Numbers 1:1-46
THE MUSTER OF THE PEOPLE... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MUSTER OF THE PEOPLE... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, while the people were still encamped below the mountain, IN THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION, from the place above the mercy-seat, between the cherubs, where He had promised to reveal His glory and to communicate with Moses, Exodus 25:22, O... [ Continue Reading ]
Take ye, Moses and his assistants, the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel after their families, the large divisions of the tribes known by the name of some prominent leader, Exodus 6:14, BY THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS, which was a subdivision of the former, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR... [ Continue Reading ]
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, muster them in such divisions, because they were to be organized as the armies of Jehovah, carry arms in waging war in His interest.... [ Continue Reading ]
And with you, as assistants for this special purpose, THERE SHALL BE A MAN OF EVERY TRIBE; EVERY ONE HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHERS, holding at least this rank among the people.... [ Continue Reading ]
And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben: Elizur, the son of Shedur.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Simeon: Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Judah: Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Issachar: Nethaneel, the son of Zuar.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Zebulunr Eliab, the son of Helon.... [ Continue Reading ]
of the children of Joseph, who were divided into two sections, or tribes, the one division taking the place of the Levites, who were not numbered with the tribes: OF EPHRAIM: ELISHAMA, THE SON OF AMMIHUD; OF MANASSEH: GAMALIEL, THE SON OF PEDAHZUR.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Benjamin: Abidan, the son of Gideoni.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Dan; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Asher: Pagiel, the son of Ocran.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Gad: Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.... [ Continue Reading ]
of Naphtali: Ahira, the son of Enan.... [ Continue Reading ]
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel, for that division of the people known technically as "family" numbered at least a thousand households.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names, distinguished by being selected by the Lord Himself;... [ Continue Reading ]
and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they, the people, DECLARED THEIR PEDIGREES, stated exactly from whom they were descended, AFTER THEIR FAMILIES, BY THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS, ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF THE NAMES, FROM TWENTY YEARS OLD AND UP... [ Continue Reading ]
As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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:... [ Continue Reading ]
even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty, or, in figures, 603,550, a number which tallies exactly with that given about nine months before, when the Sanctuary money was required, Exodus 38:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them, they were not included in this census.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Levites Set Aside for God's Service.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, they were not to be mustered and organized for war, NEITHER TAKE THE SUM OF THEM AMONG THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL;... [ Continue Reading ]
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 were to have all these things in their charge and be responsible for their safe-keeping; THEY SHALL BEAR THE TABERNACLE AND ALL THE VESSELS THEREOF, carr... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the Tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down, for it was constructed with this object in mind; AND WHEN THE TABERNACLE IS TO BE PITCHED, THE LEVITES SHALL SET IT UP; AND THE STRANGER THAT COMETH NIGH, he who does not belong to the tribe of Levi, SHALL BE PUT TO DEATH.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, in that section of the encampment assigned to his tribe, AND EVERY MAN BY HIS OWN STANDARD, the flag, or banner, which showed the location of his tribe, THROUGHOUT THEIR HOSTS.... [ Continue Reading ]
But the Levites shall pitch round about the Tabernacle of Testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel; for the anger of the Lord would surely strike every unauthorized person that dared to transgress the Lord's commandment in coming near to the Tabernacle; AND T... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; so did they. Note that it appears throughout: God is a God of order, 1 Corinthians 14:40, and it pleases Him if the matters pertaining to His service are carried out according to a well-arranged plan.... [ Continue Reading ]