A COMMENTARY ON

THE BOOK OF NUMBERS :

THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES
BY

Rev. Dr Jeffry David Camm

Contents
Dedication .......................................................................................................... 4
Copyright............................................................................................................ 4
Who Wrote the Book of Numbers?........................................................................... 5
When was the Book of Numbers Written? ................................................................. 5
Chapter 1: The People Numbered in the Wilderness of Sinai ........................................ 5
Chapter 2: The Order of the Tribes in Their Tents. ..................................................... 7
Chapter 3: The Sons of Aaron, their Sons, & the Charges of the Levites. ....................... 9
Chapter 4: The Number of Levites Qualified for the Ministry. ..................................... 13
Chapter 5: Rules for the Sick & the Defiled. ............................................................ 17
Chapter 6: The Law of the Nazarites: The form of blessing the People. ....................... 20
Chapter 7: Offerings of the Princes at the Dedication of the Altar. .............................. 21
Chapter 8: God Speaks to Moses: The Consecration of the Levites. ............................ 25
Chapter 9: The Passover Again Commanded: A Cloud Guides the Israelites. ................ 27
Chapter 10: The Silver Trumpets: The Order of the Tribes marching ~ Sinai to Paran.... 29
Chapter 11: Israel Complains Against the LORD: 70 Elders Appointed......................... 32
Chapter 12: Miriam & Aaron’s Sedition: Miriam’s Leprosy Healed. .............................. 34
Chapter 13: The Spies Sent Out & Their Negative Report. ......................................... 36
Chapter 14: The People Murmur at the News. ......................................................... 38
Chapter 15: Meat & Drink Offerings ~ With a Meal Offering ....................................... 41
Chapter 16: Rebellion of Korah. The Earth Swallows them Up! ................................... 44
Chapter 17: Aaron’s Rod Blossoms & Bears Almonds in One Night.............................. 47
Chapter 18: Charge of the Priests; The Portions of the Priests & the Levites. ............... 48
Chapter 19: The Water of Separation: The Laws & “How To” Use them. ...................... 50
Chapter 20: Miriam Dies; Edom Refuses Passage, & Aaron Dies ................................. 52
Chapter 21: Israel Grumbles again & The LORD Sends Fiery Serpents. ....................... 55
Chapter 22: Balak sends Messengers unto Baalam. ................................................. 57
Chapter 23: Balak’s Sacrifices & Balaam Prophecies. ................................................ 60
Chapter 24: Balaam Prophecies Israel’s happiness & the Star of Jacob. ....................... 63
Chapter 25: Israel joined to Baal-Peor ~ The Pagan God .......................................... 64
Chapter 26: Israel is Numbered on the Plains of Moab. ............................................. 66
Chapter 27: Zelophehad’s Daughter Sue for an Inheritance ...................................... 71
Chapter 28: Offerings on the Sabbath, Passover, and Shavuot (Pentecost). ................ 73
Chapter 29: Rules & Offerings for the 7th Month & the Feast of Tabernacles. ................ 74
Chapter 30: Rules Concerning the Swearing of Vows & Oaths .................................... 77
Chapter 31: The Midianites Spoiled, Balaam slain, Dividing the Spoils ......................... 78
Chapter 32: Reubenites and Gadites Sue for an Inheritance; Moses Reproves Them. .... 81
Chapter 33: The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites, Documented by Moses .............. 84
Chapter 34: The Borders of the Land & Those that shall Divide it. .............................. 87

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Chapter 35: The Laws of Murder & Manslaughter; NO Satisfaction for Murder. ............. 88
Chapter 36: The Rules of Marriage to Heiresses. ..................................................... 91

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Dedication
This Commentary is dedicated to the Holy Spirit, who opens our spiritual minds, to reveal and
understand the deeper meanings of His Holy Word, so that we can be the light into the world,
pushing back the darkness, that deep darkness, which is ever increasing around us, as we draw
closer, to the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Copyright
The contents of this book, remain the property of Rev. Dr Jeffry David Camm, and his heirs, in
succession. Permission is given to use this document for Bible Study purposes, in churches, in
Bible Colleges, or at home, for private study. Permission is given to make photocopies of these
text, provided they are not sold for profit!
Reference Codes. The following reference codes shall be used in this publication.

Verse Timeline Description

Codes
A After the Millennium
B Before Creation in Genesis
AC After Creation ~ but Before the Flood
O An Oath made before God
D The Diaspora of the Jews to many nations
F The First Coming (Birth & Life of Jesus Christ)
I Intercession
L A Deliberate Lie.
LD Last Days
M Millennium Reign
R Jesus appearing in the clouds to claim His saints, as HIS CHURCH
S Second Coming ~ back to the earth
T Tribulation Period
[P] A promise in God’s Word
[BP] A Broken Promise
[FP] A fulfilled Promise in God’s word
[CP] A Conditional Promise in God’s Word. Or a Conditional Punishment.
[IF] ... [THEN] ...]
[C] An Express Commandment of God, or King.
[FC] A fulfilled Command of the Lord
[FM] A fulfilled Miracle
[RC] Rebellion against a Command
(Israel) Means the 10 rebellious tribes; not the geographical land.
[W] A Warning from the Lord
Footnote code [h]~ Meaning of the Hebrew text
Footnote code [g]~ Meaning of the Greek text
Footnote code [L]~ Meaning of the Latin text
Footnote code [ch]~ Meaning of the Chaldean text
*** Therefore [Conclusion]: go back & read what it is “there” “for”.
Highlighted references: Sometimes there are references from the “hidden Books of the Bible”, which were
in the Temple at the time of Jesus Christ, but removed by “so-called scholars” afterwards. For Example: the BOOK
OF WISDOM included in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament 300-200 BC), but not in the
later Hebrew Bible.

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Who Wrote the Book of Numbers?
Moses is the author of the Book of Numbers. He was called by the Lord to lead the children of
Israel out of bondage in Egypt, through the wilderness, and to the promised land of Canaan.
Moses was an eyewitness to most of the events recorded in the book of Numbers.
When was the Book of Numbers Written?
The title Numbers is derived from its emphasis on counting the Jewish people in the early
chapters of the book. Date: During the 40 years in the wilderness, approximately 1440–1400
BC. Overview: This book consists of 36 chapters in two general sections. However, revisions
took place around 1095 BC, as the word “prophet” was not used until the reference of Samuel
were made in the scriptures.

Chapter 1: The People Numbered in the Wilderness of Sinai

The Rules for Numbering the People

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses ain the wilderness of Sinai, bin the Tabernacle of the
Congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were
come out of the land of Egypt, saying; [So, the children of Israel have been now living in
tents for 13 months before the instructions of this book were given to Moses. They have
already been operating on the laws, commandments, judgements, and instructions given
to Moses in the Book of Leviticus for 13 months.]
2. [C] “cTake you the sum of all-of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house
of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by dtheir polls. [You are to
number the people who have come out of Egypt, by their families and by their father’s
tribes.]
3. [C] "From twenty years old and upwards, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel; You
and Aaron shall number them by their armies. [This shall be the criteria for you when you
number them; Every male from the age of 20 years and upwards, that is fit and able to
go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall go and number them by their tribal armies.]
4. [C] "And with you shall be a man of every tribe; everyone the head of the house of his
fathers. [When you go to number the people, the assigned leader of each tribe shall go
with you, as a witness.]
5. [C] "And these are the name of the men that shall stand with you:
Verse Tribe Name of Witness The Son of …
5 Reuben Elizur Shedeur
6 Simeon Shelumiel Zurishaddai
7 Judah Nahshon Amminadab
8 Issachar Nethaneel Zuar
9 Zebulun Eliab Helon
10 (Ephraim) Elishama Ammihud
Children (Manasseh) Gamaliel Pedahzur
of
Joseph
11 Benjamin Abidan Gideoni
12 Dan Ahiezer Ammishaddai
13 Asher Pagiel Ocran
14 Gad Eliasaph eDeuel

15 Naphtali Ahira Enan

6. “These were the renowned of the congregation, fprinces of the tribes of their fathers,
heads of thousands of people. [God loves us so much that he knows each of us by name,

a
Exodus 19;1; Numbers c
Exodus 30:12;38:26; e
In 2:15 he is called f
7:2; Compare with
10:11,12 Compare 26:2-51. Reuel. [But it is not the Exodus 18:21,25; 1
b
Exodus 25:22 d
Exodus 16:16 father of Zipporah] Chronicles 27:16-22.

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 and according to out works, and our titles. Please note that the men of the Tribe of Levi
are not included in the count of the able-bodied men over 20, who are counted for war.]
7. And Moses and Aaron took these men, which aare expressed by their names;
8. [C] “And they assembled all-of the congregation together on the first day of the second
month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty upward, by their polls. [The people
were identified by the lineage of their fathers, and by the tribe to which, their forefathers
belonged.]
9. [C] "As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
As per the criteria identified in verse 18 above, Moses, Aaron and the 12 princes of the tribes;
the able-bodied men from 20 years old and upward were numbered, as per the table
below.
10. bThese are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes
of Israel, being twelve men; each one was for the house of his fathers.
11. These were all-of those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their
fathers, from twenty years old and upwards, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel.
12. Even all they that were numbered were csix hundred & three thousand, five hundred &
fifty (603,550). [Now these were not the total population of men above 20 years of age.
This was only the “able-bodied ones” that were able to go and fight. The men below 20
years of age were not included in the count, neither were the women, nor the children.
So, the total population in the wilderness of Sinai could be over 2 million people. This was
a great responsibility that the LORD put upon Moses, and Aaron, and his 2 sons (because
2 have already died), to guide the Children of Israel in spiritual obedience to the Word of
God, and to guide them towards the Promised Land.]
13. [C] " But dthe Levities, after the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.
14. [C] "For the LORD had spoken unto Moses saying,
15. [C] "Only you shall not number the Tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the
children of Israel:
16. [C] e"But you shall appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of Testimony, and over all-of
the vessels thereof, and over all-of the things that belong to it; they shall bare (carry) the
tabernacle, and all-of the vessels thereof, and they shall minister unto it, fand shall
encamp round about the Tabernacle. [Notice, the Levite priests shall minister “unto the
Tabernacle”; not “unto the people”. This later became clearly defined with the distinction
made by God between the Abiathur priests (who had the spirit of Eli dwelling within them,
and only allowed to “minister unto the people”), and the Zadok priests, who were
commanded to “Minister unto God”. This is a major difference between the concept of the
Levite Priests of the Old Testament, and the modern-day pastor, who are charged with
being a shepherd of God’s Sheep, ~ not HIS sheep.]
17. [C] g"And when the Tabernacle sets forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the
tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levities shall set it up: hand the stranger that comes near
shall be put to death. [The Levites shall be responsible for the taking down of the
tabernacle, and the transporting of the Tabernacle and the Holy Vessels, and then erecting
the Tabernacle once they arrive at the new site. Anyone outside of the Tribe of Levite that
touches any of these holy things, shall be executed!]
18. [C] "And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man, by his own camp, and
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every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. [Each family shall be responsible
for erecting their own tents, gathered together under their tribal standard.]

a
1 Chronicles 12:31; 12:37; Numbers 2:32; 26:57,58,62; 1 f
3:23-38
Ezra 8:20 11:21; 26:51. Chronicles chapter 6. g
10:17,21
b
26:64 d
2:33; Compare with e
Exodus 38:21; h
3:10,38; 18:22
c
Exodus 38:26; chapters 3 & 4, Numbers 3:7,8; 4:15- i
2:2,34
Compare with Exodus 33.

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 Verse Tribe Number of men above 20 years of
age
20, 21 Reuben 46,500
22,23 Simeon 59,300
24,25 Gad 45,650
26,27 Judah 74,600
28,29 Issachar 54,400
30,31 Zebulun 57,400
32,33 Joseph (Ephraim) 40,500
34,35 Joseph 32,200
(Manasseh)
36,37 Benjamin 35,400
38,39 Dan 62,700
40,41 Asher 41,500
42,43 Naphtali 53,400
Total 603,550.
The Tribe of Levi were NOT counted in the Able-bodied men of war!

44. [C] "But the Levites shall pitch round about the Tabernacle of Testimony, that that be no
wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep charge
of the Tabernacle of Testimony.
45. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did
they. [The children of Israel were obedient to the commandments given by the LORD
through Moses, and they did them.]

Chapter 2: The Order of the Tribes in Their Tents.

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,

2. [C] a"Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch his own standard, with the ensign of
his father’s house: bfar off about the tabernacle of the Congregation they shall pitch. [The
men of Israel shall pitch their own tents, according to the diagram above, and will also
display their own ensign standard flag, flying over their tribe. Interestingly, the symbol
for the tribe of Dan, is the serpent, and they were “deceived by the serpent” and led from
the LORD, to follow after other gods ~Baal.]

a
1:52. b
[h]~ over against;
Joshua 3:4

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 The Tribes of the EASTERN side of the Tabernacle

3. [C] "And on the east side, towards the rising of the sun, shall they
of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and
a
Nahshon, the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
4. [C] "And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
74,600.
5. [C] "And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of
Issachar: And Nethaneel, the son of Zuar, shall be captain of the children
of Issachar.
6. [C] "And his host and those that were numbered thereof, were
54,400.
7. [C] "Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab, the son of Helon shall be
the captain of the children of Zebulun.
8. [C] "And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were
57,400.
9. [C] "And all that were numbered in the camps of Judah were
186,400. [This was the total of these three tribes.]
The Tribes of the SOUTHERN side of the Tabernacle
10. [C] "And on the south side shall be the standard of the camp of
Reuben, according to their armies: and the captain of the children of
Reuben shall be Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
11. [C] "And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were
46,500.
12. [C] "And those that pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and
the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai.
13. [C] "And the host of those that were numbered of them, were
59,300.
14. [C] "Then the tribe of Gad; and the captain of the sons of Gad shall
be Eliasaph, the son of bReuel.
15. [C] "And the host, and those that were numbered of them, 45,650.
16. [C] "And all that were numbered in the camps of Reuben were
151,450. [This was the total of these three tribes.]
The Location of the Tabernacle
17. [C] "cThen the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall set forward, with
the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp; as the encamp, so shall
they set forward, every man in dhis place by their standards. [The Levites
and their associated sub-tribes were stationed around the Tabernacle as
follows: On the Eastern side of the Tabernacle: the Priests, with Moses and
Aaron. On the Southern side: The Kohathites; On the Northern side: The
Merarites; On the Western side the Gershonites.]

a
Exodus 6:23. b
[h]~ called Deuel in c
10:17,21
1:14. This Reuel is not d
Deuteronomy 23: 12;
the father of Zipporah. Isaiah 56:5.

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 The Tribes of the Western Side of the Tabernacle
18. [C] "On the western side shall be the standard of the camp of
Ephraim, according to their armies; and the captain of the sons of Ephraim
shall be Elishama, the son of Ammihud. [These are the two tribes of Joseph
(Ephraim & Manasseh)]
19. [C] "And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
40,500.
20. [C] "And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: And the captain of
the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
21. [C] " And the host, and those that were numbered of them, were,
32,200.
22. [C] "Then the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain of the sons of
Benjamin shall be Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
23. [C] "And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 35,400.
24. [C] "And all that were numbered in the camps of Ephraim were
108,100.
The Tribes of the Northern Side of the Tabernacle
25. [C] "The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the northern side
by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer, the
son of Ammishaddai.
26. [C] "And his host and those that were numbered of them were
62,700.
27. [C] "And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and
the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
28. [C] "And the host, and those that were numbered of them, were
41,500.
29. [C] "Then the tribe of Naphtali; and the captain of the children of
Naphtali shall be Ahira, the son of Enan.
30. [C] "And the host and those that were numbered of them, were
53,400.
31. [C] "All those that were numbered in the camps of Dan, were 157,600. aThese shall be
the rearguard with their standards.
32. [C] "These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel, in the houses of their
fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were b603,550.
33. [C] "But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD
commanded Moses. [They were not allowed to defile themselves with blood, or touching
a dead corpse.]
34. [C] "And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; cso,
they pitched their standards, and so they set forward, everyone after their families,
according to the house of their fathers.

Chapter 3: The Sons of Aaron, their Sons, & the Charges of the Levites.

1. These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses
in Mount Sinai.
2. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: dNadab the firstborn, and Abihu, and
Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, ethe priests, which were anointed, fwhom He
consecrated to minister in the Priest’s Office.

a
10:25-27 c
Compare with 24:2,5,6 e
Leviticus chapter 8. f
[h]~ whose hand He
b
1:46 d
Exodus 6:23. filled; Exodus 28:41

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4. And Nadab And Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered “strange fire” before the
a

LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar
ministered in the Priest’s Office in the sight of Aaron their father. [The action of the LORD
in this situation clearly shows that God says what He means and means what He says.
The two sons were not given a second chance, when they offered the strange fire before
the LORD. They were killed. For the rest of their lives, the remaining sons were very
careful to follow the LORD'S instructions concerning the rules of the Tabernacle, as their
lives depended upon them being righteous at all times.]
The Rules and the Responsibilities of the Tribe of Levi
5. [C] "And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
6. [C] "bBring the Tribe of Levi near, and
present them before Aaron the Priest, that
they minister unto him.
7. [C] "And they shall keep his charge, and
the charge of the whole congregation,
before the Tabernacle of the Congregation,
c
to do the service of the Tabernacle. [The
Lord was telling Aaron and the priest that
ministered in the tabernacle, that they are
now responsible for the spiritual well-being
of the whole congregation of the children
of Israel; a congregation of approximately
2-2.5 million people. God Himself would
provide for them ~ there was no board
meeting to discuss the priest’s (pastor’s)
salary package. Maybe some churches
need to reflect on this. Priests (pastors)
have a calling, not an employment
contract!]

8. [C] "And they shall keep all-of the instruments of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and
the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9. [C] "And dyou shall give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given
unto him out of the children of Israel.
10. [C] "And you shall give the Levites unto Aaron, and to his sons, eand they shall wait on
their (assigned) Priest’s Office: fand the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.
[Each shall be done in order, as each is assigned a specific priestly task to undertake, and
all-of them are to make sure that the tabernacle is not defiled, by a stranger coming near
to it, because they shall be put to death.]

11. [C] "And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying;

12. *** (Conclusion), [C] "And I, behold, gI have taken the Levites from among the children
of Israel, instead of all-of the firstborn, who opens the matrix among the children of
Israel: Therefore, the Levites shall be mine. [The Lord explains to Moses, that He paid the
ramson price in Egypt for the Children of Israel, by killing the firstborn of every family,
and every animal in Egypt. Therefore, the firstborn of every family in the Children of Israel
belongs to him. But instead of taking each firstborn of the Children of Israel, He has chosen
to take the tribe of Levi instead. They all belong to him.]
13. [C] "Because all-of the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all-of the firstborn
in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto Me all-of the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast:

a
Leviticus 10:1,2; b
1:50; 8:6; 18:2 d
8:19; 18:6 g
8:16; See verse 41.
Numbers 26:61; 1 c
See verse 38; e
18:17
Chronicles 24:2 8:11,15,24,26. f
See verse 38; 1:51

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 mine shall they be; I AM the LORD. [Again, the LORD reminds Moses of the reason why
the Levites are to be holy and hallowed before the LORD; because they represent the
firstborn all-of the children of Israel.]
Numbering of the Levites in the Wilderness
14. And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15. [C] "Number the children of Levi, after the houses of their fathers, by their families; every
male, from one old month old and upwards shall you number them. [The children of Israel
were numbered; males from 20 years old and upwards, but the Levites are numbered
every male from one month old and upwards. They belong to the LORD from an early
age, to be trained and sanctified for His service.]
16. [C] "And Moses numbered them, according to the aword of the LORD, as He was
commanded.
17. [C] "bAnd these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, Kohath, Merari.
18. [C] "And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families; cLibni and
c
Shimei.
19. [C] "And the sons of Kohath, by their families, dAmram, and Izehar, Hebron, and
Uzziel. [And if you know your Bible you will recognise the name Amram; the father of
Moses and Aaron.]
20. [C] "And the sons of Merari, by their families, eMahli, and Mushi. These are the families
of the Levites, according to the house of their fathers.
If you look closely, you will see that Amram married his auntie Jachebed, (also called Jochebed),
and gave birth to Moses, Aaron and Miriam in Egypt.

Role and Responsibilities of the Gershonites.

21. Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites; and the family of the Shimites; these are
the families of the Gershonites.
22. Those that were numbered of them, according to all-of the males, from one month old
and upwards, even these that were numbered of them were 7,500.
23. [C] "fAnd the families of the Gershonites shall pitch their tents behind the Tabernacle
westward.
24. [C] "And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph, the
son of Lael.
25. [C] "And gthe charge of the house of Gershon in the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall
be, hthe Tabernacle, and ithe tent, jthe covering thereof, and kthe hanging of the door of
the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
26. [C] "And lthe hangings of the court, and mthe curtain of the door of the court, and by the
altar round about, and nthe cords of it for all the service thereof.
The Rules & Responsibilities for the Families of the Kohathites.
27. [C] "And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites,
and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these are the families
of the Kohathites.
28. [C] "In the number of all-of the males, from one month old and upward, were 8,600,
keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
29. [C] "And the families of the sons of Kohath, shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle
southward.
30. [C] "And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be
Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.

a
[h]~ mouth of the LORD c
Exodus 6:17; 1 g
4:24-26 l
Exodus 27:9
b
Genesis 46:11; Exodus Chronicles 6:17; 23:7. h
Exodus 25:9 m
Exodus 27:16
6:16; Numbers 26:57; d
Exodus 6:18 i
Exodus 26:7 n
Exodus 35:18
1 Chronicles 6:1,16; e
Exodus 6:19; j
Exodus 26:14
23:6. f
1:53 k
Exodus 26:36

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31. [C] "And their charge shall be athe Ark, and bthe table, and cthe candlestick, and dthe
altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary, wherewith they minister, and ethe hanging, and
all-of the services thereof.
32. [C] "And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be chief over the chief of the
Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. [So, the
Lord has made Eleazar the Second-in-charge after Aaron, and responsible for the day-
today running and functioning of the Tabernacle, according to all-of the commandments
and statutes given by the LORD to Moses, and to Aaron.]
The Rules & Responsibilities for the Families of the Merari.
33. [C] "Of Merari was the family of Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites; these are the
families of the Merari.
34. [C] "And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all-of the males,
from one moth old and upward, were 6,200.
35. [C] "And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari, was Zuriel, the
son of Abihail; these shall pitch their tents on the side of the Tabernacle northward.
36. [C] "And funder the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be gthe boards of the
Tabernacle, and hthe bars thereof, and ithe pillars thereof, and jthe sockets thereof, and
all-of the vessels thereof, and all that serves thereto.
37. [C] "And the pillars of the court round about, and ktheir sockets, and their pins, and ltheir
cords.
Rules for those encamped on the Eastern side of the Tabernacle.
38. [C] "But those that encamp before the Tabernacle towards the east, even before the
Tabernacle of the Congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron, and his sons,
m
keeping the charge of the sanctuary, for the charge of the children of Israel; and the
stranger that comes near shall be put to death. [This the third time that the LORD has
warned that if any stranger (any person outside the Tribe of Levi), that comes into the
protected area around the Tabernacle shall be put to death, because that area is holy
ground.]
39. [C] "And all that were numbered of the Levities, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the
Commandment of the LORD, throughout the families, all-of the males from one month
and upward, were n22,000.
40. [C] "And the LORD said unto Moses; Number all-of the firstborn of the males of the
children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
41. [C] "oAnd you shall take the Levites for Me (I AM the LORD), instead of all-of the firstborn
among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of the firstlings of the
cattle among the Children of Israel. [Instead of taking the firstborn male child of all-of the
tribes of Israel, and the firstborn of all-of the cattle of all of the tribes of Israel, the LORD
tells Moses that he will take all-of the males of Tribe of the Levites, above one month
old and upward, (not just the firstborn) and they shall belong to Him.]
42. [C] "And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all-of the firstborn of the
children of Israel.
43. [C] "And all-of the firstborn males by the names, from one old and upward of those that
were numbered of them, were 22,273. [In verse 39 it says 22,000 exactly. Here it says
22,273, and also the same in verse 46.]
44. [C] "And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
45. [C] "Take all-of the Levites INSTEAD of 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.

a
Exodus 25:10 f
[h]~ the office of the j
Exodus 26:19 n
Compare with
b
Exodus 25:23 charge. k
Exodus 27:19 22,28,34; Also 46-49.
c
Exodus 25:31 g
Exodus 26:15 l
See verse 26; Exodus o
See verses 12,45
d
Exodus 27:1;30:1 h
Exodus 26:26 35:18
e
Exodus 26:31 i
Exodus 26:32,37. m
1:53

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46. [C] "And for those that are to be aredeemed of the 273 of the firstborn of Israel, which
are more than the Levites;
47. [C] "You shall even take b5 shekels apiece cby the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
shall you take them; (dthe shekel is 20 gerah’s)
48. [C] "And you shall give the (redemption) money wherewith the odd number of them is to
be redeemed, unto Aaron and his sons.
49. [C] "And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that
were redeemed by the Levites:
50. [C] "Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; 1,365 shekels, after the
shekels of the sanctuary ; ($1,365)
51. [C] "And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and his sons,
according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Chapter 4: The Number of Levites Qualified for the Ministry.

In the previous chapters, The LORD has commanded Moses & Aaron to count the children of
Israel, the able-bodied men from 20 years and upward to be the warriors of Israel ~ 603,550
of them.
He then said the He would claim the whole tribe of the Levites for Himself; instead of the
firstborn of the Children of Israel. Then He counted all-of the males of the Levites, from one
month old upwards to be 22,000 males.
Now in this chapter he selects the sub-tribe of the Kohathites, and splits them into 3 groups.
The first group from one month old to 29 years of age, and the second group from 30 years to
50 years of age, and the final group, those above 50 years of age. These are all for His service
in various functions.
Responsibilities of the Sons of Kohath
1. [C] "And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron, saying,
2. [C] "Take the sum of the sons of the Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their
families, by the house of their fathers.
3. [C] "eFrom thirty years old even up to fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the
work in the Tabernacle of the Congregation. [Count the number of men from 30 years of
upwards to 50 years old to do the work in the host of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
Jesus was obeying this law. From his birth till age 29, He was obeying his earthly parents,
and learning the scriptures in the local synagogue. He commenced His ministry as a Priest,
at the age of 30.]
4. [C] "This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tabernacle of the Congregation,
about fthe Most Holy things.
Rules for Disassembling of the Tabernacle
In this set of instructions, Moses says the instructions given to him by the LORD, but he does
not enter into the Tabernacle, to be involved in the physical work of covering the things in the
Holy of Holies.
5. [C] "And when the camp sets forward, Aaron shall come and his sons, and they shall take
down the covering wall, and shall cover the gArk of the Testimony with it;
6. [C] "And shall put thereon hthe covering of the badger’s skins, and shall spread over it a
cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in ithe staves thereof. [Three different layers of
coverings are placed over the Ark of the Testimony; signifying the three attributes of the
Godhead.

a
Exodus 13:13; Numbers c
1:2 f
See verse 19.
18:15 d
Exodus 30:13 g
Exodus 25:10,16.
b
Leviticus 27:6; e
Compare 8:24; 1 h
Exodus 26:14
Numbers 18:16 Chronicles 23:3,24,27. i
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7. The veil signifies the Father, who reigns over two kingdoms ~ the kingdom of
righteousness, and the kingdom of darkness.]
8. The badger’s skin, whose colours are black and white, signifies Jesus who is the light which
pushes away the darkness, and who also is the judge, who judges between darkness and
life.
9. And the Blue cloth which represents the covering of the Holy Spirit upon us.
10. [C] "And upon the atable of the shewbread, they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put
thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to bcover (to pour out)
withal; and the continual bread shall be thereon: [Here again, each is spiritually symbolic;
The blue cloth symbolises the Holy Spirit, who came to the earth after the “Bread of Life,
(Jesus Christ), ascended into heaven. The dishes, spoons and bowls indicates the Body of
Christ (which we are), with each having a different role and function to fulfill (as Jesus has
called each of us by name and according to His divine Plan and purpose). And finally, the
“Continual Bread, which reminds us that the bread of Heaven is more important, than the
mortal bread, to sustain our physical bodies.]
11. [C] "And then they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and then cover the same
with a covering of the badger’s skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. [Then they shall
cover the table of the showbread and its vessels, with a scarlet cloth, signifying the blood
of Christ, which takes away the sins of the people who accept Him as the Messiah, and
followed by the badger’s skins, which signifies the righteousness or sin. Then the staves
are inserted, which aligns with the commandment of Jesus to “Go” and take the message
of the gospels to all nations, making Disciples (not believers) in all nations, tribes and
tongues.]
12. [C] "And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the ccandlestick of The Light, fand His
lamps, and his tongs, and his snuff-dishes, and all-of the oil vessels thereof; wherewith
they minister unto it: [Again they shall cover the instruments with the cloth signifying the
Holy Spirit, covering the Light of the world, and his smaller lamps (which we are), and the
tongs, which enables us to snatch people out of the clutches of Satan by the Word of God
and snuffs out the power of darkness by the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit being
manifested in us.]
13. [C] "And they shall put it and all-of the vessels thereof, within a covering of badger’s
skins, shall put is upon a dbar (a frame to carry).
14. [C] "And upon ethe golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a
covering of Badger’s skins, and put to hthe staves thereof.
15. [C] "And they shall take all-of the instrument of ministry, wherewith they minister in the
sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with the covering of Badger’s
skins and shall put them on a bar (a frame to carry): [Here, the instruments of ministry
are holy, they are covered with the blue cloth of the Holy Spirit, so today worship
musicians should never play secular music and worship music from the same instruments
~ for they are holy before the LORD.]
16. [C] "And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
[The ashes of the altar signifies the ashes of the remnant of Israel, and the ashes of the
saints, covered by the cloth of royalty.]
17. [C] "And they shall put upon it all-of the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about
it (the altar), even the censors, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the fbasons (bowls),
all-of the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badger’s skins,
and put the staves to it. [That is the responsibility that the LORD has placed upon His
disciples, because we are the Temple of the Holy Ghost, and Christ dwells within us.]
18. [C] "And when Aaron and his sons have made an end to covering the sanctuary, and all
of the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, gthe sons of

a
Exodus 25:23,29,30; c
Exodus 25:31,37,38 f
[h]~ or, bowls; Exodus g
7:9; 10:21;
37:16; Leviticus 27:6; d
[h]~ a frame to carry. 27:3; Numbers 7:13 & Deuteronomy 31;9; 2
Numbers 18:16. e
Exodus 30:1,3,5 continue. Samuel 6:13.
b
[h]~ pour out withal

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 Kohath shall come to bear it; abut 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.
[The Kohath’s must wait until the priests have completely covered all-of the holy things,
as described above, before they even enter into the Holy Place. They are to transport all-
of the items mentioned in the previous verses, which make up the Holy Place and the Holy
of Holies, but must not under any circumstances, touch any of the Holy things on pain of
death.]
19. [C] "And to the Office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the Priest, pertains bthe oil for the light,
and the csweet incense, and dthe daily meal (grain) offering, and the eanointing oil, and
the oversight of all-of the Tabernacle , and of all that is therein, in the sanctuary, and in
the vessels thereof. [The Office of Eleazar, (the second in charge of the Tabernacle) under
Aaron, the High Priest, was given the overall responsibility of running the day-to day
affairs of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, when it was established at a location. He
was also responsible to make sure that the disassembly of the tabernacle, was done
exactly as instructed by the LORD to Moses, and making sure that there always is enough
oil to keep to lamp burning in the Holy Place 24/7 and also that the anointing oil, the
sweet incense, the daily meal offering, and other necessary services run smoothly on a
daily basis. Then when the Cloud of God stopped by day, or the fire of God stopped by
night, he was then responsible for supervising the assembly of the Tabernacle in its new
location.]
20. And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron saying,
21. [C] "Cut you not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
22. [C] "But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto
the Most Holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his
service, and to his burden:
23. [C] "BUT they shall not go in to see, when the Holy Things are uncovered, lest they die.
[In this instruction from the LORD, to both Moses and Aaron, the LORD is making it very
clear that Aaron and his sons are responsible for the protection of the families of the
Kohathites, by making sure that they never enter into the Holy Place while the elements
are visible, otherwise they will die. They must make sure that all-of the vessels of the
Holy of Holies, and the Holy Place are covered, as instructed by the LORD to Moses,
BEFORE they invite the Kohathites into the sanctuary to have their assigned burdens
allocated to them.]
Role and responsibilities of the Gershonites.
24. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
25. [C] "Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by
their families;
26. [C] "From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, shall you number them; all that
enter in fto perform the service (to perform the warfare), to do the work in the Tabernacle
of the Congregation. [So now the LORD has identified that there will be more people
dedicated to working inside the tabernacle, each performing their own assigned tasks.]
27. [C] "This is the service of the Gershonites, to serve, and for gburdens:
28. [C] "And hthey shall bear ithe curtains of the Tabernacle, and the Tabernacle of the
Congregation, his covering, and the covering of jthe badger’s skins, which is above upon
it, and the hanging of the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation,
29. [C] "And the hangings of the court, and the hanging of the gate of the court, which is by
the Tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all-of the instrument
of their service, and all that is made for them: so, shall they serve.

a
2 Samuel 6:6,7; 1 c
Exodus 25:6; 31;11; f
[h]~ to work the i
Exodus 26:1-6; 36:8.
Chronicles 13:9,10. See also Exodus 30:34. warfare. j
Exodus 36:14,19.
b
Exodus 25:6; Leviticus d
Exodus 29:40,41. g
[h]~ carriage.
24:2. e
Exodus 30:23 & h
For verses 25,26; see
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30. [C] "At the aappointment (mouth) of Aaron and his sons shall be all-of the services of the
Gershonites, in all-of their burdens, and in all-of their service: and you shall appoint unto
them in charge all-of their burdens. [Previously, The LORD has told Moses who is to be
named as being in charge of tribes, and functions. But now, this responsibility is being
delegated by the LORD to Aaron and his sons, for the nomination of a person in charge
for the people of the Kohathites. In like manner, pastors have to learn to delegate certain
functions, burdens & activities to others within the Body of Christ.]
31. [C] "This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon, in the Tabernacle of the
Congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron, the
priest.
Role and responsibilities of the sons of Merari.
32. [C] "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them after their families, by the house of
their fathers;
33. [C] "From thirty years upward even unto to fifty years old, you shall number them,
everyone that enters into the bservice (warfare), to do the work of the tabernacle of the
Congregation.
34. [C] "And cthis is the charge of their burden, according to all-of their service in the
Tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the Tabernacle, and the bars thereof; and
the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof.
35. [C] "And the pillars of the court roundabout, and their sockets, and their pins, and their
cords, with all-of their instruments, and with all-of their service: and by name you shall
d
reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
36. [C] "This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all-of their
service, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, eunder the hand of Ithamar, the son of
Aaron the priest. [So, now we see that the LORD has separated even the functions within
the priesthood, between the two sons of Aaron. Eleazar being responsible for the day-to-
day activities of the Tabernacle, as the LORD has already identified him to be the successor
of Aaron, and also responsible for the spiritual aspects of the tabernacle, under the
supervision of Aaron, his father. Whilst Ithamar is responsible for the physical elements
of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, its functioning, its disassembly, transport, and
erection again, at the next location. Here again, we see that the LORD does not expect
the spiritual leader (the Shepherd, Priest, or Pastor) to try to do everything himself. That
results in both spiritual and physical burnout, and does not follow any biblical pattern of
the scriptures. Remember, the LORD told Moses (through Reuel (Jethro) his father-in-law)
to delegate responsibility to specific people to lead 1,000, 500, 100, 50, and even 10. Also
to allocate people responsible for the physical aspects of the tabernacle. Therefore, in
today’s church, there should be people allocated to all-of the basic functions of the church,
to make sure that everything runs smoothly, so that the pastor has more time to come
before the LORD and have the Holy Spirit reveal what the LORD wants to congregation to
hear.]
The Numbering of the Servants of the Tabernacle
37. [C] "And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the
Kohathites, after their families, and after the houses of their fathers,
38. [C] "From 30 years old and upward to 50 years old, everyone that entered into the service,
for the work in the tabernacle of the Congregation:
39. [C] "And those that were numbered of them by their families were 2,750.
40. [C] "fThese were the that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might
do service in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number
according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
41. [C] "And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families,
and by the house of their fathers,

a
[h]~ mouth. c
For verses 31 & 32, see d
Exodus 38:21. f
See verse 2.
b
[h]~ warfare. 3:36,37. e
See verse 28

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42. [C] "From 30 years old and upward to 50 years old, everyone that entered into the service,
for the work in the tabernacle of the Congregation:
43. [C] "Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of
their fathers, were 2,630.
44. [C] "aThese are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that
might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did
number according to the commandment of the LORD.
45. [C] "And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their
families, by the house of their fathers,
46. [C] "From 30 years old and upward to 50 years old, everyone that entered into the service,
for the work in the tabernacle of the Congregation:
47. [C] "Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were 3,200.
48. [C] "bThese be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom
Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
49. [C] "All-of those that we numbered of the Levites , whom Moses and Aaron and the chief
of Israel numbered after their families, and after the house of their families,
50. [C] "From 30 years old and upward even unto 50 years old, everyone that came to do
service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the Tabernacle of the
Congregation,
51. [C] "Even those that were numbered of them, were 8,580.
52. [C] "According to the commandment of the LORD, they were numbered by Moses,
c
everyone according to his service, and according to his burden: thus, were they
numbered of him, das the LORD commanded Moses.

Chapter 5: Rules for the Sick & the Defiled.

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,

2. [C] "Command the children of Israel, that they put outside of the camp, every eleper, and
everyone that has an fissue, and whosoever is defiled by the gdead.
3. [C] "Both male and female shall you put out, houtside the camp shall you put them; that
they defile not their camp, iin the midst whereof I dwell. [The LORD reminds Moses again
of the instructions that He had previously given to him in the Book of Leviticus about
keeping the camp pure and holy. Any evidence of disease, in either male or female, was
to be immediately removed from the camp, so that the place where the LORD dwells
amongst His people is not defiled. [IF] this instruction is not obeyed, and the camp
becomes defiled and is not quickly corrected, [THEN] the LORD withdraws His presence.
The same applies today for each individual Christian, for we are the temple of the Holy
Ghost, and if it is defiled and not cleansed then the Spirit of God removes Himself from
us. Both individually and corporately from the Body of Christ. Jesus reminds us to BE
HOLY, as He is HOLY.]
4. [C] "And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside of the camp: as the LORD
spoke unto Moses, so obeyed the children of Israel. [So, at this stage of their development
as a nation, they heard the Word of God, through the hand of Moses and they obeyed it.
Unfortunately, it did not last too long, before disobedience and rebellion became an issue.]
Rules about Sin and Trespass.
5. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,
6. [C] "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying; ‘jWhen a man or a woman shall commit any
sin that men commit to do trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;

a
See verse 22. e
Leviticus 13:3,46; g
Leviticus 21:1; Numbers i
See Leviticus 26:11,12,
b
See verse 29. Numbers 12:14. 9:6,10; 19:11,13; j
Leviticus 6:2,3
c
See verses 15; 24,31. f
Leviticus 15:2. 31:19.
d
See verses 1, 21,29. h
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7. [C] "aTHEN, they shall confess their sin which they have done; and shall recompense his
trespass, with the principal thereof, and add unto to it 20% extra thereof, and give it
unto him against whom he has trespassed. [The LORD tells Moses, that firstly when a
person recognises some thought as sin, as described by the instructions from the Lord,
and then actively participates in that sin, it becomes a trespass against the LORD. THEN
they have to:
8. They have to actively recognise that sin as a trespass, and own it, and confess it before
the LORD.
9. If the trespass is against another person, then they shall pay full compensation for their
sin, plus 20% extra, as a trespass offering.
10. [C] "But if the man have no kinsmen to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass
by recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside bthe ram of the atonement,
whereby an atonement shall be made for him. [IF the person to whom the trespass was
committed against has no relatives, to whom the man can pay compensation for his
trespass, THEN the man shall confess his trespass to the priest, and pay the compensation
plus the 20% extra, together with his ram offering for the atonement, and the priest will
offer an atonement sacrifice for him.]
11. [C] "And every coffering of all the holy things of the Children of Israel, which they bring
unto the priest, dshall be his.
12. [C] "And ever man’s hallowed thing shall be his; whatsoever any man gives to the priest
e
it shall be his. [This is the way the LORD provides for His Priests.]
Rules about Jealousy
13. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying;
14. [C] "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, ‘If any man’s wife go aside,
and commit a trespass against him’. [If a man’s wife commits adultery, then the following
instructions are to be followed]
15. [C] "And a man lies with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and he
be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither shall be
taken with the manner; [If there is no witness, but maybe he is suspicious.]
16. [C] "And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he becomes jealous of his wife, and
she be defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he becomes jealous of
his wife, and she be not defiled: [Recognize that the “Spirit of Jealousy” does not come
from the Holy Spirit, but comes from the one who comes to Deceive you, to rob you of
your peace, and to kill any unity between you and your wife. He shall take the following
action.]
17. [C] "THEN shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for
her; the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; fhe shall pour no oil upon it, nor put
frankincense thereon; for it is “an offering of jealousy”, an offering of memorial,
g
bringing iniquity to remembrance. [This offering (one tenth of a bushel), is an offering
before the LORD, to bring out the truth; is she guilty or not?]
18. [C] "And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD: [The wife is to be
brought into the very presence of the LORD, who knows everything! Nothing is hidden
from Him!]
19. [C] "And the priest shall bring Holy Water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in
the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water;
20. [C] "And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head,
and put the one tenth of a bushel of meal in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and
the priest shall have in his hand, the bitter water that causes the curse:

a
Leviticus 5:5; 16:21; c
Or, Heave offering; Deuteronomy 18:3,4; g
1 Kings 17:18; Ezekiel
26:40; Seel also Joshua Exodus 29:28; Ezekiel 44:29:30. 29:16.
7:19. Numbers 18:19. e
Leviticus 10:12,13
b
Leviticus 6:6,7 d
Leviticus 6:17,18,26; f
Compare with Leviticus
7:6,7,9,10,14; 2:1,15

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21. [C] "And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto her. “IF no man has lain
with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness awith another, instead of your
husband, be you free from this bitter water that causes the curse: [The priest issues the
oath of testing and judgement upon the woman before the LORD.]
22. [CP] “But, [IF] you have gone aside to another, instead of your husband, and [IF] you be
defiled, and some man has lain with you beside (other than) your husband: [This time the
CP code is not a “Conditional Promise”, but a “Conditional Punishment”].
23. [CP] [THEN] the priest shall bcharge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest
shall say unto the woman, ‘cThe LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people,
when the LORD does make your thigh to drot, and your belly to swell;
24. [C] "And this water that causes the curse, eshall go into your bowels, to make the belly to
swell, and your thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, fAmen, Amen. [And the woman
agrees to the curse and to the oath, by saying; Amen, Amen ~ so be it! I am ready to be
judged be before the LORD.]
25. [C] "And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the
bitter water. [Before the judgement is revealed by the LORD, the priest writes the curses
in the Book of Remembrance, and then blots them out with the bitter water. This is
prophetic; because Jesus writes our sins the Book of Remembrance in heaven, and then
they are blotted out by His blood, for all those who confess their sins and repent of them.]
26. [C] "And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water, which causes the curse; and
the water that causes the curse, shall enter into her, and become bitter.
27. [C] "THEN the priest shall take the Jealousy Offering out of the woman’s hands, and shall
g
wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar. [The woman has already
drunk the bitter water, and now the offering is taken out of her hands and waved before
the LORD and then offered upon the altar. Judgement is now to take place.]
28. [C] "And the priest shall take a handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and
burn it upon the altar, and afterwards cause the woman to drink the water. [Remember
when the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery before Jesus., He said to them;
“let him that is without sin cast the first stone; and they all slipped away”. They slipped
away because Jesus was reminding them that this is not the way to test if a woman was
guilty of adultery or not, and as a result, they had all sinned.]
29. [CP] "And when he had 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 causes
the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her
thigh shall rot; and the woman hshall be a curse among her people. [These are
the signs that the priest will be looking for, to determine guilt or innocence.]
30. [CP] "And [IF] the women be not defiled, but is clean; [THEN] shall be free; and shall
conceive seed. [IF she is not defiled, THEN she will be free, and very soon afterwards
with become pregnant and bear a child.]
31. [C] "This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goes aside to another, iinstead of her
husband, and is defiled:
32. [C] "Or, when the Spirit of Jealousy comes upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and
shall set the woman before the LORD, and the Priest shall execute upon her all-of this law,
33. [C] "Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman jshall bear her iniquity.
So, after seeing the rules for how a man may take his wife, who he thinks maybe guilty
of adultery, to the priest for judgement, I was wondering about what happens if the wife
suspects that her husband maybe committing adultery. How does she take her complaint
to God?
This is the answer I got from Jewish scholars in Jerusalem:

a
Or ~ being in the power b
Joshua 6:26; See also 1 d
[h]~ fall h
Deuteronomy 28:37
of your husband; [h]~ Samuel 14:24; e
See also Psalm 109:18.
i
See verses 19,20.
under your husband Nehemiah 10:29. f
Deuteronomy 27:15-26
j
Leviticus 20:17,19; See
c
Compare with Jeremiah g
Exodus 29:24 also Numbers 9:13.
29:22

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 Ancient Israel was a patriarchal society which meant women were not free agents when
it came to making their own decisions. They were under the authority of their parents,
until they married. Then they came under the authority of their husbands. Husbands had
the ability to marry more than one wife, or have mistresses. The wife could not oppose
this matter. So, she could not bring charges of adultery. The purpose of marriage was to
bring children into the world. One of the causes of divorce was if a woman was barren, or
if a marriage was not consummated. Think for a moment about Sarah and Hagar. The
official wife had the authority over the mistress. Therefore, God told Abraham to listen to
his wife, but God did not tell Abraham not to have relations with Hagar, who was given to
him for the purpose of having children by Sarah. Despite what I have written above,
women are seen in the Bible to personify wisdom. In fact, in Rabbinic Literature seven
women were identified as someone upon whom "The Holy Spirit Rested." (i.e. they
were Prophets). They were Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Channah, Abigail, Hulda and
Esther.

Chapter 6: The Law of the Nazarites: The form of blessing the People.

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When either a man or a woman
shall aseparate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to bseparate themselves unto the
LORD:
3. [C] "He shall separate himself from cwine, and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of
wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink and liquid of grapes, nor eat moist
grapes, or dried (grapes). [If you were a Nazarite, you could not take communion,
otherwise you would break your vow.]
4. [C] "All the days of his dseparation, shall he eat nothing of the evine tree, from the kernels
even unto the husk.
5. [C] "All the days of his vow of separation there shall no frazor come upon his head: until
the days be fulfilled, in the which he separates himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy,
and shall let gthe locks of hair on his head grow.
6. [C] "All-of the days that he separates himself unto the LORD, hhe shall come near no dead
body. [He must not defile himself, by coming near to, or touching a dead body.]
7. [C] "He shall not make himself for his father, or for his mother , for his brother, or for his
sister, when they die: because the iconsecration of his God is upon his head. [He was not
even to come near a dead body, even if it was a family member.]
8. [C] "All-of the days of his separation he is Holy unto the LORD.
9. [CP] "and [IF] any man dies very suddenly by him, and he has defiled the head of his
consecration; [THEN] he shall jshave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the 7th day
shall he shave it.
10. [C] "And kon the 8th day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to
the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. [On the 8th day, the day of new
beginnings, the man shall bring 2 turtles, or 2 doves, for 2 different offerings.]
11. [C] "And the priest shall offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burn offering; and
shall make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his
head that same day. [So now he can recommence his separation as a Nazarite and
continue his vow before the LORD.]
12. [C] "And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a
lamb of the first year, lfor a trespass offering; but the days that were before (the sin)
shall mbe lost, because his separation was defiled. [Because he was defiled, the days of

a
Leviticus 27:2. d
[h]~ Or, Nazarite-ship g
Ezekiel 44:20. k
Leviticus 5:7; 14:22;
b
[h]~ Or, make e
[h]~ vine of the vine h
Leviticus 21:11 15:14,29.
themselves Nazarites f
Judges 13:5; 16:17; 1 i
[h]~ Separation. l
Leviticus 5:2,6
c
Amos 2:12; Luke 1:15. Samuel 1:11. j
See verse 18. m
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 consecration before the trespass are cancelled out, and he has to restart his separation
again from day zero.]
Rules for the Nazarite Completing his Separation.
13. [C] "And this is the law of the Nazarite, awhen the days of his separation are fulfilled; he
shall be brought unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation:
14. [C] "And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one male lamb of the first year without
blemish, for a burnt offering, and one female lamb of the first year without blemish bfor a
sin offering, and one ram without blemish cfor a peace offering.
15. [C] "And a basket of unleavened bread, dcakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers
of unleavened bread, eanointed with oil, and their meal (grain) offering, and their fdrink
offerings. [As you see from these verses, this is not a small event that he is completing,
with all-of these offerings being presented to the LORD: This is something very special.]
16. [C] "And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer the sin offering, and
g
his burnt offering.
17. [C] "And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD; with the
basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also, hhis meal offering and his drink
offering.
18. [C] "And the Nazarite ishall 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. [This hair is hallowed and must
therefore be offered back to God; it cannot be defiled after the separation is completed.]
19. [C] “And the priest shall take the jsodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake
out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and kshall put them under the hands of the
Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
20. [C] "And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD; lthis is holy for
the priest, with the wave breast and the heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may
drink wine.
21. [C] "This is the law of the Nazarite who has vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD
for his separation, besides that, that his hand shall get: according to the vow, so he must
do after the law of his separation. [So, after his Nazarite separation is completed, he must
do whatever he vowed before the separation started.]
22. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
23. [C] "Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, on this wise, myou shall bless the children of
Israel, saying unto them,
24. [C] "The LORD bless thee, and nkeep thee,
25. [C] "The Lord omake His face to shine upon thee, and pbe gracious unto thee,
26. [C] "The Lord life up His countenance, upon thee, and give thee peace.q
27. [C] "rAnd they shall put My name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Chapter 7: Offerings of the Princes at the Dedication of the Altar.

1. [FC] And it came to pass on the day that Moses has fully sset up the Tabernacle, and had
g
anointed it, and sanctified it, and all-of the instruments thereof, both the altar and all-of
the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and has sanctified them,
2. [FC] That the Princes of Israel, the theads of the house of their fathers, who were the
princes of the tribes, uand were over them that were numbered, offered:

a
Acts 21:26 i
Acts 21:24 n
Psalm 121:7
r
Deuteronomy 28:10; 2
b j
Leviticus 4:32 1 Samuel 2:15. o
Psalm 31:16; 67:1; Chronicles 7:14; Isaiah
c
Leviticus 3:6 k
Exodus 29:23,24 80:3,7,19; 119:135; 43;7; Daniel 9:18,19.
d
Leviticus 2:4 l
Exodus 29:27,28. Daniel 9:17.
s
Exodus 40:17,18;
e
Exodus 29:2 m
Leviticus 9:22; p
Genesis 43:29 Leviticus 8:10,11.
f
Numbers 15:5,7,10. Deuteronomy 21:5; 1 q
These verses have been
t
1:4 & continue
g
See verse 14. Chronicles 21:13. put to music.
u
[h]~ who stood.
h
See verse 15

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3. [FC] And they brought their offering, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; one wagon for
two princes, and for each one an ox; and they brought them before the Tabernacle. [This
covers the offerings from the 12 tribes of Israel, but the Levites do not bring an offering
before the LORD, because their whole lives belongs to God.]
4. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
5. [C] "Take it off them, that they may be to do the service of the Tabernacle of the
Congregation; and you shall give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his
service.
6. [FC] And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
7. [FC] Two wagons and four oxen ahe gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their
service.
8. [FC] And four wagons and eight oxen bhe gave unto the sons of Merari, according to their
service, under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the Priest.
9. But, unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary
belonging unto them, cwas that they should bear upon their shoulders. [The LORD never
gives you gifts that you do not need! Every Gift that the LORD has given you was according
to His plan and according to His purpose ~ so USE IT!]
10. And the princes offered for the ddedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed,
even the princes offered the offerings before the altar.
11. [C] And the LORD said unto Moses , “They shall offer their offerings, each prince on his
day, for mthe dedicating of the altar. [So, each prince was given a specific day that He was
to go before the altar and on that day, they made their offerings to the LORD. The order
of the offerings was to be the order that they are located around the Tabernacle, in a
clockwise direction, starting from the Tribe of Judah.]
12. And he that offered his offering on the first day was eNahshon, the son of Amminadab,
of the tribe of Judah.
13. And his offering was one silver fcharger, the weight thereof was one hundred & thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of
them were full of fine flour, mingled with oil for a gmeal offering:
14. One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of hincense:
15. i
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year (without blemish), for a burnt
offering:
16. One kid of the goats, for a jsin offering:
17. And for ka sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of
the first year; this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
18. And on the second day, lNethaneel, the son of Zuar, the prince of Issachar, did offer:
19. He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour, mingled with oil for the meal offering.
20. One spoon of gold of ten shekels full of incense:
21. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
22. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
23. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Nethaneel, the son of Zuar.
24. And on the third day, mEliab, the son of Helon, the prince of the children of Zebulon, did
offer:
25. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.

a
4:25,28. Kings 8:63; 2 f
Exodus 30:13 j
Leviticus 4:23,24
b
4:29,31,33. Chronicles 7:5,9; Ezra g
Leviticus 2:1,4; k
Leviticus 3:1
c
4:4-15. 6:16; Nehemiah 12:27; Numbers 8:8 l
1:8.
d
See verses 84,88; Psalm 30 Title. h
Exodus 30:34 m
1:9
Deuteronomy 20:5; 1 e
1:7 i
Leviticus 1:2,3

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26. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
27. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
28. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
29. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.
30. And on the fourth day, aElizur, the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did
offer:
31. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
32. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
33. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
34. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
35. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.
36. And on the fifth day bShelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon,
did offer:
37. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
38. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
39. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
40. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
41. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.
42. On the sixth day cEliasaph, the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:
43. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
44. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
45. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
46. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
47. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.
In this case, they did not stop to rest on the Sabbath ~ they kept on offering
sacrifices, each day until all-of the 12 tribes of Israel had made their offerings to the
LORD.
48. On the seventh day, dElishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,
offered:
49. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
50. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
51. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
52. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
53. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.
54. On the eighth day offered bGamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of
Manasseh:

a
1:5 c
1:14; compare with d
1:10
b
1:6 2:14

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55. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
56. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
57. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
58. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
59. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
60. On the ninth day, aAbidan, the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin offered:
61. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
62. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
63. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
64. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
65. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
66. On the tenth day bAhiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, the prince of the children of Dan
offered:
67. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
68. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
69. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
70. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
71. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
72. On the eleventh day, cPagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher offered:
73. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
74. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
75. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
76. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
77. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Pagiel, the son of Ocran.
78. On the twelfth day, dAhira the son of Enan, the prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
79. His offering was one silver charger, the weight was one hundred & thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of the full of fine
flour, mingled with oil, for a meal offering.
80. One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
81. One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
82. One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
83. And for the sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs
of the first year; this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan.
The 12 sons of the 12 princes of the children of Israel, all brought exactly the same gifts
and sacrifices to the Altar on 12 consecutive days, including of the Sabbath Day, to glorify
the LORD in the clockwise order of the tribes of Israel as they are located around the Tabernacle
of the Congregation.
84. This was ethe dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of
Israel: 12 charges of silver, 12 silver bowls, 12 spoons of gold:

a
1:11 c
1:13 e
See verse 11.
b
1:12 d
1:15

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85. Each charger of silver weighing 130 shekels, each bowl 70 shekels: all-of the silver
weighted 2,400 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
86. The golden spoons were 12, full of incense, weighing 10 shekels a piece, after the shekel
of the sanctuary; All-of the gold was 120 shekels.
87. All-of the oxen for the burnt offering were 12 bullocks, the rams 12, the lambs of the first
year (without blemish) 12, with their, meal offering, and the kids of the goats for the sin
offering 12.
88. And all-of the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were 24 bullocks, 60 rams, 60
he goats, and 60 lambs of the first year. This was athe dedication of the altar, after that,
it bwas anointed.
89. And when Moses was gone into the Tabernacle of the Congregation to cspeak with dHim,
then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him, efrom the Mercy Seat that was upon
the Ark of the Testimony, from between the 2 Cherubims: and He spoke unto him.

Chapter 8: God Speaks to Moses: The Consecration of the Levites.

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] "Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, ‘When you flight the lamps, the seven lamps
shall give light over against the candlestick’.
3. [FC] And Aaron did so; he lit the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD
commanded Moses.
4. [FC] gAnd this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the
flowers thereof, was hbeaten work: iaccording unto the pattern which the LORD has shown
Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Do you recognise a pattern here? The LORD reveals the design (or procedure) to Moses, in
Exodus, or in Leviticus, or in the earlier chapters of Numbers, and then at the perfect time,
according to His Divine Plan and Divine Purpose, He instructs Moses to enact that particular
instruction ~ TO PUT IT INTO OPERATION.
This is the LORD'S method all the way throughout the scriptures; He gives the instructions and
then, at His perfect time, He puts them into operation. As we approach the end of the Age of
the Gentiles, get prepared for the next step. The LORD has already laid out His plans in Isaiah,
Ezekiel, Daniel and other prophets of the Old Testament, and then reinforced them again in the
New Testament, with final instructions in the Book of Revelation. Now is time to prepare for
the next great move of God!
5. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,
6. [C] "Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them. [As Christians,
we are members of the royal priesthood; therefore, we must also be cleansed from all-of
our unrighteousness with the blood of Christ, making sure that all times the temple (which
we are) is always holy when we come into His presence.]
7. [C] "And this shall you do unto them, to cleanse them: ‘Sprinkle jwater of purifying upon
them, and let them shave all-of their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make
themselves clean. [They have to perform cleaning acts on the outward appearance of the
body. Then the LORD Himself, will cleanse the inner soul.]
8. [C] "Then let them take a young bullock , with khis meal offering, even fine flour mingled
with oil, and another young bullock shall you take for a sin offering. [The Lord commands
that the Levites are to take the bullock and the meal offering before the LORD; but also
commands that Moses take the bullock for the sin offering, because at this time, the
Levities have not yet been consecrated as priests. Here again, we see that Moses is acting
in the OFFICE of the PROPHET, making the offerings before the LORD.]

a
See verse 11. d
[h]~ That is, God g
Exodfus 25:31 j
19:9,17
b
See verses 1 & 10. Himself. h
Exodus 25:18; 10:2 k
Leviticus 2:1; Numbers
c
12:8; Exodus 33:9,11
e
Exodus 25:22. i
See also Exodus 25:40 7:13 & continue
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9. [C] "And you shall bring the Levities before the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and you
shall gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: [So now we will have
over 22,000 Levites standing before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and over 2
million children of Israel standing around the Tabernacle, listening to what Moses is
speaking, and watching what Moses is doing, as commanded by the LORD. And soon they
will become part of this consecration ceremony themselves.]
10. [C] "And you shall bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel ashall put
their hands upon the Levites: [The Children of Israel are now offering up the Levites as a
sacrifice before the LORD.]
11. [C] "And Aaron shall boffer (wave) the Levites before the LORD, for an offering of the
children of Israel, that they execute the service of the LORD.
12. [C] "And the Levites cshall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and You (Moses)
shall offer the one for the sin offering, and the other for the burnt offering, unto the LORD,
to make an atonement for the Levites.
13. [C] "And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as
an offering unto the LORD. [Now Moses is commanded to offer Aaron, his sons, and all-of
the Levites as an offering before the LORD. You probably don’t realise this, but Moses is
a Levite, through Kohath and Amram, so at this ceremony, Moses is offering his own two
sons before the LORD.]
14. [C] "Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites
shall be dmine.
15. [C] "And after that, shall the Levites go in to do the service of the Tabernacle of the
Congregation: and you (Moses) shall cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. [Now
Moses has to go into the Holy place, and take the water from the washing bath and cleanse
each of the Levites, who are to perform the services in the Tabernacle, and then offer
them as a sacrifice to the LORD.]
16. [C] "For they are wholly given unto Me from among the children of Israel; instead of such
that opens every womb, even instead of the firstborn, of all-of the children of Israel, have
I taken them unto Me.
17. [C] "eFor all-of the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on
the day that I smote the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them for Myself.
18. [C] "And I have taken the Levites for all-of the firstborn of the children of Israel. [The Lord
makes it clear that the firstborn of man & beast in Israel belongs to Him. But instead of
taking the firstborn of each family of the 12 tribes of Israel; He will take the whole of the
Tribe of Levi as a substitute for them, and they will be His servants forever in the
Tabernacle before the LORD.]
19. [C] "And fI have given the Levites as ga gift to Aaron and to his sons, from among the
children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel, in the Tabernacle of the
Congregation; and to make and atonement for the children of Israel: hthat there be no
plagues among the children of Israel, when the children come near the sanctuary.
20. And Moses, and Aaron, and all-of the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the
Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses, concerning the Levites, so
did the children of Israel unto them.
21. And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as
an offering unto the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.
22. [FC] And after that, did the Levites go in to do their service in the Tabernacle of the
Congregation before Aaron, and before his 2 sons, as the Lord had commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23. And the LORD spoke Moses, saying,

a
Compare with Leviticus c
Compare with Exodus e
Exodus 13:2 h
See 1:53
1:4 29:10 f
3:9
b
[h]~ Wave d
3:45; see also 16:9. g
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24. [C] "This is it that belongs unto the Levites: afrom twenty-five years old and upward they
shall go in bto wait upon the service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
25. [C] "And from the age of fifty years, they shall ccease waiting upon the service thereof,
and shall serve no more:
26. [C] "But shall minister with their brethren in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to keep
the charge, and shall do no service. Thus, shall you do unto to Levites touching their
charge. [The Levites, after their training, are to begin serving in the Tabernacle, at the
age of 25, and are to remain in that service until they retire at the age of 50. After
retirement, they can assist with various light duties, in the Tabernacle, but will have no
regular responsibilities. This means that Levities over the age of 50 were not abandoned;
they were valued, because of the experience and years of loyal service, and could be used
training up future young Levites, for their upcoming roles in the Tabernacle. In like
manner, Christians who have been in service before the LORD, and who then retire, from
“active daily service”, should not be thrown on the rubbish heap, and abandoned to
nursing homes, because the world considers that they do not relate to the younger
generation. Jesus did not abandon them, so why does the church?]

Chapter 9: The Passover Again Commanded: A Cloud Guides the Israelites.

1. [C] " And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, din the first month of the
second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying. [Chapter 1:1 says on
the first day of the second month; so, when it this actually” in what season is this in
the northern hemisphere?
Nisan: The New Year for Kings. This is also the start of the religious year. Nisan is considered
the first month of the Spiritual calendar, although it occurs 6 or 7 months after the start
of the Jewish linear calendar year. This spiritual calendar starts in the northern hemisphere
spring, which corresponds to the Gregorian month of April. So, rule of thumb; Passover happens
on the first day of April. This is made very clear in Exodus chapter 12, where the LORD tells
Moses, while they are still in Egypt that He is going to give them a New Spiritual calendar,
the first month being the Month of Nisan. On the 10th day of Nisan, you shall get the sheep,
and on the 14th of Nisan you shall kill the lamb, and spread the blood on the doorposts and the
lintels of your homes, and the Angel of Death shall pass over the houses where the blood is
displayed. The people inside these houses will not be judged for their sins, they will be judged
for their obedience, to God’s instructions, as given to Moses.
2. [C] "Let the children of Israel also keep ethe Passover at His appointed season.
3. [C] "In the 14th day of this month, (of the spiritual calendar), fat evening, you shall keep
it in his appointed season: according to all of the rites of it, and according to all-of the
ceremonies thereof; shall you keep it. [Here again in this Passover ceremony, the blood
is sprinkled FIRST, followed by the food to be eaten. This is also confirmed in Luke chapter
22, where the glass of wine, representing the blood of Christ, is served by Jesus Himself
FIRST and then the Bread, representing His body. This is because His blood flowed from
His body FIRST, when they flayed his back with 39 stripes, and then His body was offered
on the cross. However, in 1 Corinthians chapter 11, Paul reverses the order.]
4. [C] "And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.
5. [FC] “And they kept the Passover on the 14th day of the first month (Nisan) at evening in
the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the
children of Israel.
6. And there were certain men, who were gdefiled by the dead body of a man, that they could
not keep the Passover on that (specific) day: and they came before Moses and before

a
Compare with 4:3; 1 c
[h]~ shall return from e
Leviticus 23:5 g
5:2; 19:11,16;
Chronicles 23:3,24,27. the warfare of the f
[h]~ Between the two Compare with John
b
[h]~ to war the warfare service. evenings. 18:28.
of & continue. d
Compare with 1:1

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 Aaron on that day: [They came to Moses & Aaron because this dilemma; we are unclean,
but we want to keep the Passover; What can we do?]
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 to the LORD in His appointed season
among the children of Israel? [Why can’t we offer the purification offering unto the LORD
and be included at the Passover?]
8. And Moses said unto them, “Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command
concerning you”. [Please wait here and I will enquire of the LORD in this matter concerning
you”.]
9. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,
10. [C] "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. [In Egypt they were all unclean, and they performed
the Passover, and their obedience of putting the blood on the Doorposts and the Lintels
of their dwellings was deemed as righteousness. Here the LORD is telling Moses that
obedience to this Feast is more important than WHETHER YOU ARE CLEAN OR UNCLEAN,
because Jesus came for the sinner ~ not the Holy ones. And we are all sinners and have
fallen short of the glory of God. BUT these people are commanded to keep the Passover
one month later!]
11. [C] "aThe fourteenth day of the Second Month (Iyar) at evening they shall keep it, and
b
eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. [So, all Jews who are defiled or outside of
Israel, should be following this law from God, and having their Passover Feast on the 14th
day of Iyar, not Nisan.]
12. [C] "They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to
all-of the ordinances of the Passover, they shall keep it. [Everything will be the same,
EXCEPT that it will be celebrated one month later.]
13. [C] "BUT the man that IS clean, and is not on a journey, and forebears (refuses) to keep
the Passover, even the same soul cshall be cut off from among his people: because he
brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall dbear his sin.
[If anyone rebels and refuses to celebrate the Passover and does not bring his sheep
offering to the LORD, he shall be excommunicated for the Tribes of Israel and he shall
bear his sin.]
14. [C] "And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the Passover of the LORD;
according to the ordinances of the of the Passover, and according to the manner thereof,
so shall he do; eyou shall ONE ordinance both for the stranger and for him that was born
in the land. [There will be unity before the LORD, ONE rule only for all.]
15. [FP] And fon the day that the Tabernacle was reared up, the cloud covered the tabernacle,
namely the Tent of the Testimony: and gat evening there was upon the Tabernacle, as it
were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
16. [FP] So it was always; the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
[The LORD confirmed His presence among His chosen people with a cloud by day and a
pillar of fire by night over His Tabernacle.]
17. [C] "And when the cloud hwas taken up from the Tabernacle, then after that the children
of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel
pitched their tents.
18. [C] "At the commandment of the LORD, the children of Israel journeyed, and at the
commandment of the LORD they (stopped ) and pitched their tents: ias long as the cloud,
abode there upon the Tabernacle they rested in their tents.
19. [C] "And when the cloud jtarried long upon the Tabernacle, many days, then the children
of Israel, kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.

a
See Exodus 12;6 d
See also 5:31 h
Exodus 40:36; j
[h]~ prolonged
b
Exodus 12:8 e
Exodus 12:49 Numbers 10:11,33,34.
c
Compare with Genesis f
Exodus 40:17:34 i
See Also 1 Corinthians
17:14; Exodus 12:15 g
Exodus 13:21 10:1.

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20. [FC] And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the Tabernacle; according to the
commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the
commandments of the LORD they journeyed. [So, the LORD controlled when they moved,
and when the stood still.]
21. [FC] And so it was, when the cloud aabode (was), there from evening until the morning,
and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed; whether it be by
day or by night, that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. [Can you imagine it, just
getting off the sleep and the guards, see the cloud of fire ascend from above the
Tabernacle. They sound the alarm, wake up everybody, start dismantling the tabernacle
of the congregation, pack up all-of the tents, try keeping the children together, who just
want to sleep, and then start moving, to catch up with the cloud of fire by night, not
knowing where you were going and for far you have to travel this time.]
22. [FC] Or whether it was two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried above the
Tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel babode in their tents, and journeyed
not; but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
23. [FC] "At the commandment of the Lord they rested in their 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.

Chapter 10: The Silver Trumpets: The Order of the Tribes marching ~ Sinai to Paran

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] "Make two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shall you make them; that you may us
them for the ccalling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camp. [The LORD tells
Moses to make these two trumpets, and they are going to be used for specific purposes,
and they are going to play specific codes, to raise up and indicate specific actions from
the children of Israel.]
3. [C] "And when dthey shall blow with them, all-of the assembly shall assemble themselves
at the gate of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. [Blow both trumpets ~ is the signal for
a general assembly at the gate of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.]
4. [C] "And if they blow but one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands
of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. [If only one trumpet is blown, then the
princes of the tribes of Israel shall gather unto Moses.]
5. [C] "When you blow an alarm, then ethe camps on the east parts shall go forward. [When
you blow the alarm, then the camps on the eastern side of the Tabernacle (Judah, Issachar
& Zebulun) shall go forward.]
6. [C] "When you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie fon the south side
shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journey. [When the second
alarm is blown, then the camps that lie on the south side of the tabernacle (Reuben,
Simeon, and Gad) shall start their journey. They shall blow an acknowledgement alarm,
as the command to commence their journey.]
7. [C] "But when the congregation is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall
not gsound an alarm. [When the assembly is to be gathered, you shall blow the call to
assembly, but you shall not sound the alarm.]
8. [C] "hAnd the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be
to you for an ordinance forever, throughout your generations. [The priests were
responsible for learning the different calls, and be clear in sounding out these calls, so
that the children of Israel knew exactly what to do, as soon as they heard the sound.
Earlier in my years, I used to be a bugler, and it takes practice to be able to make clear
sounds, at a moment’s notice, so there is no confusion in the camp.]

a
[h]~ was c
Isaiah 1:13
e
2:3 h
Joshua 6:4: 1
b
Exodus 40:36,37 d
Jeremiah 4:5; Joel 2:15
f
2:10 Chronicles 15:24; 2
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9. [CP] "And [IF] you go to war in your land against the enemy, which oppresses you, then
you shall blow an alarm, with the trumpets: and [THEN] you shall be remembered before
the LORD your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. [This is a Conditional
Promise from the LORD. [IF] you are going to war against an enemy in your land that
oppresses you, [THEN] you blow an alarm, to prepare the nation for war. When the LORD
hears that war alarm, [THEN] the LORD remembers His promise to the Children of Israel,
and saves you from your enemies, by giving you strategies to win the battle. In recent
times, after 7th October, the Prime Minister made the announcement, “this is war”, the
call to arms was sounded, and the Nation of Israel prepared to defend itself from its
enemies. History shows that the LORD is protecting that nation, and many rockets were
launched, but few reached their targets; but at the same time Israel’s attacks have been
successful, on many fronts. The LORD is honouring His Promise to His chosen people, the
nation of Israel.]
10. [C] "Also, ain the day of your gladness, and in your solemn
days, and in the beginning of your months, you shall blow
with the trumpets over the burnt offerings, and over the
sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be a
memorial before your God: I AM the LORD your God. [These
are the other times when you shall sound the trumpets:
11. In the day of you gladness,
12. In your solemn days,
13. At the beginning of each New Year,
14. When you make burnt offerings,
15. When you make peace offerings,
16. When you go to war.]
17. And it came to pass on the 20th day of the second month, in the second year, that the
cloud bwas taken up from the Tabernacle of the Testimony.
[In the previous verses, the LORD gave the instructions to Moses, to teach the priests the
different signals to be blown within the camp. The princes’ know their roles, when they hear
their signal, and when the alarm is sounded, the tribes from the east start to march, followed
by the tribes on the south, when the second alarm is sounded. God never does anything without
first teaching and/or warning his people, and now it is time to put this training into action. God
is on the move, and the nation of Israel have to follow.]
Thanks to scholars we now have maps that show us where the children travelled in obedience
to the LORD.
18. [FC] And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the cwilderness of Sinai; and the
cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. [This is a distance of approximately 130 miles.]
19. [FC] And they first took their journey, daccording to the commandments of the LORD, by
the hand of Moses.
20. [FC] eIn the first place, went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah, according
to their armies; and over his host was fNahshon, the son of Amminadab.
21. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel, the son of
Zuar.
22. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, was Eliab, the son of Helon.
Now that the first three tribes on the eastern side of the tabernacle have started their journey,
the Levites now need to dismantle the Tabernacle and prepare it for transportation.
23. [FC] And gthe Tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari
set forward, hbearing the tabernacle,

a
2 Chronicles 5:12; 7:6; c
Exodus 29:1,2; d
See verses 5,6; f
1:7-9
29:6. Numbers 1:1 2:9,16,24,31,34. g
1:51
b
9:17 e
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24. [FC] And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies; and
over his host was aElizur, the son of Shedeur.
25. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of
Zurishaddai.
26. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
27. [FC] And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the bsanctuary: and cthe other did set up the
tabernacle against they came. [By travelling in this order, the tabernacle was already
erected at its new location, by the time that the Kohathites arrived, with the elements of
the Sanctuary to be placed once again in the Holy Place and in the Holy of Holies.]
28. [FC] And dthe standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to
their armies: and over his host was eElishama the son of Ammihud.
29. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of
Pedahzur.
30. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of
Gideoni.
31. [FC] And fthe standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the
rearguard of all the camps throughout their hosts; and over his host was gAhiezer the son
Ammishaddai.
32. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ocran.
33. [FC] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.
34. [FC] Thus were the journeys of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they
set forward.
35. And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of hRaguel (Reuel, Jethro), the Midianite, Moses’
father-in-law, we are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, “iI will give it to
you; come with us, and we will do you good; for jthe LORD has spoken good concerning
Israel. [From the time that Raguel (Jethro) had brought Zipporah and his grandchildren
back to Moses after they came out of Egypt, He had been living in the camp, with Moses
and had seen and experienced all that the LORD had done during a period of nearly 2
years. Moses invited him to continue the journey with them into the Promised Land, and
guaranteeing his safety.]
36. And he (Raguel) said unto him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my
kindred".
37. And Moses said, “Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as you know how we encamp in
the wilderness, and you maybe to us kinstead of eyes. [Moses pleaded with his father-in-
law to stay with them, because he was wise in the ways of the wilderness, and he could
be a great help to them.]
38. [CP] “And it shall be that if you go with us, yes it shall be, that what goodness the LORD
shall do unto us, the same will we do unto you.
39. [P] “And they departed from lthe mountain of the LORD three days journey: and the Ark
of the Covenant of the LORD mwent before them in the three days journey, to search out
n
a resting place for them.
40. [P] “And othe cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
41. [P] And it came to pass when the Ark set forward that Moses said, “pRise up, LORD, and
let thine enemies be scattered: and let them that hate thee flee before thee”. [Moses
proclaimed His trust and faith in the LORD, to remove the enemies of the LORD from their
path.]
42. [C] "And when it rested, he said, “Return, O LORD, unto the qmany thousands of Israel.
[Return O LORD to your dwelling place amongst us, Your chosen people. At this stage,
Moses did not have a word for millions, it was ten-thousand-thousands.]

a
1:5,6,14 d
2:18-24 i
Genesis 12:7 n
Psalm 132:8; Jeremiah
b
4:4,15; 7:9 e
1:10,11
j
Genesis 32:12. 31:2
c
[h]~ That is, the f
2:25-31
k
Job 29:15 o
Exodus 13:21
Gershonites and the g
1:12,13,15
l
Exodus 3:1 p
Psalm 68:1,2
Merarites: Compare h
Exodus 2:18, 3:1
m
Deuteronomy 1:33; q
[h]~ ten thousand-
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Chapter 11: Israel Complains Against the LORD: 70 Elders Appointed

1. And awhen the people bcomplained, cit displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it: dand
His anger was kindled, and the eFire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them
that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. [And the Fire of the LORD was a cleansing
fire and removed the grumbling and complaining from within the camp. Be careful; [IF] it
happened before, [THEN] it can happen again!]
2. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses fprayed unto the LORD, the fire was
quenched. [The people cried out ~ Nothing happened! BUT when Moses prayed unto
the LORD, GOD RESPONDED! Therefore, if you want ACTION, learn to pray!]
3. [C] "And he called the name of the place, gTaberah: because the Fire of the LORD burnt
among them.
4. And the hmixed multitude that was amongst them ifell a lusting: and the children of Israel
also jwept again, and said, “kWho will give us flesh to eat? [This group of people have
really short memories:
5. The LORD performed miracles to get them out of slavery in Egypt.
6. Opened the Red Sea so that they could cross on dry land.
7. Provided them Manna in the desert to eat.
8. Gave them the 10 commandments, the Laws to follow to get God’s blessings & protection,
9. But they rejected all-of that, and built a golden calf and worshipped other gods, and were
punished for it!
10. And now in their second year of freedom from slavery, they are rejecting God again, and
lusting after the flesh!
11. “lWe remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely, the cucumbers, and the melons,
and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:
12. “But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, beside this Manna, before our
eyes. [They are an ungrateful mob! God frees them, protects them, even provides manna
for them, which do not have to plant, nurture, or water; all they have to do is harvest it
fresh every day! BUT the LORD still has mercy for them!]
13. And mthe manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
[Bdellium is a pale-yellow resin. It is a semi-transparent oleo-gum resin, which comes
from the Commiphora wightii plant and the Commiphora Africana tree.]
14. And the people went about and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar
and pestle, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was the taste
of nfresh oil. [My wife still uses the mortar and pestle to grind up herbs and spices, only
now realising that this method of grinding herbs and spices in more than 4,000 years old.]
15. And owhen the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. [So, a
theological question: when the manna fell inside the Tabernacle of the Congregation, it
belonged to the priests, but was it holy and consecrated, because it descended from
heaven?]
16. Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man in the door of
his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
[Moses heard the people weeping and was displeased with them; BUT the LORD was
greatly angry with them. When the LORD gets angry with a nation, they had better repent,
or suffer the consequences!]
17. [C] And Moses said unto the LORD, “Why have you afflicted your servant? And why have
I not found favour in your sight, that You lay the burden of all-of these people upon me?

a
Deuteronomy 9:22 d
Psalm 78:21 g
[h]~ That is, the k
Psalm 106;14
b
Or, as it were, e
Leviticus 10:2; burning. l
Exodus 16:3
complainers Numbers 16:35 h
Exodus 12:38 m
Exodus 16:14,31
c
[h]~ it was evil in the f
Genesis 20:17 i
[h]~ lusted a lust. n
Exodus 16:31
ears of. j
[h]~ returned and wept o
Exodus 16:13,14

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 [“What did I do to deserve this punishment? Why have I not found favour in your sight?
Why have you laid the burden upon me of all-of these rebellious people”?]
18. [C] "Have I conceived all-of these people? Have I begotten them, that should say unto
me, aCarry them in thy bosom, as a bnursing father bears the sucking child, unto the land
which YOU cswore unto their fathers” [Why did you lay this burden upon me? I did not
father these 2 million people; yet you expect me to nurture and care for them, as a loving
father cares for a suckling child. Why ME?]
19. [C] "Where should I have flesh to give unto all-of this people? For they weep unto me,
saying, “Give us flesh, that we may eat”.
20. “I am not able to bear all-of this people alone, because it is too heavy for me". [This
responsibility is too much for me; I cannot handle it any longer; help me! Give me a
solution for this problem, or kill me ~ and get someone else!]
21. “And if you deal thus with me, dkill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in
your sight: and let me not see my wretchedness. [If you are going to treat me like this,
please kill me right now, stop my pain and frustration; it will be a kindness! Let me escape
this impossible situation. Moses is having a real pity-party before the LORD ~ but the
LORD always has a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13), the LORD always has the answer
ready, BEFORE you even ask the question!]
22. [C] "And the Lord said unto Moses, “Gather unto Me, eseventy (70) men of the elders of
Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and fofficers over them; and bring
them unto the Tabernacle of the Congregation, that they may stand there with you. [Note
that in the next couple of verses that 70 elders received the Holy Spirit ~ 68 around the
Tabernacle and 2 who remained inside the camp.]
23. [C] "And I will gcome down and talk with you there; and hI will take of the Spirit, which is
upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear ithe burden of the people with
you, that you bear it not yourself alone. [Jesus makes it very clear, that He can transfer
the Holy Spirit anointing from one person to another; thus, the gifts which were bestowed
to Moses, have been transferred to all whom the LORD decides.]
24. *** (Conclusion), And you shall say unto the people, j“Sanctify yourselves against
tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh: for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying,
‘Who will give us flesh to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt: Therefore, the LORD will
give you flesh, and you shall eat". [BUT I am going to teach you a valuable lesson with
this flesh.]
25. [C] "You shall not one day, or two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days:
26. [C] "But even a kwhole month, until it comes out of your nostrils, and it becomes loathsome
to you: because you have despised the LORD, which is among you, and have wept before
Him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?” [By the end of this month you are going
to be so sick of the sight of flesh, you will not want to touch it, let alone eat it! This is
what happens when you complain to God.]
27. And Moses said, l“The people among whom I am, are six hundred footmen; and You have
said, “I will give them flesh to eat for a whole month". [‘That is an enormous amount of
flesh that you have promised to provide. Are we going to lose all-of our flocks, just to feed
these complaining people’?]
28. “Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? Or shall all-of the fish
of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them”?
29. [C] "And the LORD said unto Moses, “mIs the LORD'S hand waxed short? You shall see now
whether nMy Word, shall come to pass unto you or not”. [Do you really think I would lie
about something like this? You should have learnt by now, that [IF] I say something,
[THEN] I will perform it! Where is your faith in Me?]

a
Isaiah 40:11 f
Deuteronomy 1:15; i
Exodus 18:22 m
Isaiah 50:2; 59:1
b
Isaiah 49:23 16:18 & continue. j
Exodus 19:10 n
23:19; Ezekiel 12:25;
c
Genesis 50:24; Exodus g
Genesis 11:5; 18:21; k
[h]~ month of days. 24:14.
13:5 Exodus 3:8; 19:20. l
Exodus 12:37;
d
1 Kings 19:4; Jonah 4:3 h
1 Samuel 10:6,10; 2 Compare with Exodus
e
Exodus 24:1,9 Kings 2:15. 38:26; Numbers 1:46.

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30. And Moses went out, and told the people, the Words of the LORD, and agathered the 70
men from the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tabernacle.
31. And the LORD bcame down in a cloud, and spoke unto him (Moses), and took the Spirit
that was upon him, and gave it to the seventy (70) elders: and it came to pass when the
Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied and did not cease! [This is clear evidence that
the Holy Spirit can be transferred from one human to another, including the gifts of the
donor.]
32. But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of one was Eldad, and the
name of the other was Medad; and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them
that were written, but cwent not out unto the Tabernacle, and they prophesied inside the
camp. [Even though they did not go outside with the other 68 elders, as commanded by
Moses, they were named, and they received the Holy Spirit and prophesied just like the
others. The LORD is not limited by distance!]
33. And there ran a young man and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad do prophecy in
the camp”.
34. And dJoshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and
said, “My LORD, forbid them. [And Joshua (the future replacement leader after Moses)
still has things to learn about the LORD'S power. The LORD told Moses to select 70 elders;
there were only 68 at the tabernacle, but the LORD knew the names of the other two and
they were filled with the Holy Spirit as well ~ irrespective of distance! ]
35. And Moses said unto him, e”Enviest you for my sake? Would God that all-of the LORD'S
people were prophets, and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them. [Moses
challenges Joshua, “Are you jealous of me? I wish that the LORD would make all-of His
people into prophets and filled with the holy Spirit, and He could talk to them all directly”.]
36. And Moses went back into the camp with the elders.
37. And there went forth a fwind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let
them fall by the camp, gas it was a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s
journey on the other side, round about the camp. The quails were packed 2 cubits (36
inches) high, upon the face of the earth. [And God proved to Moses that He never lies: He
says what He means; and means what He says.]
38. And the people stood up all-of that day and all-of that night, and all-of the next day, and
they gathered the quails: he that gathered the least gathered ten hhomers; and they
spread them all abroad for themselves. [The person who collected the smallest amount of
quails, collected 10 homers ~ 60 bushels.]
39. And while yet the iflesh was between their teeth, as it was being chewed, the wrath of
the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very
great plague. [According to historians over 23,000 people died in this plague, because
they spoke against the LORD.]
40. And Moses called the name of that place jKibroth-hattavah: because there they buried the
people that lusted.
41. kAnd the people journeyed from Kibroth-hattavah unto Hazeroth: and labode at Hazeroth.

Chapter 12: Miriam & Aaron’s Sedition: Miriam’s Leprosy Healed.

1. And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the mEthiopian woman whom he
had jmarried: for he had nmarried an iEthiopian woman. [Moses had in fact married
Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel (Jethro), the priest of Midian. Miriam complained about
Moses's wife because she was from the land of Cush, which was located south of

a
See verse 16. e
[h]~ Or, Are you h
Ezekiel 45:11; m
Actually a “Cushite”
b
See verse 17. jealous for my sake? i
Psalm 78:30,31 woman ~ a woman
c
Compare 1 Samuel f
Exodus 16:13; Psalm j
[h]~ the graves of lust; outside the tribe of Levi
20:26 78:26-28; 105:40. Deuteronomy 9:22. ~and a woman of
d
Exodus 24:13; Compare g
[h]~ as it was the way k
33:17 colour.
with Numbers 13:8,16 of a day. l
[h]~ they were in. n
[h]~ Taken.

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 Egypt. Miriam and her brother Aaron criticized Moses for marrying a non-Israelite woman,
and for being the only person with whom the Lord spoke. Until Zipporah returned from
her Father’s house, after Moses came back out of Egypt, to again be with Moses in the
camp, Miriam was the lead woman in the camp, but now she felt threatened by Zipporah,
the wife of Moses.]
2. And they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? aHas He not also spoken by
us”? And the LORD heard it? [NOTICE, that both Aaron & Miriam are involved in this
conversation. Aaron is the High Priest, and He did not take steps to stop Miriam bad
mouthing Moses and the LORD. He is also guilty of this sin.]
3. b
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all-of the men which were upon the face of
the earth.) [Here is a good example of meekness.]
4. And the LORD spoke suddenly to Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, “Come out you
three unto the Tabernacle of the Congregation”. And they came out. [And the LORD acted
promptly to address the gossip behind Moses’s back by Aaron & Miriam. And we must also
learn to do the same, because gossip is witchcraft! And witchcraft is a sin!]
5. And the LORD came down in a pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the Tabernacle,
and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. [Notice that the LORD came down
and stood in the door of the tabernacle, blocking their entrance into the tabernacle,
because of their sin!]
6. And the LORD said, “Hear now my words: [IF] there be a prophet among you, I will make
myself known unto him cin a vision, and will speak unto him din a dream. [The LORD makes
it very plain he speaks to prophets in visions and dreams, but to Moses He speaks face to
face.]
7. e
“My servant Moses is not so, fwho is faithful in all-of gMy house. [Moses is different from
all-of you!]
8. “With Him I speak hmouth to mouth (face to face), even apparently, and not in idark
speeches; and jthe similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were you not afraid
to speak against My servant Moses?” [With Moses I speak plainly, not in darkness, but
face to face in plain, clear language. He is even allowed to see a likeness of Me. He maybe
your brother, BUT he is MY trusted servant, How dare you speak against him!]
9. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed. [When the LORD
departed from the Tabernacle, His blessings and protection were removed for a time.]
10. And the cloud departed from the Tabernacle; and kbehold Miriam became lleprous, white
as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. [For her sin of
witchcraft, the LORD allowed leprosy to come upon her. Sometimes, the LORD'S
judgement is quick, and at other times, He waits; BUT the LORD'S judgements are always
perfect! In this case it is instant for Miriam, but later for Aaron.]
11. And Aaron said unto Moses, “Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, mlay not the sin upon us,
wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. [Aaron accepts that he has
sinned also, therefore He asks that the LORD forgive them.]
12. “Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half-consumed when he comes out of
his mother’s womb”.
13. And Moses cried out unto the LORD, “Heal her now, O LORD, I beseech thee”. [If you
really treasure me as your trusted, faithful servant, please heal her now.]
14. And the LORD said unto Moses, “If her father had but nspit in her face, should she not be
ashamed for seven days? Let her be oshut out from the camp seven days, and after that,
let her be received in again. [Keep her outside of the camp for seven days, because she
is defiled, and then after seven days she will be clean to re-enter the camp again.]

a
Exodus 15:20; Micah Luke 1:11,22; Acts f
Hebrews 3:2,5 k
Deuteronomy 24:9
6:4. 10:11,17; 22:17,18. g
1 Timothy 3:15 l
2 Kings 5:27;15:5
b
Psalm 76:9 d
Genesis 31:10,11; 1 h
Exodus 33:11; m
Compare with 2 Samuel
c
Genesis 46:2; Ezekiel Kings 3:5; Matthew Deuteronomy 23:10 19:19
1:1; Daniel 10:8,16; 1:20. i
Psalm 49:4;78:2 n
Deuteronomy 25:9
e
Psalm 105:26 j
Exodus 33:19 o
Leviticus 13:46

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15. And Miriam awas shut outside of the camp for seven days; and the people journeyed not
until Miriam was brought in again. [Sometimes you sin affects many people. In this case,
the whole nation was affected by their sin, and they were not able to journey until the
punishment had been administered completely and Miriam was allowed to return into the
camp.]
16. And afterwards the people moved from bHazeroth and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

Chapter 13: The Spies Sent Out & Their Negative Report.

1.And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2.[C] "cSend men that they may search out the land
of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel:
of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man,
everyone a ruler over them. [The Lord has
commanded Moses to select a ruler of each of the
tribes, to go and search out the land of Canaan and
report back to Moses.]
3. And Moses, by the commandment of the LORD
sent them dfrom the wilderness of Paran: all-of
these men were heads of the children of Israel.
4. And these were the names:
Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of
Zaccur.
5. Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, the son of Hori.
6. e
Of the tribe of Judah, fCaleb, the son of
Jephunneh.
7. Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8. Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea, the son of Nun. (Name changed to Joshua, son of Nun.)
9. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, the son of Raphu.
10. Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, the son of Sodi.
11. Of the tribe of Joseph, (namely of the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi.
12. Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13. Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur, the son of Michael.
14. Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, the son of Vophsi.
15. Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel, the son of Machi.
16. These are the name of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called
g
Oshea, the son of Nun, Joshua. [The meaning is : "God is deliverance" or "Yahweh is
salvation"]
17. And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, “Get you up this
way hsouthward, and go up into ithe mountain: [Go south into the mountains and survey
the land and see what sort of dwellings and peoples live there.]
18. And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they be strong or
weak, few or many.
19. And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; ad what cities that be
that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strongholds.
20. And what the land is, whether it be jfat, or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not.
And kbe you of good courage, and bring (back) of the fruit of the land. Now the time was
the time of the first ripe grapes.

a
2 Chronicles 26:20,21 d
12:6 h
See verses 22 & 29 j
Nehemiah 9:25,35
b
11:35; Compare with e
34:19; 1 Chronicles i
Genesis 14:10; k
Deuteronomy 31:6,
33:18. 4:15 19:17,30; Judges 7,23
c
32:8; Deuteronomy f
See verse 30; 14:6 1;9,19
1:22 g
See verse 8.

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21. So, they went up, and searched the land, afrom the wilderness of Zin unto bRehob, cas
men came to Hamath.
22. And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where dAhiman, Sheshai, and
Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now eHebron was built seven years before fZoan in
Egypt.)
[According to historical records the original city of Hebron was constructed around 3200 BC,
but for some reason was abandoned (possibly by the flood) and then later res-established
around 1077 BC.]

23. g
And they came unto the hbrook (valley) of Eshcol,
and cut down from there a branch with one
cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two
upon a staff; and they brought of the
pomegranates, and of the figs. [This is not a fairy
story, there was a recent picture of a cluster of
grapes in Israel, and also in Italy (because the
Romans took the grape vines from Israel and
transplanted them in Italy).]
24. The place was called the brook (valley) of Eshcol,
because of the cluster of grapes, which the children
of Israel cut down from there.
25. And they returned from searching the land after
forty days.
26. And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron,
and to the congregation of the children of Israel,
unto the wilderness of Paran, to iKadesh; and
brought back word unto them, and unto all-of the
congregation, and showed them the fruit of the
land.
27. And they told him, and said, “We came unto the
land where you sent us, and surely it flows with
milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
28. Nevertheless jthe people are strong that dwell in
the land, and the cities are dwalled, and very great:
and moreover, we saw the children of Anak there.

Anak, himself described as a giant, was said to have had three sons: Sheshai, Ahiman, and
Talmai. These three sons, along with their descendants, became known as the Anakin and were
associated with the land of Canaan.
29. kThe Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the
Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast
of Jordan. [Notice they searched out the land for 40 days, and did not find the land of
Palestine, nor any Palestinians! So, at the time of Moses they did not exist. They are an
“invented people”.]
30. And lCaleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once, and possess
it; for we are well able to overcome it”

a
34:3; Joshua 15:1 e
Joshua 14:15;15:13;
g
Deuteronomy 1:24,25 j
Deuteronomy 1:28;
b
Joshua 19:28 21:11.
h
[h]~ Or, valley 9:1,2.
c
34:8 f
Psalm 78:12,43; Isaiah
i
Genesis 14:7; Numbers k
Exodus 17:8; Numbers
d
Joshua 11: 21,22 19:11,13;30:4. 20:1,16; Deuteronomy 14:25,43; 24:20
1:19; Joshua 14:6,7. l
14:6:24

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31. But the men that went up with him said, “We be not able to go up against the people; for
a

they are stronger than we are”. [People claim today that we in the church should be in
“unity”. Well, here we have 10 people “in unity”, but it is the WRONG unity ~ of the world,
because they are seeing things with worldly eyes. On the other hand, we have Caleb and
Joshua, also in “unity”, looking at this situation from a spiritual perspective, through
spiritual eyes, believing that God and the Israelites are a majority.]
32. And they brought up an evil report of the land in which they had searched unto the children
of Israel, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats
up the inhabitants thereof; and ball-of the people that we saw in it are cmen of a great
stature.
“And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which came of the giants: and we were in
our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in the sight".
And sometimes a chapter heading is in the wrong place, because chapter 14 is a continuation
of chapter 13.

Chapter 14: The People Murmur at the News.

1. And all-of the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and dthe people wept that
night.
2. And all-of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the
whole congregation said unto them, “Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or
would God have us die in this wilderness? [When people fail to see the LORD'S divine
plans, they allow Satan to get a foothold, and twist their thinking. How quickly they forget
that they were slaves in Egypt for nearly 300 years.]
3. “And why has the LORD brought us into this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and
our children, should be a prey? Were it not better for us to return unto Egypt?
4. And they said one to another; e“Let us make a captain, and flet us return to Egypt. [Let
us elect a new leader, and let us turn away from the LORD, and go back to Egypt and
worship other gods. Don’t be misled! This same attitude is happening all around the world
today, in countries which used to follow Christian laws and values. Let us legalise killing
babies, and call it “women’s rights”. Let us tell children, that they can be any gender they
feel like; and the governments will protect you and help you, transfer from one gender to
another.]
5. Then gMoses and Aaron fell on their faces before all-of the assembly of the congregation
of the children of Israel.
6. And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that
searched the land, rent their clothes:
7. [FP] And they spoke unto the company of the children of Israel, saying, h“The land, which
we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
8. [CP] “[IF] the LORD idelights in us, [THEN] He will bring us into this land, and give it to
us: ja land which flows with milk and honey. [The LORD promised this land to Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob (Israel) for an eternal covenant. It is good land, a land that is flowing
with milk and honey, just as He promised. If we are obedient to His Commandments and
His statutes, He will delight in us and give us this land.]
9. [W] “Only rebel not against the LORD, kneither fear you the people of the land; for lthey
are bread for us; their mdefence has departed from them, nand the LORD is with us: fear
them not. [Have you forgotten already the wonderful miracles that the LORD Has done to
bring you out of slavery in Egypt; protected you from the Pharoah’s army, when you

a
32:9; Deuteronomy f Deuteronomy 17:16; j
13:27; See Exodus 3:8. 30:2,3; Jeremiah
1:28; Joshua 14:8. Acts 7:39. k
Deuteronomy 7:18; 48:45.
b Amos 2:9 g 16:4,22 20:3. n
Genesis 48:21;
c [h]~ men of statures. h 13:27; Deuteronomy l
24:8 Deuteronomy 20:1,4;
d 11;4 1:25 m
[h]~ shadow; Psalm 31:6 & continue.
e Nehemiah 9:17 i
2 Samuel 15:26; 22:20 121;5; Isaiah 25:4;

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 crossed the Red Sea; provided food and water and meat for you in the wilderness of Sinai,
and He is still with us. Therefore, do not rebel against the LORD, and do not fear these
people; for even though we may appear as grasshoppers to them; remember that
grasshoppers can eat across a whole field in one night; they are food for us; we can defeat
them.]
10. [RC] aBut all-of the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD
appeared in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, before all-of the children of Israel. [So,
the congregation rebelled and talked of stoning Moses, Aaron, and the other princes, the
leaders of the 12 tribes; But the LORD appeared in all-of His Glory IN the Tabernacle of
the Congregation, before all-of the children of Israel. That got everyone’s attention.]
11. And the LORD said unto Moses, “How long will this people bprovoke Me? And how long
before they believe me, for all-of the signs that I have showed among them?
12. [W] “I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and cwill make of you a
greater nation and mightier than them. [The LORD threatens to bring a pestilence down
upon the children of Israel, and take away their inheritance, as His chosen nation. He then
goes on the say that He will make a new nation from the loins of Moses, which will be
greater than the children of Israel. Now, Moses could have said that he agreed with the
LORD, BUT he did not; as we see in the following verses he interceded with the LORD on
their behalf, and pleads for the LORD to honour His promise to His chosen people.]
13. [I] And dMoses said unto the LORD, “Then the Egyptians shall hear of it, (for you brought
up this people in your might from among them:)
14. [I] “And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that You LORD
are among this people, and that You LORD as seen face-to-face, and that Your cloud
stands over them, and that You go before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in
a pillar of fire by night.
15. [I] “Now, [IF] You shall kill all-of this people as one man, [THEN] the nations which have
heard the fame of You will speak, saying,
16. [I] *** (Conclusion), “Because the LORD was not eable to bring this people into the land,
which He swore unto them, therefore He has slain them in the wilderness. [They will tell
everyone that you are not the all-powerful God that you claim to be, because you could
fulfill Your promise to these people.]
17. [I] “And now I beseech thee, let the power of My LORD be great. According as you have
spoken, saying,
18. [I] “The LORD is flongsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression,
and by no means clearing the guilty, gvisiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children,
unto the third and fourth generation. [Moses intercedes for the children of Israel, but then
reminds the LORD who He is; a God that is longsuffering, who shows great mercy to His
people, who forgives transgressions and iniquities, but does not forget the guilty, but visits
the iniquity of the father upon their children for up to 3 or 4 generations. Moses is telling
the LORD that [IF] He goes ahead and wipes out the children of Israel, [THEN] He will be
going against every attribute of His character, which is really not a good idea.]
19. [I] h“Pardon, I beseech You, the iniquity of this people, iaccording to the greatness of Your
mercy, jas You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. [LORD don’t change
your character out of frustration of these people; forgive them.]
20. [P] And the LORD said, “I have pardoned (them), kaccording to your word". [The LORD
listened to the wisdom of Moses, who reminded the LORD of who He Is; the Almighty, the
everlasting, ever forgiving, merciful God.]
21. [P] “But as truly as I live, lall-of the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

a
Exodus 17:4 d
Exodus 32:12; f
Exodus 34:6,7 k
Psalm 106:23; James
b
16:30 Deuteronomy 9:26-28; g
Exodus 20:5 5:16; 1 John 5:16.
c
Exodus 32:10 Ezekiel 20:9,14. h
Exodus 34:9 l
Psalm 72:19
e
Deuteronomy 9:28; i
Psalm 106:45
Joshua 7:9. j
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22. [P] a“Because all-of these men have which have seen My glory, and My miracles, which I
did in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and have tempted Me now, bthese ten times, and have
not hearkened unto My voice,
23. [P] c“Surely, they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any
of them that provoked Me see it. [I will not destroy the whole nation, BUT those people
that provoked Me 10 times, they will definitely not see the Promised Land that I swore
unto their fathers; they shall die in the desert.]
24. [P] “But My servant dCaleb, because He had another spirit with him, and ehas followed Me,
him will I bring into the land wherein he went; and his seed shall possess it. [Now because
Caleb had the Spirit of the LORD with Him ~not the spirit of rebellion, He is My servant
and I will bring him into the Promised land where he went, and his seed shall possess it.]
25. [C] "Now fthe Amalekites and othe Canaanites dwell in the valley. Tomorrow turn you, and
g
get you into the wilderness, by the way of the Red Sea. [Tomorrow you are going back
the Red sea to start over again.]
26. And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
27. [C] "How long shall I bear with this congregation, which murmur against Me? hI have
heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against Me. [How long
should I tolerate this congregation that murmurs against Me?]
28. [C] "Say unto them, ‘iAs truly as I live, says the LORD, jas you have spoken in My ears,
so will I do to you. [In Verse 2, You asked to die in the wilderness, so now I am going to
grant you your request. Be very careful what you ask for from the LORD ~ even
when you are complaining.]
29. [P] Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and kall-of you that were numbered of you,
according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upwards, which have
murmured against Me. [So, there were 603,550 men counted who were 20 years old and
upwards. They are to wander in the desert for 40 years. Using the Jewish calendar of 360
days per year, which is 14,400 days. Therefore, one would think that this was how it would
happen, with an average of 42 people dying in the wilderness every day. BUT that is not
how the LORD handled the deaths. There is a dramatic story in the Palestinian Talmud
(Ta'anit 9:11, 69 c) that teaches that when the Israelites wandered in the
wilderness, every year on the night of the 9th of Av, ~ the national day of mourning ~
each member of the Exodus generation, (those of 20 years of age and upwards) dug a
grave and slept in it. Approximately 15,000 people died on that night, each year for the
39 years that they remained in the wilderness That is what happens when you have a “sin
epidemic” against the LORD.]
30. [P] “Doubtless, you shall not come into the land, concerning which I lswore to make you
dwell therein, save Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. [I swear that
the only 2 people that were over 20 years of age when they came of out Egypt that shall
enter into the Promised land shall be Caleb and Joshua.]
31. [P] “But your little ones, which you said would be a prey, them will I bring in, and they
shall know the land, which you have despised! [The ones under 20 years of age that came
out of Egypt, and all the children born in the wilderness, they are the ones that I will take
into the Promised Land ~ that same land that you despised. They will be the future of My
Chosen People, for generations.]
32. [P] “But as for you, myour carcasses shall fall in this wilderness.
33. [P] “And your children nwander in the wilderness for oforty years, and pbear your
whoredoms; until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness.

a e k n
Psalm 95:11: Hebrews 32:11,12; Joshua 14:9 1:45; 26:64 [h]~ Or feed; Psalm
3:17,18 f
See verses 43,45; l
[h]~ lifted up My 107:40.
b
Genesis 31:7 13:29. hand; See also Exodus o
Psalm 95:10; compare
c
[h]~ IF they see the g
Deuteronomy 1:40 6:8; Compare with with Deuteronomy 2:14
land; 32:11; Ezekiel h
Exodus 16:7,12 Genesis 14:22. p
Ezekiel 23:35
20:15. i
26: 65 m
Hebrews 3:17
d
13:6 j
Compare with verse 2

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34. [P] a“After the number of days in which you searched the land, even bforty days, each day
for one year, shall you cbear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know My
d
breach of Promise.
35. [P] “I, the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil generation, which are
gathered together against Me: In the wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they
shall die.
36. [P] e“And the men, which Moses sent to search the Land, who returned and made all-of
the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
37. [P] Even those men that did bring up the evil report from the land, fdied by the plague
before the LORD. [The LORD struck them down dead, all 10 of the princes who had been
in unity, but the wrong unity, which caused the congregation to murmur against the
LORD and against Moses, and Aaron.]
38. [P] g“But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were the men
that went to search the land, lived still. [Joshua and Caleb, who were in unity, with a
good report, were not punished, but were promised that they would enter the Promised
Land. This is a warning to ALL, to make sure that what you say, glorifies the LORD.
Remember, if it does not, then you will be held accountable for your sin.]
39. And Moses told these sayings unto all-of the children of Israel: and the people hmourned
greatly. [The people mourned because the LORD brought them face-to-face with their sin,
and the ramifications of their sins.]
40. And they rose up early in the morning, and got themselves up into the top of the mountain,
saying, “Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD has promised: for
we have sinned. [They still wanted to go ahead into the Promised Land immediately, even
though the LORD had just told them they must wander in the wilderness for 40 years,
until all-of the men above 20 years old die in the wilderness. Even after the 10 princes
have all died in one night because of their disobedience, they still have not learnt their
lesson, to obey the LORD, without question, and without rebellion. Therefore, the LORD
had to teach them another lesson!]
41. [W] And Moses said, “Why now do you itransgress the commandment of the LORD? BUT
it shall not prosper.
42. [W] "Go not up, for the LORD is not among you: that you be not smitten before your
enemies. [Because of your rebellion to His commandments, the LORD has withdrawn His
protection and blessings from you. You will be smitten by your enemies if you go up.]
43. *** (Conclusion), [W] "For jthe Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and
you shall fall by the sword: because you are turned away from the LORD, therefore, the
LORD will not be with you. [[IF] you want to go up, [THEN] it is at your own risk, because
the LORD is not going with you, and you will be killed with the sword.]
44. [RC] But they presumed to go up, unto the hill top: nevertheless, the Ark of the Covenant
of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. [Moses and the Ark did not leave
the camp; but it does not say whether Aaron stayed in the camp or not.]
45. [FP] THEN the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and
smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.

Chapter 15: Meat & Drink Offerings ~ With a Meal Offering

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say to them, “When you come into the land of
your inhabitations, which I give unto you.

a
13:25 d
Or, altering of My f
1 Corinthians 10:10; h
Exodus 33:4.
b
Ezekiel 4:6 purpose. Hebrews 3:10, 17; Jude i
2 Chronicles 24:20
c
Leviticus 5:1 e
13:32 5. j
See verses 25,45;
g
13:8,16 13:29.

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3. [C] “And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in
a
performing (separating) ba vow, or in a free-will offering, or cin your solemn feasts, to
make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
4. [C] "Then shall he that offers his offering unto the LORD shall bring a meal offering of a
tenth deal of flour mingled with a fourth part of a hin of oil. [The one who brings the
offering, shall also give the LORD a (meal) grain offering. It should be three quarts of fine
flour, mixed with three pints of olive oil.]
5. [C] "And the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink offering, shall you prepare with the
burnt offering , or sacrifice, for one lamb. [Three pints of wine shall accompany each lamb
that is a burnt offering, or a sacrifice offered.]
6. [C] "Or for a ram , you shall prepare for meal offering two-tenth deals of flour, mingled
with the third part of a hin of oil. [IF] the sacrifice is to be a ram, [THEN] use 6 quarts of
fine flour, mixed with four pints of oil, and it shall be accompanied by three quarts of wine
for the drink offering.]
7. [C] "And for a drink offering, you shall offer one third part of a hin (3 quarts) of wine, for
sweet savour unto the LORD.
8. [C] "And when you prepare a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing
a vow, or dpeace offerings unto the LORD,
9. [C] "Then he will bring ewith a bullock a meal offering of three tenths deal of fine flour,
mingled with half a hin of oil. [With the bullock must be a meal offering of 6 quarts of
fine flour, mingled with 3 quarts of oil, plus 3 quarts of wine.]
10. [C] "You shall bring for a drink offering of half a hin (3 quarts) of wine, for an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
11. [C] "fThus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.
12. [C] "According to the number that you shall prepare, so shall you do to everyone,
according to their number.
13. [C] "All that are born of the country shall do after these things, after this manner, in
offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
14. [C] "And if a stranger sojourns with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations,
and will offer and offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as you do, so
shall he do.
15. [C] "One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger
that sojourns with you, an ordinance forever in your generations: as you are, so shall the
stranger be before the LORD. [Just think about this; when the Third Temple is built, then
both Jews and Arabs who were born in Israel, can go and offer sacrifices in the Temple ~
if they choose to do so. Also, Gentiles who come to Israel could also offer sacrifices at this
Temple. One Ordinance for ALL!]
16. [C] "ONE LAW AND ONE MANNER SHALL BE FOR YOU, AND FOR THE STRANGER THAT
SOJOURNS WITH YOU”. [ALL ARE EQUAL BEFORE THE LORD (Because we are all
SINNERS!)]
17. And the Lord spoke unto Moses saying,
18. [C] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, “When you come into the land
where I bring you. [Here again, the LORD is reminding the people of His eternal covenant
that He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), that the land has already been
allocated to the people of Israel, irrespective of who are presently living there at the
moment. In God’s eyes they already “own it”, even though at this time in their history,
they have not taken “possession” of it. ]
19. [C] "Then it shall be, that, when you eat of gthe bread of the land, you shall offer up a
heave offering unto the LORD. [This is a first fruit offering, from the harvest of your grain.]

a
[h]~ separating c
Leviticus 23:8,12,36; d
Leviticus 7:11 g
Compare with Joshua
b
Leviticus 7:16; Numbers 28:19; e
28:12,14 5:11,12.
22:18,21 Deuteronomy 16:10 f
See chapter 28.

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20. [C] a"You shall offer a cake of bthe first of your dough, for a heave offering: as you do cthe
heave offering of the threshing floor, so shall you heave it.
21. [C] "Of the first of your dough you shall give unto the LORD, a heave offering in your
generations.
22. [CP] "And d[IF] you have erred, and not observed all-of these commandments, which the
LORD has spoken unto Moses.
23. [CP] “Even all that Moses had commanded, which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, from
the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations.
[We have now been receiving instructions from the LORD through the hands of Moses,
now for 15 chapters; do any remember all-of the instructions, statutes, and about how to
prepare the offerings, and what offering is relative to which sin, and whether it is required
to be a bullock, a ram, a baby sheep or a kid goat, whether it be male or female?
Remember at this stage, they don’t have their Hebrew language, nor Hebrew script. It is
all written in the Egyptian script and spoken in the Egyptian language. It may have been
carved in stone tablets, later in pottery, or papyrus. BUT whatever method was used, we
praise the LORD that these writings have been preserved over the centuries, in fact over
the millennia.]
24. [CP] [THEN] it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance, without the knowledge of
the congregation, that all-of the congregation shall offer one young bullock, for a burnt
offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, together ewith his meal offering and his drink
offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
25. [C] "fAnd the priest shall make an atonement for all-of the congregation of the children
of Israel, and it shall be forgiven; for it is ignorance, and they shall their offering, a sacrifice
made by fire, unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance:
26. [C] "And it shall be forgiven all-of the congregation of the children of Israel, and also the
stranger that sojourns among them; seeing all-of the people were in ignorance.
27. [C] "And gIF any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a female kid goat of the
first year, for a sin offering.
28. [C] "And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sins ignorantly, when he
sins in ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven
him. [But once you have realised that sin which you did in ignorance has been forgiven
you, then you cannot claim ignorance of that sin again.]
29. [C] h"You shall have one law for him, that sins through ignorance, both for him that is
born of the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourns among them. [One law
for all the residence of the land of Israel.]
30. [C] i"But the soul that does ought jpresumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a
stranger, the same reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his
people. [But anyone who deliberately makes a “mistake”, whether he is a native Israeli,
or a foreigner, is blaspheming Jehovah, and shall be cut off from among his people.]
31. [C] "Because he has kdespised the Word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment,
that soul shall be utterly cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. [For he that despised the
commandment of the LORD, and deliberately failed to obey His law, He must be executed,
and die in his sin.]
32. And while the children of Israel was in the wilderness, they found a man that lgathered
sticks on the Sabbath Day.
33. And they that found him gathering sticks, brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto
all-of the congregation.
34. And they put him min ward (jail), because it was not declared what should be done to him.

a
Deuteronomy 26:2,10 e
See verses 8-10. i
Compare Deuteronomy k
2 Samuel 12:9; 2
b
Nehemiah 10:37; f
Leviticus 4:20 17:12; Psalm 19:13; Chronicles 36:16;
Ezekiel 44:30 g
Leviticus 4:27,28. Hebrews 10:26. Proverbs 13:13.
c
Leviticus 2:14; 23:10- h
See verse 15. j
[h]~ with a high hand l
Exodus 35:3; Exodus
17. 20:8
d
Leviticus 4:2 m
Leviticus 24:12

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35. [C] "And the LORD said unto Moses, athe man shall be surely put to death: all-of the
congregation shall bstone him with stones outside of the camp. [EVERYONE IN THE CAMP
SHALL STONE HIM TO DEATH, OUTSIDE OF THE CAMP. THIS IS A WARNING TO ALL WHO
DECIDE TO DELIBERATELY DISOBEY THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE LORD.]
36. [C] "And all-of the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him with
stones, and he died, just as the LORD commanded Moses. [Notice that the LORD is the
ultimate judge, THERE ARE NO APPEALS TO A HIGHER COURT!]
37. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,
38. [C] "Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them cthat they make them fringes, in the
borders of their garments, throughout their generations; and they put upon the fringe of
the borders a ribband of blued. [[h]~ Tekheleth, type of snail where they get the blue die
from, for this cloth. Used also in the veil in front of the of Holy of Holies.]
39. [C] "And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that you may look upon it and remember all-of
the commandments of the LORD (613 of them); AND THAT YOU eSEEK NOT AFTER YOUR
OWN HEART, AND YOUR OWN EYES, after which you used to go a whoring.
40. [C] "That you may remember, and “DO” all-of MY commandments, and be fHoly (Kadosh)
unto your God. [God makes it very clear that it is not good enough just to “remember”
all-of His commandments. He also expects that YOU “DO” all-of His commandments as
well.]
41. [C] "I AM the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God:
I AM the LORD your God. [You lot better get it through your heads. I AM the LORD; I AM
your GOD and also your BOSS. The LORD makes this clear, because He already knows
that a revolt is coming!]

Chapter 16: Rebellion of Korah. The Earth Swallows them Up!

1. [RC] Now gKorah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and hDathan, and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and ON, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
2. [RC] And the rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel , two hundred &
fifty (250) princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: [So, now
we have the beginning of a rebellion against Moses, and against the LORD, who brought
them out of Egypt, and His commandments, which established Moses and Aaron in their
Offices, before the Children of Israel.]
3. [RC] And ithey gathered themselves together against Moses, and against Aaron, and said
unto them, “jYou take too much upon you, seeing that all-of the congregation are holy,
every one of them, and the LORD is among them; Why then do you lift yourselves up
above the congregation of the LORD? [They went to Moses and Aaron and said to them,
“We have had enough of your presumption; you are no better than anyone else; everyone
in Israel has been chosen by the LORD, and He is with all-of us. What right do you have
to put yourself forward, claiming that we must obey you, and acting like you are greater
than anyone else among all-of these of the LORD?” Now Moses could have said to them,
“Did the LORD call you up the mountain twice to receive the Law from Him?” But he did
not say that.]
4. And when Moses heard it, khe fell upon his face:
5. [P] And he spoke to Korah, and unto all-of his company, saying, “Even tomorrow the LORD
will show you who are His, and who is holy: and will cause him to come near to Him: even
him who He has lchosen will He cause to come near unto Him.
6. [C] "This is what you do: Take mcensers, Korah and all-of his company,

a
Exodus 31:14,15 e
Compare with Ezekiel h
See 26:9. Compare with Exodus
b
Leviticus 24:14-16. 6:9. i
Psalm 106:16-18 28:1.
c
Deuteronomy 22:12; f
Leviticus 11:44,45 j
[h]~ it is much for you. m
Leviticus 10:1
d
This verse (38) is to be g
Exodus 6:16,18,21; k
14:5: 20:6
rad after the Shimah is Ecclieasticus l
17:5; 1 Samuel 2:28;
sung. 45:18,19; Jude 11. Psalm 105:26;

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7. [CP] "And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow: and it
shall be that the man whom the LORD does choose, he shall be holy: you take too much
upon you, you sons of Levi. [Prepare yourselves for tomorrow, because the LORD will go
amongst you, and then you will know who is holy and who is not. You presume too much,
you sons of Levi.]
8. [C] And Moses said unto Korah, “Hear, I pray you, you sons of Levi:
9. [C] "Seems it but aa small thing to you, that the God of Israel, has separated you from the
children of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the Tabernacle of the
LORD, and to stand before the Congregation, to minister unto them? [Don’t you realise
what a special thing that the LORD had done, by separating you out of the Children of
Israel, to be a tribe separated unto Himself?]
10. [RC] "And He brought you near to Him, and all-of your brethren, the sons of Levi with
you: and seek you the priesthood also? [The LORD has assigned you special tasks, do
you want to take over the Priesthood also? ]
11. [RC] "For which cause both you and all-of your company are gathered together against
the LORD: band what is Aaron, that you murmur against him?
12. [C] "And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab to come up, which said:
‘We will not come up’.
13. [RC] “Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk
and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except that you cmake yourself altogether a prince
over us.
14. [RC] (Despite your promises) you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and
honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: will you dput out the eyes of these
men? We will not come up!
15. And Moses was very angry and said unto the LORD: “eRespect not their offering: fI have
not taken one ass, (mule, donkey) from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16. [C] And Moses said unto Korah, “Be you and all-of your company gbefore the LORD, you
and them, and Aaron tomorrow.
17. [C] "And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring yourselves before
the LORD, every man with his censer, two hundred and fifty censers, you also, and Aaron,
each of you with your censers.
18. And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and
stood in the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, with Moses and Aaron. [So, now
that have prepared themselves and presented themselves before the door of the
Tabernacle of the Congregation, before Moses, Aaron and the LORD, to await His decision.]
19. And Korah gathered all-of the congregation against them, unto the door of the Tabernacle
of the Congregation: and hthe Glory of the LORD appeared unto all-of the congregation.
20. And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron saying,
21. [C] "Separate yourself from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a
moment. [Get to safety, separate yourself from this congregation, so that I can destroy
them in an instant.]
22. And they ifell upon their faces, and said, O God, jthe God of the spirits of all flesh, shall
one man sin, and will you be angry with all-of the congregation?
23. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,
24. [C] Speak unto the congregation, saying, “Get up from about the tabernacle of Korah,
Dathan and Abiram.
25. And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram: and the elders of Israel followed
him.

a
Isaiah 7:13; 1 Samuel e
Compare with Genesis h
See 14:10 Zechariah 12:1;
18:23 4:4,5 i
14:5; 20:6. Hebrews 12:9.
b
Exodus 16:8 f
1 Samuel 12:3; Acts j
27:16; Job 12:10;
c
Exodus 2:14; Acts 20:33; 2 Corinthians Ecclesiastes 12:7; See
7:27,35. 7:2. also Isaiah 57:16;
d
[h]~ bore out
g
1 Samuel 12:3,7

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26. [C] And he spoke unto the congregation, saying, “aDepart, I pray you, from the tents of
these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you bbe consumed in all-of their sins.
27. [FC] So they got up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side:
And Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives
and their sons, and their little children.
28. [P] “Hereby shall you know that the LORD has sent me to do all-of these works: for I have
not done them of my own mind, (nor in my own strength).
29. [CP] [“IF] these men die cthe common death of men, of it they be visited after a visitation
of all men; [THEN] the LORD has not sent me.
30. [CP] “BUT [IF] the LORD dmakes a new thing, and ethe earth open her mouth, and swallow
them up, with all that appertains unto them, and they fgo down quick not the pit; [THEN]
you shall understand that these men ghave provoked the LORD. [IF] you see the ground
open up and swallow all-of them, and their belongings, [THEN] you shall understand that
these men got the LORD angry enough to destroy them and their families, to blot out their
family line forever.]
31. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all-of these words, that the
ground clave asunder, that was under them.
32. And the earth opened he mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all-of the
men that appertained unto Korah, an all-of their goods.
33. [FP] They, and all that pertained unto them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth
closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. [The prophecy was
spoken and immediately accomplished what was spoken.]
34. And all-of Israel that was round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, “lest
the earth swallow us up also".
35. And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the 250 men that offered incense
before the LORD. [The LORD is prepared to kill the sinful ones (the leaven) so that the
rest remains holy. The same applies in Revelation chapter 3; where the LORD is prepared
to remove the names of the sinful members in the church, so that those “who have not
soiled their clothes”, will not be tempted, but remain holy.]
36. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
37. [C] "Speak unto hEleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of
the burning, and scatter the fire yonder, for they are hallowed.
38. *** (Conclusion), The censers of these isinners against their own souls, let them make
them into broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD,
therefore, they are hallowed: jand they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. [These
censers are made of silver are holy because they were offered before the LORD, so, as a
sign of warning and remembrance, to the generations of priests that are to follow in this
role, these censers are to be made into silver plates to cover the altar.]
39. [FC] And Eleazar the priest, took the brazen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had
offered: and they were made into broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40. [FC] “To be a memorial to the children of Israel, kthat no stranger, which is not of the seed
of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and his
company~ as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
41. But on the (following ) morning, all-of the congregation of the children of Israel, murmured
against Moses, and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD!”
42. And it came to pass when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against
Aaron, that they looked towards the Tabernacle of the Congregation; and behold, lthe
cloud covered it, and the Glory of the LORD appeared.
43. And Moses and Aaron came before the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

a
Genesis 19:12-14; c
[h]~ as every man g
14:11 j
17:10; 26:10.
Isaiah 52:11; 2 dies. h
3:32; 4:16;19:3 & k
3:10; 2 Chronicles
Corinthians 6:17; d
[h]~ create a creature continue. 26:18.
Revelation 18:4 e
Genesis 4:11 i
Proverbs 20:2; l
Exodus 40:34
b
Genesis 19:15,17 f
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44. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
45. [C] "aGet you up from among this congregation, so that I bmay consume them in a
moment. And they both fell on their faces (before the LORD). [Again, the LORD threatens
to destroy the whole rebellious nation of Israel, with a plague.]
46. [C] "And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and
put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them:
c
for there is a wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun.
47. [C] "And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation;
and behold, the plague had begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made
an atonement for the people.
48. And he stood between the dead and the living; and dthe plague was stayed. [At the risk
of his own life because of the plague, and also of becoming defiled by the dead bodies,
Aaron went out to do the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.]
49. [FP] Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand – seven hundred (14,700)
besides those that died about the matter of Korah. [In Numbers 14:29, we see that
approximately 15,000 people died each year over the 40 years that the nation was forced
to remain in the wilderness. This would have been the first time this took place.]
50. And Aaron returned unto Moses, unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and
the plague was stayed. [And if the children of Israel was spiritually awake, they would
have learnt a valuable lesson from these events. DON’T REBEL AGAINST THE LORD, IT
HAS ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES!]

Chapter 17: Aaron’s Rod Blossoms & Bears Almonds in One Night.

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] “Speak unto the children of Israel , and take of every one of them a rod according to
the house of their fathers, of all-of the princes according to their fathers, 12 rods: write
every man’s name upon his rod. [This is to sort out the sheep from the goats. If we were
to do this today, what would be the result for your family?]
3. [C] "And you shall write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the
head of the house of their fathers.
4. [C] "And you shall lay them up in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, ewhere I will meet
with you. [After Exodus chapter 40, Moses could not enter the Holy Place (because of the
Gold Calf), but the LORD spoke to Moses from between the cherubim.]
5. [C] "And it shall come to pass that the man’s rod, fwhom I shall choose, shall blossom;
and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel , gwhereby
they murmur against Me.
6. [FC] And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, and every one of their prices gave him
h
a rod apiece, for each prince one (rod), according to their father’s houses, even twelve
rods, and the rod of Aaron was among their rods; (making thirteen rods in all.)
7. [FC] And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in ithe Tabernacle of Witness. [At the
risk of his own life Moses, who was the brother of Aaron, not one of his sons, went INTO
THE TABERNACLE OF WITNESS. This is just after 250 of the tribe of Levi had been killed
for wanting to do the same thing.]
8. [FM] And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the Tabernacle of Witness
(again): and behold, and the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought
forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds, (overnight). [Here indeed was
a miracle: 13 rods were placed in the Tabernacle of Witness the night before and Aarons’

a
Swee verses 21,24 d
25:8; 2 Samuel 24:21, h
A rod for one prince, a Chronicles 24:6; Acts
b
See verse 21 25; Psalm 106:30. rod for one prince 7:44.
c
Leviticus 10:6; see also
e
Exodus 25:22 i
Exodus 38:21;
Numbers 8:19; 11:33.
f
16:5 Numbers 18:2; 2
g
16:11

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 rod, representing the Tribe of Levi have budded, blossomed and yielded almonds, all in
12 hours.]
9. And Moses brought out all-of the rods from before the LORD unto the children of Israel:
and they looked and took every man his rod.
10. [C] And the LORD said to Moses, “Bring aAarons’ rod again before the Testimony, bto be
kept cfor a token against the drebels; and you shall quite take away their murmurings
from Me, that they die not.
11. [FC] And Moses did so, as the Lord commanded Him, so did he.
12. And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying, “Behold, we die, we perish, we all
perish.
13. e
Whosoever comes anything near unto the Tabernacle of the LORD shall die: Shall we be
consumed by dying? [Instead of praising the LORD after seeing the miracle of the budding
rod, the people of Israel, grumbled even more. This was indeed testing the LORD'S divine
patience.]

Chapter 18: Charge of the Priests; The Portions of the Priests & the Levites.

1. [C] And the LORD said unto Aaron, “fYou and your sons, and your father’s house, with
you, shall gbear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you, shall bear
the iniquity of your priesthood. [You and your sons shall be responsible for any iniquity,
or breach of My Word within the Tabernacle. You and your sons shall be responsible for
the holiness of My Tabernacle.]
2. [C] "And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your Father shall come with
you, that they may be hjoined unto you, and iminister unto you; BUT only you and your
sons with you shall minister before the Tabernacle of Witness. [So, here is where the
LORD starts to make very clear, the division of the functions and responsibilities within
the Tabernacle.]
3. [C] "And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all-of the Tabernacle; only they
shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary, and the altar, that neither
they, nor you also, DIE. [The LORD had defined the boundaries for the Levites that are
not in the direct line of Aaron. They are to look after the Tabernacle, but must not come
into the holy presence of the vessels that are used in the sanctuary, or on the altar. And
then the LORD tells Aaron directly that [IF] they do come in contact with these items, they
will die ~ but also Aaron will die as well. So, Aaron, if you want to live, make sure they
don’t come near these items!]
4. [CP] "And they shall be joined unto you, and keep the charge of the Tabernacle of the
Congregation, for all-of the services of the Tabernacle; gand a stranger shall not come
near unto you. [And as the LORD has already instructed Aaron, IF anyone come near unto
you, or the Holy items, [THEN] you both will die.]
5. [C] "And you shall jkeep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the Altar: kthat
there be no wrath anymore upon the children of Israel. [Your direct responsibility is the
Sanctuary and the Altar, and all-of the vessels used in their places]
6. [C] "And I behold, have ltaken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel:
m
to you, they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the services of the Tabernacle of the
congregation. [So now we have the first outline of the Levitical Priesthood. Aaron and His
sons shall minister in the Holy Place, ministering to the LORD and the People, BUT the
Levites are responsible for the functions of the Tabernacle of the Congregation itself, but
are allowed to work among the congregation, but forbidden to minister unto the LORD.]

a
Hebrews 9:4 e
1:51: 3:10,38; h
Compare with Genesis l
3:12,45.
b
3:7; 18:3-5; 19:9 18:4,7,22. 29:34. m
3:9; 8:19.
c
16:38 f
17:13
d
[h]~ the children of g
See verse 23; See also j
3:38
rebellion Exodus 28:38. k
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7. *** (Conclusion), Therefore, you and your sons with you, ashall keep your Priest’s Office,
for everything of the altar, and bwithin the veil; and you shall serve (there): I have given
your Priest’s Office unto you as a “service of gift”: and the stranger that comes near to
you shall be put to death. [The Priest’s office that has been bestowed upon you, has been
given as a “Gift of service”. It is not a gift to be lauded over people, but a gift of leadership
and spiritual understanding, so that the whole nation of Israel continues to follow MY
instructions and ordinances, so that they may prosper in the lands that I promised to their
forefathers.]
8. [C] And then spoke unto Aaron, “Behold, cI also have given you the charge of My heave
offerings of all-of the hallowed things of the children of Israel: unto You have I given them
d
by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, by an ordinance forever.
9. [C] "This shall be yours of the Most Holy Things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of
theirs, every emeat offering of theirs, and every fsin offering of theirs, and every gtrespass
offering of theirs, which they shall render unto Me, shall be Most Holy for you and for
your sons.
10. [C] "hIn the Most Holy place shall you eat it; every male shall eat it; it shall be holy unto
you. [You cannot put it in a “doggie bag” and take it home for the family to eat it. Nor can
any female eat it! It must be all consumed by men in the Holy Place, before the LORD.]
11. [C] "And this is yours; ithe heave offering of their gift, with all-of the wave offerings of
the children of Israel: I have given them unto you, and to your sons, and to your daughters
with you, by a statute forever; jeveryone that is clean in your house shall eat of it. [So,
these offerings you can take home, and your whole family, who are clean in your house,
can eat of it.]
12. [C] "kAll the best of the oil, and of the lbest of the wine, and of the wheat, mthe first fruits
of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given to you.
13. [C] "And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, nwhich they bring unto the LORD, shall be
yours: oeveryone that is clean in your house shall eat of it. [So, these offerings you can
take home, and your whole family, who are clean in your house, can eat of it.]
14. [C] "pEverything devoted in Israel shall be Yours.
15. [C] "qEverything that opens the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD,
whether it be of men or beasts, shall be yours: nevertheless, rthe firstborn of man surely
shall you redeem, and the firstling of the unclean beasts shall you redeem.
16. [C] "And those that are to be redeemed from one month old shall you redeem, according
to your estimations, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, swhich
is twenty gerahs.
17. [C] "But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you
shall not redeem; for they are holy: tYou shall sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and
then burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. [So,
the firstborn of a cow, sheep, or goat must be killed, the blood sprinkled upon the altar of
the LORD, and then burn the fat of that offering, as a sweet savour unto the LORD, but
as explained in the next verse, the flesh of the offering are yours, for you and your sons
and your daughters.]
18. [C] "And the flesh of them shall be yours, as the uwave breast, and as the right shoulder
are yours.
19. [C] "All-of the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel, offer unto
the LORD, have I given to you, and your sons and your daughters with you, by a statute
forever; vIt a covenant of salt forever before the LORD for you and for your seed with you.
a
3:10 g
Leviticus 7:7: 14:13. m
23:19 s
Exodus 30:13
b
Hebrews 9:3,6 h
Leviticus n
Exodus 34:26; t
Leviticus 3:2,5
c u
Leviticus 7:32 6:16,18,26,29; 7:6. Leviticus 2:14; Exodus 29:26,28
d
Exodus 29:29; See also i
Exodus 29:27,28; Deuteronomy 26:2. v
2 Chronicles 13:5; see
Exodus 40:13,15. Leviticus 7:30,34. o
See verse 11. also Leviticus 2:13.
e
Leviticus 2:2,3; j
Compare with Leviticus p
Leviticus 27:28
10:12,13. 2:3,11-13. q
Exodus 13:2
f
Leviticus 4:22,24; k
Deuteronomy 18:4 r
Exodus 13:13
6:25,26. l
[h]~ fat

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20. [C] "And the LORD spoke unto Aaron, “ You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither
shall you have any part among them: aI AM your part and your inheritance among the
children of Israel. [There is no greater inheritance than to be told by the LORD Himself,
that God Almighty is your inheritance.]
21. [C] "And behold, bI have given the children of Levi, all the tenth of Israel, for an
inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tabernacle of the
Congregation. [As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, shall be paid for their services with
a tithe from the entire land of Israel.]
22. [C] "cNeither must the children of Israel henceforth come near the Tabernacle of the
Congregation, dlest they bear sin, eand die. [From now on, says the LORD, Israelites other
than the priests and the Levites shall not enter the sanctuary, lest they be judged guilty
and die.]
23. [C] "But the Levites shall do the service of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and they
shall bear their iniquity: It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that
among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
24. *** (Conclusion), "But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave
offering unto the LORD, I have given unto the Levites to inherit: Therefore, I have said
unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
After giving all-of these specific instructions to Aaron, regarding the office of the Priests and
the responsibilities of the Levites, the LORD now turns His attention back to Moses to
speak to the whole Nation of Israel.
25. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
26. [C] "Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, “When you take of the children of
Israel, the tithes which I have given you, from them for your inheritance, then you shall
offer up a heave offering of it unto the LORD, feven a tenth part of the tithe. [Even the
Priests and the Levites are expected to give a 10% tithe from the offerings that they
receive as their inheritance. No-one is excluded from giving the LORD a tithe.]
27. [C] "And this, your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn
of the threshing floor, and as the fulness of the winepress. [The LORD has not changed
His Laws or statutes. The priests of the congregations are also expected to make a 10%
tithe from their stipend and/or salary, depending upon their contract arrangements.]
28. [C] "THUS, you shall also offer a heave offering unto the LORD, of all-of YOUR tithes,
which you receive of the Children of Israel; and you shall give thereof the LORD'S heave
offering to Aaron the priest.
29. [C] "Out of all-of your gifts , you shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the
g
best (fat) thereof, even the hallowed part thereof, out of it.
30. *** (Conclusion), Therefore, you shall say unto them, “When you have heaved the abest
(fat) thereof from it, hthen it shall be counted unto the Levites, as the increase of the
threshing floor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31. [C] "And you shall eat it in every place, you and your households; for it is iyour reward
for your service in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
32. [C] "And you shall jbear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it the best of
it: neither shall you kpollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest you die!”

Chapter 19: The Water of Separation: The Laws & “How To” Use them.

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

a
Deuteronomy 10:9; 12:44; Hebrews g
[h]~ fat. j
Leviticus 19:8; 22:16
12:12; 18:1,2; Joshua 7:5,8,9. h
See verse 27 k
Compare Leviticus 22:
13:14;33; 14;3: 18:7; c
17:13 i
Compare with Matthew 2,15.
Ezekiel 44:28. d
Leviticus 22:9 10:10; Luke 10:7; 1
b
Leviticus 27:30,32; e
[h]~ to die. Corinthians 9:4-14; 1
Nehemiah 10:37; f
Nehemiah 10:38 Timothy 5:17,18.

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 2. [C] "This is the Ordinance of the Law which the
Lord has commanded, saying, “Speak unto the
children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer
without spot, wherein there is no blemish, aand
upon which there has never been a yoke.
3. [C] "And you shall give her unto Eleazar the priest,
that he may bring her bforth outside of the camp,
and one shall slay her before his face. [In 2022,
five (5) red heifers arrived from the USA so that
this sacrifice can take place, before the
commencement of the construction of the Third
Temple on the Temple Mount, as per the design
and construction methods detailed in Ezekiel
chapters 40-48. Christians, you need to be aware
of the signs of the Times.]
4. And Eleazar, the priest, shall take of her blood with his finger, and csprinkle of her blood
directly before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, seven times:
5. [C] "And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; dher skin and her flesh, and her blood, with
her dung, shall he burn. [This heifer is so holy that not even the priest are allowed to eat
any of it.]
6. [C] "And the priest shall take ecedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet (thread), and cast it
into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
7. [C] "Then the priest fshall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and
afterwards he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the evening.
8. [C] "And he that burns her, shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water,
and shall be unclean until the evening.
9. [C] "And a man that is clean shall gather up gthe ashes of the heifer, and lay them up
outside of the camp in ha clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the
children of Israel, ifor a “water of separation”: it is a purification for sin.
10. [C] "And he that gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean
until the evening: and it shall be unto the Children of Israel, and unto the stranger that
sojourns amongst them, for a stature forever. [Notice that the priest and the person who
killed the heifer had to:
11. Wash their clothes in water, and
12. Wash their own flesh in water, and
13. Be unclean until the evening. But the person who collects the ashes and stores them in a
clean place, only has to,
14. Wash his clothes in water, and then be unclean until the evening. He does not have to
wash his own flesh in water.]
15. [C] "jHe that touches a dead body of any man, shall be unclean for seven days.
16. [CP] "He shall purify himself with (water that is run through the ashes of the red heifer),
on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: BUT [IF] he does not purify
himself on the third day, [THEN] on the seventh day he shall not be clean.
17. [C] "Whosoever touches the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifies not himself,
defiles the Tabernacle of the LORD, and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the
water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean: his uncleanness is
yet still upon him. [If the man fails to purify himself he has defiled the Tabernacle of the
LORD and he shall be excommunicated out of the Tribes of Israel. He will be forever
outside the Lord’s protection.]

a
Deuteronomy 21:3; 1 c
Leviticus 4:6,17; e
Leviticus 14:4,6,49. i
31:23.
Samuel 6:7. 16:14,19; Hebrews f
Leviticus 11:25; 15:5. j
Leviticus 21:1; Numbers
b
Leviticus 4:12: 9:13. g
Hebrews 9:13. 5:2; 9:6,10.
Compare with Hebrews d
Exodus 29:14; Leviticus h
Leviticus 4:12; 6:11;
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18. [C] "This is the law, when a man dies in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that
are in the tent, shall be unclean for seven days.
19. [C] "And every aopen vessel which has no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
20. [C] "And whosoever touches one that has been slain with the sword in the open fields, or
a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean for seven days.
21. [C] "And for an unclean person they shall take of the bashes of the burnt heifer of
purification of sin, and crunning water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
22. [C] "And a clean person shall take dhyssop, and dip it into the water, and sprinkle it upon
the tent, and upon all-of the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him
that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
23. [C] "And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean, eon the third day, and fon the
seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and gwash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean at evening.
24. *** (Conclusion), "BUT the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that
soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary
of the LORD: the water of separation has not been sprinkled upon him: therefore, he is
unclean.
25. [C] "And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkles the water of
separation shall wash his clothes, and he that touches the water of separation shall be
unclean until the evening.
26. [C] "And hwhatsoever the unclean person touches shall be unclean: and the soul that
touches it shall be unclean until evening.

Chapter 20: Miriam Dies; Edom Refuses Passage, & Aaron Dies

1. Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, iinto the desert of Zin, in
the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and jMiriam died there, and was buried
there. [Now the Children of Israel came into the Desert of Zin and Miriam died in the first
month of the fortieth year since they had come out of Egypt. So, these first 20 chapters
covers a timeline of 40 years in the wilderness of Sinai and of the wilderness of Zin. The
next section of chapters are the preparation for the handover of the responsibilities of the
leadership of the Priests after Aaron dies, and the leadership of the Nation of Israel from
Moses to Joshua, in preparation for entering the Promised Land.]
2. k
And there was no water for the congregation: land they gathered themselves together
against Moses and against Aaron. [After that have been protected for 40 years, they still
fail to recognise that the LORD is protecting them, providing for them, and guiding them
every day of their lives. Therefore, the LORD has to remind them that He is in charge.]
3. And the people mchode with Moses, and spoke, saying, “Would God that we had died nwhen
our brethren died before the LORD". [Almost all-of the people over 20 years of age, who
came out of Israel have now died, and the younger generation maybe no longer remember
all-of the miracles, that the LORD did for them in Egypt and crossing the Red Sea.]
4. “And owhy have you brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that
we, and our cattle should all die there?” [They still don’t get it! They are here in this
wilderness because of their previous rebellions against the LORD; resulting in the deaths
of several thousands of people, who were over 20 years of age when they came out of
Egypt. The LORD has been trying to blend them and form them into a nation for His glory.
But alas, they still have a lot more to learn.]

a f k
Leviticus 11:32; Compare with Leviticus Compare with Exodus man. Compare with
Numbers 31:20. 14:9. 17:1 Exodus 17:2
b
[h]~ dust. g
Leviticus 15:5. l
16:19,42. n
11:1,33; 14:37;
c
[h]~ Living water shall h
Haggai 2:13 m
[h]~ a person who is 16:32,35,40.
be given. i
33:36; See also 13:21 unpleasant, o
Compare with Exodus
d
Exodus 12:22 j
Exodus 15:20; Numbers contemptible, or stupid, 17:3
e
See verse 12. 12:1 especially a

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5. “And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this evil place? It is
no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to
drink?” [They all had a complaining spirit operating within them, thinking that the
wilderness of Zin was eviler than the pagan gods of Egypt, because they did not have
seed, nor figs, or vines and/or pomegranates; they were thinking of their bellies, not their
spirits, which is the most important part of any human being.]
6. And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the
Tabernacle of the Congregation, and athey fell on their faces: and bthe glory of the LORD
appeared unto them.
7. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
8. [C] "cTake the rod (Aaron’s rod) and gather the assembly together, you, and Aaron your
brother, and you will speak unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth His
water, and dyou shall bring forth to them water out of the rock: so, you shall give the
congregation and their beasts water to drink. [Please take note it is Aaron’s rod that is
used to strike the rock; not the staff of Moses.]
9. [C] "And Moses took the rod efrom before the LORD, as He (the LORD) commanded him.
[Moses had to go into the Holy place to recover Aaron’s rod from before the presence of
the LORD and then to go before the rock as commanded by the LORD.]
10. And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he (Moses)
said unto them, “fHear me now, you rebels: must we fetch you water out of this rock?”
[Moses is so frustrated with this rebellious people; He says must WE (Moses & Aaron ~
not just do I have to give you water out of this rock?) He includes both of them in his
statement.]
11. And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he struck the rock twice: and gthe water
came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. [Moses was so
angry he struck the rock twice, (once for himself, and once for Aaron), INSTEAD OF
SPEAKING TO THE ROCK AS THE LORD HAD COMMANDED HIM!]
12. *** (Conclusion), And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron saying, “Because hyou
believed Me not, to isanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore, you shall
not bring the congregation into the land which I have given them”. [This was a
declaration by the LORD on both of them. Because they did not obey the LORD'S
instructions to “SPEAK” TO THE ROCK, they both had sinned, and therefore the
judgement upon both of them is that neither of them would lead the congregation of Israel
into the Promised Land. We have to be very careful when the LORD gives us specific
commands; we must do them EXACTLY as we are commanded; there is no allowance for
us to modify His commands. His ways are not our ways.]
13. [C] "jThis is the water of kMeribah (strife); because the children of Israel strove with the
LORD, and He was sanctified in them”.
14. l
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto mthe king of Edom; “Thus says nyour
brother Israel, You know all-of the travail that has obefallen us: [Moses and the king of
Edom are related through their shared ancestry as descendants of Isaac's twin sons, Jacob
and Esau: Jacob: The patriarch of the Israelites, and Esau: The founder of Edom and the
elder brother of Jacob.]
15. “pHow our fathers went down into Egypt, qand we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; rand
the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

a g j n
14:5: 16:4,22,45 Exodus 17:6; Deuteronomy 33:8; Deuteronomy 2:4-6;
b
14:10 Deuteronomy 8:15. Psalm 81:7; 95:8; 23:7; Obadiah 10:12.
c
Exodus 17:5 h
27:14; Deuteronomy 106:32 & continue. o
[h]~ found us.
d
Nehemiah 9:15; Isaiah 1:37; 3:26. k
[h]~ that is, strife. p
Genesis 46:6
43:20; 48:21. i
Ezekiel 20:41;36:23; l
Judges 11:16,17 q
Exodus 12:40
e
17:10 38:16. m
Genesis 36:39 r
Exodus 1:11 &
f
Psalm 106:32,33 continue.

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16. “And awhen we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and has
brought us forth out of Egypt: and behold, we are in Kadesh, a city on the uttermost of
your border:
17. “bLet us pass I pray thee, through your country: we will not pass
through the fields, nor the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water
of the wells; we will, go by the king’s highway, we will not turn to the
right, nor to the left, until we have passed your borders. [This was a
diplomatic request for safe passage through the kingdom of Edom. The
ancient land of Edom is located in what is now southwestern Jordan,
between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba]

18. And Edom said unto him, “You shall not pass by me, lest I come out against you with the
sword”. [Rule #1: Do not threaten God’s chosen people. It will have eternal consequences
for your nation.]
19. [CP] And the children of Israel said
unto him: “We will go by the
highway: and [IF] I and my cattle
drink of the water, [THEN] I will pay
for it: I will only, without doing
anything else, go through on my feet.
20. And He (Edom) said, “You shall not go
through. And Edom came out against
him with much people, and with a
strong hand". [They came out ready
for battle.]
21. Thus Edom, crefused to give Israel
passage though his border:
Wherefore Israel turned away from
him. [The Nation of Israel refused to
fight against their relatives.]
22. And the children of Israel, even the
whole congregation, journeyed from
d
Kadesh, and came unto eMount Hor.
[The attached map from the
Thompson Chain Reference Bible
shows, the journey from Egypt to the
Promised land of Canaan. You will see
that they had to do another loop back
to Kadesh Barnea, after the death of
Aaron and then before the death of
Moses, and their final journey into
Canaan, led by Joshua.]
23. And the LORD spoke unto Moses and
Aaron in Mount Hor, by the coast (the
Gulf of Aqaba) of the land of Edom,
saying,
24. “Aaron shall be fgather unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have
given unto the Children of Israel, because gyou rebelled against My Word, at the
water of Meribah". [This confirms that striking the rock was deemed by the LORD to be
a sin of BOTH Aaron and Moses. So, Aaron knew of his sin before his death, and that he
died in his sin.]
a
Exodus 2:23; 3:7. c
Deuteronomy 2:29 f
Genesis 25:8; 27:13; g
See verse 12.
b
21:22; Deuteronomy d
33:37 31:2; Deuteronomy
2:27. e
21:4 32:50.

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25. [C] "Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto Mount Hor:
26. [C] "And strip Aaron of his (priestly) garments and put them upon Eleazar his son: and
Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
27. AND Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into Mount Hor, in the sight
of all-of the congregation.
28. [C] And Moses stripped Aaron of all-of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son;
and Aaron died there in the top of Mount Hor: And Moses and Eleazar came down from
the mountain. [Now Eleazar was not permitted to touch to body of His father, otherwise
he would be defiled as He is now elevated to the office of High Priest.]
29. And when all-of the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron for
a
thirty days, even all-of the house of Israel.

Chapter 21: Israel Grumbles again & The LORD Sends Fiery Serpents.

1. And when bKing Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came,
c
by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
[These prisoners were the first Israelis to enter the Promised Land.]
2. [CP] dAnd Israel VOWED A VOW, unto the LORD, and said”, [IF] you will indeed deliver
into my hand, [THEN] eI will utterly destroy their cities.
3. And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they
utterly destroyed them, and their cities; and He called the name of the place, fHormah.
4. And gthey journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to hcompass (bypass)
the land of Edom; and the soul of the people were much idiscouraged because of the way.
[Instead of rejoicing that they had defeated the Canaanites and destroyed their cities, the
nation of Israel is whinging again! And the LORD'S patience in wearing then.]
5. And the people jspoke against God, and against Moses, “kWhy have you brought us up
out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water;
and our souls loath this light bread (manna). [Twice before they have complained about
their food and the LORD has provided. Twice before they have complained about having
no water, and twice before they had water provided from them out of the rock. From
scripture we can see that the LORD answers your complaints twice, BUT NOT 3 times!]
6. And the LORD sent lfiery serpents among the people,
and they bit the people; and many people in Israel died.
7. *** (Conclusion), mTherefore, the people came to Moses
and said, “WE have sinned, for nwe have spoken
against the LORD, and against you; oPray unto the LORD,
that He take away the serpents from us”. And Moses
n
prayed for the people.
8. [C] "And the LORD said unto Moses, “Make a fiery serpent
and put it up on a pole, and it shall come to pass, that
everyone that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live”.
9. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a
pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any
man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
[Eventually, King Hezekiah destroyed the bronze serpent, because the Israelites started
burning incense to it (2 King 18:4). I have been to this spot in 1995, and there is the monument
on the spot and the scripture in English & Hebrew quoting these scriptures. ]

a
Genesis 50:3; e
Leviticus 27:28,29. l
Deuteronomy 8:15; o
Exodus 8:8,28; 1
Deuteronomy 34:8 f
[h]~ utter destruction. Book of Wisdom Samuel 12:19; 1 Kings
b
33:40; Also compare g
20:22; 33:41. 16:1,5; 1 Corinthians 13:6; Acts 8:24.
Judges 1:16 h
Judges 11:18. 10:9
c
13:21 i
[h]~ or, grieved.
m
Psalm 78:34
d
Judges 28:20; Judges j
Psalm 78:19
n
See verse 5.
11:30. k
Exodus 16:3; 17:3.

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10. And the children of Israel set forward, and apitched in Oboth.
11. And they journeyed from Oboth and bpitched (their tents) at cIjeabarim, in the wilderness,
which is before Moab, towards the sunrising (towards the east).
12. From there they moved and pitched in dthe valley of Zared.
13. From there the moved and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness
that comes out of the coasts of the Amorites: for eArnon in the border Moab and the
Amorites.
14. Wherefore it is it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “fWhat He did in the Red
Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon”. [The Book of the Wars of Jehovah, and also referred to
as the Book of the Wars of Yahweh. A Lost book, with only fragments available in the
Museums, and the Dome of the Rock. This not to be confused with a book of the same
name published in 2021, (The Book of the Wars of Yahweh, by Laato, Antti).]
15. And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of gAr, and hlies upon the
border of Moab.
16. [P] And from there they went to Beer: that is the well where the LORD spoke unto Moses,
“Gather the people together, and I will give them water". [This time the LORD gave them
water without them first complaining, confirming that the LORD knows our needs even
before we ask Him.]
17. iThen Israel sang this song, “jSpring up, O well, ksing ye unto it”:
18. The princes dug the well, the nobles and the people dug it, by the direction of lthe
lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah.
19. And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
20. And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the mcountry (field) of Moab, to the top of nPisgah
(the hill), which looks towards oJeshimon (the wilderness). [And from Bamoth, down in
the valley, which is in the field of Moab, they went to the top of the hill, which looks
towards the wilderness.]
21. And pIsrael sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
22. “qLet me pass through the land: we will not turn into the fields, nor into the vineyards; we
will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s highway, until
we pass your borders”.
23. rAnd Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: But Sihon gathered all-of
his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and they came to
s
Jahaz and fought against Israel.
24. [FP] And tIsrael smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed the land from Arnon
unto uJabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon
was strong. [The LORD started to give them the land that He had promised to their
forefathers.]
25. [FP] And Israel took all-of these cities: and Israel dwelt in all-of the cities of the Amorites,
in Heshbon and in all-of the vvillages (daughter villages) thereof.
26. [FP] For Heshbon was the city of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who had fought against
the former king of Moab, and taken all-of his land out of his hands, even unto Arnon.
27. Wherefore, they that speak in wproverbs say, “Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be
built and be prepared:
28. “For there is xa fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame of the city of Sihon: it has consumed Ar
of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
29. “Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of yChemosh: he has given his sons that
escaped, and his daughters into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
a
33:43. h
[h]~ leans. q
20:17 u
Genesis 32:22.
b
33:44 i
Exodus 15:1 r
Deuteronomy 29:7 v
[h]~ daughters.
c j s w
[h]~ Or, heaps of [h]~ ascend. Deuteronomy 2:32; Psalm 49:4; 78:2;
Abarim. k
[h]~ answer. Judges 11:20. Isaiah 14:4.
d
Deuteronomy 2:13 l
Isaiah 33:22 t
Deuteronomy 2:33; x
Jeremiah 48:45,46
e
22:36; Judges 11:18 m
[h]~ field. Joshua 12:1,2; 24:8; y
Judges 11:24; 1 Kings
f
[h]~ Vaheb in Suphah n
[h]~ of the hill Nehemiah 9:22; Psalm 11:7,31; 2 Kings
g
Deuteronomy o
[h]~ the wilderness. 135:11; 136:19; Amos 23:13; Jeremiah
2:9,18,29. p
Deuteronomy 2:26,27. 2:9. 48:7,13.

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30. “We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto aDibon, and we have laid them
waste even unto Nophah, which reached unto bMedeba”.
31. [FP] Thus, Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. [Moses is leading the people of Israel,
and is now fulfilling the promise that the LORD made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
(Israel).]
32. And Moses sent to spy out cJaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the
Amorites that were there. [Sadly, they should have killed them, then there would not be
problems later.]
33. And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and OG the king of Bashan went out
against them, he and all-of his people, to the battle dat Edrei.
34. [C] And the LORD said unto Moses, “Fear him not, for I have delivered him into your
hands, and all-of his people, and all-of his land; and you shall do to him as you did into
Sihon, king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon”.
35. [FP] So, they smote him, and all-of his sons, and all-of his people, until there was not one
of them left alive: and they possessed the land.

Chapter 22: Balak sends Messengers unto Baalam.

[In the Bible, the name Balak means “waste”, or "wasting". It comes from the Hebrew verb
balak, which is rarely used and means "waste" or "lay waste".]
[In the Bible, Balaam is a non-Israelite prophet and diviner, who was hired by King Balak of
Moab to curse the Israelites, but instead blessed them. The name Balaam is made up of the
words "bela" and "am", which mean "cursing" and "a nation"].
So, from before these two people were even born, the LORD had his hand on them, by giving
them these two names, so when they are brought together, their names will mean something.
It is a waste of time trying to curse this nation. Balaam is also mentioned in Micah 6:5.]

1. And the children of Israel set forward and pitched ein the plains of Moab, on this side of
the Jordan by Jericho. [Now they are just one river crossing away from the Promised
Land.]
2. And Balak ~(wasting) the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3. And fMoab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was
distressed because of the Children of Israel.
4. And Moab said unto gthe elders of Midian, “Now shall this company lick up all that are
round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field”. And Balak the son of Zippor was
the king of the Moabites at this time.
5. He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam ~ (cursing a nation), the son of Beor, to
h
Pethor, which is by the river of the children of his people to call him, saying, “Behold,
There is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the iface of the earth, and
they abide over against me: [It is not advisable to consult “other spirits”, or to inquire to
“other gods”, because their answers will never glorify Jesus. It might sound good; but it
will lead you away from the truth ~ not towards it ~ UNLESS, as is in this case, the LORD
is orchestrating the whole event.]
6. *** (Conclusion), “Come now therefore, I pray you, curse me this people; for they are
too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we might smite them, and that I
might drive them out of the land; for I know that whom you bless are blessed, and he
whom you curse are cursed. [Balak makes a true statement here. I know who you bless,
are blessed; and who you curse are cursed.]

a
Jeremiah 48:18,22. d
Deuteronomy 1:4; 3:1; f
Exodus 15:15 h
23:7; Deuteronomy
b
Isaiah 15:2 Joshua 13:12. g
25:18; 31:8; Joshua 23:4.
c
32:1,3; Jeremiah 48:32 e
33:48,50 13:21 i
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7. And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with athe rewards of divination
in their hand: and they came to Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak. [Going
to get advice from a diviner of spirits is a sin. The LORD cannot bless it. He has to
intervene.]
8. And he said unto them, “Lodge here this night and I will bring you word again, as the
LORD shall speak unto me”, And the prince of Moab abode with Balaam. [Notice, Balaam
did not consult “other” gods; BUT he consulted the LORD Himself.]
9. b
And God came unto Balaam, and said, “What men are these with you”? [Interesting that
God appears to a person who has been asked to curse His chosen nation; but more
interesting, is that Balaam recognises who is speaking to him; God Almighty, the maker
of Heaven and earth, the One who knows everything. He already knows who these men
are!]
10. And Balaam said unto God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent unto me,
saying,
11. “Behold, there is a people which came out of Egypt, which covers the face of the earth:
come now, curse me them: peradventure cI shall be able to overcome them, and drive
them out".
12. And God said unto Balaam; “You shall NOT go with them; you shall NOT curse the people:
for dthey are blessed”.
13. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the prince of Balak, “Get you into your
land: for the LORD refuses to give me leave to go with you".[Here is a prophet, who
recognises the authority of the LORD and relays the LORD'S message back to the prince.]
14. And the princes of Moab rose up and they went unto Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to
come with us". [At this stage he is being obedient to the LORD who has stated for him
NOT to go with them.]
15. And Balak sent yet again princes, more and more honourable than they.
16. And they came to Balaam, and said unto him, “Thus says Balak, son of Zippor: ‘Let
nothing, I pray thee, hinder you from coming unto me.
17. *** (Conclusion), ‘For I will promote you unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever
you say unto me; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. [They pleaded with
him, offering him power, position & wealth, but He still waited upon the LORD; for that is
where the “real”, power, position and wealth dwells! ]
18. And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, “eIf Balak would give me his
house full of silver and gold, fI cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to
do less or more". [Even if you were to give me all-of these riches, I cannot deviate from
the Word of the LORD My God. This is a challenge for every Christian. IF someone
offered you 1 million dollars to curse someone, would you put aside your Christian values
for that? Would you still trust the LORD for your riches, or would you trust mankind ~
the secular world?]
19. *** (Conclusion), “Now therefore, I pray you, gtarry I pray thee, also here this night, that
I may know what the LORD will say unto me more". [Please stay here overnight while I
inquire of the LORD for further guidance in this matter.]
20. [CP] hAnd God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, “[IF] the men come to call
you, [THEN] rise up and go with them; BUT YET, the Word that I say unto you, THAT
shall you do. [Now look at this instruction of the LORD “very carefully”; “IF” the men
come to call you, “THEN” go with them.]
21. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled up his iass, and went with the princes
of Moab. [He went with them, BUT they never came to call HIM. He has broken the
commandment of the LORD. Balaam made the decision to go with them himself; He was
no longer obeying the word of the LORD. Therefore, the LORD must intervene!]

a
Compare with 1 Samuel c
[h]~ I shall prevail in f
1 Kings 22:14; 2 i
Judges 5:10
9:7,8. fighting against him. Chronicles 18:13
b
Compare with Genesis d
23:20 g
See verse 8.
20:3 e
24:13 h
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22. And God’s anger was kindled because he went: aand the bAngel of the LORD stood in the
way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants
were with him. [Why was God’s anger kindled against him? The previous night the LORD
spoke to Balaam and said to Him, [IF] the men come to call you, [THEN] rise up and go
with them; BUT they did not come and call him! He made the decision to go with them
himself, which was contrary to the LORD’S instructions. Therefore, the LORD himself
appeared on the road, as the Angel of the LORD to show His displeasure at Balaam’s
disobedience to His command the previous night.]
23. And the ass saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way, with His sword drawn in His
hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote
the ass, to turn her (back) into the way. [And the ass saw the Angel of the LORD standing
on the road, blocking their way, with His sword of Truth drawn in His Hand, so to protect
Balaam and himself, the ass turned aside into the field, where he was punished by
Balaam.]
24. But the angel of the LORD stood in the path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side,
and a wall on that side. [The Angel of the LORD was blocking them into a smaller area,
with no place to go to escape.]
25. And when the ass saw the Angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushing
Balaam’s foot against the wall: and He smote her again. [The ass was trying to escape
the presence of the LORD, but there was no escape.]
26. And the Angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no
way to turn to the left or to the right.
27. And when the ass saw the Angel of the LORD she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s
anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. [The ass realised there was not
escape, and the ass fell down in submission to the LORD; but Balaam still ignorant of the
LORD'S presence beats the ass again, this time in anger.]
28. And the Lord copened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, “what have I
done unto thee that you have smitten me these three times?” [First, Balaam did not
recognise the miracle; The LORD opened the mouth of the ass so that she can speak. And
she asks Balaam what have I done to warrant this beating three times?]
29. And Balaam said unto the ass, ”Because you have mocked me: I would that there were a
sword in my hand, for now would I kill you". [Balaam does not recognise the miracle ~ an
ass is talking to Him, and asking him logical questions, which demands a response. He did
not respond to the question; he reacted in anger! Christians have to learn to “RESPOND
to situations, not “REACT” to them!]
30. And the ass said unto Balaam, “Am I not your ass, dupon which you have ridden eever
since I was yours until this day? Was I ever want to do so unto you?” (Have I ever done
this to you before? ) And he answered the ass and said “NO”. [So, we have a Man of God,
listening to an ass speaking to him, and he is answering the ass. I wonder which one is
blinded and the silly ass?]
31. THEN the LORD fopened the eyes of Balaam, and He saw the Angel of the LORD standing
in the way, with His sword drawn in His hand: and he gbowed down his face, and hfell flat
on his face. [When the LORD opened His eyes, he prostrated himself before the LORD.]
32. And the Angel of the LORD said unto him, “Why have you smitten your ass these three
times? Behold, I went out ito withstand you, because you were perverse (wicked & wilful)
before me; [You are the reason I am here, because he have disobeyed my commandments
to you.]
33. “And the ass saw Me, and turned from Me, these three times; Unless she had turned from
Me, surely now also I had slain you, and saved her life. [The LORD made it clear that the

a
Compare with Exodus Himself in His spiritual e
[h]~ ever since you h
[h]~ Or, Bowed himself
4:24. form. was, & continue. on his face.
b
[h]~ The Angel of the c
2 Peter 2:16 f
Compare with Genesis i
[h]~ to be an adversary
LORD, is Jesus Christ d
[h]~ which has ridden 21:19; 2 Kings 6:17. unto you.
up me. g
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 ass saw Him standing with His sword drawn in His hand and had taken evasive action
three times to protect you. And for saving your life three times, you smote Him three
times!]
34. *** (Conclusion), And Balaam said unto the Angel of the LORD, “aI have sinned; for I
knew not that You stood in the way against me: Now therefore, If it bdisplease You, I will
get me back again". [Balaam recognises his sin and says to the LORD that He will go
back, if His actions are seen as evil in His eyes. Now, nowhere in this account, do we see
or hear anything about his servants. Did they see the Angel of the LORD standing in the
way, with the sword drawn in His hand? What happened to them? In the account of the
conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus, it states that the servants saw the bright
light and heard the voice; but in this account, the response of the servants is not
mentioned. Did they follow the ass and Balaam into the field, or did they remain on the
road?]
35. And the Angel of the LORD says to Balaam, “Go with the men: cBUT only the word that I
shall speak unto you, that you shall speak”. So, Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
[The Lord tells Him to go with the men, but say only the words that I tell you to speak!
You are reminded to obey me without question! There is no room for your interpretation
of My instructions; You are to speak MY words to them!]
36. And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the city of
Moab, which is din the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. [As a sign of respect
for a prophet of the LORD, Balak comes out to meet Balaam, when he is still some distance
from his own city.]
37. And Balak said unto Balaam, “Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? Why did you
not come unto me? Am I not able to promote you eto honour?” [When I called you the
first time, why did you not come to me? Why did I have to send a second messenger to
you? Don’t you think I have the power to promote you to a high position in my kingdom?]
38. And Balaam said unto Balak, “Lo, I come unto you: have I now any power to say anything?
The Word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak”. [Do you think I came here
because you called me? No, I came here because the LORD sent me here, to speak HIS
words over this situation. I can only speak the words that He tells me to speak; not your
words, or my words, only His words.]
39. And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to fKirjath-huzoth. [This is the city with wide
streets in the mountainous parts of the land.]
40. And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with
him. [Notice that the princes remained with Balaam, they did not remain with Balak.]
41. And it came to pass that the next morning that Balak took Balaam up into the ghigh places
of Baal, that from there he might see the utmost part of the people. [Balaam first saw the
Israelites' encampments from the summit of Attarus, a high place of Baal worship, near
Kirjath-huzoth.]

Chapter 23: Balak’s Sacrifices & Balaam Prophecies.

1. And Balaam said unto Balak, “Build me seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen
and seven rams".
2. And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam hoffered on every altar a
bullock and a ram. [The number seven means completeness. Seven oxen for the sin
offering, and seven rams for the peace offering to the LORD ~ not to the god of Balak.]
3. And Balaam said unto Balak, “iStand by your burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure
(perhaps) the LORD will come jto meet me: and whatsoever He shows me, I will tell you.

a
Compare with 1 Samuel b
[h]~ be evil in thine f
[h]~ means, a city of i
See verse 15
15: 24,30; 26;21; 2 eyes. streets, of broad ways. j
24:1
Samuel 12:13; Job c
See verse 20. g
Compare with 21:20 &
34:31,32. d
21:13 Deuteronomy 12:2.
e
See verse 17; 24:11. h
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 And he went ato a high place (a solitary place). [Balaam tells Balak that he will go to a
solitary place, a place without distractions; to meet with the LORD, and promises to reveal
to Balak everything that the LORD tells him; be it good, bad, or ugly.]
4. And God met Balaam; and Balaam said unto Him, “I have prepared seven altars, and I
have offered on every altar a bullock and a ram”. [As required by the Law of Moses, I have
prepared seven altars, and offered a sin offering and a peace offering on each.]
5. [C] And the LORD bput a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return unto Balak, and this
is what you shall speak”.
6. And Balaam returned unto Balak, and lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he and all-of the
princes of Moab. [The LORD has now prepared the whole group to hear this message from
Himself, regarding the matter of cursing Israel.]
7. [C] And he ctook up a parable, and said, “Balak the king of Moab, has brought me from
Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, ‘Come, dcurse me Jacob, and come and
defy Israel.
8. [C] “How can I curse, whom God has not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the LORD
has not defied?
9. [C] “For from the tops of the rocks I see Him, and from the hills I behold Him: lo, ethe
people shall dwell alone, and fshall not be reckoned among the nations”. [The LORD says
that these people shall dwell alone, and shall not be counted among the nations. Just as
the Levites are not counted among the tribes of Israel, because they belong to Me, so the
nation of Israel is not counted among the nations, because they are set apart ~ they
belong to Me.]
10. [C] “gWho can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let
h
me die ithe death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! [The people of Jacob
are too numerous to count as is even one quarter of the people of Israel. May I die a death
of righteousness, and may my last days be like his.]
11. And Balak said unto Balaam, “What have you done unto me? I took you to curse my
enemies, and behold, you have blessed them altogether". [Are you trying to embarrass
me in front of all-of my princes? I brought you here to curse mine enemies, but you have
blessed all-of them! What are you doing?]
12. And Balaam answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD has
put in my mouth?” [Don’t you remember? I told you I will only speak the words that the
LORD has given Me to speak. If He speaks blessings; then I speak blessings; but if He
speaks curses, then I shall also speak curses. Balaam has learnt his lesson from the
encounter with the speaking donkey: Now more will he say anything ~ except the words
that the LORD has given him to speak.]
13. And Balak said unto him, “Come, I pray thee, with me to another place, from whence you
may see them: you shall see but the utmost part of them all: and curse me them from
there. [Balak is still spiritually blinded. He thinks that Balaam will curse the nation of Israel
for the money and power that he has promised Him. But that is not going to happen,
because Balaam, is going to be obedient to the LORD and only speak the words that the
LORD has given him.]
14. And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of jPisgah, kand built seven altars,
and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. [This the second time Balak has built 7
altars and offered 7 bullocks and 7 rams before the LORD God of Israel. It is a waste of
time making these offerings to God when your heart is wishing for something that will not
glorify the LORD. God knows the intentions of our hearts; therefore, He cannot bless these
offerings, even if He offers on another 7 altars, unless He changes his heart attitude. This

a
[h]~ Or, a solitary c
See verse 18; 21:27; f
Exodus 33:16; h
[h]~ my life, or my
place. 24:3,15,20,23. Compare with Ezra 9:2; soul.
b
Deuteronomy 18:18; d
22:6. Ephesians 2:14 i
Psalm 116:15.
Jeremiah 1:9. e
Deuteronomy 33:28 g
Genesis 13:16. j
[h]~ Or, the hill.
k
See verses 1 & 2.

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 is a lesson for Christians as well; every request that we make of the LORD, if answered,
must glorify HIM. If it does not glorify Him THEN don’t ask it!]
15. [C] And he said unto Balak, “Stand here by your burn offering, while I meet the LORD
yonder”.
16. [C] And the LORD met Balaam, and aput a word in his mouth, and said, “Go again unto
Balak and say thus,
17. And when He came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab
with him. And Balak said unto him, “What has the LORD spoken?” [This is the second time
that Balak has asked Balaam to tell Him what the LORD God of Israel has said to him. This
is clear evidence that He believes that the LORD God of Israel exists, and that His words
have power and authority.]
18. [C] And he took up his parable and said, “Rise up, Balak, hand hear, hearken unto me,
you son of Zippor:
19. [C] “bGod is not a man, that He should lie; neither the Son of Man, that he should repent;
has He said, and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken, and shall He not make it good?”
20. [C] “Behold, I have received commandment to bless; and cHe has blessed; and I cannot
reverse it". [Don’t you understand yet? It is the LORD God of Israel that does the blessing,
or the cursing; I am just the mouthpiece to tell you of His actions.]
21. [C] “He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has He seen perverseness in Israel; the
LORD His God is with him, dand the shout of a king in among them.
22. [C] “eGod brought them out of Egypt, He has as it were, fthe strength gof a unicorn. [God
meets with Balaam after he has completed his sacrifices. Balaam reports to God that he
has set up seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each. This meeting underscores
that God is in control of the outcome, not Balaam or Balak.]
23. [C] “Surely there is no enchantment hagainst (in) Jacob, neither is there any divination
j
against (in) Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, “ iWhat
has God wrought!”
24. [C] “Behold, the people shall rise up jas a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion:
k
he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain. [These
people shall rise up like a great lion, with the strength of a young lion, and demolish all-
of those who come against them. They shall not rest unto they have defeated their foes.
He shall possession of their lands where the blood has flowed.]
25. And Balak said unto Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all”.
26. But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, “Did I not tell you, that lall that the LORD
speak, that I must do?” [Don’t you remember that I have already told you that I can only
speak what the LORD tells me to speak?]
27. And Balak said unto Balaam (for the third time), “Come I pray thee, I will bring you unto
another place; peradventure it will please God that you may curse me them from there”.
[Balak still does not get it: If it does not bring glory and honour to God Almighty, then he
will not allow it to happen.]
28. And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of mPeor, that looks ntowards Jeshimon.
29. (And for the third time) Balaam said to Balak, “oBuild me here seven altars, and prepare
me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
30. d
And Balak did as Balaam has said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. [Now,
Balak has made 21 altars, and offered 21 bullocks, and 21 rams, and the LORD has not
cursed the children of Israel; in fact, they have been blessed each time. There were 7
altars for the Father, 7 altars for Jesus the Son, and 7 altars for the Holy Spirit ~ and in
each case the judgement was with a blessing for the children of Israel. However, in the
Book of Revelation, we also have 21 Judgements; 7 from the Father, 7 from the Son, and

a
22:35; see verse 5. c
Genesis 12:3; 22:17; g
Deuteronomy 33:17; k
Genesis 49:27
b
1 Samuel 15:29; Numbers 22:12. Psalm 29:6; 92:10. l
22:18
Malachi 3:6; Romans d
Psalm 89:15 h
[h]~ Or, in Jacob. m
25:18; 31:16
11:29; Titus 1:2; James e
24:8 i
Psalm 44:1 n
21:20
1:17. f
Job 22:25; Psalm 95:4 j
Genesis 49:9 o
See verses 1 & 2.

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 7 from the Holy Spirit; and in each case there every one of those judgements is a curse,
not just on Israel, but upon the whole existing earth.]

Chapter 24: Balaam Prophecies Israel’s happiness & the Star of Jacob.

1. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at aother
times, bto seek for enchantments, but he set his face towards the wilderness. [Balaam
discerned that the LORD wanted to bless Israel, and has done it already twice. Therefore,
he did not bother going to seek the LORD like He had done previously; he set his face
towards the wilderness, looking towards the people of Israel aligned out in their set
positions around the Tabernacle of the Congregation.]
2. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and saw Israel cabiding in their tents, according to their
tribes; and dthe Spirit of God came upon Him. [This time Balaam did not have to inquire
of the LORD, because the LORD could already see His heart attitude and the Spirit of the
LORD came down upon Him. There is a lesson here for all-of us; each one of us have to
be in a “right attitude” with the LORD, so that at any time the LORD can send the HOLY
Spirit down upon us, with signs, visions, & dreams, just like in these Old Testament times.
The Lord wants to be able to continually communicate with us; not just for a few moments
on a Sunday.]
3. [C] And He took up his parable and said, “eBalaam the son of Beor has said, and the man
f
whose eyes are open has said,
4. [C] “He has said which heard the word of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling
into a trance, but having his eyes open:
5. [C] “How goodly are the tents O Jacob, and your Tabernacles, O Israel!
6. [C] “As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, gas the trees of lign
aloes (aromatic trees), which the LORD had planted, and a cedar trees beside the waters.
[Balaam now sees in the vision that the LORD has planted Israel like a beautifully designed
garden with aromatic trees, flowers and cedar trees beside the riverside; in fact, beside
the river of Life.]
7. [C] “He shall pour the water out of His buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and
his king shall be higher than hAgag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. [Agag was the
famous king of the Amalekites, whom later King Saul spared, (which was the sin of
Leniency, allowing to Amalekites to attack Israel later.]
8. [C] “iGod brought him forth out of Egypt; he had as it were the strength of a unicorn: jHe
shall eat up the nations, his enemies; and shall kbreak their bones, and lpierced them
through with his arrows. [He shall go forth with the strength of a unicorn and destroy all-
of his enemies, breaking their bones and piercing them with His arrows.]
9. [C] “mHe couched, he laid down like a lion, and as a great lion; who shall stir him up?
n
Blessed is he that blesses you; and cursed is he that curses you: [Maybe nations should
remember this promise from the LORD, if they do not want to bring the LORD'S curses
upon their nations.]
10. And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and
Balak said unto Balaam, oI called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed
them altogether these three times. [Balak was not happy ~ in fact he was very angry: I
called you to curse my enemy Israel, but you have blessed them three times. God’s Ways
are not always our ways!]
11. *** (Conclusion), “Now therefore flee to your place: pI thought to promote you unto great
honour; but lo, the LORD has kept you back from honour. [Flee from my sight before I do

a
23:3:15 e
2 Samuel 23:1 h
Compare with verse 20; l
Jeremiah 50:9
b
[h]~ to the meeting of. f
[h]~ who had his eyes 1 Samuel 15:8 m
Genesis 49:9; 23:24.
c
2:2-31 shut but now opened. i
23:22 n
Genesis 12:3; 27:29.
d
Judges 3:10; 1 Samuel g
Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah j
14:9; 23:24. o
23:11
19:20,23. 17:8 k
Jeremiah 50:17 p
22:17,37.

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 something drastic to you! I was going to promote you to high honour, but the LORD has
different ideas, because heavenly honours are greater than earthly honours.]
12. And Balaam said unto Balak, “Did I not send unto you this same message unto your
messengers which you sent unto me, saying,
13. “[aIF] Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the
commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad, bof my own mind: but what the
LORD says, that (only) will I speak. [I sent you the message before I came that I would
only speak the LORD'S words, without changing them, whether they be good or bad, so
why are you now so upset?]
14. [T] *** (Conclusion), And now behold I go unto my people: Come therefore, and cI will
tell you what this people shall do to your people in the Latter Days. [Before I go, and I
am going to tell you what the nation of Israel is going to do to your people in the Latter
Days.]
15. [P] dAnd he took up his parable, and said, “Balaam, the son of Beor has said, and the man
whose eyes were opened has said:
16. [P] “eHe has said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the MOST
HIGH, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance but having his eyes open:
17. [F][M] “fI shall see him, but not now: I shall behold Him but not near: for there shall come
g
a Star out of Jacob, and ha sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall ismite the corners of
Moab, and destroy all-of the children of Sheth. [There shall arise a king out of Israel in
the future who will destroy the princes of Moab and wipe out all-of the children of Sheth.]
18. [F] [M] “And Edom shall become a possession, Seir shall also be a possession for his
enemies: and Israel shall do valiantly. [Both Edom and Seir shall be attacked and become
part of Israel’s Territory.]
19. [F] [M] “Out of Jacob shall come He that has dominion, and shall destroy him that remains
in the city.
20. [P] And when he looked upon Amalek, he took up his parable, and said “Amalek was the
first of jthe nations; but his latter end shall be kthat he perish forever. [The Amalekites
were the first nation to attack Israel; but they were defeated and now they no longer
exist.]
21. [P] And he looked upon the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, “Strong is your
dwelling place, and you put your nest in a rock.
22. [P] “Nevertheless, lthe Kenites (Kain) shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry you away
captive.
23. [P] And he took up his parable and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this!
24. [P] And ships shall come from the coasts of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall
afflict Eber, and he also shall perish forever. [And boats shall come from Cyprus and shall
defeat Eber and Assyria, but then they also will be defeated and perish forever.]
25. And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

Chapter 25: Israel joined to Baal-Peor ~ The Pagan God

1. And Israel abode in mShittim, and nthe people began to commit whoredom with the
daughter of Moab. [Satan could not get Balaam to curse the people of Israel, so he uses
lust, desire and deceit, to lead them astray, away from their God into sin before their
LORD.]

a
22:18 g
Matthew 2:2; j
[h]~ was the first of the
k
[h]~ or, even to
b
16:28 Revelation 22:16 nations that warred destruction; Exodus
c
Micah 6:5 h
Genesis 49:10 against Israel; Exodus 17:14,
d
See verses 3,20,23. i
[h]~ smite through the 17:8.
l
[h]~ Kain
e
See verses 3 & 4. princes of; 2 Samuel m
33:49; Joshua 2:1
f
23:9 8:2. n
31:16

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2. And they called the people (of Israel) unto the sacrifices of their (pagan) gods: and the
a

people did eat, and bow down to their (pagan) gods. [The Moabite women enticed the
Israeli men to go and attend ceremonies before their pagan gods, and to eat the meat
offered to their gods, and to bow down their pagan gods.]
3. And Israel bjoined himself unto cBaalpoer: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against
Israel. [The Israelites were attached to the Baal of Poer, or the “lord of Peor”, a local deity.
This sin was the final separation of the people who came out of Egypt who were over 20
years of age, leaving a new generation to enter the promise land. This sin was similar to
the sin of the golden calf; with similar punishment. Compare Numbers 25:2-3 and Exodus
32:6,10.]
4. [C] And the LORD said unto Moses, “dTake all the heads of the people, and hang them up
before the LORD against the sun, ethat the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away
from Israel. [The Lord issued the following command to Moses: Execute all-of the tribal
leaders of Israel. Hang them up in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger
will turn away from His people. This is not the gentle Jesus, meek and mild, that you hear
about in Sunday School! When you turn away from the LORD to worship “other gods”,
expect punishment befitting the sin!]
5. [C] And Moses said unto fthe judges of Israel, “gSlay every one of his men that were joined
unto Baalpoer. [Kill every man that has attached himself to Baalpoer; who has bowed
down before other pagan gods; and hang them up in broad daylight before the LORD, as
He has commanded.]
6. And behold one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish
woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all-of the congregation of the children of
Israel, who were hweeping before the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. [And a
man of the children of Israel, brought a Midianite woman into the tents of the children of
Israel, in the plain sight of Moses and the all-of the children of Israel, who were assembled
weeping before the tabernacle of the congregation, because the judges had just killed all-
of the worshippers of other gods, as the LORD had commanded. As Moses had legally
married a Midianite woman, this form of lust and whoredom was abhorrent to him and to
the LORD.]
7. And iwhen Phinehas, jthe son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up
from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand,
8. And he went after the man of Israel into his tent, and thrust both of them through, the
man of Israel and the woman through her belly. So, kthe plague was stayed from the
children of Israel. [Now when Phinehas saw this abomination in the ranks of the Israelites,
his righteous anger rose up and he took a javelin and speared both of them to death.]
9. And lthose that died in the plague were twenty-four thousand. [The LORD is prepared to
kill 24,000 unrepentant sinners in the Tribes of Israel, to save the repentant righteous
ones. Likewise, it is stated that the LORD is also prepared to remove whole churches, or
parts of churches, which are an abomination in His sight, to protect the holy innocent
ones. That is why it is important to do regular audits of the churches today, to make sure
that they line up correctly with all-of the “Good Points” found in the 7 churches in
Revelation chapters 2 & 3; and if not, ~ THEN FIX THEM!]
10. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
11. [P] “Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away
from the children of Israel, while he was zealous mfor My sake among them, that I
consumed not the children of Israel in nMy jealousy.
12. [P] “Wherefore say, ‘oBehold I give unto him My Covenant, of Peace’:” [This is what every
Christian should strive for; Our actions should be such that it gets the LORD'S attention,

a
Joshua 22:17; Psalm f
Exodus 18:21,25. l
1 Corinthians 10:8 Zephaniah 1:18; 1 [C]
106:28. g
Exodus 32:27 m
[h]~ with My zeal. Corinthians 10:22.
b
Psalm 106:28 h
Joel 2:17 n
Deuteronomy o
Malachi 2:4,5.
c
23:28 i
Psalm 106:30 32:16:21; 1 Kings
d
Deuteronomy 4:3 j
Exodus 6:25 14:22; Psalm 78:58;
e
Deuteronomy 13:17 k
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 and we are rewarded with the covenant of Peace from the LORD. That does not mean that
we go around killing unrighteous people] ~ NO! But we should always be seen by the
LORD as being a “righteous people” in His sight ~ not worthy of an instant death penalty!]
13. [P] “And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting
priesthood: because he was zealous for His God, and made an atonement for the children
of Israel. [By killing the sinful Israelite and the Midianite woman, Phinehas made an
atonement for the sins of the nation, resulting in the LORD giving him and his descendants
and everlasting covenant of priesthood.]
14. Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianite woman
was Zimri the son of Salu, a prince of a achief among the Simeonites.
15. And the name of the Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of bZur: he was head over
a people and of a chief house in Midian. [Just in case you think that this is a fairy story,
the names of both individuals are known and also their lineage.]
16. And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying,
17. [C] “Vex the Midianites and smite them: [It is not recorded at this point in time whether
the wife of Moses (Zipporah, who was a Midianite) was still alive at this time or not; nor
do we know if Reuel (Jethro) Moses’ father-in-law, was still alive or not, but the LORD'S
instructions were clear ~ go and smite the Midianites.]
18. [C] “For they vex you with their cwiles, wherewith they beguiled you in the matter of
d
Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which
was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.

Chapter 26: Israel is Numbered on the Plains of Moab.

1. And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2. [C] e“Take the sum of all-of the children of the Children of Israel, ffrom twenty years old
and upwards, throughout their father’s house, all that are able to go to war in Israel. [The
LORD orders another numbering of the people who can go to war above 20 years old.]
3. And Moses and Eleazar the priest, spoke with them gin the plains of Moab by Jordan, near
Jericho, saying,
4. [C] “Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upwards: as the LORD
h
commanded Moses, which went forth out of the land of Egypt. [Do another count of the
people of Israel by their tribes, 20 years of age and upward, who are able to go to war in
Israel; just like the one that the LORD commanded Moses to do after he brought Israel
out of Egypt.]
Verse Tribe/Family Number
5. Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben;
i

Hanoch, of whom come the family of the Hanochites; of

Pallu; the family of the Palluites:
6. Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the
family of the Carmites.
7. These are the families of the Reubenites; and they that 43,730
were numbered of them were forty-three thousand, seven
hundred & thirty.
8. And the sons of Pallu; Eliab

a
[h]~ house of a father. e
Exodus 30:12; g
See verse 63. i
Genesis 46:8,9; Exodus
b
31:8 Numbers 1:2; See also h
1:1 6:14; 1 Chronicles 5:1-
c
31:16; Revelation 2:14 Exodus 28: 25,26. 4.
d
23:28. f
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 9. And the sons of Eliab, Nemuel and Dathan, and Abiram.
This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the
congregation, who astrove against Moses and Aaron, in the
company of Korah, when they fstrove against the LORD.
10. b
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up
together with Korah, when that company died, what time
the fire devoured two hundred & fifty men: cand they
became a sign.
11. Notwithstanding, the children of Korah died not. (A remnant
of that tribe survived.)
12. The Sons of dSimeon, after their families: of eNemuel
(Jemuel); and the family of Nemuelites: of Jamin, the
family of the Jaminites, of fJachin (Jarib) the family of the
Jachinites.
13. Of gZerah (Zohar),the family of Zarhites; of Shaul, the
family of the Shaulites.
14. These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two 22,200
thousand, two hundred.
15. The children of hGad after their families; of iZephon
(Ziphion), the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the
family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the
Shunites:
16. Of jOzni (Ezbon), the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the
family of the Erites: Formatted: Font color: Text 1
17. Of kArod (Arodi), the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the
family of the Arelites.
18. These are the families of the children of Gad, according to 40,500
those that were numbered of them, forty thousand, five
hundred.
19. The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan both
died in the land of Canaan.
20. And the sons of Judah after their families were: Shelah,
the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the
Pharzites; of Zerah, of the family of the Zarhites.
21. And the sons of Pharez were, of Hezron, the family of the
Hezronites, of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
22. These are the families of Judah according to those that 76,500
were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand, five
hundred.
23. Of the sons of Issachar, after their families: of Tola, the
l

family of the Tolaites: of mPua (Phuvah), the family of the

Punites:
24. Of nJashub (Job), the family of the Jashubites: of
Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

a d g k
Psalm 60 (title) Genesis 46:10; Exodus [Zohar in Genesis [Arodi, in Genesis
b
16:32,35. 6:15; 1 Chronicles 46:10] 46:16]
c
16:38; Compare 1 4:24. h
Genesis 46:16 l
46:13; 1 Chronicles 7:1
Corinthians 10:6; 2 e
[Jemuel in Genesis i
[Ziphion, in Genesis m
[h]~ Or, Phuvah.
Peter 2:6. 46:10] 46:16] n
[h]~ Or, Job.
f
[Jarib in 1 Chronicles j
[Ezbon, in Genesis
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 25. These are the families of Issachar, according to those that 64,300
were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand, three hundred
26. a
Of the sons of Zebulun after their families; of Sered, the
family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites;
of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
27. These are the families of the Zebulunites according to 60,500
those that were numbered of them, sixty thousand, five
hundred.
28. The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and
Ephraim.
29. And the sons of Manasseh: of Machir the family of the
Machirites, and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead came the
family of the Gileadites.
30. These are the sons of Gilead: of bJeezer (Abeizer), the
family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the
Helekites:
31. And of Asriel, the family of the Ashrielites: and of
Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
32. And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of
Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33. And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but
daughters: and the name of the daughters of Zelophehad
were Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34. These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were 52,700
numbered of them, fifty-two thousand, seven hundred.
35. These are the sons of Ephraim, after their families: of
Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalites: of cBecher
(Bered), the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family
of the Tahanites.
36. These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the
Eranites.
37. These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to 32,500
those that were numbered of them, Thirty-two thousand,
five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their
families.
38. d
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the
family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the
Ashbelites; of eAhiram (Ehi), the family of the
Ahiramites.
39. Of fShupham (Muppim & Huppim), the family of the
Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40. And the sons of Bela, were gArd (Addar) and Naaman: of
Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family
of Naamites.

a
Genesis 46:14 c
[Bered, in 1 Chronicles e
[Ehi in Genesis 46:21; f
[Muppim & Huppim in
b
[Abiezer, in Joshua 7:20] and Aharah I 1 Genesis 46:21]
17:2] d
Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 8:1] g
[Addar in 1 Chronicles
Chronicles 7:6; 8:1-4 8:3]

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 41. These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and 45,600
they that were numbered of them were forty-five thousand,
six hundred.
42. a
These are the sons of Dan after their families; of bShuham
(Hushim), the family of the Shuhamites: These are the
families of Dan after their families.
43. All the families of the Shuhamites (Dan) according to those 64,400
that were numbered of them were sixty-four thousand, four
hundred.
44. c
Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the
family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites:
of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
45. Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber the family of the
Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
46. And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
47. These are the families of the sons of Asher according to 53,400
those that were numbered of them: who were fifty-three
thousand, four hundred.
48. d
Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel,
the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the
Gunites:
49. Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of e
Shillem
(Shullum), the family of the Shillemites.
50. These are the families of Naphtali according to their 45,400
families; and they that were numbered of them were forty-
five thousand, four hundred.
51. These were the numbered of the children, six hundred & one 601,730.
thousand, seven hundred & thirty.

52. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

53. [C] f“Unto these shall the land be divided, for an inheritance according to the number of
the names. [NOTE: this is an eternal inheritance, whether they live there or not. Other
people groups can live in this land, BUT they can NEVER OWN IT: THIS LAND BELONGS
TO THE NATION OF ISRAEL FOREVER. It never did, nor ever will, belong to the
Palestinians! In 135 A.D., the Roman province called Judaea was renamed Syria
Palaestina (literally, "Palestinian Syria"), to humiliate the Jews who had rebelled
against Roman Rule. The Roman Empire has gone, so have the British Empire, which
renamed the land Palestine in the Balfour Declaration after WW1. The prophecy to have
the nation reborn in one day, was fulfilled on the 14th of May 1948, when the nation of
Israel was re-established.]
54. [C] “To many you shall ggive the more inheritance, and to few, you shall hgive the less
inheritance: to everyone shall his inheritance be given according to those that were
numbered of him. [Note that the inheritance was only given, based upon the number of
people who were 20 years of age and above, and who were able to go to war, not the
actual number of people in each tribe 20 years of age and upwards: [IF] you were not
able to defend you land, [THEN] you were not entitled to an inheritance, for you and your
family.]

a
Genesis 46:23 d
Genesis 46:24; 1 f
Joshua 11:23; 14:1 h
[h]~ Diminish his
b
[h]~ Or, Hushim Chronicles 7:13. g
[h]~ Multiply his inheritance.
c
Genesis 46:17; 1 e
[Shallum in 1 inheritance.
Chronicles 7:30,31. Chronicles 7:13]

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55. [C] “Notwithstanding, the land shall be adivided by lot: according to the names of their
fathers they shall inherit.
56. [C] “According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between the many and
the few.
The Numbering of the Levites.
Verse Tribe/Family Number
57. b
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites
after their families: of Gershon, the family of the
Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites:
of the Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58. These are the families of the Levites: the family of the
Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the
Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the
Korathites, and Kohath begat AMRAM.
59. And the name of Amram’s wife was cJochebed, the
daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt;
and she bare unto Amran, Aaron and Moses, and
Miriam, their sister.
60. d
And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar,
and Ithamar.
61. And Nadab and Abihu died , when they offered strange fire
before the LORD.
62. And those that were numbered of them were twenty-three 23,000
thousand, all males from one month old and upwards: for
they were not numbered among the children of Israel.

63. These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the
children of Israel, in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River, near Jericho.
64. [FP] eBut among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest
numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel of Sinai. [The LORD had declared
that the people who were numbered the first time, who had sinned (by building and
worshipping the Golden Calf) shall all die in the wilderness and not enter the Promised
Land (except for Caleb and Joshua).]
65. [P] For the LORD had said of them, “They fshall surely die in the wilderness. And there
was not left a man of them, gsave Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of
Nun. [603,550 people that were 20 and upwards, had been counted who were able bodied
and ready for war. God had allowed that complete generation of people to die off in the
wilderness, except for Caleb and Joshua; because they were the only 2 princes of Israel
that came back after spying out the Promised Land, with a positive report, believing that
the LORD would honour His promise that He gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel).
The LORD was prepared to allow over 600,000 people to die, so that His chosen Nation,
would be pure and holy, when they entered His Promised Land. This is a warning to the
present-day churches: [IF] the LORD is prepared to do that to His chosen people,
[THEN] He will also separate the sheep from the goats within His Body.
REMEMBER: FIVE of the church types in Revelation chapters 2 & 3 are rejected
by the LORD in their present formats. They must correct their identified failings,
identified by Jesus Himself BEFORE they will be once again acceptable to HIM!
ONCE SAVED ~ ALWAYS SAVED ~ IS NOT BIBLICALLY CORRECT! [If] it was,

a
33:54; 34:13 chapter 4; 1 Chronicles d
3:2; 1 Chronicles 24:1 f
14:28,29; 1 Corinthians
b
Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:1,16-22. e
1:44; Deuteronomy 10:5.
6:16-19; Numbers c
Exodus 2:1,2,4; 6:20 2:14,15. g
13:6

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SCRIPTURES!]

Chapter 27: Zelophehad’s Daughter Sue for an Inheritance

Up until this time in the history of the Children of Israel, in relation to inheritance, the firstborn
son received a double portion of the inheritance, and the remaining portions were divided up
amongst the remaining sons. The daughters received no portion of the inheritance at all. These
five daughters came to challenge the injustice of this law, and they brought their claim to Moses
to get a decision from the LORD, who is the righteous Judge.

1. Then came the daughters of aZelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of
Machir, the son of Manasseh, the son of Joseph: and these are the name of the daughters;
Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
2. And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and
all-of the congregation, by the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, saying,
3. “Our father bdied in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered
themselves together against the LORD, in the company of Korah: but died in his own sin,
and had no sons.
4. *** (Conclusion), “Why should the name of our father be cdone away (diminished) from
among his family, because he has no sons? dGive unto us therefore a possession among
the brethren of our father. [Why should our father’s name and his inheritance for his
children be taken away from us, because he had no sons? He did not rebel against the
LORD as did Korah; He died in his sins in the wilderness, but why we should suffer because
he has no sons? Is this God’s justice?]
5. And Moses fbrought their cause before the LORD. [After 40 years in the desert, He realised
that this cause was just, BUT he was not going to make a judgement in this situation,
which may cause offence to the LORD, so he took the problem to the LORD for a solution.]
6. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
7. [C] “The Daughters of Zelophehad speak right: You shall surely give them a possession
of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and you shall cause the inheritance of
their father to pass unto them. [The LORD, the judge of righteousness agreed that their
petition was justg and so He issues a new instruction about inheritance, in the event that
a man has no sons, but daughters.]
8. [CP] “ And you shall speak unto the Children of Israel, saying, [IF] a man dies, and has
no son, [THEN] you shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
9. [CP] “And [IF] he also has no daughter, [THEN] you shall give his inheritance unto his
brethren.
10. [CP] “And [IF] he has not brethren, [THEN] you shall his inheritance unto his father’s
brethren.
11. [CP] “And [IF] his father have no brethren, [THEN] you shall give his inheritance unto ehis
kinsman, who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto
the children of Israel, fa statute of judgement, as the LORD commanded Moses. [In this
series of instructions, the LORD makes it very clear that families and family links are
important, and that these instructions guarantee that family members are not robbed of
their inheritance.]
12. [C] And the LORD said unto Moses, “Get up gthis Mount Abarim, and see the land that I
have given unto Israel”. [The LORD says go up the mountain and see for yourself the land
that I promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel), it is a real land ~ it is not a myth.

a
26:33 d
Exodus 18:15,19; f
35:29 Deuteronomy 3:27;
b
14:35; 26:64,65. Leviticus 24:12. g
Compare with 21:11; 34:1.
c
[h]~ diminished e
Compare with Leviticus 33:44,47; Deuteronomy
18:6 32:49; & with

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 As the LORD promised that the sun shall shine by day, and the moon by night, so He also
promised that the land that Moses shall see, belongs to Israel, irrespective of how many
votes are made in the United Nations, by worldly governments. Until the United Nations
can stop the sun shining, or the moon shining, then this promise of the LORD still stands!]
13. [C] “And when you have seen it, you also ashall be gathered unto your people, as Aaron
your brother was gathered. [Go up the mountain and see the Promised Land and then get
yourself in life in order because I AM going to take you to Myself.]
14. [C] “For you brebelled against My commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the
congregation, to sanctify Me in the water before their eyes: that is the cwater at Meribah
in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin. [Many people think that this was a harsh judgement
of the LORD, that He was forbidden from entering the Promised land because he struck
the rock twice in the presence of the Congregation of Israel. They don’t understand the
spiritual significance of that action. When the LORD told Moses to strike the rock the first
time, Moses obeyed without question and the miracle was activated, and water flowed
from the rock! This act showed that Jesus is the rock of salvation and the river of life flows
out from Him. However, when the next time there was a water problem at Meribah, and
He went to the LORD, the LORD told Moses to speak to the Rock ~ but instead he struck
it twice! His action showed two significant things:
15. He did not have enough faith to believe the LORD that [IF] he spoke and commanded the
water to come forth ~ [THEN] it would actually happen!
16. In pure frustration against the people of Israel, God’s chosen nation, He struck the rock
twice, and the water flowed out as before.]
17. And Moses spoke unto the LORD, saying,
18. “Let the LORD, dthe God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
19. “eWhich may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead
them out, and which may lead them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not fas
sheep without a shepherd. [After being told by the LORD to go up the mountain and
prepare to die, Moses intercedes before the LORD, NOT FOR HIMSELF, but for the
Children of Israel. He pleads for the LORD to appoint his successor, so that the people will
not be sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD listens to Him and agrees that there is
still work for Moses to do before his life ends. That is the sort of leader we want and need
in every Government and in every church leadership ~ a person who cares more for his
flock, than for himself.]
20. [C] And the LORD said unto Moses, “Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man gin whom is the
spirit, and hlay your hands upon him”. [The Laying on of hands is not a new “Christian”
thing! It was done way back here in the times of Moses, (at the LORD'S instruction), to
transfer the spiritual anointing and mantle from one person to another.]
21. [C] “And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all-of the congregation of the
children of Israel: and igive him a charge in their sight. [First, He is to take Joshua aside
and lay hands on Him, and then present Him to the Priest, in the presence of all-of the
Children of Israel, and give Joshua his instructions, and consecrate him into his new office
before the people.]
22. [C] “And you shall put some of your honour upon him, that all-of the congregation of the
children of Israel jshall be obedient to him. [Notice that the LORD did not tell Moses to put
all of his honour upon him.]
23. [C]” And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him, after the
judgement of Urim, before the LORD: at His word shall they go out, and at His word they
shall come in, both he, and all-of the children of Israel, even all-of the congregation. [This
is where the spiritual shift of authority takes place. When Moses was in charge, the LORD

a
20:24 e
Deuteronomy 31;2; 1 Matthew 9:36; Mark i
Deuteronomy 3:28;
b
20:12,24 Samuel 18:13; 1 Kings 6:34. 31:7,8.
c
20:13; Deuteronomy 3:7; 2 Chronicles 1:10. g
Genesis 41:38; Judges j
Joshua 1:16,17.
32:51; Compare with f
1 Kings 22:17; 3:10.
Exodus 17:7. Zechariah 10:2; h
Deuteronomy 32:9
d
16:22

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 spoke directly to Moses, and/or to Moses and Aaron, or Moses and Eleazar; but now, the
Lord will speak directly to Eleazar, who will them relay the messages to Joshua. In the
time of Moses, Spiritual Leadership and Secular Leadership were in the same person ~
Moses. But now Spiritual Leadership is given to Eleazar, and Secular Leadership is given
to Joshua, under the spiritual instructions relayed from the LORD through Eleazar.]
24. [FC] And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him
before Eleazar the priest, and before all-of the congregation:
25. [FC] And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded,
by the hand of Moses.

Chapter 28: Offerings on the Sabbath, Passover, and Shavuot (Pentecost).

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] “Command the children of Israel, and say into them, ‘My offering, and aMy bread
(grain) for My sacrifices made by fire, for ba sweet savour unto Me, shall you observe to
offer unto Me in their due season.
3. [C] “And you shall say unto them, ‘cThis is the offering made by fire which you shall offer
unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot (or blemish) dday by day for a
continual burnt offering. [You are required to bring 2 lambs, without spot or blemish and
offer them each day, as an offering before the LORD by fire. This means that 720 lambs
were to be offered each Hebrew calendar year, as an offering by fire before the LORD.]
4. [C] “One lamb shall be offered in the morning, and the other shall be offered eat evening.
5. [C] “And fone tenth part of an ephah of (fine) flour for gmeal offering, mingled hwith the
fourth part of a hin of beaten (olive) oil.
6. [C] “It is ia continual burnt offering, which was ordained in Mount Sinai for a sweet savour
made by fire unto the LORD.
7. [C] “And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for one lamb: jin the
Holy Place shall you cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
8. [C] “And the other lamb you shall offer at evening time: as the meat offering of the
morning, and as the drink offering thereof, you shall offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD.
9. [C] “And of the Sabbath Day, two lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth
deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
10. [C] “This is the kburnt offering of every Sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and
drink offering. [This means that every Shabbat (Sabbath) there would be four lambs
offered as burnt offerings.]
11. [C] “And lin the beginning of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD;
two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year, without blemish:
12. [C] “And mthree tenths deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one
bullock; and two tenths deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram:
13. [C] “And a several tenth deal of fine flour, mingled with oil, for a meat offering unto one
lamb: for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
14. [C] “And their drink offerings shall be half a hin (six pints) of wine unto a bullock, and a
third part of a hin (four pints) for a ram, and a fourth part of a hin (three pints) for a
lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
15. [C] “And none kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, besides
the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

a e j
Leviticus 3:11 [h]~ between the two Compare with Exodus 3:5; Nehemiah 10:33;
b
[h]~ Or, a savour of My evenings 29:42. Isaiah 1:13,14; Ezekiel
rest f
Exodus 16:36; k
Compare with Ezekiel 45:17; 46:6; Hosea
c
Exodus 29:38 Numbers 15:4 46:4,5. 2:11; Colossians 2:16.
d
[h]~ in a day; see also g
Leviticus 2:1 l
10:10; 1 Samuel 20:5; m
15:4-12
29:36,38. h
Exodus 29;40 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 n
15:24;
i
Exodus 29:42 Chronicles 2:4; Ezra 29:11,16,19,25.

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 In this series of scriptures, Moses reminds the Children of Israel of the Mandatory Feasts
that must all undertake, as prescribed in the Laws given by the LORD.

Rules & Offerings for the Passover

16. [C] “aAnd in the fourteenth day of the First Month (of the Hebrew Calendar Year) is the
Passover of the LORD.
17. [C] “bAnd in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened
bread be eaten.
18. [C] “In the first day (of the celebrations), shall be a Holy Convocation; you shall do no
servile work therein: [On this day you shall do not work ~ although saving a life is not
considered servile work and is exempt from this instruction.]
19. [C] “But you shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for burnt offering unto the LORD; two
young bullocks, and one ram, and seven rams of the first year: cthey shall (ALL) be unto
you without blemish;
20. [C] “And their meat offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals shall be
offered for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;
21. [C] “And several deal shall you offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
22. [C] “And done goat for the sin offering, to make an atonement for you.
23. [C] “You shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual
burnt offering.
24. [C] “After this manner you shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the
sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside (in
addition to) the continual burnt offering and the drink offering.
25. [C] “And on the seventh day you shall have a Holy Convocation; and you shall do no
servile work.
As you can see from the above description, there would be a lot of blood flowing from the
altar every day for these seven days, as a stark reminder of the firstborn Egyptians and
their animals who died, as the ransom price for the Children of Israel.
Rules & Offerings for the First Fruits (Shavuot – Pentecost), 50 days after Passover.
26. [C] “Also, ein the day of the First Fruits, (also known as the Festival of Weeks, Shavuot,
Pentecost), when you bring a new meal (grain) offering unto the LORD, after your weeks
be out, you shall have a Holy Convocation; you shall do no servile work:
27. [C] “But you shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; ftwo bullocks,
one ram, and seven lambs of the first year, (all without blemish).
28. [C] “And their meat offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals shall be
offered for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;
29. [C] “And several deal shall you offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
30. [C] “And for one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.
31. [C] “You shall offer them beside the continual offering, and his meat offering, (gthey shall
be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.

Chapter 29: Rules & Offerings for the 7th Month & the Feast of Tabernacles.

1. [C] “And in the seventh month (of the Hebrew Calendar Year), on the first day of the
month, you shall have a Holy Convocation; you shall do no servile work: hit is a day
of blowing the trumpets unto you.
a
See Exodus 12:6; see c
See verse 31; Leviticus e
Exodus 23:16; 34:22; g
See verse 19.
also Deuteronomy 22:20; Numbers Leviticus 23:10,15; h
Leviticus 23:24.
16:1; Ezekiel 45:21. 29:8,13; Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 16:10;
b
Leviticus 23:6; 15:21; 17:1. Acts 2:1
Compare with Exodus d
See verses 15 & 30; f
Compare with Leviticus
12:16. 29:22;28,31,34,38. 23:18,19.

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2. [C] “And you shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young
bullock, one ram and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
3. [C] “And the meal offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenths for a bullock,
and two tenths deals for a ram,
4. And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs. [This means that they will
use 7 tenths deals (in total) for the offering of the seven lambs.]
5. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:
6. Beside athe burnt offering of this month, and his meat offering, and bthe daily burnt
offering, and his meal offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for
a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
7. [C] “And on the tenth day of this seventh month, cyou shall have a Holy
Convocation: And you shall afflict your souls: You shall not do any work therein: [So,
there is the offerings on the first day of the seventh month; Shabbat on the 7th day of the
month, followed by another set of offerings on the 10th day of the month. This to be
followed by the Shabbat on the 14th day of the month and another Holy Convocation on
the 15th day of the month. This is a very special month before the LORD.]
8. [C] “And you shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young
bullock, one ram and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
9. [C] “And the meal offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenths for a bullock,
and two tenths deals for a ram,
10. And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs. [This means that they will
use 7 tenths deals (in total) for the offering of the seven lambs.]
11. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: beside the
sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering, of it,
their drink offerings.
12. [C] “And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you shall have a Holy Convocation:
you shall do no servile work, and you shall keep a feast unto the LORD for seven days:
13. [C] “And you shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour, unto
the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs, of the first year;
they shall be without blemish;
14. [C] “And their meal offering shall be of fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto
every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, and two tenths for each of the two rams.
15. [C] “And of several tenth deal unto each lamb of the fourteen lambs:
16. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering: besides the continual burnt offering, his
meal offering, and his drink offering.
17. [C] “And on the second day (the sixteenth day of the seventh month) you shall offer
twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year, all without blemish.
18. [C] “And their meat offering and their drink offerings, for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, dafter the manner:
19. [C] “And one kid of the goats, for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering, and
the meal offering thereof, and their drink offerings.
20. [C] “And on the third day (the seventeenth day of the seventh Month), you shall offer,
eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish.
21. [C] “ And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: [The meal offering of
the fine flour, mingled in olive oil, shall be in the exact amounts already identified
previously in this chapter. Also, the drinks offerings, shall as already defined in the
previous verses. And is therefore not repeated again.]
22. [C] “And one goat for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering (for every day),
and his meal offering, and his drink offering.

a
28:11 d
Compare with verses
b
28:3 3,4,9 & 10; 15:12;
c
Leviticus 16:29 28:7,14.

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23. [C] “ And on the fourth day (the eighteenth day of the seventh month), ten bullocks, two
rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish.
24. [C] “ And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
25. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering, and
his meal offering, and his drink offering.
26. [C] “And on the fifth day (the nineteenth day of the seventh month), nine bullocks, two
rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish.
27. [C] “ And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
28. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering, and
his meal offering, and his drink offering.
29. [C] “And on the sixth day (the twentieth day of the seventh month), eight bullocks, two
rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish.
30. [C] “ And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
31. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering, and
his meal offering, and his drink offering.
32. [C] “And on the seventh day (the twenty-first day of the seventh month), seven bullocks,
two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish.
33. [C] “ And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
34. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering, and
his meal offering, and his drink offering.
35. [C] “And on the eighth day (the twenty-second day of the seventh month), you shall have
a asolemn assembly: You shall do no servile work therein.
36. [C] “But (on that day) you shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire of a
sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven rams of the first year
without blemish:
37. [C] “ And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and
for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
38. [C] “And one kid of the goats for a sin offering: beside the continual burnt offering, and
his meal offering, and his drink offering. [This “Solemn Assembly” is where the whole
nation, all-of the 12 tribes, and the Levites come together before the LORD, and the
Children of Israel, were re-dedicating themselves back to God. It is also relevant to the
New testament times. Solemn assemblies are special, sacred meetings held for a variety
of holy purposes. They require Latter-day Saints to bring an elevated sense of spirituality
with them into the meeting. These assemblies have included the sustaining of new Church
presidents, the dedication of a temple, or another significant building (such as the
Conference Centre), the introduction of new scripture, the instruction of priesthood
leaders, and other special gatherings. “Solemn assembly” is a phrase from the Hebrew
Bible that describes significant gatherings that occurred during Passover and the Feast of
Tabernacles. The first temple in Jerusalem was dedicated during the time of a
solemn assembly. Thus, the term has an ancient connection with temple dedication. So,
in this context, Latter-day saints, who are the temple of the Holy Spirit, must also come
before the LORD and re-dedicate themselves back to God, and His rules laws, and
precepts, each time there is a call of a solemn assembly.]
39. [C] “These things you shall bdo (offer) unto the LORD in your cset feasts, beside your
d
vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meal offerings,
and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.
40. And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

a
Leviticus 23:36 c
Leviticus 23:2,4;1 3:5; Nehemiah 10:33; d
Leviticus 7:11,16;
b
[h]~ offer Chronicles 23:31; 2 Isaiah 1:14. 22:21,23.
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Chapter 30: Rules Concerning the Swearing of Vows & Oaths

1. [C] And Moses spoke unto athe heads of the tribes, concerning the children of Israel. “This
is what the LORD has commanded".
2. [CP] b“[IF] a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or cswear an oath to bind his soul with a
bond; [THEN] he shall not dbreak (profane) his word, he shall edo according to all that
proceeds out of his mouth. [Making vows or oaths before the LORD is a serious business,
and in today’s society, as it was in days of old, the LORD expects us to keep our promises
made to Him in an oath of or a vow. I personally know this in my own life. When I was in
the hospital in 1969, as a quadriplegic, I made a vow to the LORD; “[IF] you heal me
Jesus, [THEN] I will serve you for the rest of my life. Now some 55 years later, after being
a missionary in 43 nations, planting 39 pioneering churches, and then presently running
Christ To The Nations Bible College (for no salary) being a fully accredited, FREE, online
Bible College of 680 hours, I give thanks to the LORD that He brings the students that He
has called from 55 nations, the become more mature in Christ.]
3. [CP] “[IF] a woman also vow a vow, unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in
her father’s house in her youth.
4. [CP] “[IF] a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and her bond wherewith she has
bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her, [THEN] ALL-OF HER VOWS
SHALL STAND, and every bond wherewith she has bound her soul shall stand.
5. [CP] “BUT [IF] her father disallows her in the day that he hears her making her vows;
[THEN] not any of her vows, nor of her bonds shall stand; and the LORD shall forgive
her, because her father disallowed her. [While she is under her father’s care and house,
then, the Father can disallow the vow to be accepted by the LORD, because the father’s
word in his house is final. On this basis then, the LORD will absolver her of any
responsibility under that vow and forgive, in fact, the LORD cancels that vow.]
6. [CP] “And if she had at all a husband, when fshe vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips
wherewith she bound her soul. [As it was when she was under the spiritual covering of
her father, when she was living under his roof, so that role and spiritual responsibility now
is transferred to her husband’s house. His authority in this situation is the same. As her
father in the abovementioned verses.]
7. CP] (So), “[IF] her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard
it; [THEN] her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
8. [CP] “But [IF] the husband disallowed her on that day that he heard it: [THEN] he shall
make he vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips; wherewith her
soul, to none effect; and the LORD shall forgive her.]
9. [C] “But, every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound
their souls, (these vows) shall stand against her". [If a widow, or a divorced woman makes
a vow, this woman is her own spiritual responsibility. She has no spiritual covering of the
father, or the husband, therefore, all-of her vows and oaths are valid, and she is
accountable before the LORD, for each and every one of them.]
10. [CP] “And [IF] she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an
oath:
11. [CP] “And her husband heard it, and held his peace, and disallowed her not: [THEN] all-
of her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
12. [CP] “But [IF] her husband has utterly made them void on the day that he heard them,
[THEN] then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning
the bond of her soul, shall not stand; her husband has made them void; and the LORD
shall forgive her".

a
1:4,16; 7:2 23:21; Ecclesiastes d
[h]~ profane f
[h]~ He vows were
b
See Leviticus 27:2; See 5:4,5 e
Psalm 22:25; 50:14; upon her; See also
also Deuteronomy c
Leviticus 5:4 66:13,14; 116 : 14,18. Psalm 56;12.

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13. [C] “Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it,
or her husband may make it void.
14. [CP] “But [IF] her husband altogether holds his peace at her from day to day; [THEN] he
establishes all-of her vows, or all-of her bonds, which are upon her: he confirms them,
because he held his peace, in the day that he heard them.
15. [CP] But [IF] he shall any ways make the void after that he heard them; [THEN] ahe shall
bear her iniquity. [This means that he must be prepared to bear the spiritual responsibility
of the vows and/or oaths, that he had heard, but did not react to, on the day that he
heard them.]
16. [C] “These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his
wife, or between a father and his daughter, yet being in her youth in her father’s house.

Chapter 31: The Midianites Spoiled, Balaam slain, Dividing the Spoils

1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2. [C] “bAvenge the children of Israel, of the Midianites: afterwards you shall cbe gathered
unto your people”. [You are to attack the Midianites because their women lead you astray
at Baalpoer, enticing Israeli men to turn away from the LORD and follow after another
deity. For that sin 24,000 men died. Now it is time to destroy them. Moses is told by the
LORD to send 12,000 troops to wipe out the relatives of His now deceased wife (Zipporah)
and the relatives of his own two sons. After that you will die and return to your people.
This is the second time that the LORD has told Moses to prepare to die.]
3. [C] And Moses spoke unto the people saying, “Arm some of yourselves unto war and let
them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian”. [Go and attack the
Midianites, wipe them out completely. NOT ONE OF THEM WAS TO BE LEFT ALIVE!]
4. [C] “dOf every tribe, one thousand throughout all-of the tribes shall you send earmed for
war. [Select one thousand men from each of the 12 tribes of Israel to attack the
Midianites.]
5. [C] So, there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, one thousand, of every tribe,
twelve thousand earmed men for war. [Just 12,000 men were going out against a whole
nation of Midianites. The LORD was about to show His power.]
6. [C] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them, and Phinehas the
son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and fthe trumpets to blow
in his hand. [And the Priest went forth, followed by the singers and then the musicians
right behind blowing the trumpets, proclaiming the glorious victory of the LORD, even
before they came onto battle.]
7. And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and gthey slew
all-of the males. [Here is the miracle of the LORD; 12,000 Israelis went out into battle
and defeated and killed ever male in the Midianite army, and then all-of the males in the
cities, and not even one of the Israeli soldiers were killed. But they disobeyed the
instructions of the LORD given by Moses: because they did not kill everyone, as instructed
by the LORD! this nation was supposed to disappear from the face of the earth!]
8. And the slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain, namely, hEvi,
and Rekem, Zur and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: iBalaam also the son of
Beor, they slew with the sword. [They did not take the kings captive, they killed them all;
they even killed Balaam, even though earlier He had blessed Israel three times, when
asked to curse Israel by Balek, king of Moab.]
9. And the children of Israel took all-of the women of Midian captives, and their
little ones, and took the spoil of all-of their cattle, and all-of their flocks, and all-of their

a
Leviticus 5:1 d
[h]~ a thousand of a f
10:6,9; Leviticus 23:24 Samuel 27:9; 1 Kings
b
See also 25:17 tribe, a thousand of a g
See also Deuteronomy 11:15,16.
c
20:24 tribe 20:13; Judges 21;11; 1 h
Joshua 13:21
e
32:27; Joshua 4:13 i
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 goods. [They were instructed to kill all-of them! They have disobeyed the instructions of
Moses and the LORD. Phinehas failed to correct them!]
10. And they burnt all-of their cities wherein they dwelt, and all-of their goodly castles, with
fire.
11. And they took all-of the spoil, and all-of the prey, both of men and of beasts.
12. And they brought the captives and the and the prey, and the spoil, until Moses and Eleazar
the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at athe plains
of Moab, which are by the Jordan river, near Jericho.
13. And Moses and Eleazar the priest, and all of the princes of the congregation, went forth
to meet them outside the camp. [They did this to make sure that nothing came into the
camp that would defile the camp.]
14. And Moses was angry with the officers of the Host, with the captains over thousands, and
captains over hundreds, which came from the bbattle.
15. And Moses said unto them, “Have you saved call-of the women alive? [Are you guys crazy?
The LORD told you to go in and wipe out the Midianites, yet you bring all-of these immoral
women back with you?]
16. [C] “Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit
trespass against the LORD, in the matter of Baal Poer and there was a plague among the
congregation of the LORD. [Although in the beginning Balaam, only blessed Israel, he later
relented and advised the leadership how to cause trouble among the Children of Israel,
by having the Midianite woman seduce the Israel men and offer then food offered the idols
and have them bow down to other gods. As a result of their sinful lust, a plague killed
24,000 Israeli men who had been tempted.]
17. *** (Conclusion), [C] “Now therefore, dkill every male among the little ones, and kill every
woman that has known man by laying with ehim. [Kill every young male child, so that he
will not grow up to fight against us, and every woman who has been sexually active.]
18. [C] “But all-of the women children, which have not known a man, by lying with him, keep
alive for yourselves. [So, you are only to keep the young girls and teenage girls who are
virgins, for yourselves, as slaves.]
19. [C] “And fdo you abide outside the camp for seven days; whosoever has killed any person,
and gwhosoever has touched any slain, hpurify both yourself and your captives on the third
day, and on the seventh day.
20. [C] “And hpurify all-of your raiment, and all ithat is made of skin, and all-of the works of
goat hair, and things made of wood.
21. [C] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, “This is
ordinance of the Law which the LORD commanded Moses: [Notice it is not Moses who is
saying this anymore. The responsibility of speaking on spiritual matters has now been
transferred from Moses to the Eleazar, the priest. From now on, the LORD will speak to
the Priest (or Moses and the Priest), but the priest, who will then tell Joshua, after the
death of Moses.]
22. [C] “Only the gold, and the silver, and the brass, the iron, and the tin, and the lead,
23. [C] “Everything that may abide the fire, you shall make it go through the fire, and it shall
be clean; nevertheless, it shall be purified (no dross) jwith the water of separation: and
all that abides not the fire, you shall make go through the water. [By purification of fire
and by the water of separation, nothing unholy will enter into the camp to defile it.]
24. [C] “And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean, and
afterwards, you shall come into the camp.
25. [C] “And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
26. [C] “Take the sum of the prey kthat was taken, both of man and of beast, You and Eleazar
the priest, and the chief father’s of the congregation: [Record the numbers of all-of the

a
22:1 d
See also Judges g
19:11 j
19:9
b
[h]~ the host of war. 21:11,12 h
19:12,13,20. k
[h]~ of the captivity
c
Compare with 1 Samuel e
[h]~ a male. i
[h]~ instruments of, or
15:3 f
5:2 vessels of skin.

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 captives, both mankind and beasts, so that a tribute can be given to the LORD, and a
reckoning and division take place among the tribes.]
27. [C] “And adivide the prey into two parts: between those that took the war upon them, that
went out to battle, and between all-of the congregation. [This is an interesting instruction
given by the LORD to Moses & Eleazar. [IF] you go to war to fight for your nation, [THEN]
you are entitled to a 50% share of the spoils, “in your own right”, to be divided up amongst
the troops who fought in the battle. God is caring for those military people, who go to war
to protect His chosen people ~ Israel.]
28. [C] “And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men which went out to battle: bone
soul of five hundred, both of the people, and all-of the beasts, and of the asses, and of
the sheep: [This is a tribute for God’s victory over the enemy ~ a thanksgiving offering,
for their safety in the battle, and for the spoils that they were able to bring back to the
Children of Israel.]
29. [C] Take it out of their half (those who went into battle), and give it to Eleazar the priest,
for a heave offering unto the LORD.
30. [C] “And of the Children of Israel’s half, you shall take cone portion of fifty, of the
persons, of the beasts, of the asses, and of the dflocks (goats), of all manner of beasts,
and give them unto the Levites, ewhich keep the Charge of the Tabernacle, of the LORD.
[Notice the comparison; [IF] you go to war your tribute in 1 in 500 (0.2%): BUT if you
stay at Home, [THEN] your tribute in 1 in 50 (2%).]
31. [C] And Moses and Eleazar the priest, did as the LORD commanded Moses.
32. And the booty, being the rest of the prey, which the men of war had caught, was six
hundred & seventy-five thousand (675,000) sheep,
33. And seventy-two thousand (72,000 beasts),
34. And sixty-one thousand (61,000) asses,
35. And thirty-two thousand (32,000) persons in all, of women that had not known a man by
lying with them.
36. And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three
hundred & thirty-seven thousand-five hundred (337,500) sheep:
37. And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred & seventy-five (675).
38. And the beasts were thirty-six thousand (36,000): of which the LORD'S tribute was
seventy-two (72).
39. And the asses were thirty thousand-five hundred (30,500), of which the LORD'S tribute
was sixty-one (61).
40. And the persons (the young virgin girls) were sixteen thousand (16,000), of which the
LORD’S tribute was thirty-two (32) persons.
41. [C] And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD'S heave offering, unto Eleazar the
priest, fas the LORD commanded Moses.
42. And the children of Israel’s half, which Moses had divided from the men that went to war,
43. (Now the half the pertained to the congregation was three hundred & thirty-seven
thousand-five hundred (337,500) sheep,
44. And the beasts were thirty-six thousand (36,000),
45. And the asses were thirty thousand-five hundred (30,500),
46. And sixteen thousand (16,000) your virgin girls;)
47. [C] Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty (2%), both of the
young women and of the beasts, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the Charge
of the Tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
The Miracle of this War!
48. And the gofficers which were over the thousands of the hosts, the captains of the
thousands, and the captains of the hundreds, came near unto Moses.

a
See also Joshua 22:8; 1 b
Compare with verses d
[h]~ Of the goats g
See verse 14.
Samuel 30:24. 30-41,47; 18:26 e
1:53
c
See verses 42-47. f
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49. And they said unto Moses, “Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war under
our charge, and there lacks not one man of us. [They told Moses; “You commanded us to
select 1,000 men of war from each of the 12 tribes of Israel, a total of 12,000 in all, to go
out and destroy the Midianites. Upon our return, we have checked, and not one Israeli
man was killed in the battle: the LORD protected all-of the chosen troops! That is a
MIRACLE!]
50. *** (Conclusion), “We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man
has agotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make
an atonement for our souls before the LORD. [The commanders and the troops realised
the not one of them had been killed in this fierce fighting on the battle field, or in the
cities, therefore they wanted to make an offering to the LORD for his protection over their
souls in the battle.]
51. And Moses and Eleazar the priest, took the gold off them, even all the wrought jewels.
52. And the gold of the offering offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of
the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand-seven hundred & fifty shekels (more than
$300,000).
53. (For bthe men of war had taken spoil, every man for themselves.)
54. And Moses and Eleazar the priest, took the gold of the captains of thousands, and the
captains of hundreds, and brought it into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, cfor a
memorial for the Children of Israel before the LORD.

Chapter 32: Reubenites and Gadites Sue for an Inheritance; Moses Reproves Them.

Their petition to remain of the eastern side of the Jordan River, and not dwell in the
Promised Land.
1. Now the children of Reuben and the children Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and
when they saw the land of dJazer, and the Land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a
place for cattle; [They saw fertile pastures for their cattle and did not want to wander any
further, with their women, children, and their herds & flocks.]
2. The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar
the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation saying,
3. “Ataroth and Dibon, and Jazer and eNimrah (a.k.a. Beth-nimrah), and Heshbon, and
Elealeh, and fShebam (a.k.a. Shibmah), and gNebo, and hBeon (a.k.a. Baal-Meon),
4. Even the country that the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for
cattle, and thy servants have cattle.
5. *** (Conclusion), Therefore, [IF] we have found grace in thy sight, [THEN] let this land
be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over the Jordan River.
6. And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your
brethren go to war, and shall you just site here?” [Are you just going to leave everyone
here, and expect your brothers to fight for the Promised Land by themselves?]
7. “And why do you idiscourage (break) the hearts of the children of Israel from going over
into the land which the LORD has given them?
8. “Thus did your fathers, jwhen I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land. [Did you
not learn anything from the mistakes of your fathers?]
9. “For when they went up unto the valley of Eschol, and saw the land, they discouraged the
hearts of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had
(already) given to them.
10. “And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and He swear, saying,

a
[h]~ found d
See verses 3, 35; f
See verse 38, Shibmah i
[h]~ break
b
Deuteronomy 20:14 21:32. g
Deuteronomy 32:49 j
13:3,21-23
c
Exodus 30:16 e
See verse 36, Beth- h
See verse 38, Baal-
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11. [C] “aSurely, none of the men that came up out of Egypt, bfrom twenty years old and
upwards, shall see the land which I swore cunto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob
(Israel): because that have not dwholly followed Me: [The LORD expects 100%
obedience, anything else is unacceptable!]
12. “Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the eKenezite, and Joshua son of Nun: ffor they have
wholly followed the LORD.
13. “And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and He made them gwander in the
wilderness for forty years, until hall-of the generation that had done evil in the sight of the
LORD, were consumed.
14. “And behold, you have resin up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to
augment the yet fierce anger of the LORD towards Israel. [Moses makes and assumption
about their actions, which fortunately turns out to be wrong. The Leaders of the tribes of
Gad & Reuben up until now, have failed to fully explain their plans to Moses. This is now
explained in more details in the following verses.]
15. “For IF you turn away from HIM, He will yet again leave them in the wilderness: and you
shall destroy all-of His people. [Moses can see the possibility that IF these two tribes
refuse to arm themselves and fight alongside the other 10 tribes to secure the Promised
Land, that the LORD has already given to them; that He would kill another whole
generation of people in the wilderness. But now the Leaders come forward and explain
their plan in greater detail.]
16. And they came nearer to Moses, and said, “We will build sheepfolds and here for our cattle,
and cities for our little ones: [We will establish our permanent homes here, this side of
the River Jordan, but we will not desert our Brethren.]
This is the pledge of the Tribes of Gad & Reuben before Moses and the LORD:
17. “BUT iwe ourselves, will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have
brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of
the inhabitants of the land. [No! We are not going to desert our brothers; In fact, we are
ready to march ahead of the children of Israel, fighting off the enemies, until all-of Israel
has received its inheritance.]
18. “jWe will not return unto our own houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every
man his inheritance.
19. “For we will not inherit with them on yonder (westward) side of the river Jordan, or
forward: because our inheritance is fallen to us on this (eastern) side of the Jordan river.
Moses replies to their pledge:
20. [CP] And kMoses said unto them. [IF] you will do this thing, [IF] you will go armed before
the LORD to war,
21. [CP]“And will go all-of you armed over the River Jordan before the LORD, until He has
driven out His enemies from before Him,
22. “And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterwards, you shall return, and be
guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and [THEN] this land shall be your possession
before the LORD. [If] you keep your pledge, [THEN] this land shall be your possession
and your inheritance, east of the river Jordan.]
23. [CP] “BUT [IF] you will not do so, [THEN] behold, you have sinned against the LORD: and
BE SURE lYOUR SIN SHALL FIND YOU OUT! [Your sin in the darkness of your hearts will
be exposed into the light, and the LORD will deal harshly with you all.]
Moses agrees to these conditions before the LORD.
24. [C] “mBuild your cities for your little ones, and fold for your sheep, and do that which you
have pledged out of your mouth;

a
14:23 e
Joshua 14:6; 15:17 i
Joshua 4:12,13 l
See Also Genesis
b
14:29 f
14:24 j
Joshua 22:4 44:16; & Isaiah 59:12.
c
Genesis 50:24 g
14:33-35 k
Deuteronomy 3:18; m
See verses 16, 34-38.
d
[h]~ Fulfilled after Me. h
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25. And the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, spoke unto Moses, saying, “Thy
servants shall do as my LORD commands".
26. “Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all-of our cattle, shall be there in the cities of
Gilead:
27. “But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as
my lord says.
28. So, concerning them, Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and aJoshua the son of Nun,
and the Chief Fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
29. [CP] And Moses said unto them, “[IF] the children of Gad, and the children of Reuben will
pass with you over the River Jordan, with every man armed for battle, before the LORD,
and the land shall be subdued before you: [THEN] you shall give them the land of Gilead
for a possession”:
30. [CP] “But [IF] they will not pass over with you armed (for battle), [THEN] they shall have
possessions among you in the land of Canaan. [Moses makes it a “take or leave it”
Conditional Promise. [IF] you honour your pledge, [THEN] the land of Gilead belongs to
you. HOWEVER, [IF] you fail to honour your pledge [THEN] you will have an inheritance
inside Canaan with the other 11 tribes.]
31. And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, “As the LORD has
said unto your servants, so will we do!” [They have made an oath in the presence of the
LORD, Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of all-of the tribes of the children of
Israel.]
32. “We will pass over before the LORD into the
Land of Canaan, that the possession of our
inheritance on this side of the Jordan River
maybe ours”. [Again, the leaders of Gad and
Reuben, reconfirm their oath.]
Moses assigns the land to the Tribes of Gad,
Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh
33. And Moses gave unto them, even to the
children of Gad, and to the children of
Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh
the son of Joseph, bthe kingdom of Sihon of
the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of
Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof on
the coasts, even the cities of the country
round about.
34. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and
Ataroth, and Aroer.
35. And Atroth, Shophan, and c
Jaazer,
Jogbehah,
36. And dBeth-nimrah, and Beth-Haran, efenced
cities: and folds for the sheep.
37. And the children of Reuben built, fHeshbon, Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
38. And Nebo, and Baal-Meon, (gtheir names being changed), and Shib-Mah; and hgave other
names unto the cities that they built.
39. And the children of iMachir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and
dispossessed the Amorites which were in it.
40. And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

a
27:18 & continue … d
In verse 3, called g
Exodus 23:13; Joshua h
[h]~ they called by
b
See verse 4. Nimrah. 23:7. names, the names of
c
In verses 1 & 3 called e
See verse 17 the cities.
Jazer. f
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41. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them
a
Havothjair.
42. And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his
own name.

Chapter 33: The Forty-Two Journeys of the

Israelites, Documented by Moses

1. These are the journeys of the children of

Israel, which went forth out of the land of
Egypt with their armies under the hand of
Moses and Aaron. [Moses recorded these
and is now telling the next generation
about these journeys, because all-of the
people that came out of Egypt with Moses,
who were 20 years old and upwards,
except Joshua and Caleb are all
deceased.]
2. And Moses recorded their goings out
according to the journeys by the
commandment of the LORD: and these
are those journeys according to their
goings out.
3. And they departed from Rameses in bthe
first month (Nisan) on the 15th day of the
month; on the morning after the Passover,
the children of Israel went out with a high
hand in the sight of all-of the Egyptians.
[With the high praises of God in our
mouths and a two-edged sword in our
hands, we will march right out of Egypt,
and right into Canaan’s land. And it could
have taken only 11 days ~ but for their
rebellion & disobedience.]
4. For the Egyptians buried all-of their first-
born, cwhich the LORD had smitten among
them: dupon their gods also the LORD
executed judgements.
5. And the children of Israel arose from
Rameses, and pitched at eSuccoth. [This
was the first day of their journey, some
430 years after the promise was given to
Joseph. It is estimated that up to 2 million
people was in this journey, together with
all of their belongings, and the jewellery
given to them, as they left Egypt, with all-
of their flocks of sheep & goats, as well as
the herds of asses, oxen, and camels.]
6. And they departed from Succoth and
pitched in fEtham, which is on the edge of
the wilderness.

a
Joshua 13:30; 1 Kings b
Exodus 12:37 d
Exodus 12:12; Compare e
Exodus 12:37
4:13. c
Exodus 12:29 with Isaiah 19:1 f
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And they removed from Etham and turned
again into aPihahiroth, which is before eBaal-
zephon: and they and the pitched before
e
Migdol.
8. And they departed from Pihahiroth, and
pass through the midst of the sea, into the
wilderness, and went three days’ journey in
the wilderness of Etham, and pitched at
Marah.
9. And they removed from Marah and came
b
unto Elim; and in Elim there were twelve
fountains of water, and seventy palm trees;
and they pitched there.
10. And they removed from Elim, and encamped
by the Red Sea.
11. And they removed from the Red Sea, and
encamped in the cwilderness of Sihn.
12. And they took their journey out of the
wilderness of Sihn, and encamped at
Dophkah.
13. And they departed from Dophkah and
encamped in Alush.
14. And from Alush they removed and
encamped at dRephidim, where there was no
water for the people to drink.
15. And they departed from Rephidim and
pitched in the ewilderness of Sinai.
16. And they removed from the desert of Sinai,
and pitched at fKibroth-Hata-Avah.
17. And they departed from Kibroth-Hata-Avah
and encamped at gHazeroth.
18. And they departed from Hazeroth, and
pitched in Rithmah.
19. And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-Parez.
20. And they departed from Rimmon-Parez and pitched in Libnah.
21. And they removed from Libnah and pitched at Rissah.
22. And they journeyed from Rissah and pitched at Kehelathah.
23. And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in Mount Shapher.
24. And they removed from Mount Shapher, and encamped at Haradah.
25. And the removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
26. And they removed from Makheloth, and camped at Tahath.
27. And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
28. And the removed from Tarah, and pitched at Mithcah.
29. And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
30. And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at hMose Roth.
31. And they departed from Mose Roth, and pitched in aBene-Jaakan.
32. And they removed from Bene-Jaakan and encamped at iHorhagidgad.
33. And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in bJotbathah.
34. And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.
35. And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at jEziongaber.

a
Exodus 14:2,9 e
Exodus 19:1,2 h
Deuteronomy 10:6
b
Exodus 15:27 f
[h]~ that is, the graves i
Deuteronomy 10:7
c
Exodus 16:1 of lust; 11:34 j
Deuteronomy 2:8; 1
d
Exodus 17:1 g
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36. And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the awilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
37. And they removed from bKadesh, and pitched in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of
Edom.
38. And Aaron the priest went up into cMount Hor, at the commandment of the LORD, and
died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of
Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
39. And Aaron was d123 years old when he died in Mount Hor.
40. And eKing Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of
the coming of the children of Israel.
41. And they departed from Mount hHor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
42. And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
43. And they departed from Punon, and pitched in fOboth.
44. And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in gIjeabarim, in the border of Moab.
45. And they departed from I-im (Ijeabarim) and pitched in hDibongad.
46. And they removed from kDibongad and encamped in Almondiblathaim.
47. And they removed from Almondiblathaim, iand pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before
Nebo.
48. And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the jplains of Moab by
the River Jordan near (opposite) Jericho.
49. And they pitched by the Jordan river, from Beth-Jesi-moth even unto kAbel-Shittim in the
plains of Moab.
50. And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan river near Jericho,
saying,
51. [C] Speak unto the Children of Israel, and say unto them, “lWhen you have passed over
the River Jordan into the Land of Canaan:
52. [C] “[THEN] you shall mdrive out nall-of the inhabitants of the land from before you, and
destroy all-of their pictures, and ddestroy all-of their molten images, and quickly pluck
down all-of their high places. [All of the inhabitants must be driven out of the land to keep
my people pure and holy. Therefore, all-of the pictures, molten images, and high places
must be destroyed.]
53. [C] “And you shall dispossessed the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have
given you the land to possess it. [Even before you even set foot in the land, I have given
it to you. All you have to do is go in and claim ownership of the land, that I promised to
your forefathers, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob (Israel). Let us be very clear here. God Almighty
never, ever, granted ownership of this land to the Palestinians!]
54. [C] “And oyou shall divide the land by lot, for an inheritance among your families: and to
the more (in numbers) you shall pgive more inheritance, and to the fewer (in number) you
shall qgive less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot
falls; according to the tribes of your fathers, you shall inherit. [By this method of
distribution, the LORD was actually saying that each individual family, would receive equal
amounts of the inheritance, irrespective of whether they belonged to a small tribe or a
large tribe. God loves everyone EQUALLY, so it is not a surprise that they should be given
an EQUAL inheritance.]
55. [W] “But [IF] you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you: [THEN] it
shall come to pass, that those which you let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes,
and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein you dwell. [A very prophetic

a
20:1; 27:14. g
[h]~ Or, heaps of l
Deuteronomy 9:1; with Joshua 11:12;
b
20:22,23; 21:4. Abarim; 21:11 compare with Joshua Judges 2:2.
c h o
Compare 20:25-28, 21:30 3:17. 26:53-55
Deuteronomy 32:50, i
Deuteronomy 32:49 m
32:11; See also Exodus p
[h]~ multiply his
with Deuteronomy 10:6 j
22:1 15:9 inheritance.
d
Compare with Exodus k
Or the plains of Shittim;
n
Exodus 23:24,33; q
[h]~ diminish his
7:7. 25:1 34:13; Deuteronomy inheritance.
e
21:1 7:2,5; 12:3; Compare
f
21:10

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 warning from the LORD for Eleazar and Joshua! Drive them out, or kill them: but don’t let
any of the remain, or it will become a problem for you.]
56. [W] “Moreover, (if you let this happen), it shall come to pass, that I will do unto YOU, as
I thought to do unto THEM. [The LORD issues a stern warning here: [IF] you disobey ME
in this situation, [THEN][ I will punish YOU, as I was going to punish THEM.]
Chapter 34: The Borders of the Land & Those that shall Divide it.
The LORD lays out the Biblical Boundaries of the Promised Land of Israel in 1406 B.C.
1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
2. [C] Command the children of Israel, and say unto
them, “When you come into athe Land of Canaan;
(this is the land that shall fall unto you, for an
inheritance, even the land of Canaan, with the coasts
thereof:)
3. [C] [THEN], byour southern quarter shall be from
the wilderness of Zin, along by the coast of Edom,
and your south border shall be the outmost
coast of cthe salt sea eastward.
4. [C] And your border shall turn from the south dto
the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin; and
the going forth thereof shall be from the south eto
Kadesh Barnea, and shall go on to fHazar-Adar;
and pass on to Azmon.
5. [C]]And the border shall fetch a compass from
Azmon gunto the river of Egypt, and the going out
of it shall be at the sea.
6. [C] And as for the western border, you shall even have the great sea (Mediterrean) for
a border: This shall be your western border.
7. [C] And this shall be your northern border: from the sea you shall point out hMount
Hor.
8. [C] From Mount Hor, you shall point out your border, iunto the entrance of Hamath; and
the going forth of the border shall be to jZedad.
9. [C] And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at kHazarenan:
10. [C] And you shall point out your eastern border, from Hazarenan to Shepham:
11. [C] And the coast shall go down from Shepham lto Riblah, on the eastern side of Ain; and
the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the mside of the sea, eastward nof
Chinnereth.
12. [C] And the border shall go down to the River Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at
o
the salt sea: This shall be your land, with the coasts thereof round about.
13. [C] And Moses commanded the Children of Israel, saying, “pThis is the land, which you
shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the
half tribe (of Manasseh).
14. [C] “For the children of Reuben, according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of
the children of Gad, according to the house of their fathers, have received their
inheritance: and the half tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
15. The two tribes and half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the river Jordan,
near Jericho, eastward, towards the sunrising.
The LORD commands & chooses the people responsible to divide up the land.

a d j n
Genesis 17:8; Exodus Joshua 15:3 Ezekiel 47:15 Deuteronomy 3:17;
3:8 e
32:8 k
Ezekiel 47:17 Joshua 19:35; See also
b
Joshua 15:1; Compare f
Joshua 15:3,4; l
2 Kings 23:33; Joshua 11:2 & 12:3.
with Genesis 15:18-21; g
Joshua 15:4,47; 1 Kings Jeremiah 39:5,6. o
See verse 3.
Ezekiel 47:13-21. 8:65; Isaiah 27:12. m
[h]~ on the shoulder. p
See verse 2: Joshua
c
Genesis 14:3; Joshua h
33:37 14:1,2.
15:2 i
13:21; 2 Kings 14:25

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16. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17. [C] “These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: aEleazar the
priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
18. [C] “And you shall take one bprince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. [You
shall take one prince of each of the tribes, But I (the LORD) get to pick which prince it
is.]
19. [C] “And the name of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of
Jephunneh.
20. [C] “And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel, the son of Ammihud.
21. [C] “Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad, the son of Chislon.
22. [C] “Of the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki, the son of Jogli.
23. [C] “The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Haniel,
the son of Ephod.
24. [C] “And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.
25. [C] “ And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.
26. [C] “And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel, the son of Azzan.
27. [C] “And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.
28. [C] “And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud,
29. [C]] “These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the
children of Israel, in the land of Canaan.

Chapter 35: The Laws of Murder & Manslaughter; NO Satisfaction for Murder.

The allocation of 6 Refuge cities & 42 other cities for the Levites to live in among
the children of Israel.
1. And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the River Jordan, near Jericho,
saying,
2. [C] “cCommand the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance
of their possession, cities to dwell in; and you shall also give unto the Levites dsuburbs
for the cities round about them.
3. [C] “And the cities shall they have to dwell
in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their
cattle, and for their goods, and for all-of
their beasts.
4. [C] “And the suburbs of the cities which you
shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from
the wall of the city and outwards one
thousand cubits round about.
5. [C] “And you shall measure from without the
city on the eastern side two thousand cubits,
and on the southern side two thousand
cubits, and on the western side two
thousand cubits, and on the northern side
two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in
the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs
of the cities.

a
Joshua 14:1 & 19:51. c
Joshua 14:3,4:12:2; d
Leviticus 25:34
b
1:4,16 Compare with Ezekiel
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6. [C] “And among the cities which you shall give unto the Levites there shall be asix cities
for refuge, which you shall appoint for the man slayer, that he may flee there: and bto
them you shall add forty-two cities.
7. [C] “So, all-of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall be cforty-eight cities: these
shall you gives with their suburbs.
8. [C] “And the cities that you shall give shall be dof the possession of the children of Israel:
from them that have many, you shall give many; but from them that have few, you shall
give few: everyone shall give of his cities unto the Levites, according to his inheritance
which ehe inherited.
9. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
The Rules for Refuge cities.
10. [C] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, “fWhen you cross over the River
Jordan into the land of Canaan;
11. [C] “g[THEN] you shall appoint your cities to be Cities of Refuge for you; that the slayer
may flee there, that kills any person hat unawares.
12. [C] “And they shall be unto you as cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer
die not, before he stands before the congregation in judgement.
13. [C] “And of these cities that you shall give; isix cities shall you have for refuge.
14. [C] j“You shall give three cities on the eastern side of the River Jordan, and three cities
shall you give in the Land of Canaan, which shall be the cities of refuge. [Refer to the
cities identified on the previous page.]
15. [C] “These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and kfor the stranger,
and for the sojourner among them: that anyone that kills any person unawares may flee
there.
16. [C] “And if he smites him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies, he is a murderer:
the murderer shall surely be put to death. [There is no such thing as circumstances of
self-defence.]
17. [C] “And if they smite him lby throwing a stone, where he may die, and he does die; he
is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18. [C] ‘Or [IF] he smite him with a hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he
dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall be put to death.
19. [C] “mThe revenger of blood himself, shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall
slay him.
20. [C] “But, if he thrusts him of hatred, or hurl at him, by nlying in wait, that he die.
21. [C] “Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be
put to death: for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when
he meets him.
22. [CP] “But [IF] he thrusts him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything,
o
without laying to wait,
23. [CP] “Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him,
and was not his enemy, neither sought him any harm;
24. [CP] “[THEN] pthe congregation shall judge between the slayer & the revenger of blood,
according to these judgements.
25. [C] “And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of
blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, where he had fled:
and he shall abide in it unto the death of qthe high priest, which was anointed with holy
oil.

a
See verse 13; e
[h]~ they inherit. j
Deuteronomy 4:41; n
Exodus 21;14;
f
Deuteronomy 4:41,42; See verse 12; Joshua 20:8. Deuteronomy 19:11.
Joshua 20:2,7,8; Deuteronomy 19:2-4; k
15:16 o
Exodus 21:13
21:3,13,21,27,32,36,38 Joshua 20:2-6 l
[h]~ with a stone of the p
See verse 12; Joshua
b
[h]~ and above them g
Exodus 21:13 hand. 20:3,9.
you shall give. h
[h]~ in error; Joshua m
See verses 21,24,27; q
See verse 28; Leviticus
c
Joshua 21:41. 20:3,9. Deuteronomy 19:6,12; 21:10; Joshua 20:6; 2
d
Joshua 21:3 i
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26. [CP] “But [IF] the slayer at any time, comes outside the border of the city of his refuge,
where he has fled.
27. [CP] “And the revenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the city of his refuge,
and the revenger of blood kills the slayer, [THEN] ahe shall not be guilty of blood.
28. [C] “ (This is) because he should have remained in the city of his refuge, until the death
of the High Priest: but after the death of the high priest, the slayer shall return into the
land of his possession.
29. [C] “So, these things shall be for a statute of judgement unto you throughout your
generations, in all-of your dwellings.
Obligation to Remainb [An extract from the Topical Bible]
Once admitted, the individual was obliged to remain within the city until the death of
the high priest serving at that time. Numbers 35:25 explains, "The assembly must protect
the manslayer from the avenger of blood and restore him to the city of refuge to which he fled,
and he must remain there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy
oil."
The death of the high priest marked a significant turning point, symbolizing a release
from the obligation to remain in the city. At this point, the manslayer was free to return
to his own land without fear of retribution (Numbers 35:28).
Spiritual and Legal Significance
The Cities of Refuge underscore the balance between justice and mercy within the
Mosaic Law. They highlight the sanctity of life and the importance of intent in determining
guilt. The requirement to remain until the high priest's death also points to the high priest's
role as a mediator and the significance of his life and death in the spiritual life of Israel.
These cities serve as a profound typology of Christ, who is our ultimate refuge and
high priest, offering protection and atonement for sins committed in ignorance. The Cities of
Refuge thus reflect the broader biblical themes of justice, mercy, and redemption.
30. [C] Whosoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the cmouth of
witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to
die. [When the crowd brought the woman caught in adultery to Jesus, they were testing
him, and they said to him “that the law says that she should be stones to death". Jesus
replied: “let he who is without sin, cast the first stone”. And they all examined their
own hearts and walked away. Jesus was the only person without sin, and He rightfully
remained. Jesus then wrote something in the sand. I now believe that Jesus wrote
this scripture reference in the sand; Numbers 35:30: … “but one witness shall
not testify against any person to cause them to die".]
Instead, Jesus told her to “go and sin no more”. By doing this, Jesus was showing His
eternal grace, and His eternal mercy ~ His blood being able to cover a multitude of sins,
for all who believe on His name.]
31. [C] “Moreover you shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is dguilty of
death: BUT he shall surely be put to death.
32. [C] “And you shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he
should come again to dwell in the land until the death of the High Priest.
33. [C] “So that you shall not epollute the land in which you are: for blood it defiles the land:
and fthe land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but gby the
blood, of him that shed it! [Satan knows the word of God very well! Why do you think
that there are so many terrorist attacks recently? The blood of the innocent victims defiles
the land! It can only be cleansed if the attacker (the terrorist) is killed on that site and his
blood cleanses that part of the land!]

a
[h]~ no blood shall be c
Deuteronomy 17:6; 13:1; Hebrews 10:28; f
[h]~ there can be no
to him. 19:15,16; Matthew 1 Timothy 5:19. expiation of the land.
b
An extract from the 18:16; 2 Corinthians d
[h]~ faulty to die. g
Genesis 9:6
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34. *** (Conclusion), [C] “Defile not therefore the land which you shall inhabit, Wherein I
(the LORD) dwells: for I the LORD, dwell among the children of Israel. [Satan, by these
terrorist attacks on Israel, is trying to take away from the sovereignty, power, and glory
of the LORD, in His habitation ~ Israel. But we all know the eventual outcome: Jesus wins
& Satan loses, being cast into the Abyss, with his follow plotters.]

Chapter 36: The Rules of Marriage to Heiresses.

1. And the chief fathers of the families of the achildren of Gilead, the son of Machir the son
of Manasseh, of the families of Joseph came near and spoke before Moses, and before the
princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel. [They came to make a serious petition
before the LORD.]
2. [C] And they said, “ bThe LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by
lot to the children of Israel: and cmy lord was commanded by the LORD to give the
inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
3. [C] “ And IF they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of
Israel, THEN shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, ands
put into the inheritance of the tribe, dwhereunto they are received: so, shall it be taken
from the lot of our inheritance. [The petitioner suggest something in not fair in the
allocation because of this rule, and asks for clarification from the LORD through Moses.]
4. “And when ethe jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance¸
be put unto the inheritance of the tribe, fwhereunto they are received: so, shall their
inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers. [They make a valid legal
observation, based upon the present rules.]
5. [C] And Moses commanded the children of Israel, according to the WORD of the LORD,
saying, “The tribe of the sons of Jospeh ghas spoken well.
6. [C] “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of
Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them hmarry to whom they think best; BUT, only to the family of
their father shall they hmarry. [They are forbidden from marrying outside of their tribe, so
that the inheritance of their father shall remain within their tribe.]
7. [C] “So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for
everyone of the children of Israel shall ikeep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his
fathers.
8. [C] “And every daughter, which possesses an inheritance, in any tribe of the
children of Israel, shall be the wife unto one of the family of the tribe of their
father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of their
fathers".
9. [C] “Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe: BUT
every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own
inheritance. [The transfer of land as an inheritance is forbidden from being
transferred from one tribe to another.]
10. [C] Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
11. jFor Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, (the 5 daughters of Zelophehad)
were married unto their father’s sons:
12. And they were married kinto the families of the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and
their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their fathers.

a
26:29 e
Leviticus 25:10 i
[h]~ shall cleave to & k
[h]~ to some that were
b
26:55 & 33:54. f
[h]~ unto whom they continue; compare with of the families &
c
27:1; Joshua 27:3,4. shall by (married to). 1 Kings 21:3. continue.
d
[h]~ unto whom they g
Compare with 27:7. j
27:1
shall by (married to). h
[h]~ be wives

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13. [C] “These are the commandments and the judgements, which the LORD commanded by
the hand of Moses, unto the children of Israel, in the plains of Moab by the River Jordan
near Jericho.

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