Lesson 18Numbers 26-27, 32-35

Exodus & Wandering in the Wilderness

On the Plains of Moab

In this lesson:• Israelites numbered, the second census• Zelophehad’s daughters• Moses’ successor• Early inheritance?• Cities for the Levites

Israel Numbered

Israelites Numbered :• Counting the soldiers Num 26:1-65

– 1st census in Num. 1– This 2nd census after plague for sin of Baal-peor– Every male, above 20, able to war– Moses & Eleazar to take census

Israel Numbered

• Counting the soldiers (cont.)– Results: (now vs. then)Reuben: 43,730 vs. 46,500Simeon: 22,200 vs. 59,300Gad: 40,500 vs. 45,650Judah: 76,500 vs. 74,600Issachar: 64,300 vs. 54,400Zebulun: 60,500 vs. 57,400

Israel Numbered

• Counting the soldiers (cont.)– Results: (now vs. then)Mannasseh: 52,700 vs. 32,200Ephraim: 32,500 vs. 40,500Benjamin: 45,600 vs. 35,400

Dan: 64,400 vs. 62,700 Asher: 53,400 vs. 41,500Naphtali: 45,400 vs. 53,400

Israel Numbered

• Counting the soldiers (cont.)– Results: (now vs. then)Total: 601,730 vs. 603,550– Levites (one mo. up) 23,000 vs. 22,000– Survivors: vv. 63-65

• Caleb and Joshua

Zelophehad’s Daughters

Zelophehad’s daughters Num 27:1-11; 36:1-13

• Five daughters, of the tribe of Manasseh• Come before Moses, Eleazar, and leaders• Father, not involved in Korah rebellion, had died without sons

• Father’s name would disappear• Daughter’s request an inheritance

Zelophehad’s Daughters

Moses seeks God’s answer:– If man dies w/o sons; inheritance to daughters– No daughters; to brothers– No brothers; to father’s brothers– No father’s brothers; to closest kin

Zelophehad’s Daughters

• The problem if the daughters marry (Num 36)i.e. men from another tribe

• In Year of Jubilee, inheritance counted as part of tribe they married in to

• God’s answer:– Must marry within tribal clan– Land not to pass from one tribe to another– Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, & Noah comply

Moses Successor

Moses’ successor Num 27:12-23• Lord to Moses – Go up to Abarim (aka Nebo or Pisgah)

• View Israel’s land, but you will not enter because of your sin in Wilderness of Zin

• Moses requests a leader to ‘shepherd’ Israel• Joshua selected by Lord• Will be set before Eleazar and congregation for appointment by Urim

Early Inheritance?

Early inheritance? Num 32:1-42• Tribes of Reuben and Gad have many cattle• Land of Jazer and territory of Gilead excellent grazing land

• Ask Moses for the land in the Trans-Jordan, and to not cross over

• Moses questions intentions; reminds them of the results of spying out the land, the bad report, and the Lord’s 40 yr. punishment

Early Inheritance?

• Reuben and Gad reply they will build corrals for livestock, cities for little ones, but men will go out to to do battle with brethren and not return until all Israel has their inheritance

• Moses okays request; advises Eleazar, Joshua, and leaders if they do as they say they may have Gilead, if not their possession will be in Canaan

• Manasseh (1/2 tribe, Makirites) given land there also because they drove out the Amorites

Places Num 33

•Egypt•Pithom•Rameses•Nile•Midian•Horeb•Land of C, H, A, P, H, J

•Goshen•Wilderness (3-days)•Succoth•Etham•Red Sea•Desert of Shur•Marah

Places (cont.)

•Elim•Desert of Sin•Rephidim•Massah and Meribah•Mt. Sinai•Taberah (burning)•Kibroth-hattaavah•Hazeroth

•Kadesh-barnea•Meribah•Mt. Hor•Edom•Arabah, Ezion-geber•Zered, Arnon, Jabbock, Yarmuk

•Moab

Places (cont.)

•Mt. Pisgah•Bashan•Pethor (by Euphrates)•Baal-peor•Plains of Moab•Mt. Abarim•Mt. Nebo

•Land of Jazer, territory of Gilead

•Jericho•Jordan R.

Land Borders andAppointees Num 34

• The Lord defines the land borders to Moses (map)

• Moses is given the names of the men to divide the land

– Eleazar and Joshua– One leader from every tribe

Borders of Land Num 34

Cities for the Levites

• Cities of the Levites Num 35:1-8– Israelites to give Levites towns and surrounding pastureland for livestock– Pastureland 1500’ from town wall, extending to 3000’ (?)– Six cities of refuge; 42 other towns

Cities for the Levites

• Cities of Refuge Num 35:9-34– Instuctions:– A place to flee for manslaughter– 3 in Canaan; 3 in Trans-Jordan– For Israelites and stranger or visitor– Not for 1st or 2nd degree murder– If manslayer found innocent, must remain in city of refuge until death of high priest

Cities for the Levites

• Cities of Refuge - Instuctions (cont.):– If he leaves early and is killed by ‘avenger of blood’, the avenger is innocent– A murderer shall be executed upon the testimony of more than one witness– No fine can be exchanged for the life of a murderer or for the release of one confined to a city of refuge

Cities for the Levites

• Cities of Refuge (cont.):– Blood pollutes a land, thus no atonement for the blood shed on it but by the blood of him who shed it– Do not defile the land, for I the Lord dwell among you

Cities for the Levites

• Cities of Refuge (cont.):– East of Jordan R. Deut 4:41-43

• Bezer in Reuben• Ramoth-Gilead in Gad• Golan in Mannaseh

– West of Jordan R. Josh 20:7,8• Hebron in Judah• Shechem in Ephraim• Kedesh in Naphtali

Borders of Land Num 34

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