Genesis To Revelations

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

LEVITICUS CHAPTER 26 NOTES

v1 God reminds no idols or images. Graven (archaic) meaning is engrave (an inscription or image) on a surface

v2 God reminds to keep His sabbaths and reverence His sanctuary. Sabbath is plural again

v3-4 God will bless those who walk in his statutes and keeps his commandments

v16 “I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.” - What God will do if you despise His statutes and do not follow His commands. Ague meaning is malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering

v17 “And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.”- continuation of what God would do if you don’t follow his statutes and commands

v18 Seven is used again

v21 Seven is used again. God mentions reform

v24 Seven used again

v28 Seven used again

v29 Cannibalism

v30 God will be very angry if His people do not follow His statutes and commands

v33 God will scatter the children of Israel among the heathens if they do not follow his statutes and commands

v40-42 “If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.” - There is still hope! God definitely should be feared! Always be humble

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

LEVITICUS CHAPTER 27 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses

v2-33 More laws from God concerning vows and property

v21 “But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s” - priests acquired property that were not redeemed

We're done with Leviticus already😀

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 1 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. 1st day, 2nd month (Iyar -April to May), in the 2nd year out of Egypt

v2 God told Moses to sum all the congregation of Israel

v3 God said for Moses and Aaron to number by name everyone that was 20 years old and above that were able to go to war for Israel

v5-15 Tribes of Israel and the head of the house

v18 Pedigrees were claimed after their fathers. Pedigree meaning is the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family; a genealogical table

v20 Jacob is referred to as Israel. Moses obeyed and numbered every man from 20 years old upward that were able to go to war

v21 The tribe of Reuben were numbered 46,500 men

v23 The tribe of Simeon that were numbered were 59,000 men

v25 Tribe of Gad were numbered 45,650 men

v27 Tribe of Judah were numbered 74,600 men

v28 Tribe of Issachar were numbered 54,400 men

v31 Tribe of Zebulun were numbered 57,400 men

v33 Tribe of Ephraim were numbered 40,500 men

v35 Tribe of Manasseh were numbered 32,200 men

v37 Tribe of Benjamin were numbered 35,400 men

v39 Tribe of Dan were numbered 62,700 men

v41 Tribe of Asher were numbered 41,500 men

v43 Tribe of Naphtali were numbered 53,000 men

v46 The children of Israel (from the tribes excluding Levi v47) number was 497,350. All that were numbered were 603,550 men

v47 “But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.” - Levites seem to be treated with favor

v49 God instructs Moses not to number the Levites

v50 “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 shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp about the tabernacle.” - God’s purpose for the Levites

v51 Levites are responsible for putting up and taking down the tabernacle. The stranger that comes close shall be put to death

v53 The Levites must pitch their tent around the tabernacle of testimony. They shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony

v54 God’s command was obeyed

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 2 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses and Aaron

v2 Everyone but the Levites should pitch their tents far off from the tabernacle of the congregation

v3 Judah’s armies should pitch their tents on the eastside - not sure if I’m reading that right. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the captain of the children of Judah

v4 Those numbered of Judah were 74,600. Tribe of Judah had the largest army of the tribes numbered. They shall first set forth

v10 Tribe of Reuben was on the southside. Elizur son of Shedeur was the captain

v12 Tribe of Simeon should pitch by tribe of Reuben. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was their captain

v14 Eliasaph son of Reuel (Jethro) was captain of the tribe of Gad

v16 Reuben’s camp was numbered 151,450. They shall set forth in the second rank

v17 The tabernacle of the congregation is in the midst of the camp

v18 Tribe of Ephraim pitched camp on the west. Elishama son of Ammihud is their captain

v20 Tribe of Manasseh should pitch next to tribe of Ephraim. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was their captain

v22 Abidan son of Gideoni was the captain of the tribe of Benjamin. -

v21 Ephriam’s camp were numbered 108,100. They shall go forward in the third rank

v26 The tribe of Dan pitched camp on the north side. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was their captain

v27 Tribe of Asher encamped by tribe of Dan. Pagiel son of Ocran was their captain

v29 Shira son of Enan was the captain of the Naphtali tribe

v31 Dan’s camp were numbered 157,600 men. They shall go hindmost. Largest camp of the numbered men

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

NUMBER CHPATER 3 NOTES

v2 Sons of Aaron - Nadab (firstborn), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Nadab and Abihu were killed before the Lord

v4 Nadab and Abihu had no children

v5 God is speaking to Moses

v6 God instructed Moses to have Aaron minister to the Levites

v7 The Levites should keep Aaron’s charge

v9 God said to give the Levites unto Aaron and his sons

v12 “And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;” - Not sure what the meaning of “instead” is here

v13 God is still claiming the firstborn of Israel

v15 God now tells Moses to number the children of the Levites; every male from a month old and upward. This is different from the other tribes numbering

v15-21 Lineage of the Levites

v22 The numbering of the Gershonites according to God’s command were 7,500.

v23 God gave instruction where each family should pitch around the tabernacle. Gershonites pitched west

v24 Instead of captains they were called chiefs of the tribe

v28 The numbering of the Kohathites were 8,600. They kept charge of the sanctuary

v29 Kohathite pitched south

v32 Eleazar son Aaron would be chief over the chief of the Levites. He would oversee that they kept charge of the sanctuary

v34 The Mahlites were numbered 6,200

v35 Mahlites pitched northward

v36 The Mahlites to take charge of the boards of the tabernacle, bars, pillars, and sockets

v38 Moses, Aaron, Eleazar, and Ithamar pitched eastward of the tabernacle. A stranger that came near would be put to death

v39 All that were numbered of the Levites according to God’s command were 22,000. This was the smallest tribe

v40 God tells Moses to number the firstborn males of the children of Israel from 1 month upward

v41 “And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.” - Not clear the meaning

v43 The numbering according to God’s command of the firstborn were 22,273

v45 “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.” - not clear on the meaning

v46 Not clear on the meaning

v47-51 Not clear on the meaning and purpose of the redemption money in regard to the Levites

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

CarriePie said:

Thank you for your comforting words and prayers. They are greatly appreciated!
My pleasure, hope you're feeling better

I had to take several hours away, as I felt a heavy blow had been dealt. I feel that this site has banned a voice of wisdom. A presence that I held in the highest regard during my time here. A presence that will be greatly missed.
I haven't been here long to have a reference point. Sorry things are not what they used to be. Remember threads are started by different people. If you're not in agreement with one, move onto another or start your own. I found you by starting one😀 This is a place to find other Christians with a similar mindset (and there are many different mindsets; some in vain and some in the path of righteousness) There are also those who may not be Christians with the purpose of antagonizing those who are. You can tell someone's spirit by the words they speak. If they do not speak or do the things of Jesus Christ don't let their actions fester your spirit. Don't let someone else discourage your walk with God. As long as God is in your heart and you always seek the truth with the guidance of Jesus Christ you shouldn't let your heart worry😀 If you want to share what happened we can discuss it, if you want to keep it to yourself that is well, just want you to feel better
I might very well have ceased my activity on this site, if not for you. I will continue in this thread, day after day, for the duration of our study. God bless you for arriving on this site.
I'm glad you want to study together! I thank you for being here and reading His Word together🙏
Either way is perfectly fine! I don't think one way is better than the other, unless one way is better than the other for you!
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I continue to be inspired that you've kept up with this study. That inspired feeling brings warmth.
That is kind of you to say! Thank God for it is Him that is giving me the strength to endure
I had been in the process of going over your notes. I think I will proceed with that and then after supper I'll do today's study.
I hope you enjoy your supper😀
I hope your day has gone well and the evening is peaceful and pleasant 🙏 Thank you! I hope you have a restful evening🌙

Verite · Nov 21, 2024

CarriePie said:

Something that might be interesting...

“At first sight this seems a very extraordinary provision. When the leprosy was beginning to show itself, and whilst the marks were hardly distinguishable, the poor patient was treated as unclean; but, when it had fully developed, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, the priest pronounced the leper clean. As long as we palliate and excuse our sins, and dream that there is much in us which is noble and lovely, we are not fit subjects for God’s saving grace…. we must confess that from the crown of our head to the sole of our foot we are full of need and sin – then we are nearest Christ, and in a fit condition to be richly blest, and made the channel of blessing to others." ~Meyer
Thanks for sharing!
18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Probably means that if you are married to a woman, don't marry her sister. This will cause rivalry. This is back in the days of polygamy.
That is what I was thinking, not sure what else I didn't understand. Thanks😀
Back then, human sacrifices were made to Molech (a Canaanite god). I watched a video about him in the past. The historian or presenter of the video said that the idol had fire within it. It held its arms out and when a baby was placed onto the arms of the idol, the idol would draw its arms back and the baby would go into it and thus into the fire. Of course, it was no doubt operated by someone (the arms and such). We will continue to read about human sacrifices as we go along. God is disgusted with such actions, of course. And we'll learn the result of such actions and God's disgust as we go along.
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Yes. Respect mother and father. That's how I understand it.
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"Pagans often employed divination and sorcery to try to determine what events would soon transpire. Divination and sorcery were widespread in the ancient Near East, particularly in Mesopotamia and Egypt." ~ Rooker
Meaning do not be a psychic?
vs.27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
This imitated pagan customs. "This the Gentiles did, either for the worship of the devils or idols, to whom young men used to consecrate their hair, being cut off from their heads, as Homer, Plutarch, and many others write; or in funerals or immoderate mournings." ~Poole
Interesting thanks!
I would say it's speaking of adultery. It seems to be saying that to sleep with the brother's wife is like sleeping with the brother (while the brother and his wife are married).
That makes sense, thanks!
Splendid notes! They always help me expand my knowledge too.
Glad their helping! In Jesus name we learn more in righteousness🙏

CarriePie · Nov 21, 2024

I'm on Okie time (aka Central Time) and I made it before midnight lol. It's almost 11pm here.

Leviticus
Ch.21
vs.1-4 Priests should not make themselves unclean by touching a dead person. Rules are given for when they have to touch the body of a close dead relative.
vs.7 Priests are not to marry a whore or a divorced person.
vs.8 The daughter of a priest who plays a whore shall be burnt with fire.
vs.13 Priests should marry a virgin.
vs.14 In addition to the above, he shouldn't marry a widow either.
vs.15-20 These may not come to make offerings: blind, lame, flat nose, those with a broken foot or hand, hunchback, dwarf, has a blemish in an eye, has scurvy, had scabs, or has crushed testicles.
vs.21 Descendants of Aaron who have something wrong with them should not offer offerings to the Lord made by fire and they should not offer the bread to the Lord.

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Ch. 22
Various more rules pertaining to the priests.
An unclean priest shall not eat of the holy things.
Strangers may not eat of the holy things. If a priest's daughter marries a stranger, she may not eat of the holy things.
Continued instructions for the holy things.
Clean animals without flaws/blemishes must be offered.

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Ch. 23

The people are reminded to keep the Sabbath. The are reminded of the keeping of the feasts/holy days of the Lord, and reminded of the instructions on how to keep these days and on how offerings are to be made.

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Ch. 24
Pure olive oil is to be used in the lamps of the tabernacle. Lamps are to burn continually.
Fine flour is to be used to make 12 cakes. They shall be set in 2 rows before the Lord. Frankincense should be put on each row. Every sabbath it is to be set it in order before the Lord continually. Aaron and his sons shall eat it in the holy place.

The son of an Israelite woman and Egyptian father blasphemed the name of the Lord and cursed. The Lord commanded that he be stoned. Anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord must be stoned.

Life for life. Beast for beast, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, etc.

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Ch. 25
The Lord commands that every Sabbath year the people must give rest to the land for that year. In the Sabbath year, they were not allowed to reap or harvest. The Lord tells them that they will have plenty to eat in the Sabbath year, including the servants, strangers, and cattle.
vs.10 The 50th year shall be the year of jubilee. This is a year of freedom. People will get their freedom and property back. They were not to sow nor reap during jubilee. The Lord will command his blessing on the 6th year so that it brings forth enough for 3 years.

vs.35-55 Rules are given for slaves/slave owners.

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Ch.26
Make no graven images/idols. Keep the Sabbath. Revere the Lord's holy place. Walk in the Lord's statues, keep His commandments. If the people do these things, the Lord will provide for them, multiply them, keep them safe, give them peace in the land, and their enemies will fall before them.
If they do not obey him, the Lord will appoint over them terror, disease, and illness, and destroy their eyes and cause their heart to sorrow. Seed will be sown in vain. They will be slain by their enemies and those that hate them shall rule over them. After this, if they still will not obey the Lord, He will punish them 7 times more.

Much more on this ahead, they do not obey God! And you will see what He talks about in the second half of this chapter does take place! Much sadness to read about.

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Ch.27
This chapter deals "with persons and animals who have been vowed/dedicated to God. If the person making the vow wants to retain ownership of who or what is vowed, then they can convert the vow to money and pay that instead. The dedication of property to God begins with verse 14."

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We've done 3 books so far! ✅

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Numbers
Ch.1
God commands Moses to take a census of all who are able to go to war.
Levites are not to be counted at this point. Levites are to camp around the tabernacle.

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Ch.2
We are told the number of each camp, as well as who the captain is of each camp. And also, the arrangement of the camps according to the Lord.

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Ch. 3
The Levites are counted and their duties are given to them.

Some interesting things about the priests and Levites...
"It is important to realize that the priests were only one small family among the Levites. To be a priest and to be a Levite were not the same thing at all. Only those who were descendants of Aaron could be priests."
There were important aspects of the Levite’s service and they also had the important responsibility of teaching God’s word to the people.
"They had to be permanently on guard, ready to kill any unauthorized person approaching the tent of meeting, its furniture or the altar."
"The firstborn of Israel were redeemed with a silver shekel, but under the new covenant the believer is redeemed with something far more costly and precious: the blood of Jesus Christ, as a lamb without blemish." ♱

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I will take a break and then return and read your notes, which I'm looking forward to doing.

I don't know if you are more toward the south or more toward the north, but it's getting kinda chilly in my area (northern Oklahoma). I had to get the electric blanket out, which is on my lap as I type. I'm thankful to the Lord for those things!

Wherever you may be, I hope you are warm and comfy! 🙏

Blessings.

CarriePie · Nov 22, 2024

Verite said:

vs.3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

He = the priest. In this particular verse, he may not make himself unclean unless in the case of close relatives and in this case it's specifically talking about a virgin sister.
"The purpose of these laws was to illustrate the purity and separation from sin that was to characterize the priest. A dead body is a picture of sin’s result in this world."

Verite said:

I agree with you. I do not agree with the Catholics. Old Testament priests and prophets married and had sexual relations with their wife. I think there are 3 prophets that we will come across in the Old Testament that did not marry, but it had nothing to do with any such reasons as pertain to the Catholics. God created marriage and copulation. In fact, we weren't given very many rules in the very beginning before sin entered world. We weren't supposed to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And in Genesis 1:28, we were told to be fruitful and multiply.
Among the things God first created was marriage and copulation. So, it's interesting how some belief systems don't allow this. The Shakers was a group that practiced celibacy. They had that silly notion of putting female aspects into the Godhead. The founder, Ann Lee, is believed to be the embodiment of Christ and thus "fulfilling the female aspect of God." There's some of that mother god nonsense!
I mention the Shakers because look what happened to them. They began sometime in the 1700s, if my memory serves, and didn't believe in copulating and now they are only 2 members

Verite said:

I'm pretty sure the feast of unleavened bread begins on a different day.
Researching...yes, it begins Abib/Nisan 15 (the day before this is Passover). We will read this again in Numbers 28.

Verite said:

I believe this is talking about the feast of Weeks (Pentecost in the NT) which is celebrated in the month of Sivan.

Verite said:

Yes! I am so delighted! There is a place for me

Verite said:

vs.3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.

“The ‘testimony’ was a technical term for the Ten Commandments placed in the Ark. ~Rooker

"It was important that the light from the oil lamps shined continually. God did not want His tabernacle to be left in darkness. The continual light of the tabernacle points toward Christ."

Verite said:

They put him in custody ..."the man's actions prompted a formal inquiry, reflecting the meticulous legal processes established in Israelite society. It serves to highlight the importance of judicial prudence and due process."

Verite said:

vs.35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

"Instead of making profit from the misery of a poor brother, the command is to help him."

Verite said:

In the law of Moses, God had a special claim to the firstborn of Israel. This was true of both man and beast. This demonstrated the principle that God has a claim to the first and best of our blessings. Levi, the son of Israel and ancestor of the tribe of Israel, was not the firstborn among his brothers. Yet God chose the Levites as His own, and regarded them as a replacement for the firstborn of the nation as a whole.
i. Allen notes that the words instead of serve as a clear example of substitution in the Hebrew Scriptures (cf. Genesis 22:13: ‘a ram…instead of his son’)
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vs.46 And as a redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess of the number of the Levites.

"There were 22,273 firstborn sons in Israel; and there were only 22,000 Levite males (Num.3:39). There were more firstborn sons than Levite males [by 273]."

Verite said:

Something I read that's interesting...
"The redemption money typified the fact that redemption is costly. Moses and Aaron were instructed to number all the firstborn from among the tribes of Israel. The number exceeding the number of Levites who would serve as the substitutes for them, the Lord told Israel to make up the difference with the amount of money set by the Lord. This act showed that the souls of men must be redeemed by a substitute of suitable value. The Levites, smaller in number than all the firstborn of the children of Israel, were not sufficient substitutes unless there was a one-for-one substitution. The reference to the redemption money is linked to the work of Christ, who is a suitable sacrifice for all His people."

CarriePie · Nov 22, 2024

Verite said:

Yes. Anything like that is to be avoided. You will see all through the Bible we are warned of this.

Verite said:

Thank you so much again for the blessing of your words.

And again for the blessing of this thread.

I don't know what I can say, except I feel like this site suffered a great loss yesterday.

Beyond that, though, the theme of my year has been loss. Sometimes that has meant through death (my father) and sometimes it doesn't mean through death. Even through the gloomy occurrences, I know the Lord is with me. There is no doubt in my mind or in my heart.

I'm certainly not without hope and I'm not entirely without cheer and I intend to press on...day after day. Despite being in a fallen world, we still have too much to experience that is smashing to be/feel defeated.

We've got quite a journey ahead.
Your last notes were even more superb than the previous days!
I remember when I first decided to read the Bible all the way through. I did so alone. I had no idea of any place such as this and I'm a pretty solitary person anyway. Sometimes, I can be too solitary.
So, I am honored to be on this journey with you. I'd share some lamb, if could...but not the biscuits

lol

May your day ahead go smoothly and superbly!

Blessings.

HeIsHere · Nov 22, 2024

CarriePie said:

Yes. Anything like that is to be avoided. You will see all through the Bible we are warned of this.

Thank you so much again for the blessing of your words.

And again for the blessing of this thread.

I don't know what I can say, except I feel like this site suffered a great loss yesterday.

Beyond that, though, the theme of my year has been loss. Sometimes that has meant through death (my father) and sometimes it doesn't mean through death. Even through the gloomy occurrences, I know the Lord is with me. There is no doubt in my mind or in my heart.

I'm certainly not without hope and I'm not entirely without cheer and I intend to press on...day after day. Despite being in a fallen world, we still have too much to experience that is smashing to be/feel defeated.

We've got quite a journey ahead.
Your last notes were even more superb than the previous days!
I remember when I first decided to read the Bible all the way through. I did so alone. I had no idea of any place such as this and I'm a pretty solitary person anyway. Sometimes, I can be too solitary.
So, I am honored to be on this journey with you. I'd share some lamb, if could...but not the biscuits

lol

May your day ahead go smoothly and superbly!

Blessings.

As my son would say... that avatar is "respects"

CarriePie · Nov 22, 2024

@HeIsHere Thank you! There are many things I could say about this loss. To try to keep it a bit more on the lighthearted side though, I'll just say that in the world of Whangdoodles (for those who know of our saga)...the chieftess is without the master

And thus, the Whangdoodles are going to take over!

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 14 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses and Aaron

v2-3 God gave instructions to number the sons of Kohath from age 30 to 50 years old; They will do work in tabernacle of the congregation

v7 They took care of the table of the shewbread

v12 Badger’s skin is leather

v15 Sons of Kohath should not touch any holy thing or they would die. What were the sons of Kohath bearing?

v18 “Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: “ - It appears God favors the Kohathites?

v21 God is speaking to Moses

v22-23 God said to number the sons of Gershon 30 to 50 years old; they should do work in the tabernacle of the congregation

v25 They took care of the curtains of the tabernacle

v28 Sons of Gershon were under the charge of Ithamar

v29-30 Sons of Merari were numbered from 30 to 50 years old

v31-32 They took care of the boards of the tabernacle, bars, pillars, sockets, pin, cord, and instruments

v36 The Kohathites number of men from 30 to 50 years older were 2,750

v40 The Gershon number of men from 30 to 50 years old were 2,630

v44 The Merari number of men from 30 to 50 years old were 3,200

v48 All men that were numbered from 30-50 years old of the Levites were 5,580

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

**CHAPTER 4 NOTES ABOVE**

NUMBERS CHAPTER 5 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses

v2 God commanded Moses to cast out lepers, people with issues, and those defiled by the dead from out of the camp

v4 The children of Israel obeyed God

v7 Must admit your sins and recom

pense for your sins. Recompense meaning make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate

v8 If a person has no kinsman to recompense to, recompense to the Lord (by way of the priest?); an atonement shall be made for him

v9 “And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.” - I think this answer v8

v13-15 Instructions for an offering of jealousy and memorial for an unfaithful wife and/or jealous husband of his wife. Infidelity can be forgiven

v19 Bitter water causes a curse

v20-21 If the woman admits to infidelity “Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.” - Infidelity is a serious offense

v23 Not sure the meaning

v27 The woman who committed adulatory should be a curse among her people. Is there any consequences for men in the same situation at that time?

v28 “And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.”

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 6 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses

v2 “...shall separate themselves vow a vow of a Nazarite...” - not clear the meaning. Nazarite meaning is an Israelite consecrated to the service of God, under vows to abstain from alcohol, let the hair grow, and avoid defilement by contact with corpses (not sure if this is accurate). What makes one become a Nazarite?

v3 “He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes or dried.” - Is this only during the a period of time or in general

v4 “All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.” - What is the days of his separation

v5 "All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.”

v7 Not clear on the meaning? Do not attend their funeral or do not touch their body if they are not of God?

v8 “All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.” - Not clear on the meaning. When does the separation begin/end?

v9-12 Cleansing of a defiled Nazarite

v13 Laws of the Nazarite v2-12

v14-21 The law of the Nazarite after he has finished his separation. What initiates his separation?

v22 God is speaking to Moses

v23-27 The children of Israel are blessed

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 7 NOTES

v3 The princes of Israel brought an offering to the Lord

v4 God spoke to Moses

v5 God told Moses to give their offering to the Levites

v9 “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.” - not clear the meaning

v13 Nahshon’s offering, first day

v18 Nethaneel’s offering, second day

v24 Eliab’s offering, third day

v30 Elizur’s offering, fourth day

v36 Shelumiel’s offering, fifth day

v42 Eliasaph’s offering, sixth day

v48 Elishama’s offering, seventh day

v54 Gamaliel’s offering, eight day

v60 Abidan’s offering, ninth day

v66 Ahiezer’s offering, tenth day

v72 Pagiel’s offering, eleventh day

v78 Ahira’s offering, twelfth day

v84-88 All that the 12 princes of Israel offered

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 8 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses

v7 There are seven lamps. Seven is used again

v6 God instructed Moses to cleanse the Levites

v7 They shaved all their flesh

v10 The children of Israel were to put their hands upon the Levites

v11 The Levites are given as an offering unto the Lord to execute the service of the Lord

v14 God claims the Levites as His

v16-17 Not clear the meaning, this was stated before. Is God saying instead of claiming the firstborn of Israel He is now claiming the Levites instead for taking the children of Israel out of Egypt?

v19 God gifts the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation

v20 They obeyed God

v24-25 From the ages of 25 to 50 years old, a Levite should serve in the tabernacle of the congregation. After 50 years old, they no longer should serve

v26 After 50 years old the Levite men should minister in the tabernacle of the congregation to keep the charge

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 9 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, month of Abib, 2nd year after coming out of Egypt

v2 The Passover should be kept

v3 14th day of Abib, at even, is when Passover should be

v6 “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:” - people who were excluded from the Passover

v7 The men asked if they could make an offering to be able to join the Passover

v8 Moses said let him ask God

v10-11 God said that people that miss the Passover (due to being unclean or on journey) in Abib shall keep the Passover in the second month (Ziv, April - May)

v13 Those that are clean and miss the Passover in Abib, their soul will be cut off and shall bear their sin

v14 A stranger can keep the Passover

v18 The children of Israel journeyed where God led them by the cloud. If the cloud didn’t move, that is where they stayed

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 10 NOTES

v25 “…which was the rewarded of all the camps throughout their hosts…” -Not clear the meaning

v29 “And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law…” - Wasn’t it stated that Moses’ father in law was Reuel (Jethro)?

v30 Hobab refused to go with Moses and said he would go to his own land with his people

v31 “…and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.” - Not clear on the meaning

v32 Moses said Hobab will be blessed if he travels with them

v35-36 Israel is protected

Verite · Nov 22, 2024

NUMBERS CHAPTER 11 NOTES

v1 God does not like complaining. God killed some of those that complained

v6 The children of Israel complain of only having manna to eat

v7 The description of manna appearance

v8 Tasted like fresh oil. Had a different description of taste previously

v10 God and Moses were angry

v16 God instructs Moses to gather 70 elders of Israel

v17 The elders were to help Moses so that he does not bear the burden of the people alone

v18 God says he will give Israel flesh to eat

v22 Moses questions God how it will be done

v23 God reassures Moses

v25 “…and took of the spirit that was among him…” - not clear of the meaning. Was “him” Moses? What was the spirit among “him”? The Lord came down in a cloud. The spirit that was among him was given unto the 70 elders. When the spirit rested upon the 70 elders, they prophesied, and did not cease. Very interesting verse!

v26 Eldad and Medad were two of the 70 elderly men that prophesied in the camp and not the tabernacle

v28 Joshua son of Nun, servant of Moses - is this the same Joshua that fought Amalek and waited for Moses on the mount of God? Joshua asks Moses to forbid Eldad and Medad

v29 Not clear the meaning. Moses says this statement with passion

v31 God brings quails from the sea with wind

v33 Ere meaning is before in time. Not clear when the people were supposed to eat the quail. God was angry and put a very great plague on the people

v34 The people that lusted were buried here, “Kibrothhattaavah”

v35 They journeyed to Hazeroth

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