Go and teach all nations
Numbers 1:47-54
God gives a special job to Levi’s tribe; they had to look after God’s Tent
v47 Moses did not count the families in Levi’s tribe when he registered the other tribes.
v48 The LORD had said to him,
v49 ‘Do not include Levi’s tribe in this census of the Israelites.
v50 Instead, Levi’s tribe must be responsible for God’s Tent. They must look after everything that is in it. They must take care of it. They must camp round it. And they must carry it whenever you move the Israelites’ camp.
v51 Whenever you leave a place, Levi’s tribe must take apart God’s Tent. When you arrive at a new place, Levi’s tribe must put God’s Tent together again. If anyone from another tribe comes near to God’s Tent, that person will die.
v52 All the other tribes must camp in their own groups, with their own flags.
v53 But Levi’s tribe must camp round God’s Tent. They must look after it. They must not let people go near to it. If people go near to it, I shall be very angry with the Israelites.’
v54 The Israelites did everything that God ordered Moses to do.
Comment:
Verses 47-54 - God did not want Levi’s tribe to be soldiers. They had a different job. It was a very important job. They had to look after God’s Tent.
Levi was Jacob’s third son (Genesis 29:34). Levi had three sons. Their names were Gershon, Kohath and Merari (Genesis 46:11). Moses and Aaron were Kohath’s descendants (Numbers 3:14-24). Aaron was the first High Priest. The High Priest had the most important duties in God’s Tent. Aaron’s sons were priests. They helped Aaron. Men from Levi’s tribe helped the priests to do their duties. The High Priest was their leader. They had to carry the parts of God’s Tent whenever the Israelites traveled. Men from Levi’s tribe had to put the parts together again when the Israelites stopped to camp.
Also, Levi’s tribe had to look after God’s Tent. It was the most important place in the camp. God is everywhere. But he was in God’s Tent in a special way. The priests worshipped God there. It was a very holy place. The Israelites had to respect it. If they came too near to it, they would die.
God is good completely. But every person has sinned. So, in order to come close to God, the Israelites had to offer sacrifices.
But it is different for us. Christians can be close to God. This is not because we do good things. It is because Jesus, God’s son, suffered the punishment for our sins on our behalf. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice. So we do not need to offer sacrifices of animals. Jesus’ blood takes away all our sins and makes us clean inside our hearts. We must confess our sins to God, so that he will forgive us. We must believe that Jesus died on our behalf. And we must invite him into our lives. We can come and talk to God at any time. God invites us to come close to him! (Hebrews chapter 10).
Only Levi’s tribe served God in his holy Tent. They belonged to God in a special way. But, because of Jesus’ sacrifice, all Christians belong to God in a special way, like priests (1 Peter 2:5).
But the events in this book happened many centuries before Jesus came. So Levi’s tribe had to make sure that the Israelites respected God’s Tent.
The people did everything that God wanted (verse 54). They obeyed him completely. But they did not obey him afterwards. The rest of the book emphasizes this.
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Go and teach all nations
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Numbers 1:20-46
Go and teach all nations
Numbers 1:20-46
The census of Israel’s soldiers; the total number of men was 603 550
v20-v46 They counted the men from each tribe who were 20 years old or older. These men were able to fight in Israel’s army.
46 500 men from the tribe of Jacob’s oldest son, Reuben.
59 300 men from Simeon’s tribe.
45 650 men from Gad’s tribe.
74 600 men from Judah’s tribe.
54 400 men from Issachar’s tribe.
57 400 men from Zebulun’s tribe.
40 500 men from the tribe of Ephraim, Joseph’s son.
32 200 men from the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s son.
35 400 men from Benjamin’s tribe.
62 700 men from Dan’s tribe.
41 500 men from Asher’s tribe.
53 400 men from Naphtali’s tribe.
Moses, Aaron and the 12 leaders counted all these men. They registered each man’s name by his clan and family. The total number of men was 603 550.
Verses 20-46 - There were 603 550 strong, healthy men who were 20 years old or older. This number does not include women, girls, boys under 20 years old, old people or ill people. It does not include Levi’s tribe. Levi’s tribe were not soldiers. They had a different job to do. So Moses counted them later.
This means that there were between two and five million people in the camp. This was a very large group of people.
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Go and teach all nations
Numbers 1:20-46
The census of Israel’s soldiers; the total number of men was 603 550
v20-v46 They counted the men from each tribe who were 20 years old or older. These men were able to fight in Israel’s army.
46 500 men from the tribe of Jacob’s oldest son, Reuben.
59 300 men from Simeon’s tribe.
45 650 men from Gad’s tribe.
74 600 men from Judah’s tribe.
54 400 men from Issachar’s tribe.
57 400 men from Zebulun’s tribe.
40 500 men from the tribe of Ephraim, Joseph’s son.
32 200 men from the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s son.
35 400 men from Benjamin’s tribe.
62 700 men from Dan’s tribe.
41 500 men from Asher’s tribe.
53 400 men from Naphtali’s tribe.
Moses, Aaron and the 12 leaders counted all these men. They registered each man’s name by his clan and family. The total number of men was 603 550.
Verses 20-46 - There were 603 550 strong, healthy men who were 20 years old or older. This number does not include women, girls, boys under 20 years old, old people or ill people. It does not include Levi’s tribe. Levi’s tribe were not soldiers. They had a different job to do. So Moses counted them later.
This means that there were between two and five million people in the camp. This was a very large group of people.
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Go and teach all nations
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Numbers 1:5-19
Go and teach all nations
Numbers 1:5-19
God chooses the helpers; men from among the people of Israel
v5 ‘These are the names of the men who must help you.
Elizur, Shedeur’s son, from Reuben’s tribe.
v6 Shelumiel, Zurishaddai’s son, from Simeon’s tribe.
v7 Nahshon, Amminadab’s son, from Judah’s tribe.
v8 Nethanel, Zuar’s son, from Issachar’s tribe.
v9 Eliab, Helon’s son, from Zebulun’s tribe.
v10 Elishama, Ammihud’s son, from the tribe of Ephraim, Joseph’s son.
Gamaliel, Pedahzur’s son, from the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s son.
v11 Abidan, Gideoni’s son, from Benjamin’s tribe.
v12 Ahiezer, Ammishaddai’s son, from Dan’s tribe.
v13 Pagiel, Ocran’s son, from Asher’s tribe.
v14 Eliasaph, Deuel’s son, from Gad’s tribe.
v15 Ahira, Enan’s son, from Naphtali’s tribe.’
v16 God chose these men from among the people. They were the leaders of their ancestors’ tribes. They were Israel’s leaders.
v17 Moses, Aaron and these leaders
v18 asked the people to meet together that same day. They registered all the people by clans and families. They recorded the names of all the men who were 20 years old or older. They counted each one.
v19 They obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses. In this way, Moses counted the people when they were in the Sinai desert.
Comment:
Verses 4-9 This list reminds us that this is a book about history. These are the names of real people, with their fathers’ names and their tribes’ names.
The Israelites’ ancestors were Jacob’s sons (Genesis 35:23-26). Each of Jacob’s sons started a tribe. Each son’s name became the name of his descendants’ tribe.
In this list, two half tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh, are there on behalf of Joseph’s tribe. Levi’s tribe had a special job to do. So Moses counted them separately (Numbers 3:14-39).
Names were very important to the Israelites. They chose names carefully. If you knew a person’s name, you knew something about their character.
Apart from the names of the tribes, there are 24 names in this list. Many of these names have one of the Hebrew names for God inside them. These Hebrew names are ‘El’ (God), ‘Shaddai’ (All-Powerful) and ‘Zur’ (Rock). For example, Elishama means ‘My God listens’. Zurishaddai means ‘The All-Powerful God is my Rock (security).’ Often, the Israelites said that God is like a rock. A rock can be a shelter for people. It can provide security. It can protect people. God does these things for his people.
6 of these names, like Abi (My Father) and Ahi (My Brother), also refer to God. God is like a father and a brother to us.
These names show us that God was very important to the Israelites. They were very aware of him.
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Go and teach all nations
Numbers 1:5-19
God chooses the helpers; men from among the people of Israel
v5 ‘These are the names of the men who must help you.
Elizur, Shedeur’s son, from Reuben’s tribe.
v6 Shelumiel, Zurishaddai’s son, from Simeon’s tribe.
v7 Nahshon, Amminadab’s son, from Judah’s tribe.
v8 Nethanel, Zuar’s son, from Issachar’s tribe.
v9 Eliab, Helon’s son, from Zebulun’s tribe.
v10 Elishama, Ammihud’s son, from the tribe of Ephraim, Joseph’s son.
Gamaliel, Pedahzur’s son, from the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s son.
v11 Abidan, Gideoni’s son, from Benjamin’s tribe.
v12 Ahiezer, Ammishaddai’s son, from Dan’s tribe.
v13 Pagiel, Ocran’s son, from Asher’s tribe.
v14 Eliasaph, Deuel’s son, from Gad’s tribe.
v15 Ahira, Enan’s son, from Naphtali’s tribe.’
v16 God chose these men from among the people. They were the leaders of their ancestors’ tribes. They were Israel’s leaders.
v17 Moses, Aaron and these leaders
v18 asked the people to meet together that same day. They registered all the people by clans and families. They recorded the names of all the men who were 20 years old or older. They counted each one.
v19 They obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses. In this way, Moses counted the people when they were in the Sinai desert.
Comment:
Verses 4-9 This list reminds us that this is a book about history. These are the names of real people, with their fathers’ names and their tribes’ names.
The Israelites’ ancestors were Jacob’s sons (Genesis 35:23-26). Each of Jacob’s sons started a tribe. Each son’s name became the name of his descendants’ tribe.
In this list, two half tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh, are there on behalf of Joseph’s tribe. Levi’s tribe had a special job to do. So Moses counted them separately (Numbers 3:14-39).
Names were very important to the Israelites. They chose names carefully. If you knew a person’s name, you knew something about their character.
Apart from the names of the tribes, there are 24 names in this list. Many of these names have one of the Hebrew names for God inside them. These Hebrew names are ‘El’ (God), ‘Shaddai’ (All-Powerful) and ‘Zur’ (Rock). For example, Elishama means ‘My God listens’. Zurishaddai means ‘The All-Powerful God is my Rock (security).’ Often, the Israelites said that God is like a rock. A rock can be a shelter for people. It can provide security. It can protect people. God does these things for his people.
6 of these names, like Abi (My Father) and Ahi (My Brother), also refer to God. God is like a father and a brother to us.
These names show us that God was very important to the Israelites. They were very aware of him.
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Go and teach all nations
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Numbers 1:1-4
Go and teach all nations
The Israelites at the start of their journey
Numbers 1:1-4
God’s command to Moses to ’make a census of all the Israelites’ clans and families; the first census of Israel
v1 The LORD spoke to Moses. Moses was in God’s Tent. The Israelites were living in the Sinai desert. It was the first day of the second month during the second year after they had left the country called Egypt.
The LORD said,
v2 ’Make a census of all the Israelites’ clans and families. Register the name of every man
v3 who is 20 years old or more. Register every man who can fight in the army. You and Aaron will count them, group by group.
v4 Ask one man from each tribe to help you. These men must be the leaders of their clans.’
Comment:
Chapters 1-10: The Israelites at the start of their journey
The Israelites had camped near Sinai Mountain. They were preparing to travel to the Promised Land. Before they left, God told Moses to do four things.
1. Celebrate the Passover (Numbers 9:1-14).
2. Count the soldiers (Numbers chapter 1).
3. Tell each tribe where to camp round God’s Tent (Numbers chapter 2).
4. Give duties to the priests (Numbers chapters 3 and 4).
This part of the book describes these four things. But the accounts are not in the order that these things happened. The events in chapters 7:1 to 9:15 happened before the events in chapters 1 to 6. But all these events happened during a period of less than 50 days (Numbers 1:1; 10:11).
Verse 1 - ‘The LORD spoke to Moses.’ This is a very important sentence. It appears over 80 times in this book. God had chosen Moses to be the Israelites’ leader. God spoke to Moses. Then, Moses told the people what God had said. Also, Moses spoke to God on behalf of the people.
God’s Tent was a very special tent. God had told Moses how to build it (Exodus 25:8 to 27:21). The Israelites took it with them on their journey. In the desert, it was the place where they worshipped God. It showed them that God was always among them.
It had two rooms. A curtain separated these rooms. The bigger room was called ‘the Holy Place’. The smaller room was called ‘the Most Holy Place’. The Ark was inside this room. The Ark contained two pieces of stone. God had written his Law on these pieces of stone (Exodus 34:1). We shall learn more about God’s Tent in Numbers 9:15-23.
‘It was the first day of the second month during the second year after they had left the country called Egypt’ (verse 1). This verse tells us clearly when these events happened. It reminds us that we are reading about real people and real events. Many writers say that the people left Egypt during the first half of the 13th century BC. BC is the period of time before Jesus was born.
Verses 2-3 - God told Moses to count all the men who were able to fight. This was the purpose of the census. Also, it showed that every person mattered to God. Moses’ brother Aaron could help him count.
The Promised Land, which was the country called Canaan, was not empty. The people who lived there would fight the Israelites. So Israel needed a strong army.
Moses and Aaron had to count everyone group by group. Families were the smallest groups. There were several people in a family. A clan consisted of several families. A tribe consisted of several clans. The nation called Israel consisted of 12 tribes.
Verse 4 - The census was a very big responsibility. One leader from each tribe had to help Moses and Aaron. It is important for leaders to share responsibilities.
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Go and teach all nations
The Israelites at the start of their journey
Numbers 1:1-4
God’s command to Moses to ’make a census of all the Israelites’ clans and families; the first census of Israel
v1 The LORD spoke to Moses. Moses was in God’s Tent. The Israelites were living in the Sinai desert. It was the first day of the second month during the second year after they had left the country called Egypt.
The LORD said,
v2 ’Make a census of all the Israelites’ clans and families. Register the name of every man
v3 who is 20 years old or more. Register every man who can fight in the army. You and Aaron will count them, group by group.
v4 Ask one man from each tribe to help you. These men must be the leaders of their clans.’
Comment:
Chapters 1-10: The Israelites at the start of their journey
The Israelites had camped near Sinai Mountain. They were preparing to travel to the Promised Land. Before they left, God told Moses to do four things.
1. Celebrate the Passover (Numbers 9:1-14).
2. Count the soldiers (Numbers chapter 1).
3. Tell each tribe where to camp round God’s Tent (Numbers chapter 2).
4. Give duties to the priests (Numbers chapters 3 and 4).
This part of the book describes these four things. But the accounts are not in the order that these things happened. The events in chapters 7:1 to 9:15 happened before the events in chapters 1 to 6. But all these events happened during a period of less than 50 days (Numbers 1:1; 10:11).
Verse 1 - ‘The LORD spoke to Moses.’ This is a very important sentence. It appears over 80 times in this book. God had chosen Moses to be the Israelites’ leader. God spoke to Moses. Then, Moses told the people what God had said. Also, Moses spoke to God on behalf of the people.
God’s Tent was a very special tent. God had told Moses how to build it (Exodus 25:8 to 27:21). The Israelites took it with them on their journey. In the desert, it was the place where they worshipped God. It showed them that God was always among them.
It had two rooms. A curtain separated these rooms. The bigger room was called ‘the Holy Place’. The smaller room was called ‘the Most Holy Place’. The Ark was inside this room. The Ark contained two pieces of stone. God had written his Law on these pieces of stone (Exodus 34:1). We shall learn more about God’s Tent in Numbers 9:15-23.
‘It was the first day of the second month during the second year after they had left the country called Egypt’ (verse 1). This verse tells us clearly when these events happened. It reminds us that we are reading about real people and real events. Many writers say that the people left Egypt during the first half of the 13th century BC. BC is the period of time before Jesus was born.
Verses 2-3 - God told Moses to count all the men who were able to fight. This was the purpose of the census. Also, it showed that every person mattered to God. Moses’ brother Aaron could help him count.
The Promised Land, which was the country called Canaan, was not empty. The people who lived there would fight the Israelites. So Israel needed a strong army.
Moses and Aaron had to count everyone group by group. Families were the smallest groups. There were several people in a family. A clan consisted of several families. A tribe consisted of several clans. The nation called Israel consisted of 12 tribes.
Verse 4 - The census was a very big responsibility. One leader from each tribe had to help Moses and Aaron. It is important for leaders to share responsibilities.
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Go and teach all nations
Sunday, February 15, 2009
The Old Testament Book of Numbers
Go and teach all nations
The Old Testament Book of Numbers
What does this book teach us about God?
This book teaches us some very important things about God.
1. God is with us always, if we are his people. He guides and protects us.
God guided the Israelites by means of a cloud (Numbers 9:15-23). They carried the Ark with them wherever they went. The Ark showed them that God was with them always. He protected them from their enemies (Numbers 10:33-36).
2. God wants us to trust him.
God had chosen Moses as the Israelites’ leader. But they opposed Moses many times. They complained about the food in the desert (Numbers 11:4-6). They refused to enter the Promised Land. They believed that the people there were stronger than them. They did not trust God to help them (Numbers chapters 13 and 14).
God loved them. But he had to discipline them (to teach or to control, sometimes by means of a punishment) (Numbers 14:26-35). God disciplines those people whom he loves (Hebrews 12:6).
3. There is only one real God. We must worship him only.
God never allowed the Israelites to worship false gods (Numbers chapter 25).
4. God always keeps his promises.
God had promised to give to the Israelites their own land. He rescued them from the Egyptians. He guided them through the desert. They arrived at the Promised Land. But they were afraid to enter it.
However, God did not take back his promise. Instead, he gave the Promised Land to their children.
5. God is holy.
God is different from people, whom he made. He is good completely. But all people are sinful. Sin is like dirt because it spoils our lives. Sin makes us dirty inside, in our hearts and minds. In other words, it ruins our thoughts, our attitudes and our behavior.
The Israelites washed themselves in special ways before they worshipped God. They made their bodies clean. They offered sacrifices. They believed that the blood from these sacrifices washed their sins away. So they felt clean inside their hearts. There were many special rules about how to worship God. All these rules showed that God is holy.
But we do not need to follow these special rules still. We do not need to kill animals as sacrifices. God has given us a new way to come to him. That way is by means of his son, that is, Jesus Christ. When people killed Jesus on a cross, he became the sacrifice for our sins. This sacrifice was for all people, for all time. Jesus’ blood washes our sins away. When we believe in Jesus, God forgives our sins. Jesus suffered the punishment for our sins.
Jesus is holy. When we believe in Jesus, God considers us holy, too. We can come to God at any time, in any place. God is our friend because of what Jesus did.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 2009, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
The Old Testament Book of Numbers
What does this book teach us about God?
This book teaches us some very important things about God.
1. God is with us always, if we are his people. He guides and protects us.
God guided the Israelites by means of a cloud (Numbers 9:15-23). They carried the Ark with them wherever they went. The Ark showed them that God was with them always. He protected them from their enemies (Numbers 10:33-36).
2. God wants us to trust him.
God had chosen Moses as the Israelites’ leader. But they opposed Moses many times. They complained about the food in the desert (Numbers 11:4-6). They refused to enter the Promised Land. They believed that the people there were stronger than them. They did not trust God to help them (Numbers chapters 13 and 14).
God loved them. But he had to discipline them (to teach or to control, sometimes by means of a punishment) (Numbers 14:26-35). God disciplines those people whom he loves (Hebrews 12:6).
3. There is only one real God. We must worship him only.
God never allowed the Israelites to worship false gods (Numbers chapter 25).
4. God always keeps his promises.
God had promised to give to the Israelites their own land. He rescued them from the Egyptians. He guided them through the desert. They arrived at the Promised Land. But they were afraid to enter it.
However, God did not take back his promise. Instead, he gave the Promised Land to their children.
5. God is holy.
God is different from people, whom he made. He is good completely. But all people are sinful. Sin is like dirt because it spoils our lives. Sin makes us dirty inside, in our hearts and minds. In other words, it ruins our thoughts, our attitudes and our behavior.
The Israelites washed themselves in special ways before they worshipped God. They made their bodies clean. They offered sacrifices. They believed that the blood from these sacrifices washed their sins away. So they felt clean inside their hearts. There were many special rules about how to worship God. All these rules showed that God is holy.
But we do not need to follow these special rules still. We do not need to kill animals as sacrifices. God has given us a new way to come to him. That way is by means of his son, that is, Jesus Christ. When people killed Jesus on a cross, he became the sacrifice for our sins. This sacrifice was for all people, for all time. Jesus’ blood washes our sins away. When we believe in Jesus, God forgives our sins. Jesus suffered the punishment for our sins.
Jesus is holy. When we believe in Jesus, God considers us holy, too. We can come to God at any time, in any place. God is our friend because of what Jesus did.
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Go and teach all nations
Friday, February 13, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 27:30-34
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:30-34
Laws concerning tithes that come from the land
v30 One tenth (1/10th) of everything that comes from the land is holy. It may be grain or fruit. It belongs to the Lord.
v31 If a person buys back any of his gift to the Lord, he must pay the price and 1/5th (one fifth) more.
v32 Out of every ten animals, one animal is holy. It belongs to the Lord.
v33 A person must not change a good animal for a bad animal. A person must not change a bad animal for a good animal. If he does that, both animals are holy. They belong to the Lord. A person cannot buy them back.’
v34 These are the rules that the Lord gave to Moses on the mountain called Sinai. They are the rules for Israel’s people.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:30-34
Laws concerning tithes that come from the land
v30 One tenth (1/10th) of everything that comes from the land is holy. It may be grain or fruit. It belongs to the Lord.
v31 If a person buys back any of his gift to the Lord, he must pay the price and 1/5th (one fifth) more.
v32 Out of every ten animals, one animal is holy. It belongs to the Lord.
v33 A person must not change a good animal for a bad animal. A person must not change a bad animal for a good animal. If he does that, both animals are holy. They belong to the Lord. A person cannot buy them back.’
v34 These are the rules that the Lord gave to Moses on the mountain called Sinai. They are the rules for Israel’s people.
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Go and teach all nations
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 27:28-29
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:28-29
Laws concerning things devoted to the LORD; is most holy
v28 A man might give to the Lord something that the man has. Everything that a man gives like that is holy. It might be a person, an animal or land. The priest must not sell it. A man cannot take it back. Everything that someone gives to the Lord is most holy.
v29 The Lord might decide that a person must die. If he does, nobody can buy him back. The person must die.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:28-29
Laws concerning things devoted to the LORD; is most holy
v28 A man might give to the Lord something that the man has. Everything that a man gives like that is holy. It might be a person, an animal or land. The priest must not sell it. A man cannot take it back. Everything that someone gives to the Lord is most holy.
v29 The Lord might decide that a person must die. If he does, nobody can buy him back. The person must die.
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Go and teach all nations
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 27:26-27
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:26-27
Laws concerning firstborns animals dedicated to the Lord and unclean animals that could be redeemed with money
v26 The first baby that an animal has is holy. It belongs to the Lord. A person cannot give it as a special gift to the Lord.
v27 The animal might be an unclean animal (an animal that they must not eat). The person can pay the price of the animal and 1/5 (one fifth) more to get it back. If the person does not buy it back, the priest will sell it.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:26-27
Laws concerning firstborns animals dedicated to the Lord and unclean animals that could be redeemed with money
v26 The first baby that an animal has is holy. It belongs to the Lord. A person cannot give it as a special gift to the Lord.
v27 The animal might be an unclean animal (an animal that they must not eat). The person can pay the price of the animal and 1/5 (one fifth) more to get it back. If the person does not buy it back, the priest will sell it.
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Go and teach all nations
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 27:14-25
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:14-25
Laws concerning houses and lands dedicated to the LORD
v14 A person might give his house to the Lord. The priest will decide if the house is good or bad. The priest will decide the price of the house.
v15 The person might want to buy the house back. He must pay the price of the house and 1/5th (one fifth) more. Then it will again belong to him.
v16 A person might give part of his land to the Lord. The person will decide the price by how much seed the land needs. The price will be 50 pieces of silver for a homer (220 liters or 6 bushels) of seed.
v17 If a person gives his land in a Jubilee year, the price is the same.
v18 A person might give his land after the Jubilee year. The priest will count the number of years before the next Jubilee. The price will be less.
v19 A person might want to buy the land back. He must pay the price of the land and 1/5th (one fifth) more.
v20 He may not buy it back before the year of Jubilee. Then the field becomes holy. But the man may have sold the land to another person. If he has, he cannot get it back.
v21 In the Jubilee year the land will become holy. Then it will belong to the priests.
v22 A person might buy some land from another family. He might give that land to the Lord.
v23 The priest will count how many years there are until the Jubilee year. The person must pay the money on that day. The money is holy to the Lord.
v24 In the Jubilee year, the land returns to the family from whom he bought it.
v25 The priest must decide the price of the land. He must use the correct measures.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:14-25
Laws concerning houses and lands dedicated to the LORD
v14 A person might give his house to the Lord. The priest will decide if the house is good or bad. The priest will decide the price of the house.
v15 The person might want to buy the house back. He must pay the price of the house and 1/5th (one fifth) more. Then it will again belong to him.
v16 A person might give part of his land to the Lord. The person will decide the price by how much seed the land needs. The price will be 50 pieces of silver for a homer (220 liters or 6 bushels) of seed.
v17 If a person gives his land in a Jubilee year, the price is the same.
v18 A person might give his land after the Jubilee year. The priest will count the number of years before the next Jubilee. The price will be less.
v19 A person might want to buy the land back. He must pay the price of the land and 1/5th (one fifth) more.
v20 He may not buy it back before the year of Jubilee. Then the field becomes holy. But the man may have sold the land to another person. If he has, he cannot get it back.
v21 In the Jubilee year the land will become holy. Then it will belong to the priests.
v22 A person might buy some land from another family. He might give that land to the Lord.
v23 The priest will count how many years there are until the Jubilee year. The person must pay the money on that day. The money is holy to the Lord.
v24 In the Jubilee year, the land returns to the family from whom he bought it.
v25 The priest must decide the price of the land. He must use the correct measures.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 27:9-13
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:9-13
Laws concerning animals dedicated to the Lord
v9 If the promise is to give an animal to the Lord, the animal becomes holy.
v10 The person must not change a good animal for a bad animal. He must not change a bad animal for a good animal. If the person does change one animal for another, both the animals become holy.
v11 The animal might be an animal that you must not eat. If it is, the person must bring it to the priest.
v12 The priest will decide if the animal is good or bad.
v13 The person might want to buy the animal back. He must pay the price of the animal and 1/5 (one fifth) more.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 27:9-13
Laws concerning animals dedicated to the Lord
v9 If the promise is to give an animal to the Lord, the animal becomes holy.
v10 The person must not change a good animal for a bad animal. He must not change a bad animal for a good animal. If the person does change one animal for another, both the animals become holy.
v11 The animal might be an animal that you must not eat. If it is, the person must bring it to the priest.
v12 The priest will decide if the animal is good or bad.
v13 The person might want to buy the animal back. He must pay the price of the animal and 1/5 (one fifth) more.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 27:1-8
Go and teach all nations
Rules about gifts dedicated to the Lord
Leviticus 27:1-8
Redeeming Persons dedicated to the Lord
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Speak to Israel’s people; tell them this. A person might give another person to the Lord for a special promise.
v3 They can make that person free. But they must give the right amount of money to the Lord. For a man between 20 years and 60 years old, they must give 50 pieces of silver.
v4 For a woman, they must give 30 pieces of silver.
v5 For a male between five years and 20 years old, they must give to the Lord 20 pieces of silver. For a female, they must give 10 pieces of silver.
v6 For a boy between one month and five years old, they must give five pieces of silver. For a girl of the same age, the Lord must have three pieces of silver.
v7 If a man is older than 60 years, they must give 15 pieces of silver. For a woman, they must give 10 pieces of silver.
v8 A person might say this special promise to the Lord. But he might be too poor to pay the money. He must bring the person to the priest. The priest will tell the person how much money to pay. The priest will know how much money the man can give.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Rules about gifts dedicated to the Lord
Leviticus 27:1-8
Redeeming Persons dedicated to the Lord
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Speak to Israel’s people; tell them this. A person might give another person to the Lord for a special promise.
v3 They can make that person free. But they must give the right amount of money to the Lord. For a man between 20 years and 60 years old, they must give 50 pieces of silver.
v4 For a woman, they must give 30 pieces of silver.
v5 For a male between five years and 20 years old, they must give to the Lord 20 pieces of silver. For a female, they must give 10 pieces of silver.
v6 For a boy between one month and five years old, they must give five pieces of silver. For a girl of the same age, the Lord must have three pieces of silver.
v7 If a man is older than 60 years, they must give 15 pieces of silver. For a woman, they must give 10 pieces of silver.
v8 A person might say this special promise to the Lord. But he might be too poor to pay the money. He must bring the person to the priest. The priest will tell the person how much money to pay. The priest will know how much money the man can give.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Monday, February 02, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:40-46
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:40-46
The LORD said that the people of Israel will pay for the bad things that they did to Him; He will not leave them alone; He will remember His covenant with their fathers; He is the Lord, their God
v40 Your sons and your grandsons must tell me, the Lord, that they are sorry. They must be sorry because they did not obey my rules. They must be sorry that they turned away from me.
v41 They must remember that they made me angry. They caused me to turn away from them. I am the Lord, and I sent them into their enemies’ country. They will be sorry until I have punished them enough.
v42 Then I will remember my covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will remember that I gave their land to them.
v43 Before this, the country will be empty and it will have a rest. My people will pay for the bad things that they did.
v44 But I, the Lord, will not kill all of them. The people will be living in their enemies’ country. Then I will remember them. I will not leave them alone. I will remember my covenant with their fathers. I am the Lord, their God.
v45 The Lord will remember his covenant with the people that he brought out of Egypt. The people in every country saw him do this. He is the Lord.’
v46 These are the rules that the Lord gave to Moses on the mountain called Sinai. They are his covenant with Israel’s people.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:40-46
The LORD said that the people of Israel will pay for the bad things that they did to Him; He will not leave them alone; He will remember His covenant with their fathers; He is the Lord, their God
v40 Your sons and your grandsons must tell me, the Lord, that they are sorry. They must be sorry because they did not obey my rules. They must be sorry that they turned away from me.
v41 They must remember that they made me angry. They caused me to turn away from them. I am the Lord, and I sent them into their enemies’ country. They will be sorry until I have punished them enough.
v42 Then I will remember my covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will remember that I gave their land to them.
v43 Before this, the country will be empty and it will have a rest. My people will pay for the bad things that they did.
v44 But I, the Lord, will not kill all of them. The people will be living in their enemies’ country. Then I will remember them. I will not leave them alone. I will remember my covenant with their fathers. I am the Lord, their God.
v45 The Lord will remember his covenant with the people that he brought out of Egypt. The people in every country saw him do this. He is the Lord.’
v46 These are the rules that the Lord gave to Moses on the mountain called Sinai. They are his covenant with Israel’s people.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:34-39
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:34-39
The LORD will punish people; the land will enjoys its Sabbaths and the people in exiled to foreign lands were not to think they were beyond God’s punitive reach - His sixth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v34 The land will have a Sabbath rest while there are no people in it.
v35 All the time that it is empty, the land will have rest. It will have the Sabbath rest that it did not have. It did not have it when you lived in it.
v36 Some of Israel’s people will remain in other countries. They will be frightened. A leaf that is blowing in the wind will cause them to run away. It will be like when an enemy is running after them. They will fall even if no enemy is running after them.
v37 They will fall over each other when nobody is running after them. They will not be strong enough to fight their enemies.
v38 They will die in the countries where they are living. Those countries will cause their deaths.
v39 Those who remain here will die because of their sins. They will die because their fathers and grandfathers did not obey the Lord.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:34-39
The LORD will punish people; the land will enjoys its Sabbaths and the people in exiled to foreign lands were not to think they were beyond God’s punitive reach - His sixth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v34 The land will have a Sabbath rest while there are no people in it.
v35 All the time that it is empty, the land will have rest. It will have the Sabbath rest that it did not have. It did not have it when you lived in it.
v36 Some of Israel’s people will remain in other countries. They will be frightened. A leaf that is blowing in the wind will cause them to run away. It will be like when an enemy is running after them. They will fall even if no enemy is running after them.
v37 They will fall over each other when nobody is running after them. They will not be strong enough to fight their enemies.
v38 They will die in the countries where they are living. Those countries will cause their deaths.
v39 Those who remain here will die because of their sins. They will die because their fathers and grandfathers did not obey the Lord.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
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