Numbers 8

From the Israelites, I have given the Levites exclusively to Aaron and his sons to perform the work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against Read the rest

Numbers 7

On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils. After he anointed and consecrated these things, the leaders of Israel, the heads of Read the rest

Numbers 6

May the LORD bless you and protect you; may the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; may the LORD look with favor on you and give you  peace (Numbers 6:24-26 CSB).

These words that Read the rest

Numbers 5

The Lord spoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites: When a man or woman commits any sin against another, that person acts unfaithfully toward the Lord and is guilty. The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is Read the rest

Numbers 4

The service of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting concerns the most holy objects (Numbers 4:4 CSB).

Chapter 4 has a detailed count of the Levites according to group (Kohathites, Gershon, and Merari) and a listing of their duties: Read the rest

Numbers 3

Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him (Numbers 3:6 CSB).

The Levites were not counted in chapter 1 or given a campsite in chapter 2 because God selected the tribe of Read the rest

Numbers 2

The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral families (Numbers 2:2 CSB).

Chapter 1 of Numbers is a census, and chapter 2 is essentially a map, as God gives the layout of where Read the rest

Numbers 1

Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral families, counting the names of every male one by one (Numbers 1:2 CSB).

Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census. Here, in the opening Read the rest

Matthew 28

“All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to Read the rest

Matthew 27

But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit. Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom (Matt. 27:50, 51a CSB).

An enormous, thick curtain separated the Holy Place Read the rest