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Today we will begin the book of  Numbers by reading chapters 1-4. I’m calling today’s episode “In the Wilderness” because that is the Hebrew title for the book of Numbers.  The previous book, Leviticus, told the story of the Hebrew people in the year after God, through Moses, led them out of Egyptian bondage. It covered just a year. Numbers covers the more than thirty-eight years they were in the wilderness.

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Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 1 CEB; Ch. 2 NIRV; Ch. 3 CEV; Ch. 4 NCV

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Steve Webb 0:07
This is the Lifespring family Audio Bible coming to you from Riverside, California. And podcasting since 2004. I’m your OG God casters, Steve Webb, welcome. This is the daily show where we’re reading through the entire Bible in a year and the show’s about 11 hours later. Sorry about that. We’re going to begin the Book of Numbers by reading chapters one through four today. I hope your Resurrection Sunday was a good one. The lovely lady Liana and I spent the day with family at her mom’s house, which is why the episode is so late. It was a great day. But I was just completely wiped out when we got home. And it was probably 1030 or so before I was even able to think about getting into the studio, which would have made the show late to begin with, because I normally put the show out at 10pm, the day before. So for Monday show I should be getting things out and published at 10 o’clock Sunday. Like I said, I didn’t get in the studio till 1030 or so. Also, I was exhausted. We had been up very late the night before preparing some of the food for the dinner, Resurrection Sunday dinner. And we got up early the next day to continue their preparation. So yeah, I was not able to do anything. So I just came to bed. And right now as I’m recording this, it’s 8:32am Monday morning, and hopefully this will get pushed out by nine o’clock. So that’s what’s going on. I’m sorry, it’s late. But my guess is you probably didn’t even listen to the show on Resurrection Sunday, because you were involved yourself with your own family or your church or whatever. So this is late, but we’re still on time. As far as the the schedule for getting through the Bible in a year. The title for today’s show is in the wilderness, because that is the Hebrew title for the book of Numbers. The previous book, Leviticus told the story of the Hebrew people in the year after God through Moses led them out of Egyptian bondage. And that book, Leviticus covered just a year, this book numbers covers the more than 38 years that they were in the wilderness. So that’s all the commentary that we’re going to have today. We’ll just have the reading. And we’ll get out of here. As a matter of fact, I’ll say goodbye right now and get directly into the reading. So until tomorrow, may God bless you richly. Oh, by the way, in case you’d like to come in on today’s show the shownotes pages at Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 228. And my email address is Steve at Lifespring media.com. So, with that said, may God bless you richly. I’ll see you tomorrow with a normal show. My name is Steve Webb, By

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Numbers chapter one. The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert in the meeting tent on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they left the land of Egypt. Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their households recording the name of every male 20 years old and above who was eligible for military service in Israel. These you and Aaron will enlist in their military units. Take with you one man from each tribe who was the head of his household. These are the names of the men who will assist you from Reuben Eliza chettiars son from Simeon Shelumiel Zahra shadows son from Judah Nahshon emitted dad’s son from his car Nathanael Zoomers son from Zebulon Eliab. Whelan’s son, from Joseph sons from efirium Ally Shema, Umayyad son from Manasa, Gmail Leo Pedraza his son from Benjamin Abidan Gideons son from Dan a high user Emma shadows son from Asher pigpio Aucklands son from gad ally Assaf duels son from nafed Ally a Hira, Ian’s son. These are the ones appointed from the community chiefs of their ancestral tribes and leaders of the divisions of Israel. Moses and Aaron took these men who were selected by name, and they assembled the entire community on the first day of the second month. They registered them by their clans and their households recording the name of each male 20 years old and above. Moses enlisted them in the Sinai desert just as the Lord commanded him. There were the descendants of Reuben, Israel’s oldest registered by their clans in their households. Every man 20 years old and above eligible for military service was individually recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. There were the descendants of Simeon registered by their clans and their house.

Steve Webb 5:00
holds every male 20 years old and above eligible for military service was individually recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. There were the descendants of Gad, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Gad were 45,650

Steve Webb 5:28
there were the descendants of Judah registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Judah were 74,600. They were the descendants of vissa car registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of VISTA car were 54,400. There were the descendants of Zebulun registered by their clans in their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. From Joseph descendants, there were the descendants of African registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Ephram were 40,500. There were the descendants of Manasa registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

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There were the descendants of Benjamin registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. There were the descendants of Dan registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

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They were the descendants of Asher registered by their clans in their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of Asher were 41,500. They were the descendants of NAFTA ally registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name. Those enlisted from the tribe of NAFTA ally were 53,400. These are the ones who were enlisted by Moses, Aaron and the 12 chiefs of Israel, each from his own household. All the Israelites 20 years old and above eligible for military service in Israel were enlisted by their households. All those enlisted were 603,550. But the Levites belonging to their own ancestral tribe weren’t enlisted along with them.

Steve Webb 8:14
The Lord spoke to Moses, you must not enlist the tribe of Levi, nor should you take their census along with the Israelites rather assign the Levites to the covenant dwelling to all its equipment and to everything that belongs to it. They will carry the dwelling and all its equipment perform its religious ceremonies and camp around the dwelling. When it’s time to break camp, the Levites will take down the dwelling and when it’s time to make camp, the Levites will set up the dwelling. Any other person who approaches will be put to death, the Israelites will camp each in their own place under the banner of their own military unit. But the Levites will camp around the covenant dwelling so that God’s anger will not strike the Israelite community. The Levites will guard the covenant dwelling, the Israelites did everything exactly as the Lord commanded Moses.

Steve Webb 9:05
Numbers chapter two. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, he said, the people of Israel must camp around the tent of meeting, but they must not camp too close to it. All of them must camp under their flags and under the banners of their families. The companies of the camp of Judah must be on the east side. They must set up camp toward the sunrise. They must camp under their flag. The leader of the tribe of Judah is not even the Son of emitted dab. There are 74,600 men in his company. The tribe of vissa car will camp next to them. The leader of the tribe of VISTA car is Nathanael the son of xuer. There are 54,400 men in his company, the tribal Zebulon will be next. The leader of the tribal Zebulon is Eliab, the son of Heelan. There are 57,400 men in his company. So a total of 186,400 men

Steve Webb 9:59
We’ll be set apart for the camp of Judah. They will be arranged company by company. They will start out first. The companies of the camp of Reuben will be on the south side. They will be under their flag. The leader of the tribe of Reuben is Eliza, the son of shittier. There are 46,500 men in his company, the tribe of Simeon will cap next to them. The leader of the tribe of Simeon is Shelumiel. The son of Zahra Shaddai. There are 59,300 men in his company.

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The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the tribe of Gad is Ally Assaf, the son of duel. There are 45,650 men in his company. So a total of 151,450 men will be set apart for the camp of Reuben, they will be arranged company by company. They will start out second then the camp of the Levites will start out. The Tent of Meeting will go with them. They will march in the middle of the other camps. They will start out in the same order as they do when they set up camp. Each one will be in his own place under his flag.

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The companies of the camp of Ephram will be on the west side, they will be under their flag. The leader of the tribe of Ephram is Alicia the son of a MyoD. There are 40,500 men in his company, the tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the tribe of Manasseh is Gamaliel. The son of Pedraza, there are 32,200 men in his company, the tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the tribe of Benjamin is a Biden the son of giddy oni, there are 35,400 men in his company. So a total of 108,100 men will be set apart for the camp of Ephram, they will be arranged company by company. They will start out third. The companies of the camp of Dan will be on the north side. They will be under their flag. The leader of the tribe of Dan is AI easer, the son of ama Shana. There are 62,700 men in his company. The tribe of Asha will camp next to them. The leader of the tribe of Asher is Peggy Hill, the son of Oghren. There are 41,500 men in his company, the tribe of naff July will be next. The leader of the tribe of Neff July is a Hira, the son of iman. There are 53,400 men in his company. So a total of 157,600 men will be set apart for the camp of Dan, they will start out last they will march under their flags. Those are the men of Israel. They were counted in keeping with their families. The total number of all the men who were in the camps is 603,550. company by company. But the Levites weren’t counted along with the other man of Israel. That’s what the Lord had commanded Moses. So the people of Israel did everything the Lord had commanded Moses. That’s the way they set up camp under their flags. And that’s the way they started out. Each man marched out with his own tribe and family.

Steve Webb 13:06
Numbers chapter three. When the Lord talked with Moses on Mount Sinai errands for sons, Nadab, a by you, Lea Azar and Ithamar were the ones to be ordained as priests. But the Lord killed may dabinett by you in the Sinai desert when they used fire that was unacceptable in their offering to the Lord. And because they happen to by you had no sons, only Eliezer and Ithamar served his priests with their father Aaron, The Lord said to Moses, assigned the Levi tribe to Aaron the priest, they will be his assistance in work at the sacred tent for him and for all the Israelites. The Levites will serve the community by being responsible for the furnishings of the tent, they are assigned to help Aaron and his sons who have been appointed to be priests. Anyone else who tries to perform the duties of a priest must be put to death. Moses, I have chosen these Levites from all Israel, and they will belong to me in a special way. When I killed the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I decided that the firstborn sons in every Israelite family and the firstborn males of their flocks and herds would be mine. But now I accept these Levites in place of the firstborn sons of the Israelites in the Sinai desert The Lord said to Moses, now I want you to count the men and boys in the Levi tribe, by families and by clans include everyone at least a month old. So Moses obeyed encountered them Levis, three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Moray had become the heads of their own clans. gursha and sons were Limni and shimmy AI Kohath sons were Amram izhar Hebron and oziel and Moray sons were Molloy and mu shy. These were the sons and grandsons of Levi and they had become the leaders of the Levite clans. The two Gershon clans were the lib knights and the shimmy heights and

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They had 7500 men and boys at least one month old. But Gershonites under the leadership of Alas, AF son of Lail were to camp on the west side of the sacred tent. Their duties at the tent included taking care of the tent itself, along with its outer covering the curtain for the entrance, the curtains hanging inside the courtyard around the tent, as well as the curtain and ropes for the entrance to the courtyard and its altar. The Gershonites were responsible for setting these things up and taking them down. The four Cohab clans were the Amorites is her rights Ebro knights and the Israelites and they had 8600 men and boys at least one month old. The Kohath heights under the leadership of LSA fan, son of a zeal were to camp on the south side of the sacred tent. Their duties at the TED included taking care of the sacred chest, the table for the sacred bread, the lampstand, the altars, the objects used for worship, and the curtain in front of the Most Holy Place. The Kohathites were responsible for setting these things up and taking them down. LEA is our son of Aaron was the head of the Levite leaders, and he made sure that the work at the sacred tent was done. The two marayke lands where the Mali lights and the new shites and they had 6200 men and boys at least one month old. The marae writes under the leadership of Zuriel, son of Abba Hale were to camp on the north side of the sacred tent. Their duties included taking care of the tent frames in the pieces that held the tent up, the bars, the posts, the stands and its other equipment. They were also in charge of the posts that supported the courtyard, as well as their stands, tent pegs and ropes. The Moray clans were responsible for setting these things up and taking them down. Moses, Aaron and his sons were to camp in front of the sacred tent on the east side, and to make sure that the Israelites worshiped in the proper way. Anyone else who tried to do the work of Moses and Aaron was to be put to death. So Moses and Aaron obeyed the Lord and counted the Levites by their clans. The total number of Levites, at least one month old, was 22,000. The Lord said to Moses, make a list and count the firstborn sons at least one month old and each of the Israelite families. They belong to me, but I will accept the Levites as substitutes for them. And I will accept the Levites livestock as substitutes for the Israelites firstborn livestock. Moses obeyed the Lord encountered the firstborn sons, there were 22,273 of them. Then the Lord said, the Levites will belong to me and will take the place of the firstborn sons, their livestock will take the place of the Israelites firstborn livestock. But since there are more firstborn sons than Levites, the extra 273 men and boys must be bought back from me. For each one, you are to collect five pieces of silver weighed according to the official standards. This money must then be given to Aaron and his sons. Moses collected the silver from the extra 273 firstborn men and boys, and it amounted to 1365 pieces of silver weighed according to the official standards. Then he gave it to Aaron and his sons just as the Lord had commanded

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Numbers chapter four. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, count the CO Hittites among the Levites by family groups and families count the men from 30 to 50 years old, all who come to serve in the meeting tent, the Kohathites are responsible for the most holy things in the meeting tent. When the Israelites are ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the holy tent, take down the curtain and cover the Ark of the agreement with it. Over this, they must put a covering made from fine leather, then spread the solid blue cloth over that and put the poles in place, then they must spread a blue cloth over the table for the bread that shows the person is in God’s presence. They must put the plates, pans bowls and the jars for drink offerings on the table. They must leave the bread that is always there on the table.

Steve Webb 19:11
Then they must put a red cloth over all these things, Cover everything with fine leather and put the poles in place. With a blue cloth, they must cover the lampstand it’s lamps. It’s wick trimmers, it’s trays and all the jars for the oil used in the lamps. Then they must wrap everything and find leather and put all these things on a frame for carrying them. They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with fine leather and put the poles in place. They must gather all the things used for serving in the holy place and wrap them in a blue cloth. Then they must cover that with fine leather and put these things on a frame for carrying them. They must clean the ashes of the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it. They must gather all the things used for serving at the altar. The pans for carrying the fire the meat

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forks, the shovels in the balls and put them on the bronze altar. Then they must spread a covering of fine leather over it and put the poles in place. When the Israelites are ready to move in when Aaron and his sons have covered the holy furniture and all the holy things, the call heights may go in and carry them away. In this way, they won’t touch the holy things in die. It is the Kohathites job to carry the things that are in the meeting tent. LEA is our son of Aaron the priest will be responsible for the Holy tent and for everything in it for all the holy things. It has the oil for the lamp, the sweet smelling incense, the continual grain offering, and the oil used to appoint priests and things to the Lord service. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, don’t let the Kohathites be cut off from the Levites do this for the CO Hittites so that they may go near the Most Holy Place and not die. Aaron and his sons must go in and show each Kohathites what to do and what to carry. The Kohathites must not enter in look at the holy things even for a second or they will die. The Lord said to Moses, count the Gershonites by families and by family groups, count the men from 30 to 50 years old, all who have a job to do in the meeting Tet. This is what the Gershonites family groups must do and what they must carry. They must carry the curtains of the holy tent, the meeting tent it’s covering and its outer covering made from fine leather. They must also carry the curtains for the entrance to the meeting tent, the curtains of the courtyard that go around the holy tent in the altar. The curtain for the entry to the courtyard, the ropes, and all the things used with the curtains. They must do everything connected with these things. Aaron and his sons are in charge of what the Gershonites do or carry. You tell them what they are responsible for carrying. This is the work of the Gershonites family group at the meeting tent Ithamar son of Aaron the priest will direct their work. Count the marae right families and family groups count the man from 30 to 50 years old, all who work at the meeting tent it is their job to carry the following is they serve in the meeting tent, the frames of the holy tent, the cross bars, the posts and bases in addition to the posts that go around the courtyard, their bases, tent pegs, ropes, and everything that is used with the poles around the courtyard. Tell each man exactly what to carry. This is the work that Moray right family group will do for the meeting tent. FMR, son of Aaron the priest will direct their work.

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Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel countered the CO Hittites by families and family groups, the men from 30 to 50 years old who were to work at the meeting tent. There were 2750 men in the family groups. This was the total of the Kohath family groups who worked at the meeting tent who Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded Moses. Also, the Gershonites were counted by families and family groups, the men from 30 to 50 years old who were given work at the meeting tent. The families and family groups had 2630 men. This was the total of the Gershon family groups who worked at the meeting tent, who Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded. Also, the men in the families and family groups of the Moray family were counted. The men from 30 to 50 years old who were to work at the meeting tent, the family groups had 3200 men. This was the total of the Moray family groups who Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded Moses. So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by families and family groups. They counted the men from 30 to 50, who were given work at the meeting tent and who carried the tent. The total number of these men was 8580. Each man was counted as the Lord had commanded Moses. Each man was given his work and told what to carry as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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