Good Morning. At the command of the Lord the children of Israel would journey, and at the command of the Lord they would camp; as long as the cloud stayed above the tabernacle they remained encamped. (Numbers 9:18) When the tabernacle was raised up, a cloud that had...

Good Morning. And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord’s Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land. (Numbers 9:14) In...

Good Morning. This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting. (Numbers 8:24) Believe it or not, there is an interesting and important concept alluded to in this...

Good Morning. So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites. (Numbers 8:10) Most everyone understands the symbolism and purpose of the "laying on of hands." It is an action intended to impart a...

Good Morning. Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. (Numbers 8:6) In the Scripture we see there are times when people are tested and then there are times when they are proven -- and I do believe there is an important...

Good Morning. And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lamp stand, as the Lord commanded Moses. (Numbers 8:3) As was mentioned in the previous devotion, Messiah -- the Light of the world -- said that we, His people, are the light of the...

Good Morning. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ” (Numbers 8:1-2) As this chapter begins it speaks of kindling the lamps of the menorah (it...

Good Morning. Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him. (Numbers 7:89) It is...

Good Morning. Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering. And they brought their offering before the Lord. (Numbers 7:2-3) According to the text, as soon as...

Good Morning. This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” So they shall put My...

Good Morning. All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. (Numbers 6:5) As stated previously, during the course of his vow, the Nazirite was not...

Good Morning. Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, he shall separate himself to the Lord." (Numbers 6:2) In previous chapters, emphasis was sometimes placed on situations...