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In this chapter YHWH again calls for a census of the people of this generation that will enter the promised land. Moses and Eleazar (the High Priest now since Aaron died) were tasked to number the tribes. This is why this book of the Bible is named "Numbers".
All of the tribes of Israel were numbered. The total was quite close to the same total that came out of Egypt and who died in the wilderness due to their grumbling. Think of all that death in just 40 years. So much rebellion and murmuring by parents and grandparents of this present generation cost a great loss of life. Yet now, as they are on the edge of entering the promised land, God has sustained the nation and replenished the population to the same level as how many left Egypt.
All tribes but Levites were to receive an allotment of land decided by God through the throwing of lots (perhaps a die or dice).
God guided whatever was thrown down to divide up the land justly.
Moses and Aaron had taken the census at Sinai at the Lord's command and this time Moses and Aaron's son, Eleazar, numbered the people at the Lord's command. God has His reasons for calling for such a census both times. Perhaps this time it was for several reasons:
To determine the size of the allotment of land commensurate with the size of the tribe.
To determine the size of the army that would soon battle many peoples that YHWH would drive out of the land as they followed His command.
To show the nation the goodness of YHWH in building the nation up once again before entering the land.
It was only the sons that were listed here, with the exception of a few daughters.
The chapter notes how all of the generation that had come out of Egypt had died, with the exception of Moses, Caleb, and Joshua. Only Joshua and Caleb will enter the land with this new generation. Moses will die beforehand as God had said he would.
The Levites did not receive land allotments because they are the priestly tribe.
In this chapter YHWH again calls for a census of the people of this generation that will enter the promised land. Moses and Eleazar (the High Priest now since Aaron died) were tasked to number the tribes. This is why this book of the Bible is named "Numbers".
All of the tribes of Israel were numbered. The total was quite close to the same total that came out of Egypt and who died in the wilderness due to their grumbling. Think of all that death in just 40 years. So much rebellion and murmuring by parents and grandparents of this present generation cost a great loss of life. Yet now, as they are on the edge of entering the promised land, God has sustained the nation and replenished the population to the same level as how many left Egypt.
All tribes but Levites were to receive an allotment of land decided by God through the throwing of lots (perhaps a die or dice).
God guided whatever was thrown down to divide up the land justly.
Moses and Aaron had taken the census at Sinai at the Lord's command and this time Moses and Aaron's son, Eleazar, numbered the people at the Lord's command. God has His reasons for calling for such a census both times. Perhaps this time it was for several reasons:
To determine the size of the allotment of land commensurate with the size of the tribe.
To determine the size of the army that would soon battle many peoples that YHWH would drive out of the land as they followed His command.
To show the nation the goodness of YHWH in building the nation up once again before entering the land.
It was only the sons that were listed here, with the exception of a few daughters.
The chapter notes how all of the generation that had come out of Egypt had died, with the exception of Moses, Caleb, and Joshua. Only Joshua and Caleb will enter the land with this new generation. Moses will die beforehand as God had said he would.
The Levites did not receive land allotments because they are the priestly tribe.
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