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.
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 1:3 ALL... ABLE TO GO TO WAR shows that the
invasion of Canaan is about to happen.
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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
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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.
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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
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