Blended Readings: April 27 Readings

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Today's Reading
Numbers 1-2; Revelation 14

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The book of Numbers has to do with the two censuses (Num 1 and Num 26), The English name of the book came from these two censuses. The census was to form a military roster or create a draft system. All men over twenty years old or older and able to fight, were listed by their clans and families. This was done for twelve tribes (of whom two were from the sons of Joseph). The tribe of Levi was exempt. They were responsible for the tabernacle, its furnishings and everything in it. The Levites were the only ones who had anything to do with the tabernacle. If anyone else who comes near the tabernacle were struck dead.
There were some 600,000 men. This implies with men, women and children, the population would be two million. Things have to be done in an orderly fashion. These two million people had to be mobilized, demobilized and settled. If every one decide to do their own thing, any activities would be chaotic. What does this mean to us, today? God is a God of order and logic. We should do things orderly and with good planning.

Numbers 2 describe the arrangement of the Tribal camps. The tribes were to camp as follows: in the East Camp were Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. In the South Camp were Gad, Simeon and Reuben. In the West Camp were Ephraim, Mannasseh and Benjamin and the North Camp were Naphthali, Asher and Dan. In the center of the camp was the tabernacle and the tents of the Levites. When they mobilize they would set out in the same order as they encamped. The application is that the Tabernacle is at the center of the camp and care was taken that the Levites were the only ones to handle the Tabernacle. We should have God as the center of our lives and be careful to be holy as God is holy (Leviticus 18.4) Peter reminded us that as born-again Christians we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood and a holy nation. (1Peter 2.9-10)