OUR FELLOWSHIP IN THE WORD

Reading Guide for May 14-20, 2012

 

MON     Numbers 4: The description of the Levites’ duties continues. Notice how mundane many of the necessary tasks were yet they had to be done by a priest; a reminder that the LORD is holy. This truth is further emphasized when the LORD warned Moses to keep the most holy things in the care of Aaron and his sons lest the others die.

TUE      Numbers 5: The key theme in this chapter is separation from sin and impurity. The LORD made provision for those who’d become unclean to be restored to fellowship.

WED Numbers 6: Men and women could willingly make a Nazarite vow. The Nazarite vow required the one making the vow to practice very stringent separation for a set period of time. The vow took the form of abstaining from grape products, from touching dead bodies, and from cutting one’s hair. The vow symbolized separation to God.

THU Numbers 7: The LORD instructed Moses on how to consecrate the tabernacle and dedicate the altar. The leaders of each of the tribes, one on each of twelve days, brought offerings of equal amounts. Afterward, Moses entered the tent of meeting and heard the word of God, a privilege so readily available to us today in Christ.

FRI Numbers 8: Seven lamp stands were to burn continually to light the Table of the Presence (Ex.40:24-25; Lev.24:1-14). The LORD instructed the people to dedicate the Levites to Him with the laying on of hands as a substitute for the firstborn of Israel, who belong to the LORD.

SAT Numbers 9: The Law was given; we see its application in the matter of those who were unclean participating in the Passover. God instructed Moses that they may observe the Passover, but one month later. The Israelites moved or made camp at the command of the LORD; when the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they made camp.

SUN Numbers 10: Moses crafted two trumpets just as the LORD commanded. The priests were to blow the trumpets to direct the departure of the camp and to summon the people to the appointed feasts. The imagery of the trumpets heralding the resurrection and the coming of Christ is inescapable.