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18 - NUMBERS 26-27 - THE NEW NUMBERING</b></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
26:10 (26:1-51) NEW GENERATION NUMBERED. “And the earth opened
its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that
company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a
warning” (ESV). </b><u><span style="">Murmuring</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and </span></span><u><span style="">Rebellion</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">:
Sins that cannot be tolerated! </span></span><u><span style="">Your
judgment</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Father: a </span></span><u><span style="">sign</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of Your displeasure! Sovereign Lord, Reign in us Your way! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hallowed
be your :name.</span></i></b></p>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">2. 26:55-56 (26:52-56)
DIVISION OF THE LAND. “But the land shall be divided by lot.
According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall
inherit. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">56</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the
larger and the smaller.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">By
Urim and Thummim shall all contentions cease, Father. Through the lot
shall decisions be made. Yes, we submit. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
26:61 (26:57-62) LEVITES NUMBERED. “But Nadab and Abihu died
when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">With
You Father, is no respect of persons. You are not a man that You
should lie. You set forth Your word with its blessings and penalties,
and violation brings forth the appropriate penalty. We bless You for
Your righteousness and faithfulness in this. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
26:64-65 (26:63-65) NONE LEFT OF FORMER NUMBERING. “But among
these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the
priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of
Sinai. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">66</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
For the LORD had said of them, 'They shall die in the wilderness.'
Not one of them was left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and
Joshua the son of Nun.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">O
forgive us Father, for not taking You seriously when You speak Your
Word! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
27:6-7 (27:1-11) DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD. And the LORD said to
Moses, </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
“The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them
possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and
transfer the inheritance of their father to them.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">How
fair You are Father, in </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">all</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
things! We bless You for what You are and Who You are. You are
altogether righteous, just and fair! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
27:12-13 (27:12-14) MOSES PREPARES FOR DEATH. The LORD said to
Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I
have given to the people of Israel. </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">13</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
When you have seen it, you shall be gathered to your people, as your
brother Aaron was.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">How
awesome and fearful is this word; yet it is righteous and just
altogether. When we walk with You Father, in the light of Your word,
we know that </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><span style="">all</span></u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
you do on our behalf will be just and true. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
27:16-17 (27:15-23) JOSHUA: MOSES' SUCCESSOR. “Let the LORD, the
God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
</span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">17</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead
them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not
be as sheep that have no shepherd.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
was Your doing Father, by the hand of Moses! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one!</span></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
27:18 (27:15-23) THE LORD APPOINTS JOSHUA AS MOSES' SUCCESSOR. So
the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom
is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.” </b></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Moses
did all that You Father, commanded him. He set for JESUS: Joshua,
Jehovah the Savior; </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Joshua</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">:
a fitting type of Your Son to come!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Probably few who have read this
book have not noted and been impressed that both the beginning and
end numbering of Israel during these 40 years - both came our so
remarkably even. What is God saying? Can we hear its significance?</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">I like the seventh section of
27:15-23 where God is called the God of the </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>spirits</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
of </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>all</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
flesh. It matters not our color or racial origins. We are </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>all</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
of Adam - and right down to 2011 when we are told that the world's
population will number 7 billion - yet - every individual from Adam
to the present - we are </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>all</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
of one spirit; and </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>all</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
of one blood! In heaven we will </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>know</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
the full truth of this revelation. O that we might </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>receive</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
and </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>act upon</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
that truth today!</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">In 26:1-51 we are reminded of
the seriousness of the sin of Korah - and how God especially made
such a lesson of it, that mankind of all races should never forget
this lesson! Korah was a Levite who wanted the priestly office of
Moses and Aaron. We </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>must</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
learn that </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>God</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
appoints us to our ministry, gifts and calling. We are to </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>bloom</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
where we are planted. We are </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>not</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
to lust after the calling of others! </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>God</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
is the Potter who makes us thus - </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>we</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
are the clay who </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>must</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
yield to His plan and desire. It was not Moses and Aaron that Korah
actually challenged - it was </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>God</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">!
And when a believer of the church is persecuted - it is </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>really</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
Christ the Head who is persecuted! How is it that so often there are
those who misunderstand this - and force themselves in a position of
disobedience and rebellion? The earth consuming Korah and his 250
alive - is but a type of hell - to alert all those of like spirit of
the dangerous trail they tread!</font></p>
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“<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Oh - but </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>God</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
is a God of love!” some would say, “and would never do such a
thing! And anyway - that is the OT, and not the days of the New.”
Then let such read the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ to see
Him as the Judge at work! Or - let them remember that in the Gospels
- Jesus spoke </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u>more</u></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
of hell than heaven; and spoke likewise of hell more than any other
New Testament writer!</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Many more lessons in this
passage that await us as readers to search out for ourselves!</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">And finally - our Psalm for the
day - </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>78:38-39
(78:1-72) TELL THE COMING GENERATION! “Yet he, being
compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he
restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath. </b></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>39</b></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>
He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes
not again.” </b></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">O
Father, how great are Your mercies and covenant love unto Your
people. </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><b>Hallowed be
your :name!</b></i></font></p>
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