Participants: Kelley Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000481
00:16 Hi and welcome back to His Words Are Life.
00:18 I'm Kelly Mowrer, and thank you 00:20 for joining with me to read 00:21 God's Word to us today. 00:22 We've been reading in Leviticus and we are now into Numbers 00:26 with the story of the Israelites 00:28 and all of the very many, some- times very minute instructions 00:31 that God would give to them about the sanctuary 00:34 and the sacrifices and the organization of their camp. 00:38 And every now and then as we're reading we'll come to the phrase 00:41 that says something like 00:42 "And the Israelites did all that God commanded them 00:45 through Moses. " 00:47 And every time I read those words 00:48 I think how... how much I long for those to be true in my life. 00:52 That Kelly Mowrer did all that God commanded her. 00:55 And I know that's not true. 00:57 I know that I'm not perfect in that and I can't do it 00:59 apart from God. But that is my prayer, 01:01 and I think it's the prayer of a lot of us here. 01:04 So before we begin to read these words, 01:05 let's pray together. 01:07 Dear God, We want so much for those words 01:11 to be true of each of us... 01:12 that we would do all that You would command us. 01:15 And we can't do that in our own strength. 01:18 You are the Vine, and we are the branches... 01:20 and apart from You we can do nothing. 01:22 So please take these words and use them 01:25 to connect us closer to You. 01:28 So that we may not just tell You we love You 01:31 but show You we love You by obeying Your words. 01:34 Thank you for loving us. Amen. 01:37 We are reading in the book of Numbers. 01:39 We are in chapter 2 and beginning with verse 4. 01:42 And this is the King James version. 01:44 It's referring back to the tribe of Judah 01:48 as we are picking this up... 01:49 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 01:53 were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 01:59 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of 02:02 Issachar; and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain 02:06 of the children of Issachar. 02:07 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, 02:10 were fifty and four thousand, and four hundred. 02:12 Then the tribe of Zebulun: 02:15 and Eliab the son of Helon 02:17 shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 02:19 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, 02:22 were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 02:25 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah 02:28 were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand 02:32 and six thousand and four hundred, 02:33 throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. 02:38 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben 02:42 according to their armies: 02:44 and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur 02:47 the son of Shedeur. 02:49 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, 02:52 were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 02:55 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: 02:59 and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel 03:02 the son of Zurishadai. 03:04 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 03:07 were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 03:09 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad 03:14 shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 03:17 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 03:20 were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 03:24 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben 03:27 were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand 03:30 and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. 03:33 And they shall set forth in the second rank. 03:36 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward 03:40 with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: 03:43 as they encamp, so shall they set forward, 03:46 every man in his place by their standards. 03:49 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim 03:54 according to their armies: 03:56 and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama 04:00 the son of Ammihud. 04:02 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were 04:04 forty thousand and five hundred. 04:06 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: 04:09 and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel 04:13 the son of Pedahzur. 04:14 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 04:16 were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 04:19 Then the tribe of Benjamin: 04:21 and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan 04:24 the son of Gideoni. 04:26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 04:30 were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 04:32 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim 04:35 were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, 04:38 throughout their armies. 04:39 And they shall go forward in the third rank. 04:41 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side 04:44 by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan 04:46 shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 04:49 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 04:51 were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 04:54 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: 04:58 and the captain of the children of Asher shall be 05:01 Pagiel the son of Ocran. 05:03 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 05:05 were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 05:08 Then the tribe of Naphtali: 05:10 and the captain of the children of Naphtali 05:12 shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 05:14 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, 05:17 were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 05:19 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan 05:22 were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand 05:25 and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. 05:29 These are those that were numbered of the children 05:32 of Israel by the house of their fathers: 05:34 all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts 05:38 were six hundred thousand and three thousand 05:41 and five hundred and fifty. 05:42 But the Levites were not numbered among the children 05:45 of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses. 05:48 And the children of Israel did according to all 05:52 that the Lord commanded Moses: 05:54 so they pitched by their standards, 05:56 and so they set forward, every one after their families, 06:00 according to the house of their fathers. 06:02 We are reading in the book of Numbers chapter 3. 06:06 This is the King James version. 06:08 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses 06:12 in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 06:15 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; 06:18 Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 06:23 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, 06:26 the priests which were anointed, 06:27 whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 06:31 And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, 06:34 when they offered strange fire before the Lord, 06:36 in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: 06:39 and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's 06:43 office in the sight of Aaron their father. 06:45 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 06:47 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron 06:52 the priest, that they may minister unto him. 06:55 And they shall keep his charge 06:57 and the charge of the whole congregation before the 06:59 tabernacle of the congregation, 07:01 to do the service of the tabernacle. 07:04 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle 07:07 of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel 07:09 to do the service of the tabernacle. 07:12 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: 07:16 they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. 07:19 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, 07:21 and they shall wait on their priest's office: 07:24 and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 07:28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 07:31 "And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children 07:35 of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth 07:37 the matrix among the children of Israel: 07:39 therefore the Levites shall be Mine; 07:42 because all the first-born are Mine; 07:44 for on the day that I smote all the first-born in the 07:46 land of Egypt I hallowed unto Me all the first-born in Israel, 07:50 both man and beast: Mine shall they be: 07:53 I am the Lord. " 07:55 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, 07:59 saying, "Number the children of Levi 08:01 after the house of their fathers, by their families: 08:04 every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. " 08:08 And Moses numbered them according to the word 08:11 of the Lord as he was commanded. 08:13 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; 08:16 Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 08:19 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon 08:21 by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 08:24 And the sons of Kohath by their families; 08:27 Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 08:30 And the sons of Merari by their families; 08:33 Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites 08:36 according to the house of their fathers. 08:38 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, 08:41 and the family of the Shimites: 08:42 these are the families of the Gershonites. 08:44 Those that were numbered of them, 08:46 according to the number of all the males, 08:48 from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered 08:51 of them were seven thousand and five hundred. 08:54 The families of the Gershonites 08:56 shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. 08:59 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites 09:02 shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 09:05 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle 09:08 of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, 09:12 the covering thereof, and the hangings for the door 09:15 of the tabernacle of the congregation. 09:17 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door 09:20 of the court, which is by the tabernacle, 09:22 and by the altar round about, 09:24 and the cords of it for all the service thereof. 09:27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, 09:31 and the family of the Izeharites, 09:33 and the family of the Hebronites, 09:35 and the family of the Uzzielites: 09:37 these are the families of the Kohathites. 09:39 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, 09:44 were eight thousand, and six hundred, 09:46 keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 09:49 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch 09:52 on the side of the tabernacle southward. 09:55 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of 09:59 the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 10:03 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, 10:06 and the candlestick, and the altars, 10:09 and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, 10:12 and the hanging, and all the service thereof. 10:15 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief 10:20 over the chief of the Levites, 10:22 and have the oversight of them 10:24 that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 10:26 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, 10:29 and the family of the Mushites: 10:31 these are the families of Merari. 10:33 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number 10:36 of all the males, from a month old and upward, 10:39 were six thousand and two hundred. 10:42 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of 10:45 Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: 10:49 these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. 10:52 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari 10:56 shall be the boards of the tabernacle, 10:59 and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, 11:02 and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, 11:05 and all that serveth thereto, 11:06 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, 11:10 and their pins, and their cords. 11:12 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, 11:16 even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, 11:20 shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, 11:22 keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the 11:26 children of Israel; 11:27 and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 11:31 All that were numbered of the Levites, 11:34 which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, 11:37 throughout their families, all the males from a month old 11:40 and upward, were twenty and two thousand. 11:44 And the Lord said unto Moses, 11:46 "Number all the first-born of the males of the children of 11:49 Israel from a month old and upward, 11:51 and take the number of their names. 11:53 And thou shalt take the Levites for Me - I am the Lord - 11:56 instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; 12:00 and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings 12:03 among the cattle of the children of Israel. 12:05 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, 12:08 all the first-born among the children of Israel. 12:11 And all the first-born males by the number of names, 12:15 from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered 12:19 of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred 12:22 and threescore and thirteen. 12:24 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12:27 "Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the 12:29 children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites 12:31 instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be Mine: 12:34 I am the Lord. 12:36 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred 12:40 and three score and thirteen of the first-born 12:42 of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites; 12:45 Thou salt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, 12:50 after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: 12:53 the shekel is twenty gerahs. 12:55 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them 12:58 is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. " 13:02 And Moses took the redemption money 13:05 of them that were over and above them that were redeemed 13:08 by the Levites: Of the first- born of the children of Israel 13:11 took he the money; a thousand three hundred 13:14 and threescore and five shekels, 13:16 after the shekel of the sanctuary. 13:18 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed 13:21 unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of 13:24 the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. 13:28 We are continuing in the book 13:29 of Numbers with chapter 4. 13:31 This is the King James version. 13:33 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 13:38 "Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons 13:41 of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 13:44 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, 13:48 all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle 13:52 of the congregation. 13:53 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath 13:56 in the tabernacle of the congregation, 13:58 about the most holy things: 14:00 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, 14:03 and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, 14:07 and cover the ark of testimony with it: 14:09 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, 14:12 and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, 14:16 and shall put in the staves thereof. 14:19 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of 14:22 blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, 14:25 and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: 14:28 and the continual bread shall be thereon: 14:31 Thank you for joining with me to read the Bible this time. 14:35 Please come again the next time 14:36 to read the wonderful words of God to us. 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