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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font size="3"><b>T1101R
- NUMBERS - OVERVIEW - A HANDBOOK FOR PILGRIMS</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b>1.
1:1-4 (1-4) THE NUMBERING. “And Jehovah spoke unto Moses ... <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">2</font>
Take ... the number of the names, every male, by their polls; <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">3
</font>from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go
forth to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their
hosts. <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">4 </font>And with you
there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers'
house.” </b><span style="">You know every one
in Your army, Father. There is </span><u><span style="">none</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
unimportant with you. You do </span></span><u><span style="">all
things</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
decently and in order. It is </span></span><u><span style="">Your</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Son Jesus who builds His Messianic Community, and manifests Your
Kingdom through it! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hallowed
be your :name.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>2. 9:23 (5-9) THE INSTRUCTION. “At the
commandment of Jehovah they encamped, and at the commandment of
Jehovah they journeyed: they kept the charge of Jehovah at the
commandment of Jehovah by Moses” </b><span style="">We
like Moses delight to do Your will according to Your command, Father.
And who you set forth like Judah in front of us, we will follow in
his train. </span><b><i>Your :kingdom come.</i></b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>3, 14:20-21 (10-14) THE JOURNEYING. “And Jehovah
said, I have pardoned according to your word: <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">21</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
</font>but in very deed, as I live, all the earth shall be filled
with the glory of Jehovah.” </b><span style="">How
close Israel came to judgment here, Father! And yet the first
generation did not escape. Yet in the midst of their rebellion, still
in mercy You fed them! </span><b><i>Your :will be done, As in
heaven, so on earth.</i></b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>4. 18:8 (15-20) THE WANDERING. “And Jehovah
spoke unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given you the charge of my
heave-offerings, even all the hallowed things of the children of
Israel; unto you have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to
your sons, as a portion for ever.” </b><span style="">A
special anointing rests upon those called to special service. You
have done this, Father, and it is good in our eyes. </span><b><i>Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</i></b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>5. 24:13 (21-25) THE NEW JOURNEYING. And Balaam
said, “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, <u>I
cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah</u>, to do either good or bad of
my own mind; what Jehovah speaks, <u>that will I speak</u>.” </b><span style="">This
should always be our mind concerning Your words, Father! Write this
truth upon our hears. </span><b><i>And forgive us our :debts, As we
also have forgiven our :debtors.</i></b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>6. 27:21 (26-27) THE NEW NUMBERING. “And he
shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by
the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go
out, and at his word they shall come in both he, and all the children
of Israel with him, even all the congregation.” </b><span style="">By
Urim and Thummim through the High Priest would Joshua have good
success. By failing to inquire at Ai and with the Gibeonites, he was
chagrined. </span><b><i>And bring us not into temptation.</i></b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>7. 33:55 (28-36) THE NEW INSTRUCTION. “But if
you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you,
then shall those that you let remain of them be as pricks in your
eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land
in which you live.” </b><span style="">We hear
this word, Father. Procrastination, disobedience and rebellion
concerning our inward Canaanites will vex us too! </span><b><i>But
deliver us from the evil </i>one.</b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
titles for these 7 sections came from J. Sidlow Baxter's “Explore
the Book.” He was generous in giving permission to use these
limited quotations. By all means, dip into this useful store-house.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3">God provided Israel a cloud by day, and a fiery pillar
by night for their guidance, protection and warmth. What is our New
Testament equivalent for this marvelous type? The Holy Spirit in our
hearts is God's greater than an equivalent. </font>
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<font size="3"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It
is a most unusual lesson for us concerning Balaam. He was really a
false prophet immersed in the occult. But when it came to words
concerning Israel, God imposed on Balaam such a restraint, that all
he could do was bless her, much to Balak's chagrin. Balaam coveted
Balak's promised reward, but could </span></span><u><span style="">not</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
go beyond God's word. Even his female donkey cooperated with God. Yet
in his private suggestions to Balak later on - how to get the young
men of Israel to sin with Balak's young women, this brought about the
hidden desires of his heart. However, in the end he died in battle
with the Moabites for his sin!</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3">The Urim and Thummim is mentioned in Numbers, as well as
Exodus. Men like Joshua and King David depended on the guidance of
Urim. They never missed, as long as they remembered to consult God
through Urim. Proverbs 6:20-22 indicates the New Testament equivalent
to Urim. It is the Word of God in our hearts, anointed and meditated
upon. George Muller faithfully walked in this truth, and like David
and Joshua, never missed God as long as he applied this principle.
50,000 answers to prayer are testimony by Muller of this infallible
New Testament equivalent.</font></p>
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<font size="3">And lastly, disobedience on the part of the 12 tribes of
Israel in failing to drive out the 7 Canaanitish nations, each one
larger than Israel, brought about the fulfillment of God's warning
not to do so. Idolatry, forsaking the God of their fathers, and the
falling into deep immorality - these were the evils that befell
Israel for their initial failure to drive out these 7 bankrupt
nations.</font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">One
pastor in Alberta, Canada many decades ago, found “Numbers” to be
his favorite book. It </span></span><u><span style="">does</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
have most valuable typical lessons for us. - J.A.W.</span></span></font></p>
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