(Numbers 4:15)  And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

 

(Numbers 4:20)  But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

Lest they die. Serious statement in these verse. Something to ponder on.

(Numbers 5:2)  Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:

Every leper, every issue, and all defiled. Diseased, dead, defiled. Jesus said that he came that we might have life. All three concern the physical flesh of man.

(Numbers 5:27)  And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

I got to admit, I wonder about the man. What happens when the wife is jealous that the man is unfaithful. Was this law used in that manner also?

(Numbers 6:6)  All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.

(Numbers 6:7)  He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

No funerals for you. That is if you are a Nazarite. Sorry, I can’t go to the funeral, I’m a Nazarite.

(Numbers 6:18)  And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

A hair sacrifice. I think that’s funny.

Numbers 6:24-27  The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:  (25)  The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:  (26)  The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.  (27)  And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Everybody repeats this everywhere. Yet nobody reads the book of numbers. Chapter 7 has 89 verses. That’s probably why.

Numbers 7:9  But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

I wonder if this is a picture of the cross. Jesus said to deny thyself, take up thy cross, and follow me. No wagons for you! It’s not going to be easy. It’s a burden. It’s work. It’s hard. What is this a picture of? Maybe bearing each other’s burdens.

Numbers 7:89  And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.

This is written after 80 verses of describing the offerings of the twelve tribes. I almost have it memorized.

Take a long time to read all that twelve times for the twelve different tribe. But in the end it’s worth it. In the end, Moses heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat.

And he spake unto him! Bless the Lord!

Numbers 8:11  And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.

A Levite offering? There is much in the law regarding offerings that are not animals to be killed. Levite offering, meat offering, Navarite hair sacrifice, vows, vows, vows… Much to be considered.

Numbers 8:18  And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

What a trade? I don’t understand all this. Obviously Jesus is the only begotten. But the firstborn. There was no second born begotten of God except us I suppose. We’re children of God.

All the firstborn are the Lords. So instead of the all the firstborns serving in the tabernacle. A Levite would take your place if you were a first born. This is a life-long substitution that takes place for the first born. Definitely something to think about.

Numbers 9:6-14  And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:  (7)  And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?  (8)  And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.  (9)  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  (10)  Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.  (11)  The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.  (12)  They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.  (13)  But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.  (14)  And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

The passover trumps all. All the uncleaness in the world should keep you from the passover. This is good stuff. There’s no sin that will keep you from Jesus. The passover is a must.

Numbers 9:16  So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

ALWAY.  And lo, I will be with you ALWAY. The Holy Ghost is the cloud that covers us by day, and the first by night. He stays with us, he goes with us. Jesus said the Holy Ghost would abide wits us forever. He would baptize us with the Holy Ghost and with fire. The cloud and the fire.

Numbers 9:23  At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

Picture of a Spirit-filled Christian, He does what God says. He goes where God says. He stays where God says.

Numbers 10:2  Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

The calling of the assembly. When the trump of God will sound, we’re getting out of here.

Numbers 10:8  And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

See? Forever.

Numbers 10:10  Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.

Blow your trumpet on Sunday! Shout it out!

Numbers 10:29  And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

So much here.

Numbers 10:35  And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

We serve a risen Lord!