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Thru the Bible - #124 -Numbers 10 - The Silver Trumpets
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Speaker 2:Numbers 10. The Lord said to Moses make two trumpets of hammered silver and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. If only one is sounded, the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to assemble before you. When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out. At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out. The blast will be the signal for setting out To gather the assembly. Blow the trumpets, but not with the same signal. The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come. When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing, you, sound a blast on the trumpet. Then you will be remembered by the Lord, your God, and rescued from your enemies. Also, at your times of rejoicing, your appointed feasts and new moon festivals, you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you. Before your God, I am the Lord, your God.
Speaker 2:On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the testimony. Then the Israelites set out from the desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the desert of Paran. They set out this first time, at the Lord's command, through Moses. The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard Nashon, son of Amminadab, was in command. Nethanel, son of Zuar, was over the division of the tribe of Issachar, and Eliab, son of Helan, was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun. Then the tabernacle was taken down and the Gershonites and Merorites who carried it set out. The divisions of the camp of Reuben went next, under their standard Eliezer, son of Shadur, was in command. Shalumiel, son of Zerushadai, was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, and Eliasaph, son of Duel, was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, and Eliasaph, son of Duel, was over the division of the tribe of Gad. Then the Kohathites set out carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived. The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard Elishema, son of Amahud, was in command. Gamaliel, son of Pedasur, was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, and Abaddon, son of Gedionai, was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin. Finally, as the rear guard for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard Ahazah, son of Amishadai, was in command. Padiel, son of Akran, was over the division of the tribe of Asher, and Ahira, son of Anan, was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
Speaker 2:Now Moses said to Hobab of Reuel, the Midianite, moses's father-in-law we are setting out for the place about which the Lord said I will give it to you, come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel. He answered share with you whatever good things the Lord gives us. So they set out from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest. The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp. Whenever the ark set out, moses said rise up, o Lord. May your enemies be scattered. May your foes flee before you. Whenever it came to rest, he said return O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel.
Speaker 1:All right, welcome back Now. The last time we were together we looked at the Passover and the cloud over the tabernacle. Today we are looking at the silver trumpets and the tribes leaving Sinai. Okay now, the first 10 verses are focused on the silver trumpets. So part one is the instructions was given by god concerning the trumpets. We see this in verses 1 through 10. The lord spoke further to moses, saying I want to pause right there for a second. The lord continues to speak to moses and it starts out by saying the lord spoke further, which is showing that he was still speaking to Moses.
Speaker 1:From chapter nine Look, go left in your Bible, back to Numbers, chapter nine, and look at verse one, numbers nine, verse one. Thus, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying now let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time. Now go back to chapter 10, verse 1. The Lord spoke further to Moses, saying the reason I like to point that out is that this is a whole continuation. Now, as I have mentioned several times, we are blessed in the times we've lived in the last few hundred years to where we have the Bible in chapter and verse format. We have punctuations, we have periods and commas. You know we have things that separates the word. That you know makes it easier for you and I to read and understand. But you have to understand that back during this time that did not exist. So when Moses wrote this book of Numbers it was written on a scroll, so it was continual, so it really flowed different. So, for an example, when the children of israel were re-going, rereading the book of numbers, when they got to verse 23 of chapter 9, they didn't stop right there, like I do and like we do, and save chapter 10 for another time. It just kept on rolling. Give you an example numbers chapter 9, verse 23 at the command of the lord they camped. And at the command of the lord they set out, they kept the lord's charge according to the command of the lord, through moses. The lord spoke further to moses, saying so that's where we are now. So this is just a continuation, so we will pick it up at chapter two.
Speaker 1:Remember we look at the first 10 verses, which focuses on the silver trumpets. The lord spoke further to moses saying make yourselves two trumpets of silver, of hammered work. You shall make them and you shall use them for summoning the congregation, for having camp set out, and when both are blown, all the congregations shall gather themselves to you at the doorway of the tent of meeting. Yet if only one is blown, then the leaders of the heads of the divisions of israel shall assemble before you. But when you blow an alarm, the camps that are pitched on the east side shall set out, and when you blow an alarm, the second time, the camps that are pitched on the south side shall set out. An alarm is to be blown for them to set out and pause right there real quick. It's kind of you know, like us, when, if you live in a state where they have tornado sirens, you know when you generally hear a tornado siren, you know that it's giving you a certain warning of what's going on. Generally, when you hear unless it's on a test day it's telling you to take cover. It's very similar to what's happening here.
Speaker 1:Different blowing of the trumpet is for different sections of the people Verse 7,. When covering the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. The priestly son of Aaron, moreover, shall blow the trumpets, and this shall be for you a potential statue throughout your generations, something that Israel was to continue to do. And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets that you may be remembered before the Lord, your God, to be saved from your enemies. The Lord is also saying that to do this command he has given them and is also assigned to him verse 10 also, in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, and they shall be as a reminder of you before your god. I am the lord, your god.
Speaker 1:Now the second part of this. We are looking at verses 11 through 36, where we are looking at the tribes leaving sinai. So, starting at verse 11 now, it came about in a second year, in the second month, on the 20th of the month, that the cloud was lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony and the sons of Israel set out on their journey from the wilderness of Sinai. Then the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran. I'd like to pause right there for a moment. Now I'm looking at my map of Bible times and remember they are in Mount Sinai. They are at Mount Sinai Now they can remember the Lord opened up the Red Sea. They were in Egypt, which is in Northern Africa, and then they crossed over into this part of the world which is considered the Middle East. Now Mount Sinai is in the most Southern part of the Sin, which is considered the middle east. Now mount sinai is in the most southern part of uh, the sinai peninsula, which is where they are now. It says that the lord, uh that the cloud, moved up and it settled in paren. Now the wilderness of paren is north of there. Now I tried to figure out the mileage so I could kind of give you the distance. But to kind of give you an idea where uh they're going is a few hundred miles uh to the west of jordan. Now they are still in the senai peninsula, but they are. They. They have moved from south to north. So it kind of gives you an idea of, of where, of where they're moving to.
Speaker 1:We will continue on verse 13. So they moved out for the first time according to the commandment of the lord, through moses and the standard of the camp of the sons of judah, according to their armies, set out first with nishan, the son of aminadab, over his army, and daniel, the son of zuar, over the tribal army of the sons of isachar. So we're going through all the tribes and Eliab, the son of Helan, over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun. Then the tabernacle was taken down and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merorai, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out. Remember how each tribe had jobs to do. So we see what the sons of Merorai jobs were.
Speaker 1:Verse 18. Next, the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies, set out with Eleazar, the son of Shador, over its armies, and Shalumael, the son of Zerushadai, over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, and Eliasaph, the son of Duel, and over the tribal armies of the sons of Gad. Then the Kohathites set out carrying the holy objects and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. Next, the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, according to their armies, was set out with Elisha ma, the son of Emma, who, over its armies, and Gamaliel, the son of peters, are over at our tribal army of the sons of Manasseh as, as I keep mentioning, these are the tribes of Israel and how they are setting out. And Abaddon, the son of Gibeonai, over the tribal army of the sons of Benjamin.
Speaker 1:Then the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, according to their armies, which formed the rear guard for all the camps, meaning they're out rear set out, with Ahasuer, the son of Amishadai, over its army, and Pejael, the son of Akran, over the tribal army of the sons of Asher. Each tribe has a leader over it. And Ahara, the son of Enan, over the tribal army, or the son of Naphtali. This was the order of march of the sons of Israel by their army armies. As they set out, as mentioned, they are doing everything in order and this is what the Lord is commanding. This is not what Moses commanded, this is not them doing what they want to do. This, this is what the say of the Lord.
Speaker 1:Then Moses said to Hobad, the son of Reuel, the Midianite, moses' father-in-law, we are setting out to the place of which the Lord said I will give it to you, come with us and we will do you good, for the Lord has promised good concerning Israel. But he said to him I will not come, come, but rather will go to my own land and relatives. Now, this is moses, uh, this is. This is hobab, uh, this. So this would be moses brother-in-law. That was just speaking. Then he said please do not leave us in as much, as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us. That was moses asking brother law, please do not leave. So it will be. If you go with us, it will come about that whatever good the lord does for us, we will do for you.
Speaker 1:Thus they set out from the mount of the lord, three days journey with the ark of the covenant of the lord journey in front of them for the three days to seek out a resting place for them. Now we see how long this journey was. It was a three-day journey and the cloud of the lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp. Then it came about when the ark set out, that moses said rise up, oh lord, and let thine enemies be scattered and let those who hate thee flee before thee. What is Moses saying? Because the cloud of the Lord, their protection, is above them. So he's asking the Lord to scatter out the people who will be the enemies ahead of time verse 36. And when it came to rest, he said return thou, o Lord, to the myriad thousands of Israel. So when the Lord, when the clouds stopped and the Lord came to rest, the Lord Moses also set up another prayer. So he set up the first prayer, or the praise, if you will, to ask the Lord to go before them and to scatter the enemies. And then, when it was time to rest, he gave a prayer of rest. All right, that brings us to the end of Numbers, chapter 10.
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