Numbers 1-2; Acts 24

“And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 “Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting” Numbers 2:1-2

Well we made it to the book of numbers and all those names and numbers, It seems like God could have used those pages in the Bible for something more inspiring. What a waste of good ink, at least that’s what it looks like at first glance. But if we take a deeper look we might find some gold. In this verse God tells Moses and Aaron to organize the way the Israelites march on their way to the promised land. When you look at the numbers from the tribes and how each group is to march on the east, west, north and south side of the ark of the covenant. From the ground you would have seen just a mass of people marching, but if you could have had a view from the sky you would have seen the Israelites marching in the form of a cross with the ark in the center. Every word of God is pure and necessary. Even if at first glance a portion of scripture seems to have no real reason, it is just that we have a limited understanding a little digging might just yield something precious.

Pastor Rick

Next reading: Number 3-4, Acts 25