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Romans 15:4 (ESV) “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
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The Book of Wanderings
36 chapters1,288 verses
Census
38 years
MosesAaronMiriamJoshuaCaleb
Characters70 left Egypt
Num. 1 = 603,550
Num.26= 601,730
Joshua - Caleb
3,000,000
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Creation - systematic logical wayArk for NoahTemple of Solomon
The camp for Israel
Census
How to set up
How to march
Everything was orderly
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TabernacleTabernacle JudahJudah
IssacharIssachar
ZebulunZebulun
ReubenReuben SimeonSimeonGadGad
EphraimEphraim
BenjaminBenjamin
ManassehManasseh
DanDan NaphtaliNaphtaliAsherAsher
NN
SS
WW EE
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Israel’s Numbering and Encampment:
M Judah 76,500 (74,600) A Issachar 64,300 (54,400) Pr Zebulun 60,500 (57,400)
Ephraim 32,500 (40,500) Manasseh 52,700 (32,200) Benjamin 45,600 (35,400)
Dan 64,400 (62,700) Asher 53,400 (41,500) Naphtali 45,400 (53,400)
Merarites
N
Kohathites
Reuben 43,730 (46,500) Simeon 22,200 (59,300)
Gad 40,500 (45,650)
Ger
shon
Levites 23,000 (22,300) Total 601,730 (603,550) Only Caleb and Joshua in Both
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ReubenReuben
SimeonSimeon
GadGad
JudahJudah
IssacharIssachar
ZebulunZebulun
River
Sword
Lion
Lion
Donkey
Ship
EphraimEphraim
ManassehManasseh
BenjaminBenjamin
DanDan
AsherAsher
NaphtaliNaphtali
Unicorn
Ox
Wolf
Serpent
Corn
Deer
Numbers 1:52 “And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.” Standard = banner, flag
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Standards - Flags - Banners
Levites Levites
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Order of Israel’s MarchNumbers 2:17
“God At the Center of Our Lives”
Tabernacle
DanAsherNaphtali
ReubenSimeonGad
JudahIssacharZebulun
EphraimManassehBenjamin
Order of March
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1 Cor. 14:33 “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”
1 Cor. 14:40 “Let all things be done decently and in order.”
1 Timothy 3Titus 1:5 “set in order”
John 4:24Matt. 15:9
Co-operate
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Num. 11:1 asv “And the people were as murmurers” Complained about the manna Wanted flesh
Num. 14 = 10 spies gave unfavorable reportNum. 21 = wanted water, hated the mannaNum. 12 = Miriam and Aaron Num. 16 = Korah, Dathan, Abiram
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1 Cor. 10:10 “Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”ESV “nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.”
Instead of murmuring get involved and help.
Murmurers are generally shirkers !
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Stumbling blockIsrael not allowed to enter land of PromiseWandered in wilderness
What if Paul had been a murmurer ?How many people would he have converted?How many congregations would he have
established?
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Mob Mentality It spreads in a group “And the whole congregation --- murmured” 14:2
It is Divisive14:4 = make a captain and return to EgyptParty spirit = Gal. 5:20Does not preserve unity = Eph. 4:3
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Purpose = to prove that God was speaking
Manna and Quail
Water from rock
Miriam’s Leprosy
Korah swallowed by earth
Aaron’s rod buds
Healed by brass serpent
Cloudy Pillar guided
Pillar of fire at night
Clothes lasted
None of these diseases
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Not explained away as natural events
Miracle is not an ordinary natural event
If it was not a miracle then the Bible is not inspired!
Age of miracles has passed – 1 Cor. 13:8
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God is the author of order
He warns about murmuring
Miracles were an important part
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Numbers 1 – Moses commanded to take a censusThe Lord knew all of them by name
2 Tim. 2:19 “…the Lord knoweth them that are his.”Are you in that numberMust be born again - John 3:3-5
Israelites headed to promised landWandered in wilderness Why? Lack of Faith
Many Christians turn back
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Matthew 7:13-1413. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening November 13, 2011