3. THE PASSOVER
Numbers 9:1
The day fixed by statute for the feast which commemorated the
deliverance from Egypt was the fourteenth of the first month-the year
beginning with the month of the exodus. Chapter 9 opens by reiterating
this statute, already recorded in Exodus 12:1 and Leviticus 23:1, an... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CLOUD AND THE MARCH
1. THE GUIDING CLOUD
Numbers 9:15
THE pillar of cloud, the ensign of Jehovah's royalty among the
Hebrews, and for us one of the most ancient symbols of His grace, is
first mentioned in the account of the departure from Egypt. "Jehovah
went before them by day in a pillar of... [ Continue Reading ]