Old Testament
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3 The Church, Text: 8:5-26 INTRODUCTION Among the sons of Levi were the priests, the family of Aaron. However the greater part of this group, the Levites were servants in charge of the portage of the tabernacle. Thus, they were more like church Deacons in the New Testament, who, at least in my denomination, are
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2 The Contributions, Text: 7:1-8:4 INTRODUCTION The occasion is the dedication of the completed tabernacle when offerings were made for its operation. In Exodus 35:20-29 we have an account of the offerings brought willingly by the people for the building of the tabernacle, And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the
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1 The Cleansing, Text: 5:1-6:27 INTRODUCTION In Leviticus 19:1 & 2 we read, The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. We have seen the warnings about preserving the sanctity of God’s house, and the measures taken
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5 The Carriers, Text: 4:1-48 INTRODUCTION Here we have a lengthy passage involving the numbering and duties of the Levites. It is also repetitious for good reason. The repetition enforces the importance of these instructions. The primary concern here is holiness. The spotlight is not as much on those who serve as on the Lord
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4 The Compensation, Text: 3:40-51 INTRODUCTION The Pentateuch is filled with references to the priesthood. An so here in the book of Numbers. The Levitical priesthood was essential to the existence and well being of Israel, but it has been replaced in the New Testament in two ways. As for the atonement through sacrifice for
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3 The Clans, Text: 3:1-39 INTRODUCTION There were about 2,000,000 souls in the wilderness so about 1% of the total population, or approximately 2% of the males were sequestered from the rest as special servants of the Lord. These were the 22,000 constituted by the descendants of Levi. They included the priests and Levites who
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2 The Camp, Text: 2:1-34 INTRODUCTION Today we look at the Israelite encampment in Chapter 2 of Numbers. The arrangement is dictated by the Lord and it is very orderly. God is a God of order. The Apostle Paul says in I Corinthians 14:33 & 40 that Everything must be done decently and in order,
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1 The Combatants, Text: 1:1-54 INTRODUCTION The Book of Numbers, called also “In the wilderness,” opens with the second month of the second year after the exodus, and goes on to the arrival of the tribes in the plains of Moab by the Jordan forty years later. It is history but it also carries forward
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Studies in Numbers Introduction to the book of Numbers INTRODUCTION Michael Card has a song entitled, “In the Wilderness.” The lyric says, “In the wilderness, in the wilderness; he calls His sons and daughters to the wilderness, but He gives grace sufficient to survive any test, and that’s the painful purpose of the wilderness. In
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INTRODUCTION I THE FAITHFULNESS A THE COUNTING 1 The Combatants 1:1-542 The Camp 2:1-343 The Clans 3:1-394 The Compensation 3:40-515 The Carriers 4:1-48 B THE CENTRALITY 1 The Cleansing 5:1-6:272 The Contributions 7:1-8:43 The Church 8:5-264 The Communion 9:1-14II THE FAILURE A THE COMMENCEMENT 1 The Cloud 9:15-10:102 The Constitution 10:11-363 The Complaints 11:1-12:164 The
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Title: The City on a Hill Introduction This closing chapter of Zechariah is often interpreted in a literalistic fashion. I do not mean literal. It is interpreted in a way that betrays the meaning but sounds good to the carnal ear. Thus many interpreters think that what is being portrayed here is the actual military
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Title: The Pierced Shepherd of Israel Introduction In interpreting these passages one only has two options. Either their fulfillment is material and physical in the distant future, or it is spiritual in the victory of Christ over sin and death that began at the cross and is also in the distant future. There are no
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Title: Unwanted Shepherd Introduction The message of this portion of Zechariah is probably summed up best by the Apostle John in his gospel. In John 1:10-13, He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his
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Title: The Advent of the King Introduction I cannot remember an Easter week when I did not preach on the first two verses of our text on Palm Sunday, Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey,
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Title: Conquered and Converted Introduction There are two ancient people groups whose names should be easy to remember. The first is Phoenicia and I am sure you have heard of the phonetic alphabet which was passed down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. It originated with the Phoenicians and that’s where the name
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