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Today's Readings Numbers 26-28; Matthew 2
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia links: Numbers 26; Numbers 27; Numbers 28; Matthew 2
Numbers 26 dealt with the Second Census. The First Census was taken some 38 years earlier. Most of the first generation of men 20 years or older had all died except Joshua and Caleb. This generation was almost ready to enter the Promise Land. Moses was assisted by his nephew Eleazar, since Aaron had died (Num 20.28). In this census, the prominent clans of each tribe is listed. God had not forgotten His promise to let the people enter the promise land but it was on God's terms, not man. He is eternal and sovereign and His purpose will be fulfilled in His own time. He waited for the whole generation (because of their disobedience and lack of faith (see Num 14).
In Number 27, Zelophehad's daughters, had a fathe who had no sons, and this posed a problem for them whether they could get inheritance and make sure that their father's name was not removed was not removed from the land. They went with boldness and God granted their request.
God told Moses that he should go in the mountain in the Abirim range and from there see the Promised Land, after that he would die. Moses and Aaron had disobeyed God at the Waters of Meribah, (Num 20.1-13) by not honoring Him as holy. Consequently both could not enter the promose land. In this passage, Aaron had already died. Moses asked God to chose a successor. God chose Joshua, a man of the Spirit. and told Moses to lay his hand on him. Moses and Eleazar would then commision Joshua in front of the community. In the transition before his death Moses was ordered to give Joshua some of his authority and instructed how to make judgement with the help of Eleazar and the Urim before the Lord.
We who are in leadership, should humble ourselves before God. Our authority is not from the senior pastors or elders or the denomination but from God. We are indispensible. Remember for every Moses, there is a Joshua.
Numbers 26 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 27 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 28 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 28 spoke about daily offerings v. 18; Sabbath Offerings v. 19-10;Monthly Offerings v. 11-15. Numbers 28 began to speak about the Feast Days which were the Sabbath (Lev 23.3);
The Passover and the Unleavened bread (Lev 23.4-8; Exo 12.4-20; Num 28.16-25; Deut 16.1-8),
First Fruits (Lev 23.9-14);
Feast of the Weeks (Lev 23.15-22; Num 28.26-31; Deut 16.9-12);
the Feast of the Trumpets (Lev 23.23-25; Num 29.1-6);
the Day of Atonement (Lev 23.26-32; Lev 16.2-34; Num 29.7-11)
and the Feast of the Tabernacles (Lev 23.33-43; Num 29.12-39; Deut. 16.13-17).
It is so easy to get bogged into the details of the offerings. It's like we are not looking at the forest but at the the leaves of the trees of the forest! We tend not to see the big picture.
We have to look beyond the ceremonial details to see that Christ is foreshadowed in the offerings and feast days of Leviticus. All of these feast days have prophetic significance. For example, Passover symbolizes Good Friday, the Feast of the Unleavened Bread symbolizes Jesus was buried, and the Feast of the Firstfruits symbolizes the Resurrection of Jesus, the First Fruit (1Cor. 15.23)
Jewish Feast Days Prophecy of Jesus the Messiah
Jewish Feasts and their Significance
Matthew 2 with Commentaries, verse by verse
v. 1-12 The magi went to Herod and asked him where was born the king of Jews? They saw a star. When Herod heard about it he was perturbed. He asked them when they found the baby to let them know him so he could go and worship him. They gave him gold frankincense and myrrh indicating his royalty and death.
v. 13-18 An angel told Joseph and Mary to flee to Egypt. Herod ordered the killing all baby boys at the age of two or younger when he was outwitted by the Magi.
.v. 19-23 After Herod died, they went to live in Nazareth, fulfilling the prophecy that he would be a Nazarene
Guzik on Matthew
Deffinbaugh on Matthew
drs Gijs van den Brink on Matthew
Josh Hunt on Matthew
Links to Commentaries and other References - Matthew
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian
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