NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 1:1 Israel Prepares to Enter the Land. Numbers 1:1 tells how Israel traveled from Mount Sinai to the Jordan Valley, the eastern border of the Promised Land. The first 10 chapters relate Israel’s preparations to enter the land. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 1:3 ALL... ABLE TO GO TO WAR shows that the invasion of Canaan is about to happen. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 1:20 The number of men between the ages of 20 and 60 comes to 603,550. This counts EVERY MAN ABLE TO GO TO WAR IN ISRAEL (see vv. Numbers 1:45). When women, children, and men under 20 and over 60 are included, the total population would probably have been about 2 million, a r... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 1:26 JUDAH is the largest tribe. Its position in the camp (Numbers 2:3) and its leadership on the march (Numbers 2:9) shows Judah’s importance among the tribes. David and Jesus came from this tribe. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=i... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 1:47__ The LEVITES, the priestly tribe, were not included in the census because they were responsible for the TABERNACLE, the most vital part of the whole camp. They dismantled, carried, and reassembled the tabernacle (vv. Numbers 1:50) and guarded it from intruders. Laypeopl... [ Continue Reading ]