After the plague when 25,000 Israelites died, God ordered another
census of the people. Notice that the second numbering God adds an
inheritance for the tribes. Earlier when the tribes were to bring
offerings to the Lord, the offerings were the same no matter how small
or large the tribe was. This time the land is allotted to them based
on the number of names.
In the land inheritance,
Joseph is left out, his sons Ephraim and Manasseh are in, Levites are
left out in the land allotment as well. They would be supported by
the tithes of the people.
The total number of
fighting men now totals 601,730. After 40 years, they didn't really
increase in number of fighting men. They started with 600,000 when they
left Egypt. (Exodus 12:37)
Interesting that in the numbering of the Levites it makes it clear that both Moses’ parents were from the tribe of Levi.
Num 26:63-65
These
are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they
counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from
Jericho. Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron
the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai.
For the LORD had told those Israelites they would surely die in the
desert, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and
Joshua son of Nun.
Because of their
disobedience, not one of the original adults who left Egypt went into
the land, except Caleb and Joshua. They were the only two who trusted
God to lead them into Canaan.
Can we as Believers in Jesus trust the Lord, even in the face of great adversity? Even when no one else trusts Him?
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