God tells Moses to have the people celebrate the Passover while still in the wilderness. He called for it right on schedule. Today’s reading answers one of my questions that I had been asking for a long time. I wondered if the children of Israel waited until they reached the Promised Land to celebrate Passover […]
God specified the age requirements for the Levites to be serving within the Tabernacle. From 25 to 50 they were required to wok. We already looked at God’s call for the Levites to “come to do duty, to do services in the tent of meeting” (Numbers 4:3, 23, & 30). The wording is not exact […]
We are still in the early days of the Tabernacle in our reading. God calls the Levites to stand in the place the first born should have taken; separated unto Him. God has told Moses in several places that the firstborn of people belong to Him. He ransomed the lot of them from Egypt. But […]
God is continuing to give Moses instructions on where to place His furniture. He has good reasons for what He wants and is not afraid to say it out loud. When I first read our text for today I noted the difference in size from what we read the last time. From 89 verses to […]
Moses lists out for us the first offerings of each tribe brought to the Tabernacle. NO WAY could it all be done in one day so it spanned many days. In a family with so many sons one thing I would expect is one group trying to outdo the other. That didn’t happen here. Each […]