your messages later this evening

 

[CarriePie]

NUMBERS CHAPTER 5 NOTES
v23 Not sure the meaning

vs. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:

"After reading the curse, and hearing the woman’s agreement, the priest would write the oath on a scroll – and scrape the dried ink into the bitter water."

NUMBERS CHAPTER 5 NOTES
v27 The woman who committed adulatory should be a curse among her people. Is there any consequences for men in the same situation at that time?

I've heard some say they assume there was, however I personally doubt it. However, God is a just God and we reap what we sow. So in that respect, we can trust in how God handles things.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 6 NOTES

v2 “...shall separate themselves vow a vow of a Nazarite...” - not clear the meaning. Nazarite meaning is an Israelite consecrated to the service of God, under vows to abstain from alcohol, let the hair grow, and avoid defilement by contact with corpses (not sure if this is accurate). What makes one become a Nazarite?

v3 “He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes or dried.” - Is this only during the a period of time or in general

v4 “All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.” - What is the days of his separation

v5 "All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.”

v7 Not clear on the meaning? Do not attend their funeral or do not touch their body if they are not of God?

v8 “All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.” - Not clear on the meaning. When does the separation begin/end?

v9-12 Cleansing of a defiled Nazarite

v13 Laws of the Nazarite v2-12

v14-21 The law of the Nazarite after he has finished his separation. What initiates his separation?

I don't know if this link has the answers you are specifically wanting, but it's probably better at explaining than I am at least...

https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/numbers-6/

NUMBERS CHAPTER 7 NOTES
v9 “But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.” - not clear the meaning

According to the link ^above: The family of Kohath received no carts and no oxen; they were to carry the holy furniture of the tabernacle (Numbers 4:15) and were to carry all things on their shoulders – so, to remove any temptation to disobey, Moses gave them no carts.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 8 NOTES

v16-17 Not clear the meaning, this was stated before. Is God saying instead of claiming the firstborn of Israel He is now claiming the Levites instead for taking the children of Israel out of Egypt?

I made notes about this somewhere above. I think in my early morning notes.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 10 NOTES

v25 “…which was the rewarded of all the camps throughout their hosts…” -Not clear the meaning

Something interesting I read:
Literally, "the collector," or "the gatherer, of all the camps." Dan may have been the collector of all the camps simply in the sense that his host closed in all the others from behind, and in pitching completed the full number.

v29 “And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law…” - Wasn’t it stated that Moses’ father in law was Reuel (Jethro)?

The father of Hobab was Reuel, also known as Jethro.

v31 “…and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.” - Not clear on the meaning

"A very significant expression, importing that he should be to them as a guide to the blind.
Hobab, having long lived in those parts, might be able to advise him; as concerning the conveniences of water for their cattle; concerning the safety or danger of the several parts, by reason of serpents, or wild beasts, or enemies, in the parts adjoining to them, that so they might guard themselves better against them. Or, this is to be understood of his directing them not so much in their way, as about great and difficult matters, wherein the counsel Moses had from God did not exclude the advice of men, as we see in Hobab’s father, Jethro."

NUMBERS CHAPTER 11 NOTES
v25 “…and took of the spirit that was among him…” - not clear of the meaning. Was “him” Moses? What was the spirit among “him”? The Lord came down in a cloud. The spirit that was among him was given unto the 70 elders. When the spirit rested upon the 70 elders, they prophesied, and did not cease. Very interesting verse!

"For this expanded leadership to do the job, they needed to have an outpouring of the Holy Spirit – and they needed to have the same spirit that was on Moses. They needed to have his vision, his heart, and his attitude."

v28 Joshua son of Nun, servant of Moses - is this the same Joshua that fought Amalek and waited for Moses on the mount of God? Joshua asks Moses to forbid Eldad and Medad

Yes. After Numbers, we'll read Deuteronomy and then Joshua. We'll have many adventures with Joshua up ahead.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 12 NOTES
v1 Miriam is the older sister of Moses and Aaron? How come we haven't heard from her much? Is she the prophetess mentioned earlier? Moses married an Ethiopian woman?

Yes, she is their sister and a prophetess. I dunno about Miriam, but I always wondered why Aaron seems to escape punishment from this and the calf I should research this more.

One time, I read about the situation with the Ethiopian woman. I need to do a refresher, but I read that it was mostly likely that Zipporah died at some point (and no record was made of it) and Moses remarried. It's very doubtful that he had more than one wife at a time, since he was such an incredible man of God.

I just read these other possible reasons:
"Still others suggest that Jethro, Zipporah’s father, was actually from Ethiopia but had moved to Midian, making Zipporah an Ethiopian by birth but one who had lived in Midian."
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"It may also be possible that Ethiopian here was a derogatory term used to criticize Zipporah because of her dark complexion."

NUMBERS CHAPTER 12 NOTES
v7 “ My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.” - I thought it was mentioned before that Moses was a prophet when he was in Egypt

v8 “With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” - Is God speaking to them in dark speech? Moses is the prophet. God speaks mouth to mouth with Moses

Moses is a prophet. God is saying that he's different than other prophets. God communicates to them in dreams or visions, but Moses is unique in that God talks face to face with him.

Not in dark speeches, meaning plainly and certainly, not in parables. God spoke clearly to Moses. To other prophets received "dark speech" not evil dark, but not clear like Moses.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 12 NOTES
v14 God says for Miriam to be out the camp for 7 days. 7 is used again

Off Biblical topic a bit, but my dad was the 7th son born on the 7th day of the month and the 7th day of the week. LoL. I always thought that was wild when I was growing up, especially when I'd read scriptures and see all the 7s and the significance of them.

NUMBERS CHAPTER 13 NOTES
v16 “…Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.” - Is this Joshua’s brother or someone different

This is Joshua.

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Splendid notes again!

Have a blessed night!

 

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@CarriePie The plan was to reply all your messages. I have to wait until tomorrow. I had a call that was very important that lasted a very long time in addition to other thing I had to do. Will catch up to tomorrow. Hope you have a restful night!

 

[CarriePie]

@CarriePie The plan was to reply all your messages. I have to wait until tomorrow. I had a call that was very important that lasted a very long time in addition to other thing I had to do. Will catch up to tomorrow. Hope you have a restful night!

I figured you had important matters! Bless your heart. Thank you for your message!
Have a restful/peaceful night!

 

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I'm on Okie time (aka Central Time) and I made it before midnight lol. It's almost 11pm here.
I know that feeling all too well, glad you made it before time I'm praying I will be back on task regarding time by the end of next week
Leviticus
Ch.21
vs.1-4 Priests should not make themselves unclean by touching a dead person. Rules are given for when they have to touch the body of a close dead relative.
vs.7 Priests are not to marry a whore or a divorced person.
vs.8 The daughter of a priest who plays a whore shall be burnt with fire.
vs.13 Priests should marry a virgin.
vs.14 In addition to the above, he shouldn't marry a widow either.
vs.15-20 These may not come to make offerings: blind, lame, flat nose, those with a broken foot or hand, hunchback, dwarf, has a blemish in an eye, has scurvy, had scabs, or has crushed testicles.
vs.21 Descendants of Aaron who have something wrong with them should not offer offerings to the Lord made by fire and they should not offer the bread to the Lord.

Ch. 22
Various more rules pertaining to the priests.
An unclean priest shall not eat of the holy things.
Strangers may not eat of the holy things. If a priest's daughter marries a stranger, she may not eat of the holy things.
Continued instructions for the holy things.
Clean animals without flaws/blemishes must be offered.

Ch. 23
The people are reminded to keep the Sabbath. The are reminded of the keeping of the feasts/holy days of the Lord, and reminded of the instructions on how to keep these days and on how offerings are to be made.

Ch. 24
Pure olive oil is to be used in the lamps of the tabernacle. Lamps are to burn continually.
Fine flour is to be used to make 12 cakes. They shall be set in 2 rows before the Lord. Frankincense should be put on each row. Every sabbath it is to be set it in order before the Lord continually. Aaron and his sons shall eat it in the holy place.
The son of an Israelite woman and Egyptian father blasphemed the name of the Lord and cursed. The Lord commanded that he be stoned. Anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord must be stoned.
Life for life. Beast for beast, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, etc.

Ch. 25
The Lord commands that every Sabbath year the people must give rest to the land for that year. In the Sabbath year, they were not allowed to reap or harvest. The Lord tells them that they will have plenty to eat in the Sabbath year, including the servants, strangers, and cattle.
vs.10 The 50th year shall be the year of jubilee. This is a year of freedom. People will get their freedom and property back. They were not to sow nor reap during jubilee. The Lord will command his blessing on the 6th year so that it brings forth enough for 3 years.
vs.35-55 Rules are given for slaves/slave owners.

Ch.26
Make no graven images/idols. Keep the Sabbath. Revere the Lord's holy place. Walk in the Lord's statues, keep His commandments. If the people do these things, the Lord will provide for them, multiply them, keep them safe, give them peace in the land, and their enemies will fall before them.
If they do not obey him, the Lord will appoint over them terror, disease, and illness, and destroy their eyes and cause their heart to sorrow. Seed will be sown in vain. They will be slain by their enemies and those that hate them shall rule over them. After this, if they still will not obey the Lord, He will punish them 7 times more.

Ch.27
This chapter deals "with persons and animals who have been vowed/dedicated to God. If the person making the vow wants to retain ownership of who or what is vowed, then they can convert the vow to money and pay that instead. The dedication of property to God begins with verse 14."

We've done 3 books so far!
I know, 10 chapters a day does the body good! Looking forward to reading more books
Numbers
Ch.1
God commands Moses to take a census of all who are able to go to war.
Levites are not to be counted at this point. Levites are to camp around the tabernacle.

Ch.2
We are told the number of each camp, as well as who the captain is of each camp. And also, the arrangement of the camps according to the Lord.

Ch. 3
The Levites are counted and their duties are given to them.
Some interesting things about the priests and Levites...
"It is important to realize that the priests were only one small family among the Levites. To be a priest and to be a Levite were not the same thing at all. Only those who were descendants of Aaron could be priests."
There were important aspects of the Levite’s service and they also had the important responsibility of teaching God’s word to the people.
"They had to be permanently on guard, ready to kill any unauthorized person approaching the tent of meeting, its furniture or the altar."
"The firstborn of Israel were redeemed with a silver shekel, but under the new covenant the believer is redeemed with something far more costly and precious: the blood of Jesus Christ, as a lamb without blemish." ♱

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I will take a break and then return and read your notes, which I'm looking forward to doing.
I don't know if you are more toward the south or more toward the north, but it's getting kinda chilly in my area (northern Oklahoma). I had to get the electric blanket out, which is on my lap as I type. I'm thankful to the Lord for those things!
Yes, it is getting cold, I am bundled up as well these days
Wherever you may be, I hope you are warm and comfy!
Thank you, you as well

 

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vs.3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
He = the priest. In this particular verse, he may not make himself unclean unless in the case of close relatives and in this case it's specifically talking about a virgin sister.
I wasn't understanding in what manner he could make himself unclean on their behalf
I agree with you. I do not agree with the Catholics. Old Testament priests and prophets married and had sexual relations with their wife. I think there are 3 prophets that we will come across in the Old Testament that did not marry, but it had nothing to do with any such reasons as pertain to the Catholics. God created marriage and copulation. In fact, we weren't given very many rules in the very beginning before sin entered world. We weren't supposed to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And in Genesis 1:28, we were told to be fruitful and multiply.
Great note!
Among the things God first created was marriage and copulation. So, it's interesting how some belief systems don't allow this. The Shakers was a group that practiced celibacy. They had that silly notion of putting female aspects into the Godhead. The founder, Ann Lee, is believed to be the embodiment of Christ and thus "fulfilling the female aspect of God."
There's some of that mother god nonsense!
Another one! You really know the history on these cults, good for you to not be deceived
I mention the Shakers because look what happened to them. They began sometime in the 1700s, if my memory serves, and didn't believe in copulating and now they are only 2 members
Wow, they are from the 1700s? History is repeating itself with the people I was telling you about. If everyone just about died from the previous cult, current members of this cult likely do not know about the Shakers. Just came to mind, that would be a strategy of a cult to just think about the longevity of the leader and not its constituents; they don't care what happens after they are no longer around. Thank you for sharing!
I'm pretty sure the feast of unleavened bread begins on a different day.
Researching...yes, it begins Abib/Nisan 15 (the day before this is Passover). We will read this again in Numbers 28.
Thank you for clarifying
I believe this is talking about the feast of Weeks (Pentecost in the NT) which is celebrated in the month of Sivan.
Interesting, thanks!
Yes! I am so delighted! There is a place for me
Knew that would make you happy
vs.3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
“The ‘testimony’ was a technical term for the Ten Commandments placed in the Ark. ~Rooker
Where did Rooker get this information?
"It was important that the light from the oil lamps shined continually. God did not want His tabernacle to be left in darkness. The continual light of the tabernacle points toward Christ."

They put him in custody ..."the man's actions prompted a formal inquiry, reflecting the meticulous legal processes established in Israelite society. It serves to highlight the importance of judicial prudence and due process."
Makes sense, thank you
vs.35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
"Instead of making profit from the misery of a poor brother, the command is to help him."
I see, thank you! "and fallen in decay with thee" was making me a bit confused at first. Also, didn't know "that he may live with thee." was meant in the literal sense.
In the law of Moses, God had a special claim to the firstborn of Israel. This was true of both man and beast. This demonstrated the principle that God has a claim to the first and best of our blessings. Levi, the son of Israel and ancestor of the tribe of Israel, was not the firstborn among his brothers. Yet God chose the Levites as His own, and regarded them as a replacement for the firstborn of the nation as a whole.
i. Allen notes that the words instead of serve as a clear example of substitution in the Hebrew Scriptures (cf. Genesis 22:13: ‘a ram…instead of his son’)
vs.46 And as a redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess of the number of the Levites.
"There were 22,273 firstborn sons in Israel; and there were only 22,000 Levite males (Num.3:39). There were more firstborn sons than Levite males [by 273]."
Very interesting, thank you
Something I read that's interesting...
"The redemption money typified the fact that redemption is costly. Moses and Aaron were instructed to number all the firstborn from among the tribes of Israel. The number exceeding the number of Levites who would serve as the substitutes for them, the Lord told Israel to make up the difference with the amount of money set by the Lord. This act showed that the souls of men must be redeemed by a substitute of suitable value. The Levites, smaller in number than all the firstborn of the children of Israel, were not sufficient substitutes unless there was a one-for-one substitution. The reference to the redemption money is linked to the work of Christ, who is a suitable sacrifice for all His people."
Wow, what a note, thank you! This was powerful. I'm still not clear why "the difference" needed to made up if it was God's instruction. I'm not sure if this expresses what I'm trying to say. God said the first sons of Israel were His. Then He said the Levites will take their place and be His. Since they were both his commands, I'm not clear why a difference needed to be made up for. I hope this makes sense

 

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Yes. Anything like that is to be avoided. You will see all through the Bible we are warned of this.

Thank you so much again for the blessing of your words.
My pleasure, I hope you're feeling better
I don't know what I can say, except I feel like this site suffered a great loss yesterday.
Condolences for you loss
Beyond that, though, the theme of my year has been loss. Sometimes that has meant through death (my father) and sometimes it doesn't mean through death. Even through the gloomy occurrences, I know the Lord is with me. There is no doubt in my mind or in my heart.
So sorry to hear about your father. I hope he lived a long life and you're at peace. I pray that God be your continued comfort
I'm certainly not without hope and I'm not entirely without cheer and I intend to press on...day after day. Despite being in a fallen world, we still have too much to experience that is smashing to be/feel defeated.
That's the spirit, Amen!
We've got quite a journey ahead.
Yes we do, Jesus Christ is my strength
Your last notes were even more superb than the previous days!
I'm glad they are helpful. It is only God guiding me through His Word, I thank him for bringing anything to light and finding you!
I remember when I first decided to read the Bible all the way through. I did so alone. I had no idea of any place such as this and I'm a pretty solitary person anyway. Sometimes, I can be too solitary.
In today's world I don't blame anyone who is trying to keep their distance to stay on the righteous path. I also realized from my experience with the "god the mother" people how I need to study the word feverishly How can I save anyone I love if I do not know His Word for myself? How can I know when a false pastor/prophet is teaching if I have not read His Word for myself? Reading the Bible from beginning to end is crucial to keep and maintain your faith in Jesus Christ in my humble opinion
So, I am honored to be on this journey with you. I'd share some lamb, if could...but not the biscuits lol
The thought of sharing some lambis such a beautiful thought! That was very kind of you to say, thank youThe biscuits; I'd probably fear for my life if I touched your biscuits
May your day ahead go smoothly and superbly!
I know I'm a day late, but thank you! Hope your weekend is off to a great start

 

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Verite, I was about to post mine just right as you started posting. I waited so that mine wouldn't be oddly tucked in with yours, that way yours would flow smoothly.
Thank you again
Numbers
Ch. 4
vs.2 The Lord tells Moses to count the sons of Kohath, those that are from 30-50 years old. Instructions are given for the duties they are to perform.
"When the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die: The Kohathites were forbidden to touch any of the tabernacle furniture. Only the priests could prepare the furnishings of the sanctuary; the sons of the Kohaths were commanded to carry them."
vs22 The Lord tells Moses to count the sons of Gershon, from 30-50 years old. Instructions are given for the duties they are to perform.
"While the Kohathites were responsible for carrying the furnishings of the tabernacle, the Gershonites were responsible for carrying the tabernacle coverings."

vs.29 The Lord tells Moses to count the sons of Merari, from 30-50 years old. Instructions are given for the duties they are to perform.
"Those of the family of Merari were called to pack and transport the boards, pillars, and associated parts of the frame and structure of the tabernacle. This was difficult and important work. These boards and pillars and other pieces were usually covered with precious metals, and the estimated weight of the tabernacle was some 19,000 pounds." (note: Different sources give different estimates of the weight of the tabernacle. In any case, it was very heavy.)
19,000 pounds?! 2,000lbs = 1 ton. An adult elephant is approximately 7 ton. 19,000lbs is 9.5 tons - that is over the weight of adult elephant. I wonder how long it took to move and organize everything. Anything is possible with God
Ch.5
The Lord commands that everyone who has leprosy or some other issues or is unclean must be put out of the camp.
vs.6-8 "The first step in restitution was for the guilty man or woman to admit and agree to their guilt, and to do so before God and the community. In addition to the confession of the sin, the guilty man also had to repay what he had defrauded."
vs.11-31 These verses speak of the spirit of jealousy and the instructions on testing as to whether adultery has been committed, as well as what happens as a result.

Ch. 6
Instructions are given for when a man or woman takes the vow of a Nazarite. They were not to drink alcohol or eat grapes, or consume anything derived from the grapevine. They were not to cut their hair. They were not to get near/touch a dead person even if it was a close relative. Instructions are given if he/she unintentionally comes in contact with a dead person. And finally, instructions are given for when the days of consecration are fulfilled.

Ch.7
Once Moses had the tabernacle fully set up, sanctified, anointed, and fully ready, the princes of Israel brought offerings to the Lord: six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one. These were given to the Levites, except for the sons of Kohath.
They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar...
Nahshon the first day, Nethaneel the 2nd day, Eliab the 3rd day, Elizur the 4th day, Shelumiel the 5th day, Eliasaph the 6th day, Elishama the 7th day, Gamaliel the 8th day, Abidan the 9th day, Ahiezer the 10th day, Pagiel the 11th day, and Ahira the 12th day.
vs.89 Moses heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony. God speaking to Moses.

Ch.8
vs.1-4 Instructions for mounting the lamps.
vs.5-22 The Lord tells Moses to cleanse the Levites. Instructions are given.
vs.23-26 From the age of 25-49, the Levites shall perform service. At 50, they shall retire.

Ch.9
The people are reminded to keep the Passover.
Some men who were unclean due to contact with a dead person came to Moses. They asked, "We are defiled, but why are we kept from presenting an offering to the Lord at this appointed time?" Moses tells them to wait and He inquires of the Lord. The Lord says they may keep the Passover, according to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. But, if someone who is clean doesn't keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from the people.
The stranger may keep the Passover.
The cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony. And in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle until morning. When the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the people journeyed. In the place where the cloud settled, there the people pitched their tents.Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud lingered over the tabernacle, the people remained camped. When it was taken up, they journeyed.

Ch.10
The Lord instructs Moses to make 2 silver trumpets. Instructions are given for blowing the
I didn't note the 2 silver trumpets, thanks
trumpets: when both are blown the congregation shall assemble themselves. If only one is blown, the princes shall gather themselves. When an alarm is blown, the camps that are on the east side shall set out. When the alarm is blown the second time, the camps that are on the south side shall set out. The sons of Aaron shall blow the trumpets. When they go to war, they shall sound the alarm with the trumpets so that they will be remembered by the Lord and saved from their enemies.
At appointed times and at the beginnings of the month, the trumpets shall be blown over the burnt offerings and peace offerings as a reminder.
Great summary, thank you!
vs.12 The people travel from the wilderness of Sinai to the wilderness of Paran.
vs.29 Moses asks his FIL Hobab to journey with them. Sources say that the father of Hobab was Reuel, also known as Jethro. He goes with them. They depart, then 3 days journey before resting.
I noted this too! I read Raguel the Midianite as Moses father in law. Raguel is also close in spelling to Reuel, not quite This verse I had a question about in my notes
Ch.11
The people start complaining. Here we go again! This angered the Lord and the fire of the Lord burned those that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. The people cried to Moses, Moses prays to the Lord, the fire is quenched.
Right after this, what they do again? Complain! They were craving the food they had been eating in Egypt.
Moses was distraught and asks the Lord, why have you laid the burden of these people on me? He wanted the Lord to do away with him. It was no doubt depressing dealing with this situation.
The Lord has Moses gather 70 elders of Israel to share the burden with Moses. The Lord took the spirit that was on Moses and put it on the 70 elders and they prophesied.
The Lord caused quail to fill the camp. The people gathered much quail. While they were in the middle of eating the quail, the Lord sent a very great plague upon them.

Ch.12
Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses because of an Ethiopian woman he had married.
Interesting, I wonder why it wasn't discussed more who she was
Moses was the most humble man on the face of the Earth.
The Lord tells Miriam and Aaron that when He communicates with a prophet, he does so in a dream or vision. But, when He talks to Moses, it is mouth to mouth. The Lord wants to know why they weren't afraid of speaking against Moses. The Lord is angry with them. Miriam is stricken with leprosy. Aaron asks Moses to spare her. Moses prays to God. The Lord tells Moses to shut her out of the camp for 7 days. The people did not journey those 7 days, when she was brought into the camp again they journeyed.
Ch.13
Spies are sent into Canaan. From each tribe a man was sent, a leader of each tribe. Moses instructed them and they left to search the land. They searched the land 40 days.
40 seems to be a significant number in the Bible along with 7
They returned and told Moses all that they seen and found out about the land. But they warned that the people there are very strong and the cities are walled.
I'm surprised the US didn't have a wall similar to the Great wall of China created years ago
Caleb was like, "Pfft, we got the Lord on our side. Let's go take it!"
Amen!
But, the spies were wouldn't have it. They said the people there are too strong. They are giants.
Meh, what's some giants if you have the Lord on your side? Caleb has the right idea. We should be like Caleb.
Amen!
Hoping all is well!
Thank you, hope the same for you! Trying to catch to get to today's reading

 

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vs. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
"After reading the curse, and hearing the woman’s agreement, the priest would write the oath on a scroll – and scrape the dried ink into the bitter water."
Apologies, still not clear on the meaning. Why did the priest blot out what he had written?
I've heard some say they assume there was, however I personally doubt it. However, God is a just God and we reap what we sow. So in that respect, we can trust in how God handles things.
I agree, Amen! Eve unfortunately made things very challenging for women before Jesus Christ saved everyone's souls
I don't know if this link has the answers you are specifically wanting, but it's probably better at explaining than I am at least...
https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/numbers-6/
Thank you for the link!
According to the link ^above: The family of Kohath received no carts and no oxen; they were to carry the holy furniture of the tabernacle (Numbers 4:15) and were to carry all things on their shoulders – so, to remove any temptation to disobey, Moses gave them no carts.
Interesting, thank you!
I made notes about this somewhere above. I think in my early morning notes.
You did, thank you!
Something interesting I read:
Literally, "the collector," or "the gatherer, of all the camps." Dan may have been the collector of all the camps simply in the sense that his host closed in all the others from behind, and in pitching completed the full number.
Interesting, thank you!
The father of Hobab was Reuel, also known as Jethro.
I wonder why they stated his name as "Raguel" here
"A very significant expression, importing that he should be to them as a guide to the blind.
Hobab, having long lived in those parts, might be able to advise him; as concerning the conveniences of water for their cattle; concerning the safety or danger of the several parts, by reason of serpents, or wild beasts, or enemies, in the parts adjoining to them, that so they might guard themselves better against them. Or, this is to be understood of his directing them not so much in their way, as about great and difficult matters, wherein the counsel Moses had from God did not exclude the advice of men, as we see in Hobab’s father, Jethro."
Nice note, thank you!
"For this expanded leadership to do the job, they needed to have an outpouring of the Holy Spirit – and they needed to have the same spirit that was on Moses. They needed to have his vision, his heart, and his attitude."

Yes. After Numbers, we'll read Deuteronomy and then Joshua. We'll have many adventures with Joshua up ahead.
Excited to see Joshua's story he seems very humble thus far
Yes, she is their sister and a prophetess. I dunno about Miriam, but I always wondered why Aaron seems to escape punishment from this and the calf I should research this more.
I was wondering about the calf thing too, why I asked before when was Aaron consecrated. You mentioned after (which I still have to review for myself). If the sanctifying of Aaron was after the calf incident, that would explain why it was forgiven without punishment. Aaron was also under pressure by the children of Israel when he made the decision to make the golden calf. If it were Moses he would have went to God, but Aaron decided to do that instead before he was consecrated (according to what you mentioned that he was consecrated afterwards).
One time, I read about the situation with the Ethiopian woman. I need to do a refresher, but I read that it was mostly likely that Zipporah died at some point (and no record was made of it) and Moses remarried. It's very doubtful that he had more than one wife at a time, since he was such an incredible man of God.
I just read these other possible reasons:
"Still others suggest that Jethro, Zipporah’s father, was actually from Ethiopia but had moved to Midian, making Zipporah an Ethiopian by birth but one who had lived in Midian."
and
"It may also be possible that Ethiopian here was a derogatory term used to criticize Zipporah because of her dark complexion."
Before I read your note on Zipporah, I was thinking she may have been Ethiopian. I think the later reasons concerning where she was from makes sense. We have seen with the great fathers Isaac and Jacob (Israel) where the wives are from are a big concern. Thanks for this note

Moses is a prophet. God is saying that he's different than other prophets. God communicates to them in dreams or visions, but Moses is unique in that God talks face to face with him.
Great note, thanks!
Not in dark speeches, meaning plainly and certainly, not in parables. God spoke clearly to Moses. To other prophets received "dark speech" not evil dark, but not clear like Moses.
I understood dark speech to be as you have said, thanks!
Off Biblical topic a bit, but my dad was the 7th son born on the 7th day of the month and the 7th day of the week. LoL. I always thought that was wild when I was growing up, especially when I'd read scriptures and see all the 7s and the significance of them.
Wow that is amazing! He must of been a wonderful man
This is Joshua.
I thought that could have been an option too, but why is his name spelled different?
Splendid notes again!
Thank you, by the God's strength I am getting through His Word! Looking forward to the next ten chapters but have to take a break before I start today's reading. May be posted later this evening. Hope you're having an amazing day

 

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vs. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
"After reading the curse, and hearing the woman’s agreement, the priest would write the oath on a scroll – and scrape the dried ink into the bitter water."
Apologies, still not clear on the meaning. Why did the priest blot out what he had written?
I've heard some say they assume there was, however I personally doubt it. However, God is a just God and we reap what we sow. So in that respect, we can trust in how God handles things.
I agree, Amen! Eve unfortunately made things very challenging for women before Jesus Christ saved everyone's souls
I don't know if this link has the answers you are specifically wanting, but it's probably better at explaining than I am at least...
https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/numbers-6/
Thank you for the link!
According to the link ^above: The family of Kohath received no carts and no oxen; they were to carry the holy furniture of the tabernacle (Numbers 4:15) and were to carry all things on their shoulders – so, to remove any temptation to disobey, Moses gave them no carts.
Interesting, thank you!
I made notes about this somewhere above. I think in my early morning notes.
You did, thank you!
Something interesting I read:
Literally, "the collector," or "the gatherer, of all the camps." Dan may have been the collector of all the camps simply in the sense that his host closed in all the others from behind, and in pitching completed the full number.
Interesting, thank you!
The father of Hobab was Reuel, also known as Jethro.
I wonder why they stated his name as "Raguel" here
"A very significant expression, importing that he should be to them as a guide to the blind.
Hobab, having long lived in those parts, might be able to advise him; as concerning the conveniences of water for their cattle; concerning the safety or danger of the several parts, by reason of serpents, or wild beasts, or enemies, in the parts adjoining to them, that so they might guard themselves better against them. Or, this is to be understood of his directing them not so much in their way, as about great and difficult matters, wherein the counsel Moses had from God did not exclude the advice of men, as we see in Hobab’s father, Jethro."
Nice note, thank you!
"For this expanded leadership to do the job, they needed to have an outpouring of the Holy Spirit – and they needed to have the same spirit that was on Moses. They needed to have his vision, his heart, and his attitude."

Yes. After Numbers, we'll read Deuteronomy and then Joshua. We'll have many adventures with Joshua up ahead.
Excited to see Joshua's story he seems very humble thus far
Yes, she is their sister and a prophetess. I dunno about Miriam, but I always wondered why Aaron seems to escape punishment from this and the calf I should research this more.
I was wondering about the calf thing too, why I asked before when was Aaron consecrated. You mentioned after (which I still have to review for myself). If the sanctifying of Aaron was after the calf incident, that would explain why it was forgiven without punishment. Aaron was also under pressure by the children of Israel when he made the decision to make the golden calf. If it were Moses he would have went to God, but Aaron decided to do that instead before he was consecrated (according to what you mentioned that he was consecrated afterwards).
One time, I read about the situation with the Ethiopian woman. I need to do a refresher, but I read that it was mostly likely that Zipporah died at some point (and no record was made of it) and Moses remarried. It's very doubtful that he had more than one wife at a time, since he was such an incredible man of God.
I just read these other possible reasons:
"Still others suggest that Jethro, Zipporah’s father, was actually from Ethiopia but had moved to Midian, making Zipporah an Ethiopian by birth but one who had lived in Midian."
and
"It may also be possible that Ethiopian here was a derogatory term used to criticize Zipporah because of her dark complexion."
Before I read your note on Zipporah, I was thinking she may have been Ethiopian. I think the later reasons concerning where she was from makes sense. We have seen with the great fathers Isaac and Jacob (Israel) where the wives are from are a big concern. Thanks for this note

Moses is a prophet. God is saying that he's different than other prophets. God communicates to them in dreams or visions, but Moses is unique in that God talks face to face with him.
Great note, thanks!
Not in dark speeches, meaning plainly and certainly, not in parables. God spoke clearly to Moses. To other prophets received "dark speech" not evil dark, but not clear like Moses.
I understood dark speech to be as you have said, thanks!
Off Biblical topic a bit, but my dad was the 7th son born on the 7th day of the month and the 7th day of the week. LoL. I always thought that was wild when I was growing up, especially when I'd read scriptures and see all the 7s and the significance of them.
Wow that is amazing! He must of been a wonderful man
This is Joshua.
I thought that could have been an option too, but why is his name spelled different?
Splendid notes again!
Thank you, by the God's strength I am getting through His Word! Looking forward to the next ten chapters but have to take a break before I start today's reading. May be posted later this evening. Hope you're having an amazing day

 

[CarriePie]

I'm getting a late start today, but I'm getting started none the less!

I logged in this evening to find that my avatar has been removed. Hilarious. Smh

I will also work on responding to your posts this evening.

May the evening be warm and blessed

 

[CarriePie]

Good evening! I'm late, but it's still Saturday in the wild land of Oklahoma!

Numbers

Ch.14
The people are complaining...again! They want to return to Egypt! *facepalm*
Joshua and Caleb try to convince the people that the land is good and that they need not fear the people there, for the Lord is with the people. But, the people wouldn't hear it. The Lord became angry. Moses intercedes for the people. God pardons them (vs.20). But, God is also just, thus He says that the people will not see the promised land. Only Joshua and Caleb will see it. Gods tells they people they will have to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. Only their little ones and Joshua and Caleb will make itto see the promised land. As for the spies that delivered the evil report about the land, God killed them with a plague.
The people set out to take on the people of the land. Moses warns them that God is not with them and that they will fall by the sword. They don't listen and go anyway. And sure enough, the people that were in the land smote them.

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Ch.15
Instructions are given by the Lord for when they come into the promised land concerning offerings.
Instructions for the people and for the strangers in the land.
A man is found gathering sticks on the Sabbath. The people bring him to Moses and Aaron. The put him into custody. The Lord tells Moses that the man must be put to death by stoning. The people brought him outside the camp and stoned him.
The people are told to make fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations as a remembrance of the commandments.

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Ch.16
Korah and his followers rebel against Moses and Aaron.
"When Moses heard of the dangerous unbelief of Israel, he and Aaron fell on their faces before God. At the dangerous rebellion of Korah, Moses once again fell on his face in a humble posture of prayer."
"Dathan and Abiram are co-conspirators with Korah. They would not meet with Moses, nor answer his challenge. Instead, they accused Moses of wanting to kill the people of God.
After the words of Dathan and Abiram, Moses was very angry. He knew he had done nothing to deserve their accusations. Moses did the right thing. Moses left the situation to God.
Moses allowed the rebels to take the position they desired – the position of priest. Sometimes the best judgment on the divisive and rebellious is to let them lead. Moses and Aaron stood against more than 250.
The glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
Once again, Moses and Aaron humbled themselves before God. With great love, they asked God to spare all the congregation.
God warns that the people need to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
The ground opened under them and swallowed them up. They went alive down into the realm of the dead. This was God’s judgment upon Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their families.
The next day the people murmured against Moses and Aaron, "Ye have killed the people of the Lord."
The Lord tells Moses to get away from the congregation that he may consume them.
Moses tells Aaron to take incense and make atonement for the people, as a plague had begun among the people for their murmuring. The plague was stayed. They that died in the plague were 14,700.

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Ch.17
All the princes of each tribe is to take a rod and write his name on the rod. Aaron's name shall be written on the rod of Levi. The rods were laid in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony. The man's rod, whom the Lord shall choose, shall blossom.
The next day Moses went into the tabernacle...and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

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Ch.18
Instructions/responsibilities of the priests and Levites.
Instructions concerning tithes.

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Ch.19
Ordinance of the red heifer.
Heifer is a young female cow that hasn't given birth.
Instructions/laws given for having touched a dead person and being unclean.

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Ch. 20
The people came into the desert of Zin and dwelt in Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried.
No water could be found, so what do the people do? They murmur. That seems to be their biggest talent. Moses and Aaron go to the tabernacle and fall on their faces. The Lord tells Moses to take his rod and bring forth water from a rock to water the people and their flocks. Moses gathers the people, lifts his hands, and strikes the rock twice. Water came out abundantly.
The Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
"Moses’ sinful attitude and action were rooted in unbelief. He didn’t really believe God when the LORD told him to speak to the rock and not to strike it."
As a result, the Lord told Moses and Aaron that wouldn't be allowed to enter into the promised land.
Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, to ask him to let the people pass through his land. He would not allow them to pass through, he said he'd come out with a sword against them if they pass through. So the people turned from there and went to mount Hor.
Aaron is taken up to mount Hor. His garments are given to his son Eleazar. Aaron died on mount Hor, the people mourned 30 days.

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Ch.21
Arad fights against Israel and takes some of them prisoner. The Lord helped the people to destroy Arad and their cities. The place is then called Hormah.
The people complain again. So, the Lord sends fiery serpents. Not only are they serpents...but they are fiery! Many people die. The people repent. Moses prays for the people.
Moses made a brass serpent, put it on a pole, and erected it. Any of the people who looked at it would live. More will come up about the brass serpent in later books.
vs.10-20 The people journey.
After journeying a while, they sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites asking if they could pass through the land. They were told no. Sihon fought Israel, and Israel smote Sihon with the edge of the sword. They possessed the land from Arnon unto Jabbok and dwelt there in the cities and villages.
They defeat King Og of Bashan.

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Ch.22
Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time and Moab was afraid because of the children of Israel. So Balak sends for Balaam the son of Beor to curse the people of Israel. But, God tells Balaam to not curse the people, for they are blessed. After Balaam won't curse the people of Israel, Balak sends more honorable princes to ask Balaam to curse Israel. Balak promises to promote Balaam to great honor if he will curse Israel. God tells Balaam that he may go with the princes but he may only obey God's word.
In the morning, Balaam saddled his donkey and went with the princes. God was angry with Balaam. The angel of the Lord stood in the road as an adversary against him. The donkey gave Balaam troubles. The donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot. Balaam smote the donkey. The donkey continues to be troublesome to Balaam and he continues to strike the donkey. The Lord opened the mouth of the donkey and the donkey asks Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you keep striking me." Balaam responds, "Because you mock me. If I had a sword, I'd have killed you!" Eventually the Lord opens Balaam's eyes and he sees the angel. The angel tells Balaam that he is there to withstand him because his way is perverse and reckless. The angel also tells him that if the donkey had not turned away from the angel, the angel would have slew him. Balaam is told to go with the men, but only obey the Lord.
In the morning Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that he might see the utmost part of the people.

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Ch.23
This is a very comical chapter. Balaam tells Balak to build him 7 alters and prepare offerings, which he does. And Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
The Lord puts words into Balaam's mouth and instead of cursing Israel, he blesses Israel. Balak says, What?! I brought you here to curse my enemies, not bless them! Grrrr
So Balak takes Balaam to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. The Lord puts words in Balaam's mouth again and again he didn't curse Israel.
So Balak took Balaam to another place (hasn't this guy learned yet?), this time he takes him to the top or Peor. Again, Balaam has Balak build him 7 alters and prepare offerings.


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I will have supper shortly and I will read your posts from earlier. Thank you for your responses!

Hoping you are well and safe this evening.

Blessings.

 

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I'm getting a late start today, but I'm getting started none the less!

I logged in this evening to find that my avatar has been removed. Hilarious. Smh

I will also work on responding to your posts this evening.

May the evening be warm and blessed
I'm getting off to a late start too! Going to stay up all night to get the notes in. I live in PST but work by EST hours, so I still have time before the day is over

 

[CarriePie]

I'm getting off to a late start too! Going to stay up all night to get the notes in. I live in PST but work by EST hours, so I still have time before the day is over

Take your time! It's understandable, sounds like you've been having a very busy week!

 

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Take your time! It's understandable, sounds like you've been having a very busy week!

I'm honestly not feeling that well. There was something that occurred that went well into today that was very times consuming. I cut off a lot of things that will allow me to focus on scripture into the New Year. I'm going to get some rest and have all 20 chapters posted tomorrow. I'm don't want to get behind we have a goal to achieve Thanks for your encouragement Have a lovely evening!

 

[CarriePie]

I'm honestly not feeling that well. There was something that occurred that went well into today that was very times consuming. I cut off a lot of things that will allow me to focus on scripture into the New Year. I'm going to get some rest and have all 20 chapters posted tomorrow. I'm don't want to get behind we have a goal to achieve Thanks for your encouragement Have a lovely evening!

I'm so sorry to you aren't well!
Praying you'll feel better with rest and feel smashing soon

May you have a recuperative night!

 

[CarriePie]

vs.3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
“The ‘testimony’ was a technical term for the Ten Commandments placed in the Ark. ~Rooker
Where did Rooker get this information?

I'm not entirely sure, but maybe Rooker gets it from Exodus 32:15.
15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

Something I read that's interesting...
"The redemption money typified the fact that redemption is costly. Moses and Aaron were instructed to number all the firstborn from among the tribes of Israel. The number exceeding the number of Levites who would serve as the substitutes for them, the Lord told Israel to make up the difference with the amount of money set by the Lord. This act showed that the souls of men must be redeemed by a substitute of suitable value. The Levites, smaller in number than all the firstborn of the children of Israel, were not sufficient substitutes unless there was a one-for-one substitution. The reference to the redemption money is linked to the work of Christ, who is a suitable sacrifice for all His people."
Wow, what a note, thank you! This was powerful. I'm still not clear why "the difference" needed to made up if it was God's instruction. I'm not sure if this expresses what I'm trying to say. God said the first sons of Israel were His. Then He said the Levites will take their place and be His. Since they were both his commands, I'm not clear why a difference needed to be made up for. I hope this makes sense

"Now, a redemption, or, exchange was going to take place. The Levites would now replace the firstborn sons as “God’s own” and would be put to work caring for the house of the Lord (tabernacle). However, there was a problem. There are 273 more Israelite firstborns than there are Levite males to substitute for them. Therefore, God required a payment of 5 shekels for each of the 273 extra firstborns. This money was paid to Aaron and the priests for the ministry of the Lord and the glorification of His work." (source: livinghopemc)

I'm not sure that answers the question any better

vs. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
"After reading the curse, and hearing the woman’s agreement, the priest would write the oath on a scroll – and scrape the dried ink into the bitter water."
Apologies, still not clear on the meaning. Why did the priest blot out what he had written?

Rather, "wash them off into the bitter water," in order to transfer the venom of the curses to the water.

Blot them out with the bitter water - In order to transfer the curses to the water. The action was symbolic.

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