Numbers- Fear- Bible Summary

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God commanded Moses to count every male over the age of  20  including one leader from all 12  tribes of Israel except  for the Levites, these numbers are recorded.

 Each of the 12 tribes was to camp in a specific orientation (north, south, east or west) in relation to the tabernacle, the total number is  603,550 people .

 The Levites are to number each firstborn male they are to be set aside for the Lord, different families have different responsibilities regarding care of the tabernacle.

 The desendants of Kohath are to be numbered and take care of various tabernacle duties, the Gershonites and Merarites have differing responsibilities.

If a man suspects his wife of adultery  without witness she is to drink holy water in the tabernacle and will be defiled and kicked out of camp if she is guilty, and fertile if she is innocent.

The Nazarite vow is a special vow taken before God and details are layed out about how they are to have no alcohol, not cut hair and not touch any dead body , then Aaron's bendiction is recorded.

 Leaders from all 12 tribes make an orderly offering to God  one day at a time for twelve days to the tabernacle after it had been consecrated and anointed.

  The Levites were to be cleansed and purified in a specific  manner involving shaving and purification water rituals, they were to retire at 50. 

 Specific details are described  about observance of the Passover feast, a cloud covered the tabernacle by day and a fire by night. 

  Two silver trumpets are to be used to assemble the people periodically,  the people of Israel begin the process of moving from Sinai  preceded by the ark.

 Some Israelites complained about manna, Moses complains and speaks to God on the people's behalf,  Moses appoints 70 and God provides quail for the people and God plagues the people. 

Miriam ( Moses' sister) and Aaron complain to Moses that God only speaks to Moses, so God speaks in anger and inflicts Miriam with leprosy for seven days. 

  God tells Moses to send out 12 spies one from each tribe to scout Canaan,  they concluded (except Caleb and Joshua) the land was nice but the people were too big and unconquerable.  

 The people grumble against God & Moses, Moses intercedes and God pardons them but banishes this generation from the  land.  the people then rebel and fight the Canaanites anyway, they lose mightily.

 God speaks to Moses and tells him what kind of sacrifices to make upon entry to Canaan, how a sojourner is to sacrifice, a man is executed for gathering wood on the Sabbath.

  Korah and others rebel against Moses, God opened the earth and consumed them by the hundreds, the next day many grumbled against Moses again and God's ensuing plague killed another 14,700, Moses intercedes to save many. 

 Moses collected and marked rods from each of the twelve tribes and Aaron's rod budded,  this rod was saved in the tabernacle as a sign against future rebellions.

 The duties and obligations of priesthood are appointed to Levites , they don't have a land inheritance like other tribes they receive tithes.

 The people are to bring Moses an unblemished red heifer to be sacrificed in a prescribed manner, cleanliness as it relates to exposure to dead bodies is detailed.

 After Miriam's death the people complained for lack of water, Moses twice struck the rock in Meribah, Edom does not allow the passage of Jews, Aaron dies.

After complaining God sends serpents to judge people, God tells Moses to build bronze serpent, looking at bronze serpent saves one's  life,  Amorite king forbids Israelites passage, he and others are conquered.

 Fearful wicked Moab king Balak hires Balaam to curse Israel, God speaks to Balaam and allows him to only speak God's words,  then Balaam's donkey sees an angel and speaks and saves Balaam from improper passage.

 Balaam meets with Balak several times he requires 7 altars and sacrifices, each time Balak intends to curse Israel but Balaam blesses Israel as commanded by God.

 Balak 's anger burned against Balaam, he hired Balaam to curse Israel, Balaam insisted he could only do what God permits him and each time Balaam blesses Israel, they part ways.

 The Israelites begin to worship Moab idols triggering God's wrath requiring public executions, Phinehas, (later blessed by God) executes Israelite man and Moabite woman at tent edge with one spear, this stops plague.

 A census of a new generation of all tribes (everyone over 20)  is commanded by God totaling 601,730,  this excludes the Levites who receive no land inheritance.

The daughters of descendants of Joseph appeal to Moses that their fathers had no sons and that they deserve inheritance, God agrees, the Lord speaks to Moses and appoints Joshua to lead after Moses .

 Details of laws for offerings unblemished male lamb perpetually,  one in the morning  and one at twilight including different monthly grain offerings.

 The seventh month is to be treated specially with  differing specialized offerings, an unblemished male is to be sacrificed various days this month.

Every vow taken before God is binding and must be fulfilled, a father or husband  has authority over a woman's  vows .

God ordains 1000 from each tribe to take vengeance and kill Midianites,  all are to be killed except virgin girls, the booty is accounted for with a portion going to God.

 Descendants of Reuben and Gad desire fertile pasture land and agree to war for these lands across the river Jordan , Moses warns not to repeat Kadesh-Barnea.

 The journey of the Israelites from Egypt up  to present are reviewed with geographic locations and highlights culminating in God's promise of the land of Canaan.

The land of Canaan is apportioned by God, all boundaries are layed out and one man from each of the 12 tribes are authorized apportioners.

 Six cities of refuge are to be given to the Levites included some pasture land,  these are to be safe havens (safe from avengers of unintentional manslaughter).

 Inheritance laws are established for when  different tribes intermarry and what then happens to  the land of the correlating sons and the daughters.

  God reveals more of His character through the law  that covers relevant details of justice and mercy for life then including a sacrificial system of animals to cover sins. 

 This new generation is given the land so God repeats His character to them in the law  including prophesies of their failure in the future and ultimate promises of final reconciliation for the nation.