God has Moses number a specific set of the Levites this time. Only the ones who were of working age are listed of the three branches. When thinking about the work of the people we get to see exactly what this one group was assigned to do. We see what each branch of the Levites […]
God has Moses count all the firstborn in the camp from one month old upward. Their numbers come in very close to the number of the Levites. The last time we were together we looked at the numbering of the Levites. I pointed out a discrepancy in the math that brought their total to 300 […]
God numbers the Levites and assigns their camping spots and duties. This tribe’s number is different than the rest in that ALL males are counted from one month old onward. The tribe of Levi is the smallest tribe of all. Not only is their number smaller but the way they are counted makes that number […]
We get a quick accounting of Aaron and his sons in our reading today. They were the beginning of the priesthood. All future priests would come from this line of the tribe of Levi. Aaron had four sons. God called them all to become His priests. But Nadab and Abihu angered Him by “offering unauthorized […]
We get to see what the camp looked like, or at least how it was laid out. Again, we also get the numbers of the men who were counted. I was trying to get a visual feel of how the camp was laid out. This is a rough representation. I was also interested in why […]