The Levites were different, not numbered to be in the army, but in the service of the Lord. Numbers 1 transitions at verses 46 and 47: “All who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe.” They were numbered, […]
One by one, the land filled with Israelites, and one by one now, heaven is fast filling up, as well! It’s hard to say how many there were at the base of Sinai. The males from age twenty and up totaled 603,550. If we add to that the same number of women, and perhaps two […]
The chapter reminds us that God takes note of each one “individually” (Num 1:2, 18, 20, 22). We read that “in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt” (Num 1:1) the Lord told them to start counting all the men “from twenty years old and above—all who are able […]
Here’s an exciting book, where we all go camping with the Lord. What lessons we can learn! Numbers? Is this a book about numbers? Well, not exactly. The Hebrews gave this book a title from the fourth word, “in the wilderness” (Num 1:1), calling it Bemidbar. It was called “Numbers” after the Greek and Latin […]
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Say what you mean, and mean what you say. This proves to be one of life’s most valuable assets. At first, the subject of Leviticus 27 seems out of place. Is this any way to conclude a best seller? Obviously, because God wrote it! The previous chapter was all about God keeping His promises, and […]
Life in black and white: “If you walk in My statutes” or “if you do not obey Me.” What a difference! Leviticus 26 underlines God’s amazing faithfulness. When we walk with Him, He blesses us (vv 2-13). When we disobey Him, He disciplines us (vv 14-39). But through it all, He never gives up on […]
Some things only the Jubilee can fix. But everything will be fixed that day. Come, Lord Jesus! Just when the Jewish calendar looks like it’s all arranged, the Lord adds another special day. “You shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years” (Lev 25:8). Remember, every seventh year was already a […]
We’re no longer under the law to keep the Sabbath, but we still need regular rest to be recharged. Before leaving Leviticus 24, notice what is called Lex Talionis, the law of retaliation, where a punishment resembles an offense in kind and degree. We know it as “an eye for an eye” (see v 20). […]
“Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing.…these things ought not to be so” (Jas 3:10). When we first look at Leviticus 24, it appears to be a bunch of leftovers. Suddenly the Lord reminds the people to donate “pure oil of pressed olives for the light” (v 2), and to make sure the […]