February
17th Numbers
1
A. The getting ready to march
The Census at Sinai
A. The getting ready to march
The Census at Sinai
1: And the LORD spake
unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second
year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2: Take
ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after
their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of
their names, every male by their polls; 3: From twenty years old and
upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and
Aaron shall number them by their armies. 4: And with you there shall
be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
5: And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of
the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6: Of Simeon;
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 7: Of Judah; Nahshon the son of
Amminadab. 8: Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 9: Of Zebulun;
Eliab the son of Helon. 10: Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim;
lishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur. 11: Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. 12: Of Dan;
Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 13: Of Asher; Pagiel the son of
Ocran. 14: Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 15: Of Naphtali; Ahira
the son of Enan. 16: These were the renowned of the congregation,
princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
17: And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their
names: 18: And they assembled all the congregation together on the
first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees
after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the
number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their
polls. 19: As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the
wilderness of Sinai. 20: And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest
son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls,
every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
forth to war; 21: Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe
of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 22: Of the
children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them,
according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
23: Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon,
were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 24: Of the children
of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 25:
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were
forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 26: Of the children of
Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 27:
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 28: Of the children
of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house
of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 29:
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were
fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 30: Of the children of
Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 31:
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were
fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 32: Of the children of
Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations,
after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the
number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war; 33: Those that were numbered of them, even
of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. 34: Of
the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war; 35: Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of
Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 36: Of the
children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war; 37: Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of
Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 38: Of the
children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the
house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
39: Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 40: Of the children of
Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of
their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 41:
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were
forty and one thousand and five hundred. 42: Of the children of
Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the
house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
43: Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali,
were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 44: These are those
that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes
of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his
fathers. 45: So were all those that were numbered of the children of
Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and
upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; 46: Even all
they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand
and five hundred and fifty. 47: But the Levites after the tribe of
their fathers were not numbered among them. 48: For the LORD had
spoken unto Moses, saying, 49: Only thou shalt not number the tribe
of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
50: But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of
testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that
belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels
thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round
about the tabernacle. 51: And when the tabernacle setteth forward,
the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be
pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh
nigh shall be put to death. 52: And the children of Israel shall
pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his
own standard, throughout their hosts. 53: But the Levites shall pitch
round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon
the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall
keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 54: And the children
of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did
they.
Numbers
2 The arrangement of the camp
1: And the LORD spake
unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2: Every man of the children of
Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their
father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation
shall they pitch. 3: And on the east side toward the rising of the
sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout
their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of
the children of Judah. 4: And his host, and those that were numbered
of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5:
And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar:
and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of
Issachar. 6: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were
fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7: Then the tribe of
Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children
of Zebulun. 8: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9: All that were
numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore
thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies.
These shall first set forth. 10: On the south side shall be the
standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the
captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty
and six thousand and five hundred. 12: And those which pitch by him
shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of
Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13: And his host,
and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand
and three hundred. 14: Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the
sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15: And his host, and
those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and
six hundred and fifty. 16: All that were numbered in the camp of
Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four
hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth
in the second rank. 17: Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall
set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as
they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by
their standards. 18: On the west side shall be the standard of the
camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the
sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19: And his
host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and
five hundred. 20: And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the
captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur. 21: And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 22: Then the tribe of
Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the
son of Gideoni. 23: And his host, and those that were numbered of
them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 24: All that
were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and
eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they
shall go forward in the third rank. 25: The standard of the camp of
Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of
the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26: And
his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
two thousand and seven hundred. 27: And those that encamp by him
shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher
shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28: And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
29: Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of
Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30: And his host, and those
that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four
hundred. 31: All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an
hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They
shall go hindmost with their standards. 32: These are those which
were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their
fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their
hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred
and fifty. 33: But the Levites were not numbered among the children
of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. 34: And the children of
Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they
pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after
their families, according to the house of their fathers.
Numbers
3 The Levites counted separately
1: These also are the
generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with
Moses in mount Sinai. 2: And these are the names of the sons of
Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3: These
are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed,
whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 4: And Nadab
and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before
the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and
Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of
Aaron their father. 5: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6:
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the
priest, that they may minister unto him. 7: And they shall keep his
charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the
tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8: And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the
service of the tabernacle. 9: And thou shalt give the Levites unto
Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the
children of Israel. 10: And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons,
and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that
cometh nigh shall be put to death. 11: And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, 12: And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the
children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the
matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be
mine; 13: Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I
smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all
the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am
the LORD. 14: And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of
Sinai, saying, 15: Number the children of Levi after the house of
their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and
upward shalt thou number them. 16: And Moses numbered them according
to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. 17: And these were the
sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18: And
these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni,
and Shimei. 19: And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and
Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20: And the sons of Merari by their
families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites
according to the house of their fathers. 21: Of Gershon was the
family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the
families of the Gershonites. 22: Those that were numbered of them,
according to the number of all the males, from a month old and
upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and
five hundred. 23: The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind
the tabernacle westward. 24: And the chief of the house of the father
of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25: And the
charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation
shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the
hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26: And
the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court,
which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the
cords of it for all the service thereof. 27: And of Kohath was the
family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the
family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are
the families of the Kohathites. 28: In the number of all the males,
from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred,
keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 29: The families of the sons of
Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. 30: And
the chief of the house of the father of the families of the
Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31: And their charge
shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars,
and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the
hanging, and all the service thereof. 32: And Eleazar the son of
Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and
have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 33:
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 34: And those that were
numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a
month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. 35: And the
chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel
the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
northward. 36: And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari
shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the
pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels
thereof, and all that serveth thereto, 37: And the pillars of the
court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their
cords. 38: But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the
east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall
be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary
for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that
cometh nigh shall be put to death. 39: All that were numbered of the
Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the
LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and
upward, were twenty and two thousand. 40: And the LORD said unto
Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of
Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their
names. 41: And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD)
instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the
cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle
of the children of Israel. 42: And Moses numbered, as the LORD
commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. 43:
And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old
and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two
thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. 44: And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, 45: Take the Levites instead of all the
firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites
instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the
LORD. 46: And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred
and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of
Israel, which are more than the Levites; 47: Thou shalt even take
five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary
shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) 48: And thou
shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be
redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. 49: And Moses took the
redemption money of them that were over and above them that were
redeemed by the Levites: 50: Of the firstborn of the children of
Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and
five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 51: And Moses gave
the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons,
according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Today we begin the book
of Numbers which describes the Census & Rebellion of Israel is
her wilderness journey. This book was written by Moses between
1450–1410 BC. It is called Arithmoi in the Septuagint, meaning
‘Arithmetic’. Numbers is a book for Pilgrims. It tells the story
of how Israel prepared to enter Canaan, but sinned against the Lord,
of how they wandered in the wilderness, how the next generation
repented and prepared to enter the land of Cannan. Numbers tells the
journey from Mt Sinai to Kadesh-Barnea. At Kadesh-Barnea their
unbelief turned into disobedience and they were refused entrance into
the land. Only Joshua and Caleb - the faithful spies, entered Canaan.
A journey of between 150-200 miles, that could have taken 40 days,
took 40 years. After 40 years they came back to the same place
Kadesh-Barnea. At the first census they had 603,550 fighting men but
only 601,730 at the second census. In Hebrews we have a commentary
regarding this period…Hebrews
3:8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of
temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved
me, and saw my works forty years. 10 Wherefore I was grieved with
that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they
have not known my ways. 11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not
enter into my rest.) 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of
you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of
you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made
partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear
his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. 16 For
some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out
of Egypt by Moses. 17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was
it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the
wilderness? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into
his rest, but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they
could not enter in because of unbelief.
So the children of Israel
get ready to march but they march in order, but before they set out
the whole nation is counted. Then the Lord specifies the arrangement
in which they are to go forward together. And lastly today we will
see that the Levites are counted separately. The Lord instructs Moses
to count the children of Israel according to the tribes, their house
- only males above 20 years of age. One man was chosen head of each
tribe.
Reuben, 46,000
Simeon, 59,300
Gad, 45,650
Judah, 74,600
Issachar, 54,400
Zebulun, 57,400
Joseph, Ephraim, 40,500
Manasseh, 32,200
Benjamin, 35,400
Dan, 62,700
Asher, 41,500
Naphtali, 53,400
603,550
The Levites were not
numbered because they were not to be men of war but were to be
servants at the tabernacle. Next the Lord specified the arrangement
of the camp.
On the east Judah
Issachar Zebulun
On the south Reuben
Simeon Gad
On the west Ephraim
Manasseh Benjamin
On the north Dan Asher
Naphtali
The Levites surrounded
the Tabernacle. Then the Lord told Moses to number the children of
Levi from one month old and upward – 22,000. Then Moses numbered
all the first born of all Israel that belonged exclusively to the
Lord – 22, 273.
- How did Israel get ready to march forward?
- What do we learn about the Levites?
- Draw a plan of the Israelite camp.
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