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Read  Numbers 1:1 through 4:49 At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry (Numbers 4:49). The Merarites were the last subgroup of Levites who were counted in the census in Numbers 4. They were descended from the third son of Levi and their assignment on each moving day during the years of …

Read  Leviticus 14:1 through 15:33 “You must keep the Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling my dwelling place, which is  among them” (Leviticus 15:31). Do you know anyone who would shower and dress for work, then leave home without brushing his or her teeth? That person would look …

Read  Leviticus 1:1 through 7:38 The Israelites, like all of humanity, were imperfect; they sinned just as we all do. But God had granted them a way to atone for their sins: a complex system of sacrifices where blood would cover the sins of those who had broken the law. And because sin never stopped—this is the nature of sin—the …

Read  Exodus 33:1 through 35:35 Moses had reason to be concerned. He and the Israelites were in the dessert wilderness and he had experienced so many difficulties leading such a “stiff-necked people” (Exodus 33:5). He felt alone and overwhelmed by such an enormous task. How could he possibly do what God commanded him to do? “The Lord replied, “‘My presence …