Adonai said to Moshe in the Sinai Desert, “Take a census of the tribe of Levi by clans and families. Count every male a month old or over.”-Numbers 3:14-15 There is a major difference between the census commanded in chapter 1 of all Israel and the one we’re studying here in chapter 3 (of Numbers). The difference […]

“Adonai said to Moshe, ‘I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel in lieu of every firstborn male that is first from the womb among the people of Israel; the Levites are to be mine. All the firstborn males belong to me, because on the day that I killed all the firstborn males in the land of Egypt, […]

“Adonai said to Moshe, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel in lieu of every firstborn male that is first from the womb among the people of Israel, the Levites are to be mine.”-Numbers 3:11-12 Verses 11-12 introduce a Biblical principle that has been pretty much forgotten by both Christianity and […]

“Adonai said to Moshe, “Summon the tribe of Levi, and assign them to Aharon the cohen, so that they can help him.  They are to carry out his duties and the duties of the whole community before the tent of meeting in performing the service of the tabernacle.  They are to be in charge of all the furnishings […]

Today we begin Numbers Chapter Three. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. “These are the descendants of Aharon and Moshe as of the day when Adonai spoke with Moshe on Mount Sinai. The names of the sons of Aharon are: Nadav the firstborn, Avihu, El‘azar and Itamar. These were the […]