Category Archives: Numbers

Camp Taberah 1-3 The people fell to grumbling over their hard life.Godheard. When he heard his anger flared; then fire blazed up and burned the outer boundaries of the camp. The people cried out for help to Moses; Moses prayed toGodand the fire died down. They named the place Taberah (Blaze) because fire fromGodhad blazed […]

Camp Hazeroth 1-2 Miriam and Aaron talked against Moses behind his back because of his Cushite wife (he had married a Cushite woman). They said, “Is it only through Moses thatGodspeaks? Doesn’t he also speak through us?” Godoverheard their talk. 3-8 Now the man Moses was a quietly humble man, more so than anyone living […]

Scouting Out Canaan 1-2 Godspoke to Moses: “Send men to scout out the country of Canaan that I am giving to the People of Israel. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a tried-and-true leader in the tribe.” 3-15 So Moses sent them off from the Wilderness of Paran at the command ofGod. […]

1-3 The whole community was in an uproar, wailing all night long. All the People of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The entire community was in on it: “Why didn’t we die in Egypt? Or in this wilderness? Why hasGodbrought us to this country to kill us? Our wives and children are about to […]

Matters of Worship 1-5 Godspoke to Moses: “Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When you enter your homeland that I am giving to you and sacrifice a Fire-Gift toGod, a Whole-Burnt-Offering or any sacrifice from the herd or flock for a Vow-Offering or Freewill-Offering at one of the appointed feasts, as a pleasing […]

The Rebels 1-3 Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, along with a few Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—rebelled against Moses. He had with him 250 leaders of the congregation of Israel, prominent men with positions in […]

Aaron’s Staff 1-5 Godspoke to Moses: “Speak to the People of Israel. Get staffs from them—twelve staffs in all, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write each man’s name on his staff. Start with Aaron; write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi and then proceed with the rest, a staff […]

Duties in the Tent of Testimony 1-4 Godsaid to Aaron, “You and your sons, along with your father’s family, are responsible for taking care of sins having to do with the Sanctuary; you and your sons are also responsible for sins involving the priesthood. So enlist your brothers of the tribe of Levi to join […]

The Red Cow 1-4 Godspoke to Moses and Aaron: “This is the rule from the Revelation thatGodcommands: Tell the People of Israel to get a red cow, a healthy specimen, ritually clean, that has never been in harness. Present it to Eleazar the priest, then take it outside the camp and butcher it while he […]

Camp Kadesh 1 In the first month, the entire company of the People of Israel arrived in the Wilderness of Zin. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and she was buried. 2-5 There was no water there for the community, so they ganged up on Moses and Aaron. They attacked Moses: “We wish […]