Numbers 4 Cross References - ISV

¹ The Duties of the Descendants of KohathThe LORD told Moses and Aaron, ² “Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the descendants of Levi according to their tribes and ancestral houses ³ from 30 years and older through the age of 50 years, from everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.
⁴ “Here’s what the descendants of Kohath are to do regarding the Tent of Meeting and what’s inside the Most Holy Place: ⁵ When the camp is about to travel, Aaron and his sons are to come and take down the veil of the curtain and cover the Ark of the Testimony with it. ⁶ They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.
⁷ “They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually. ⁸ They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles.
⁹ “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand for the light with its lamp, lamp-snuffers, censer, and all the utensils for its oil with which they minister. ¹⁰ Then they are to put them with all the other utensils on the leather-dyed skin covering and set them on the beams for transport.
¹¹ “On the golden altar, they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a leather-dyed skin covering, and then insert its poles. ¹² Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport. ¹³ They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. ¹⁴ Then they are to put all the instruments with which they minister there—trays, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the utensils of the altar. They are to spread over it a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles.
¹⁵ “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the utensils of the sanctuary, and the camp is about to travel, then the descendants of Kohath are to come and carry them, but they are not to touch the most sacred objects, so they won’t die. These are the duties of the descendants of Kohath at the Tent of Meeting.”
¹⁶ “Now the duty of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest is to maintain the oil for the light, the spiced incense, the daily offerings, the oil for anointing, and to carry out all the duties of the tent and the sanctuary, and to maintain its utensils.”
¹⁷ Protecting the Descendants of KohathThen the LORD told Moses and Aaron, ¹⁸ “You are not to eliminate the tribe of the families of the descendants of Kohath from the descendants of Levi. ¹⁹ But do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the Most Holy Place: Aaron and his sons are to go in and set specific responsibilities for each of them to carry out. ²⁰ But they are not to go in to see the sanctuary as it is being covered, so they won’t die.”
²¹ Eleazar’s DutiesThen the LORD told Moses, ²² “Take a census of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes. ²³ Count their number from between 30 to 50 years old, including everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.”
²⁴ Gershonite Responsibilities“These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have: ²⁵ They are to carry the curtain of the tent, the covering of the Tent of Meeting, the dyed leather covering that goes over it, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, ²⁶ the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tent, the altar, the ropes, all the service utensils, and everything made for them. This is to be their service area. ²⁷ The descendants of Gershon are to carry out the instructions of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them their responsibilities to carry out. ²⁸ This is the work of the tribes of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting—their duties under the supervision of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
²⁹ Merarite Responsibilities“For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses ³⁰ from 30 to 50 years old as you count them, including everyone who can enter service and perform work at the Tent of Meeting. ³¹ This is to be their area of responsibility to carry out with respect to their service at the Tent of Meeting: the board of the tent, its bars, its crossbars, its sockets, ³² the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, their pegs, their ropes, and all the utensils for all their services. Assign the utensils by name to each person whose responsibility it will be to carry them. ³³ This is the work of the tribes of the descendants of Merari with reference to their service at the Tent of Meeting under the supervision of Aaron the priest’s son Ithamar.”
³⁴ Responsibilities are AssignedMoses, Aaron, and the congregational leaders numbered the descendants of Kohath according to their tribes and ancestral houses ³⁵ from 30 to 50 fifty years old—that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. ³⁶ The total according to their tribe numbered 2,750 ³⁷ from the tribe of the descendants of Kohath, everyone who would be serving at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said, under the supervision of Moses.
³⁸ The tribes and the ancestral houses of the descendants of Gershon were numbered ³⁹ from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. ⁴⁰ The total according to their tribes and ancestral house numbered 2,630 ⁴¹ from the tribes of the descendants of Gershon, everyone who would be serving at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said.
⁴² The tribes and ancestral house of Merari were numbered ⁴³ from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting. ⁴⁴ The total according to their tribes numbered 3,200 ⁴⁵ from the tribes of the descendants of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said, under the supervision of Moses.
⁴⁶ The total of those who were numbered from the descendants of Levi by Moses and Aaron; that is, from the leaders of Israel counted according to their tribes and ancestral houses ⁴⁷ from 30 to 50 years old, who entered the service for work at the Tent of Meeting ⁴⁸ was 8,580. ⁴⁹ They were numbered under the supervision of Moses according to what the LORD had said. Each person was assigned a responsibility to carry out, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

¹⁹ These are the names of Kohath’s descendants according to their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

²⁷ The Descendants of Kohath and Their DutiesThe families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the descendants of Kohath,

⁴⁶ Joseph Begins Gathering GrainJoseph was 30 years old when he began to serve Pharaoh, king of Egypt, by traveling throughout the land of Egypt, independent from Pharaoh’s oversight.

⁷ They are to take care of his needs and the needs of the whole congregation at the Tent of Meeting by performing duties at the tent. ⁸ They are to take charge of the utensils at the Tent of Meeting and meet the needs of the Israelis by performing duties on behalf of the tent.

²³ Count their number from between 30 to 50 years old, including everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.”

³⁰ from 30 to 50 years old as you count them, including everyone who can enter service and perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

³⁵ from 30 to 50 fifty years old—that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

²⁴ “Now regarding a descendant of Levi who is 25 years and above, he is to enter work in the service at the appointed place of meeting, ²⁵ but starting at 50 years of age, he is to retire from service and is no longer to work. ²⁶ He may minister to his brothers at the Tent of Meeting by keeping watch, but he is not to engage in service. This is how you are to act with respect to the obligations of the descendants of Levi.”

⁹ Is it such an insignificant thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelis to draw you to himself, appointing you to do the work of the tent of the LORD and to stand before the community to minister to them?

⁴ But during the seventh year of her reign, Jehoiada went out and called together the rulers of hundreds, the captains, and the guards, and assembled them together inside the LORD’s Temple. He made a covenant with them, making them take an oath in the LORD’s Temple, and then he revealed the king’s son to them. ⁵ He ordered them: “Here’s what we’ll do: A third of you will enter here on this coming Sabbath dressed as guardians of the watch for the king’s palace, ⁶ with a third of you at the Sur gate, and a third at the gate behind the guards. Keep watch over the palace and defend it. ⁷ Two of you who enter here on this coming Sabbath are to stand watch at the LORD’s Temple, ⁸ guarding the king and surrounding him with weapons in hand. Whoever comes within range is to be killed. Stay with the king wherever he goes, coming or going.”
⁹ So the captains of hundreds did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one of them assembled his men who were to enter on the Sabbath, along with those who were to leave on the Sabbath, and approached Jehoiada the priest.
¹⁰ The priest issued king David’s personal spears and shields that had been stored in the LORD’s Temple to the captains of hundreds. ¹¹ So the guards stood assembled, every soldier with weapons in hand, surrounding the king from the right side corner of the Temple to the left side corner, including around the altar and the Temple.
¹² Then he brought out the king’s son, put the royal crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and installed him as king. They anointed him, applauded, and said, “May the king live!”

⁴⁸ along with their relatives, descendants of Levi who had been appointed for all the service of the tent of the Temple of God.

³ descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000. ⁴ “24,000 of these,” David said, “are to be set in charge of the work of the Temple of the LORD, with 6,000 serving as officers and judges, ⁵ with 4,000 gatekeepers, and with 4,000 offering praises to the LORD with the musical instruments that I have had crafted.”

²⁴ These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.
²⁵ For David had said “The LORD God of Israel has granted rest to his people, and he has taken Israel as his eternal residence. ²⁶ Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements.” ²⁷ Since, according to David’s final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward, ²⁸ David issued these orders: “Instead, they are to assist by lending a hand to the descendants of Aaron regarding service to the Temple of the LORD relating to the courts, the chambers, purification of everything pertaining to holiness, and to anything else pertaining to service on behalf of the Temple of God, ²⁹ including assisting with the rows of showbread, selecting flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened bread, baked offerings, and oil-based offerings, no matter what the quantity or sizes. ³⁰ They are to take their stand morning by morning, thanking and praising the LORD right through until the evening, ³¹ whenever burnt offerings are presented to the LORD, whether on Sabbaths, New Moons, or scheduled festivals, regularly in the LORD’s presence in accordance with the number required to conduct their service. ³² By doing this, they will fulfill their obligation as trustees over the Tent of Assembly and the Sanctuary, attending to the needs of their relatives, who are descendants of Aaron, in keeping with their service on behalf of the Temple of the LORD.”

¹² and the plans for everything else that he had in mind for the courtyards of the Temple of the LORD. Included were plans for all of the surrounding vaults and treasuries of the Temple of God intended for storage of dedicated gifts, ¹³ for use by the ranks of priests and descendants of Levi, for all the work of service responsibilities in the Temple of the LORD, and for all of the utensils used in the work of the Temple of the LORD.

¹ Jehoiada Establishes Joash as King
Seven years later, Jehoiada mustered up some courage and made a deal with the officers who commanded units of hundreds of soldiers, including Jehoram’s son Azariah, Jehochanan’s son Ishmael, Obed’s son Azariah, Adaiah’s son Maaseiah, and Zichri’s son Elishaphat. ² They traveled throughout Judah and gathered together the descendants of Levi from all the cities of Judah, along with the Israeli family leaders. ³ Everybody went to Jerusalem, and the whole group made a covenant with the king in God’s Temple, where Jehoiada addressed them: “Look! The king’s son is going to rule, just as the LORD promised David’s descendants. ⁴ So here’s what you’ll need to do: One third of you priests and descendants of Levi who are on duty during the Sabbath will serve as guards at the temple gates. ⁵ Another third of you priests and descendants of Levi will take your places in the royal palace, while another third of you priests and descendants of Levi will stand near the Foundation Gate. The rest of you will remain in the courtyard of the LORD’s Temple. ⁶ Nobody is to enter the LORD’s Temple except for the priests and descendants of Levi who are on duty. They may enter because they are ceremonially holy, but all the rest of the people must observe the LORD’s instructions. ⁷ The descendants of Levi will surround the king, brandishing weapons in their hands, and anybody who enters the Temple will be killed. Stay near the king wherever he enters and leaves.”
⁸ What Jehoiada the priest ordered is precisely what the descendants of Levi and all of Judah did. Each of them took the men who were on duty on the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty. Jehoiada the priest did not release the divisions from service, ⁹ and Jehoiada the priest issued the spears and shields that King David had placed in storage in God’s Temple to the officers in charge of the units of hundreds. ¹⁰ He set the rest of the people to serve as guards for the king, and each one brandished weapons in his hand, from the south side of the Temple to the north side of the Temple, around the altar, and surrounding the palace. ¹¹ Then he brought out the king’s son, put a crown on him, and presented him with the Testimony,

⁸ Two years and two months after arriving at the site of the Temple of God in Jerusalem, Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel, Jozadak’s son Jeshua, the relatives of the priests and descendants of Levi, and everyone else who had left the Babylonian captivity for Jerusalem appointed descendants of Levi who were 20 years old and older to oversee the work of the LORD’s Temple.

²³ The Ancestry of Jesus
Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. He was (as legally calculated) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

³ Of course, we are living in the world, but we do not wage war in a world-like way. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments

¹⁰ Putting on the Whole Armor of GodFinally, be strong in the Lord, relying on his mighty strength. ¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the devil’s strategies. ¹² For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm. ¹³ For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.
¹⁴ Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and being firm-footed in the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to having clothed yourselves with these things, having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one, ¹⁷ also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸ Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and request. Likewise, be alert with your most diligent efforts and pray for all the saints.

¹⁸ Guidelines for Behavior in the ChurchTimothy, my child, I am instructing you in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight

¹ Qualifications for Leaders in the ChurchThis is a trustworthy saying: The one who would an elder be, a noble task desires he.

⁶ He must not be a recent convert, so that he won’t become arrogant and fall into the devil’s condemnation.

³⁰ The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel’s son Elizaphan. ³¹ Their duties pertained to the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and all the curtains in use.

¹⁵ “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the utensils of the sanctuary, and the camp is about to travel, then the descendants of Kohath are to come and carry them, but they are not to touch the most sacred objects, so they won’t die. These are the duties of the descendants of Kohath at the Tent of Meeting.”

¹⁹ But do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the Most Holy Place: Aaron and his sons are to go in and set specific responsibilities for each of them to carry out.

²⁴ Gershonite Responsibilities“These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have:

³⁴ It’s like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert.

¹⁰ The Ark of the Covenant“They are to make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. ¹¹ You are to overlay it with pure gold—you are to overlay it inside and outside—and you are to make a gold molding around it. ¹² You are to cast four rings for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. ¹³ You are to make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴ You are to put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark with which to carry it. ¹⁵ The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark and are not to be removed from it. ¹⁶ You are to put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
¹⁷ “You are to make a Mercy Seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. ¹⁸ You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat. ¹⁹ Place one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. You are to make the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat, and of one piece with it. ²⁰ The cherubim are to spread their wings upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim is to be turned toward the Mercy Seat. ²¹ You are to put the Mercy Seat on top of the ark, and put the Testimony that I’ll give you into the ark. ²² I’ll meet with you there, and I’ll tell you all my commandments for the Israelis from above the Mercy Seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the Ark of the Testimony.”

³¹ “You are to make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine woven linen. You are to make it with cherubim skillfully worked into it. ³² You are to hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, which have hooks of gold, and are set on four sockets of silver. ³³ You are to hang the curtain from the clasps and bring the Ark of the Testimony there inside the curtain. The curtain is to separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

³⁵ He made a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine woven linen. He made it with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

¹ The Ark of the CovenantBezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. ² He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it. ³ He cast four rings for it on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. ⁴ He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ⁵ He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
⁶ He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. ⁷ He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat. ⁸ One cherub was at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat and of one piece with it. ⁹ The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were turned toward the Mercy Seat.

³ You are to put the Ark of the Testimony there, and screen off the ark with the curtain.

¹⁶ All those numbered by division in the camp of Reuben total 151,450. They are to be the second to travel.”
¹⁷ Tribe at the Center“Then the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the descendants of Levi in the middle of the camps. They are to travel just as they have camped, each as designated under his standard.”

²⁷ The Descendants of Kohath and Their DutiesThe families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the descendants of Kohath, ²⁸ all the males a month old and above numbered 8,600. They were tasked to the care of the sanctuary. ²⁹ The descendants of Kohath encamped beside the tent toward the south. ³⁰ The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel’s son Elizaphan. ³¹ Their duties pertained to the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and all the curtains in use. ³² The chief of all the leaders of the descendants of Levi was Aaron the priest’s son Eleazar. He was assigned to oversee those who were in charge of the services of the sanctuary.

¹⁴ The standard of the camp of Judah was the first to travel, accompanied by its army with Amminadab’s son Nahshon in charge.

² Then David and all the people with him set out from Baal-judah to bring up from there the Ark of God, who is called the Name, the name of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, and who is enthroned on the cherubim. ³ They mounted the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s home in Gibeah, with Abinadab’s sons Uzzah and Ahio driving the new cart. ⁴ As they left Abinadab’s house in Gibeah accompanied by the Ark of God, Ahio was walking ahead of the ark. ⁵ David and the entire assembly of Israel were dancing in the presence of the LORD with all of their strength, accompanied by all sorts of wood instruments, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.
⁶ When they arrived at Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out and grabbed the Ark of God because the oxen had stumbled. ⁷ Just then, the anger of the LORD blazed against Uzzah, and God struck him down right there because of his failure, and he died there beside the Ark of God.
⁸ David flew into a rage because the LORD had killed Uzzah. That’s why that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day. ⁹ But David feared the LORD that day, and asked, “How can the Ark of God come to me?”

⁷ And on this mountain, he will swallow up the burial shroud that enfolds all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations—

⁵¹ Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,

³ Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the Most Holy Place,

²⁰ the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),

¹³ You are to make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴ You are to put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark with which to carry it. ¹⁵ The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark and are not to be removed from it.

¹⁹ the woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments of Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons for serving as priests.’”

¹ The Priestly GarmentsFrom the blue, purple, and scarlet material they made finely woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, and they made the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

⁴¹ the woven garments for Aaron the priest for ministering in the Holy Place, and the garments for his sons for serving as priests.

⁷ “They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually. ⁸ They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles.

¹¹ “On the golden altar, they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a leather-dyed skin covering, and then insert its poles. ¹² Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport. ¹³ They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.

⁷ The wings of the cherubim spread over the resting place for the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles when viewed from above. ⁸ The poles extended so far that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. They remain there to this day.

²³ The Table of Showbread“You are to make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high. ²⁴ You are to overlay it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it. ²⁵ You are to make a rim one handbreadth in width around it, and you are to make a gold molding around the rim. ²⁶ You are to make four gold rings for it, and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet are. ²⁷ The rings are to be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. ²⁸ You are to make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold so the table can be carried with them. ²⁹ You are to make its plates, dishes, jars, and bowls from which libations will be poured, and you are to make them of pure gold. ³⁰ You are to put the bread of the Presence on the table before me continuously.”

¹⁰ The Table of ShowbreadThen he made a table of acacia wood two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high. ¹¹ He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. ¹² He made a rim one handbreadth wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim. ¹³ He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet were. ¹⁴ The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. ¹⁵ He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table. ¹⁶ He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold.

⁵ Take fine flour and bake twelve cakes using two tenths of a measure for each cake. ⁶ Arrange them in two rows—six in each row—on a ceremonially pure table in the LORD’s presence. ⁷ Put pure frankincense on each row for a memorial offering. It will serve as an offering made by fire to the LORD. ⁸ They are to be arranged every Sabbath day in the LORD’s presence as a gift from the Israelis—an eternal covenant.

⁶ They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.
⁷ “They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually.

⁹ “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand for the light with its lamp, lamp-snuffers, censer, and all the utensils for its oil with which they minister.

³¹ The Lamp Stand
“You are to make a lamp stand of pure gold: the lamp stand and its base and stem shall be of hammered work, and its cups, calyxes, and flowers are to be of one piece with it. ³² Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side. ³³ Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers are to be on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers are to be on the other branch, and so for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.
³⁴ “On the lamp stand itself there are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with their calyxes and flowers. ³⁵ A calyx is to be under the two branches that extend out of the stem; a calyx is to be under the next pair of branches that extend out of the stem; and a calyx is to be under the last pair of branches that extend out of the stem, and so for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. ³⁶ Their calyxes and their branches are to be of one piece with it; all of it is to be made of one piece of hammered work of pure gold.
³⁷ “You are to make seven lamps for it, and its lamps are to be mounted so as to give light in front of it. ³⁸ Its tongs and trays are to be of pure gold. ³⁹ The lamp stand—together with all its furnishings—is to be made from a talent of pure gold.

¹⁷ The Lamp StandHe made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand, its base, and stem of hammered work and its cups, calyxes, and flowers were of one piece with it. ¹⁸ Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it, and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side. ¹⁹ Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on the other branch, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. ²⁰ On the lamp stand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms each with their calyxes and flowers. ²¹ A calyx was under the two branches that extended out of the stem; a calyx was under the next pair of branches that extended out of the stem; and a calyx was under the last pair of branches that extended out of the stem, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. ²² Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it was of one piece of hammered work of pure gold. ²³ He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold. ²⁴ He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold.

¹⁰⁵ Nun
God’s Word a LightYour word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my pathway.

²⁰ The secret meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lamp stands is this: the seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands are the seven churches.”

⁶ They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.

¹² Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport.

¹ The Altar of Incense“You are to make an altar for burning incense. You are to make it of acacia wood. ² It is to be a square, one cubit long and one cubit wide, and it is to be two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it. ³ You are to overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around, and its horns, and you are to make a molding of gold all around it.
⁴ “You are to make two gold rings for it under its molding. You are to make them on its two opposite sides, and they are to be holders for poles by which to carry it. ⁵ You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ⁶ You are to put the altar in front of the curtain that is over the Ark of the Testimony, in front of the Mercy Seat that is over the Testimony where I’ll meet with you. ⁷ Aaron is to offer fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he trims the lamps he is to offer it, ⁸ and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he is to offer it as a continual incense offering in the LORD’s presence throughout your generations. ⁹ You are not to offer strange incense, a burnt offering, or a grain offering on it, nor are you to pour out a libation on it. ¹⁰ Each year Aaron is to make atonement on its horns with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. He is to make atonement on it each year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD.”
¹¹ Offerings for the TentThe LORD told Moses, ¹² “When you take a census of the Israelis to register them, each is to give a ransom for himself to the LORD when they’re registered so there won’t be a plague among them when they’re registered. ¹³ This is what everyone who is registered is to give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel weighs 20 gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD. ¹⁴ All who are registered, 20 years of age and older, are to give a contribution to the LORD. ¹⁵ The rich person is not to give more, nor is the poor person to give less than the half shekel, when you give a contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves. ¹⁶ You are to take the atonement money from the Israelis and give it for the service of the Tent of Meeting, and it is to be a memorial for the Israelis in the LORD’s presence to make atonement for yourselves.”
¹⁷ The Bronze BasinThe LORD told Moses, ¹⁸ “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze base for washing. You are to pace it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, put water in it, ¹⁹ and Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and their feet from it.

²⁵ The Altar for IncenseHe made the altar for burning incense of acacia wood, a square, one cubit long, one cubit wide, and two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it. ²⁶ He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding around it. ²⁷ He made two gold rings for it under its molding, on its two opposite sides, as holders for poles by which to carry it. ²⁸ He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

³⁸ the altar of gold, anointing oil, aromatic incense, the screen for the doorway to the tent,

⁵ “You are to put the golden altar for incense in front of the Ark of the Testimony and then set up the screen for the doorway to the tent.

²⁶ He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting in front of the curtain ²⁷ and burned aromatic incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

⁹ This is how you are to make it: according to all that I’m showing you, according to the pattern for the tent and the pattern for all its furnishings.”

¹⁰ the woven garments, the holy garments of Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons as they serve as priests,

⁸ They are to take charge of the utensils at the Tent of Meeting and meet the needs of the Israelis by performing duties on behalf of the tent.

⁷ “They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually.

¹⁴ They also confiscated the pots, shovels, snuffers, spoons, and the rest of the bronze vessels that were used in ministry. ¹⁵ The captain of the guard also confiscated the fire pans, basins, and whatever had been crafted of pure gold and pure silver.

²⁹ Others were responsible for the furniture and for all of the holy utensils, including the flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.

¹¹ Hiram-abi crafted the pots, shovels, and basins, thus completing the work that he did for King Solomon on the Temple of God;

¹⁶ along with its pots, shovels, forks, and all of its other implements that Hiram-abi made from polished bronze for King Solomon and the LORD’s Temple.

¹⁹ Solomon also made these items for God’s Temple: the golden altar, the tables for the Bread of the Presence,

²² the gold trimming instruments, basins, pans, censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (that is, the Most Holy Place), and for the doors to the main hall of the Temple.

¹ The Altar“You are to make the altar of acacia wood. It is to be five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar is to be a square, and it is to be three cubits high. ² You are to make horns on its four corners. Its corners are to be of one piece with it, and you are to overlay it with bronze. ³ You are to make pans for removing its ashes, shovels, bowls, forks, and fire-pans for it, and you are to make all its utensils of bronze. ⁴ You are to make a lattice, a netting of bronze for it, and you are to make four bronze rings on the netting at its four corners. ⁵ You are to put it under the ledge of the altar, so that the netting extends halfway up the altar. ⁶ You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze. ⁷ The poles for it are to be put through the rings, so the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it’s carried. ⁸ You are to make it hollow out of boards—just as it was shown you on the mountain, that’s how they are to make it.”

¹² The fire on the altar is to be kept burning continuously without being extinguished. The priest is to burn wood on it every morning, arrange burnt offerings over it, and then burn the fat contained in the peace offerings over it. ¹³ The fire is to continue to burn on the altar and is never to be extinguished.”

⁶ They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.
⁷ “They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually. ⁸ They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles.
⁹ “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand for the light with its lamp, lamp-snuffers, censer, and all the utensils for its oil with which they minister.

¹¹ “On the golden altar, they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a leather-dyed skin covering, and then insert its poles. ¹² Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport.

¹ The Altar for Burnt OfferingsThen he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and it was three cubits high. ² He made horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. ³ He made all the utensils for the altar—the pans, the shovels, the bowls, the forks, and the fire-pans—and he made all its utensils of bronze. ⁴ He made a lattice, a netting of bronze, for the altar. It was under its ledge, extending halfway up. ⁵ He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze lattice as holders for the poles. ⁶ He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. ⁷ And he put the poles through rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He made it hollow, out of boards.

¹² You are to set boundaries for the people all around: ‘Be very careful that you don’t go up on the mountain or touch the side of it. Anyone who touches the mountain is certainly to be put to death.

⁵¹ Whenever the tent is ready for travel, the descendants of Levi are to take it down. When it’s time to encamp, the descendants of Levi are to set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be executed.

³⁸ The Encampment of Moses and AaronIn front of the tent and east of the Tent of Meeting, Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons encamped facing the east. They were tasked to perform the duties of the sanctuary and care for the needs of the Israelis. Any unauthorized person who approached was to be executed.

⁹ But he gave none of them to the descendants of Kohath, because their responsibility was to carry the holy things on their shoulders.

²¹ Then the descendants of Kohath, carrying the sanctuary, set out, since the tent was to be set up before they arrive.

⁹ Moses Entrusts the Law to the Levitical PriestsThen Moses wrote down this Law and gave it to the Levitical priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and to all of Israel’s leaders.

¹⁰ Crossing the Jordan RiverThe priests who were carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan River until everything had been done in accordance with what the LORD had commanded Joshua to speak to the people and with everything that Moses had commanded Joshua. So the people hurried and crossed over.

¹⁹ God struck down the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the Ark of the LORD. He struck down 50,070 men among the people, and the people mourned because the LORD struck down the people with a great slaughter.

⁶ When they arrived at Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out and grabbed the Ark of God because the oxen had stumbled. ⁷ Just then, the anger of the LORD blazed against Uzzah, and God struck him down right there because of his failure, and he died there beside the Ark of God.

¹³ After those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed oxen and fattened animals,

⁹ As they approached Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen had stumbled. ¹⁰ Just then, the anger of the LORD blazed against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark, and he died right there in the presence of God.

² Then David ordered that the Ark of God was to be carried by no one except the descendants of Levi, because the LORD had chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve him forever.

¹⁵ The descendants of Levi carried the Ark of God the way Moses had commanded and in accordance with the command from the LORD—that is, with poles on their shoulders.

¹⁸ You have not come to something that can be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, to gloom, ¹⁹ to a trumpet’s blast, or to a voice that made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. ²⁰ For they could not endure the command that was given: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” ²¹ Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.” ²² Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, to tens of thousands of angels joyfully gathered together, ²³ to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to a judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect, ²⁴ to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better message than Abel’s.
²⁵ See to it that you do not ignore the one who is speaking. For if the hearers did not escape when they ignored the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is from heaven! ²⁶ At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.” ²⁷ The expression “once more” signifies the removal of what can be shaken, that is, what he has made, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. ²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and worship God in reverence and fear in a way that pleases him. ²⁹ For “our God is an all-consuming fire.”

⁶ oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for aromatic incense;

²⁰ The Oil for the Lamp“And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, for the light in order to keep the lamp burning continuously. ²¹ In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to maintain the lamp stand from evening until morning in the LORD’s presence. It is to be a perpetual ordinance from generation to generation among the Israelis.”

³⁹ “You are to offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, ⁴⁰ and there is to be a tenth measure of choice flour mixed with one fourth of a hin of oil extracted by hand, and one fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering for one lamb. ⁴¹ You are to offer the other lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. You are to offer it as a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.

²³ “You are to take for yourself the finest spices: 500 shekels by weight of liquid myrrh, half as much fragrant cinnamon (250 shekels), 250 shekels of fragrant reeds, ²⁴ 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the shekel of the sanctuary—and a hin of olive oil. ²⁵ You are to make them into a holy anointing oil, a perfume mixture made by a perfumer. It is to be a holy anointing oil. ²⁶ You are to use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony, ²⁷ the table and all its utensils, the lamp stand and its utensils, the altar of incense, ²⁸ the altar for burnt offerings and all its utensils, and the basin and its base. ²⁹ You are to consecrate them and they are to be most holy. Whatever touches them is to be holy. ³⁰ You are to anoint Aaron and his sons, and you are to consecrate them to serve as my priests. ³¹ You are to address the Israelis and tell them, ‘This is to be holy anointing oil for me from generation to generation. ³² It is not to be poured out on a person’s body, nor are you to make anything like it with similar formulations. It is holy, and it is to be holy to you. ³³ Anyone who mixes anything like it or who puts any of it on an unqualified person is to be cut off from his people.’”
³⁴ The IncenseThe LORD told Moses, “Take for yourself spices: stacte, onycha, galbanum, and spices with pure frankincense, all in equal amounts. ³⁵ You are to make it into a fragrant incense, expertly blended, pure, and holy. ³⁶ You are to grind some of it fine, and put some before the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting where I will meet with you. It is to be most holy to you. ³⁷ You are not to make the incense that you make in this formulation for your own use. It is to be holy to the LORD for you. ³⁸ Anyone who makes anything like it to use it as perfume is to be cut off from his people.”

¹¹ the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them in accordance with everything that I commanded you.”

²⁹ And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer.

²⁰ “This is the offering that Aaron and his sons are to offer to the LORD the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of flour is to be offered throughout the day, half in the morning and half in the evening.

² “Tell the Israelis that they are to bring to you pure oil made from beaten olives in order to keep the lamp burning continuously.

³² The chief of all the leaders of the descendants of Levi was Aaron the priest’s son Eleazar. He was assigned to oversee those who were in charge of the services of the sanctuary.

¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has anointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set oppressed people free,

²⁸ Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to be shepherds of God’s church, which he acquired with his own blood.

¹ Faithful Servants of the MessiahThink of us as servants of the Messiah and as servant managers entrusted with God’s secrets.

⁵ There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings—a human, the Messiah Jesus.

¹ The Messiah is Superior to MosesTherefore, holy brothers, partners in a heavenly calling, keep your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.

⁶ but the Messiah was faithful as the Son in charge of God’s household, and we are his household if we hold on to our courage and the hope in which we rejoice.

²⁵ You were “like sheep that kept going astray,” but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

² Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.

²¹ The LORD told Moses, “Go down and warn the people so they don’t break through to look at the LORD, and many of them perish.

¹ Nadab and Abihu
Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, placed fire in it, covered it with incense, and brought it into the LORD’s presence as unauthorized fire that he had never prescribed for them. ² As a result, fire came out from the LORD’s presence and incinerated them. They died while in the LORD’s presence.

³² The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, all their households, everyone who was affiliated with Korah, and all of their property.

¹⁰ Then the Lord instructed Moses, “Return Aaron’s rod before the testimony to be kept for a reminder against the rebels so that you may put an end to their complaints against me and so that they won’t die.”

⁵ Take care of the sanctuary and the services of the altar so that there won’t be any more wrath on the Israelis.

²³ “They’ll bring all your women and children out to the Chaldeans, and you won’t escape from their hand. Indeed, you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire.”

² As a result, fire came out from the LORD’s presence and incinerated them. They died while in the LORD’s presence.

¹⁹ How We Should LiveTherefore, my brothers, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),

¹⁹ Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen inside his Temple. There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

¹⁸ These are names of Gershon’s descendants according to their families: Libni and Shimei.

²¹ The Descendants of GershonThe families of Libni and Shimei were descendants of Gershon. As families of the descendants of Gershon,

²⁴ The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael’s son Eliasaph.

³ from 30 years and older through the age of 50 years, from everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

³ descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000.

²⁴ These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.

²⁷ Since, according to David’s final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward,

¹ God’s Day of Vengeance “Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, in garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in such splendor, marching in his great might? It is I, speaking in vindication, mighty to save. ² “Why is your clothing red, and your garments like those worn by the ones who tread in the winepress? ³ “I have trodden the winepress alone, and from my people no one was with me, I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their lifeblood spattered on my garments, and I stained all my clothing. ⁴ “For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year for my redeeming work had come.

¹⁴ For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am merely human, sold as a slave to sin. ¹⁵ I don’t understand what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I want to do, but instead do what I hate. ¹⁶ Now if I practice what I don’t want to do, I am admitting that the Law is good. ¹⁷ As it is, I am no longer the one who is doing it, but it is the sin that is living in me.
¹⁸ For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out. ¹⁹ For I don’t do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don’t want to do. ²⁰ But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am no longer the one who is doing it, but it is the sin that is living in me.
²¹ So I find this to be a principle: when I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me. ²² For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being, ²³ but I see in my body a different principle waging war with the Law in my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin that exists in my body. ²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is infected by death?

⁷ Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its grapes? Or who takes care of a flock and does not drink any of its milk?

⁷ truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands;

³ Of course, we are living in the world, but we do not wage war in a world-like way. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments ⁵ and every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive in order to obey the Messiah.

¹⁷ For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.

²⁴ Now those who belong to the Messiah Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.

¹⁰ Putting on the Whole Armor of GodFinally, be strong in the Lord, relying on his mighty strength. ¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the devil’s strategies. ¹² For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm. ¹³ For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.
¹⁴ Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and being firm-footed in the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to having clothed yourselves with these things, having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one, ¹⁷ also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸ Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and request. Likewise, be alert with your most diligent efforts and pray for all the saints. ¹⁹ Pray also for me, so that, when I begin to speak, the right words will come to me. Then I will boldly make known the secret of the gospel,

³ Join me in suffering like a good soldier of the Messiah Jesus. ⁴ No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.

⁷ I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith.

²⁷ The descendants of Gershon are to carry out the instructions of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them their responsibilities to carry out.

³¹ This is to be their area of responsibility to carry out with respect to their service at the Tent of Meeting: the board of the tent, its bars, its crossbars, its sockets, ³² the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, their pegs, their ropes, and all the utensils for all their services. Assign the utensils by name to each person whose responsibility it will be to carry them.

⁴⁷ from 30 to 50 years old, who entered the service for work at the Tent of Meeting

⁴⁹ They were numbered under the supervision of Moses according to what the LORD had said. Each person was assigned a responsibility to carry out, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

¹⁴ “You are to make a cover for the tent of ram skins dyed red and a covering of dolphin skins above that.

²⁵ The duties of the descendants of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting pertained to the tent, the tent covering, the curtain to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, ²⁶ the hangings at the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard that surrounded the tent, the altar, and all of the tent cords in use.

⁵ “Take these gifts from them and use them in service at the Tent of Meeting. Present them to the descendants of Levi, distributing them to each person according to his work.”
⁶ So Moses took the carts and the oxen and presented them to the descendants of Levi. ⁷ Two carts and four oxen were given to the descendants of Gershon for their work.

⁹ The Court of the Tent“You are to make the court of the tent. On the south side there is to be hangings of fine woven linen for the court, 100 cubits long on one side.

¹⁸ the pegs for the tent, the pegs for the court, and their cords,

⁷⁰ just as he promised long ago through the mouth of his holy prophets

² I praise you for remembering everything I told you and for holding to the traditions that I passed on to you.

³³ This is the work of the tribes of the descendants of Merari with reference to their service at the Tent of Meeting under the supervision of Aaron the priest’s son Ithamar.”

⁵ and there are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are varieties of results, but it is the same God who produces all the results in everyone.

³³ The Descendants of Merari and Their DutiesThe families of Mahli and Mushi were descendants of Merari. As families of Merari, ³⁴ all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200. ³⁵ The leader of the tribe and family of Merari was Abihail’s son Zuriel. The descendants of Merari encamped beside the tent toward the north.

¹ A Davidic psalm
A Priestly Ruler A declaration from the LORD to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.” ² When the LORD extends your mighty scepter from Zion, rule in the midst of your enemies. ³ Your soldiers are willing volunteers on your day of battle; in majestic holiness, from the womb, from the dawn, the dew of your youth belongs to you. ⁴ The LORD took an oath and will never recant: “You are a priest forever, after the manner of Melchizedek.” ⁵ The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath. ⁶ He will execute judgment against the nations, filling graves with corpses. He will utterly destroy leaders far and wide. ⁷ He will drink from a stream on the way, then hold his head high.

¹¹ Advice for TimothyBut you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness. ¹² Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.

⁴ No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.

⁷ I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith. ⁸ The victor’s crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.

¹⁵ “You are to make upright boards of acacia wood for the tent.

³⁶ The duties of the caretakers from the descendants of Merari included the boards of the tent, its bars, crossbars, sockets, all its utensils for their services, ³⁷ the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, pegs, and tent cords.

⁸ Four carts and eight oxen were given to the descendants of Merari for their work. ⁹ But he gave none of them to the descendants of Kohath, because their responsibility was to carry the holy things on their shoulders.

¹⁷ The sockets for the pillars were made of bronze and the hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver.

²¹ The Record of MaterialsHere is a summary of materials for the Tent of Meeting that was compiled at Moses’ direction, the work of the descendants of Levi under the direction of Aaron the priest’s son Ithamar.

¹ Offerings by LeadersThe same day that Moses finished setting up, anointing, and consecrating the tent and its utensils, he also anointed and consecrated the altar and its utensils.

²⁸ This is the work of the tribes of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting—their duties under the supervision of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

⁶ After this, Joshua instructed the priests, “Take up the Ark of the Covenant and cross over ahead of the people.” So they took up the Ark of the Covenant and went on ahead of the people.

⁶ “For a man will grab his brother in his own father’s house, and say, ‘You have a cloak, so you be our leader, and this heap of ruins will be under your rule!’

³⁹ from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

⁴³ from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

²⁶ Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements.” ²⁷ Since, according to David’s final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward,

¹³ for use by the ranks of priests and descendants of Levi, for all the work of service responsibilities in the Temple of the LORD, and for all of the utensils used in the work of the Temple of the LORD.

³⁴ all the males a month old and above numbered 6,200.

²⁵ may your bolts be made of iron and bronze, and may your strength be sufficient for each day you live.”

¹³ No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.

⁸ To one has been given a message of wisdom by the Spirit; to another the ability to speak with knowledge according to the same Spirit; ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another miraculous results; to another prophecy; to another the ability to distinguish between spirits; to another various kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages. ¹¹ But one and the same Spirit produces all these results and gives what he wants to each person.
¹² The Unity and Diversity of Spiritual GiftsFor just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form a single body, so it is with the Messiah.

⁹ but he has told me, “My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰ That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for the Messiah’s sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong.

²⁹ Merarite Responsibilities“For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses

²³ Count their number from between 30 to 50 years old, including everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.”
²⁴ Gershonite Responsibilities“These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have:

³⁷ from the tribe of the descendants of Kohath, everyone who would be serving at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said, under the supervision of Moses.

⁶ We have different gifts based on the grace that was given to us. So if your gift is prophecy, use your gift in proportion to your faith. ⁷ If your gift is serving, devote yourself to serving others. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching others. ⁸ If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.

⁴ Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit, ⁵ and there are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are varieties of results, but it is the same God who produces all the results in everyone.
⁷ To each person has been given the ability to manifest the Spirit for the common good. ⁸ To one has been given a message of wisdom by the Spirit; to another the ability to speak with knowledge according to the same Spirit; ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another miraculous results; to another prophecy; to another the ability to distinguish between spirits; to another various kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages. ¹¹ But one and the same Spirit produces all these results and gives what he wants to each person.
¹² The Unity and Diversity of Spiritual GiftsFor just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form a single body, so it is with the Messiah. ¹³ For by one Spirit all of us—Jews and Greeks, slaves and free—were baptized into one body and were all privileged to drink from one Spirit.
¹⁴ For the body does not consist of only one part, but of many. ¹⁵ If the foot says, “Since I’m not a hand, I’m not part of the body,” that does not make it any less a part of the body, does it? ¹⁶ And if the ear says, “Since I’m not an eye, I’m not part of the body,” that does not make it any less a part of the body, does it? ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸ But now God has arranged the parts, every one of them, in the body according to his plan. ¹⁹ Now if all of it were one part, there wouldn’t be a body, would there? ²⁰ So there are many parts, but one body.
²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” or the head to the feet, “I don’t need you.” ²² On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are in fact indispensable, ²³ and the parts of the body that we think are less honorable are treated with special honor, and we make our less attractive parts more attractive. ²⁴ However, our attractive parts don’t need this. But God has put the body together and has given special honor to the parts that lack it, ²⁵ so that there might be no disharmony in the body, but that its parts should have the same concern for each other. ²⁶ If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is praised, every part rejoices with it.
²⁷ Now you are the Messiah’s body and individual parts of it. ²⁸ God has appointed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who help others, administrators, and those who speak various kinds of languages. ²⁹ Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all perform miracles, do they? ³⁰ Not all have the gift of healing, do they? Not all speak in foreign languages, do they? Not all interpret, do they? ³¹ Keep on desiring the better gifts. And now I will show you the best way of all.

³⁹ As the LORD had instructed, everyone counted by Moses and Aaron from the descendants of Levi, according to their tribe, all males from a month old and above numbered 22,000.

¹⁴ How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and there aren’t many people who find it!”

¹⁶ “In the same way, the last will be first, and the first will be last, because many are called, but few are chosen.”

¹⁵ A Question about Paying Taxes
Then the Pharisees went and planned how to trap Jesus in conversation.

⁴⁷ Exemption of the Tribe of Levi from the CensusThe descendants of Levi were not counted according to their ancestral houses

⁵⁴ The Israelis observed everything that the LORD had commanded Moses, doing exactly what they were told.

³³ but the descendants of Levi were not numbered along with the other Israelis, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

⁵¹ Moses gave the ransom money to Aaron and his sons according to the LORD’s instructions, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²¹ Eleazar’s DutiesThen the LORD told Moses,

³¹ This is to be their area of responsibility to carry out with respect to their service at the Tent of Meeting: the board of the tent, its bars, its crossbars, its sockets,

⁴¹ from the tribes of the descendants of Gershon, everyone who would be serving at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said.

⁴⁵ from the tribes of the descendants of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to what the LORD had said, under the supervision of Moses.

² The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. ³ His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He won’t judge by what his eyes see, nor decide disputes by what his ears hear, ⁴ but with righteousness he will judge the needy, and decide with equity for earth’s poor. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and the wicked will be killed with the breath of his lips.

¹ The Servant of the LORD “Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I’ve placed my Spirit upon him; and he’ll deliver his justice throughout the world. ² He won’t shout, or raise his voice, or make it heard in the street. ³ A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won’t snuff out. He’ll bring forth justice for the truth. ⁴ And he won’t grow faint or be crushed until he establishes justice on the mainland, and the coastlands take ownership of his Law.”
⁵ God Speaks about the ServantThis is what God says— the God who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its produce, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: ⁶ “I’ve called you in righteousness. I’ll take hold of your hand. I’ll preserve you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, as a light for the nations, ⁷ to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.

¹ The Servant of the LORD “Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people from far away! The LORD called me from the womb; while I was still in my mother’s body, he pronounced my name. ² He made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hands. He made me like a polished arrow and hid me away in his quivers. ³ He said to me: ‘You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.’ ⁴ “I said: ‘I’ve labored for nothing. I’ve exhausted my strength on futility and on emptiness.’ Yet surely my recompense is with the LORD, and my reward is with my God. ⁵ “And now, says the LORD, who formed you from the womb as his servant to bring Jacob back to him so that Israel might be gathered to him— and I am honored in the LORD’s sight and my God has been my help— ⁶ he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Israel and bring back those of Jacob I have preserved. I’ll also make you as a light to the nations, to be my salvation to the ends of the earth. ⁷ “This is what my Lord says— the LORD your Redeemer, O Israel, and his Holy One— to one despised by people, to those abhorred as a nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings see and arise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, the one who has chosen you.”
⁸ The Restoration of Israel“This what the LORD says: “I’ll answer you in a time of favor, and on a day of salvation I’ll help you. I have watched over you, and given you as a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to reassign the inheritances that have been devastated;

⁴ For we have many parts in one body, but these parts do not all have the same function. ⁵ In the same way, even though we are many people, we are one body in the Messiah and individual parts connected to each other.