Category: NUMBERS

THE VARIOUS OFFRINGS AS COMMANDED BY GOD

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
“Command the Israelites and say to them, ‘You shall be careful to present at its appointed time [during the year] My offering, My food for My offerings by fire as a sweet and soothing aroma to Me.’

JOSHUA TO SUCCEED MOSES

Joshua to Succeed Moses. The LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;
and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before the whole congregation, and give him a commission in their sight.

CENSUS OF THE NEW GENERATION

Then it happened after the plague that the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,
“Take a census of all the [males in the] congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, all in Israel who are able to go to war.”

BAAL WORSHIP AT PEOR

Baal Worship at Peor. Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].
For they invited the Israelites to the sacrifices of their gods, and the Israelites ate [food offered to idols] and bowed down to Moab’s gods.
So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel