Hello, this is Father Paul and I'm glad we're taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year.
Today's reading is from Numbers, chapters 26 to 28.
Chapter 26.
And it came to pass after the plague that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eliezer the son
of Aaron the priest, saying, Take a census of all the congregation of the children of
Israel, from twenty years old and above, by their father's houses, all who are able to
go to war in Israel.
So Moses and Eliezer the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan,
across from Jericho saying, Take a census of the people from twenty years old and above,
just as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel.
The children of Reuben were of Hanuk, the family of the Hanukites, of Palu, the family
of the Palawites, of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites, of Karmie, the family of the
Karmites.
These are the families of the Reubenites.
Those who were numbered of them were 43,730.
And the son of Palo was Eliab.
The sons of Eliab were Nimuel, Dathan and Abiram.
These are the Dathan and Abiram representatives of the congregation who contended against
Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah when they contended against the Lord.
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when the company
died, when the fire devoured 250 men and they became a sign.
Nevertheless the children of Korah did not die.
The sons of Simeon, according to their families, were of Nimuel, the family of the Nimuelites,
of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites, of Jackin, the family of the Jackinites, of Zeirah,
the family of the Zeirites, of Shal, the family of the Shalites.
These are the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.
The sons of Gad, according to their families, were of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites,
of Haggai, the family of the Haggites, of Shunni, the family of the Shunites, of Osni,
the family of the Osnites, of Ari, the family of the Ariites, of Erid, the family of the
Eridites, of Erili, the family of the Erilites.
These are the families of the sons of Gad, according to those who were numbered of them,
40,500.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan.
And Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan, and the sons of Judah, according to their
families, were of Sheila, the family of the Sheilanites, of Peres, the family of the Peresites,
of Zeira, the family of the Zeirites, and the sons of Peres were of Hezron, the family
of the Hezronites, of Hamul, the son of the Hamulites.
These are the families of Judah, according to those who were numbered of them, 76,500.
The sons of Issachar, according to their families, were of Tawla, the family of the Tolites,
of Puwa, the family of the Puhnites, of the Shub, the family of the Jashu bites, of Shimran,
the family of the Shimranites.
These are the families of Issachar, according to those who were numbered of them, 64,300.
The sons of Zebulun, according to their families, were of Seired, the family of the Saratites,
of Elan, the family of the Elanites, of Jaleel, the family of the Jailelites.
These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them,
60,500.
The sons of Joseph according to their families by Manasseh and Ephraim were the sons of Manasseh
of Macir the family of the Macurites, and Macir begot Gilead of Gilead the family of
the Gileadites.
These are the sons of Gilead of Jezer the family of the Jezerites, of Helic the family
of the Helichites, of Asriel the family of the Astrolites, of Shechem the family of the
Shechemites, of Shemeda the family of the Shemedites, of Hefer the family of the Heferites.
Now Zilophihad the son of Hefer had no sons but daughters, and the names of the daughters
of Zilophihad were Mala, Noah, Hogla, Milcah and Tirza.
These are the families of Manasseh, and those who were numbered of them were 52,700.
These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families, of Shotela the family of the
Shotelites, of Bekir the family of the Bacurites, of Tahan the family of the Tahanites, and
these are the sons of Shotela, of Iran the family of the Aaronites.
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them,
32,500.
These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
The sons of Benjamin according to their families were of Bela the family of the Belites, of
Ashbil the family of the Ashbelites, of Ahiram the family of the Ahraimites, of Shopham the
family of the Scophamites, of Hufam the family of the Hufamites.
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Neiman, of Ard the family of the Ardites, of Neamon
the family of the Naamites.
These are sons of Benjamin according to their families, and those who were numbered of them
were 45,600.
These are the sons of Dan according to their families, of Shoham the family of the Seomites.
These are the families of Dan according to their families.
All the families of the Shomites according to those who were numbered of them were 64,400.
The sons of Asher according to their families were of Jemna the family of the Jemnites,
of Yejvi the family of the Yezhvites, of Beria the family of the Berites, of the sons of
Beria of Heber the family of the Heberites, of Malkiel the family of the Malkielites,
and the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them
53,400.
The sons of Naphtali according to their families were of Jazil the family of the Jazilites,
of Goni the family of the Gonites, of Jezer the family of the Jezerites, of Shilam the
family of the Shilamites.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families and those who were numbered
of them were 45,400.
These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel 601,730.
Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance
according to the number of names.
To a large tribe ye shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe ye shall give a smaller
inheritance.
Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.
But the land shall be divided by lot.
They shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.
And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families, of Gershon
the family of the Gershonites, of Kohath the family of the Kohathites, of Mirari the family
of the Meroites.
These are the families of the Levites, the family of the Libnites, the family of the
Hebronites, the family of the Malites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the
Korathites.
And Kohath begot Amram, the name of Amram's wife was Joashbed the daughter of Levi, who
was born to Levi in Egypt, and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.
To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eliezer and Ethamar, and Nadab and Abihu died when
they offered profane fire before the Lord.
Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and
above, for they were not numbered among the children of Israel because there was no inheritance
given to them among the children of Israel.
These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eliezer the priest, who numbered the children
of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest
when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
For the Lord had said to them, They shall surely die in the wilderness.
So there was not left a man of them except Caleb the son of Jephunah and Joshua the son
of Nun.
Chapter 27 Then came the daughters of Zilophihad the son
of Hefer the son of Gilead the son of Makil the son of Manasseh from the families of Manasseh
the son of Joseph.
And these were the names of his daughters Mala, Noah, Hogla, Melka, and Tirza.
And they stood before Moses before Eliezer the priest and before the leaders and all
the congregation by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting saying, Our father died in the
wilderness but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord
in the company of Korah.
But he died in his own sin and he had no sons.
Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son?
Give us a possession among our father's brothers.
So Moses brought their case before the Lord.
And the Lord spoke to Moses saying, The daughters of Zilophihad speak what is right.
You shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father's brothers
and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
And you shall speak to the children of Israel saying, If a man dies and has no son, then
you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
And if his father has no brothers then you shall give his inheritance to the relative
closest to him in his family.
And he shall possess it.
And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment.
Just as the Lord commanded Moses.
Now the Lord said to Moses, Go up into this mount Abarim and see the land which I have
given to the children of Israel.
And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your
brother was gathered.
For in the wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against
my command, to hallow me at the waters before their eyes.
These are the waters of Meribah at Kaddish in the wilderness of Zin.
Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh,
set a man over the congregation, who may go out before them and go in before them, who
may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be like
sheep which have no shepherd.
And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the
spirit, and lay your hand on him, set him before Eliezer the priest and before all the
congregation and inaugurate him in their sight.
And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children
of Israel may be obedient.
He shall stand before Eliezer the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him
by the judgment of the Orim.
At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children
of Israel with him, all the congregation.
So Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
He took Joshua and set him before Eliezer the priest and before all the congregation.
And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand
of Moses.
Chapter 28 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Command
the children of Israel, and say to them, My offering, my food for my offerings, made by
fire as a sweet aroma to me, you shall be careful to offer to me at their appointed
time.
And you shall say to them, This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the
Lord, two male lambs in the first year without blemish, day by day as a regular burnt offering.
The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening,
and one tenth of an effa of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with one fourth of
a hinn of pressed oil.
It is a regular burnt offering which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering
made by fire to the Lord.
And its drink offering shall be one fourth of a hinn for each lamb.
In a holy place you shall pour out the drink to the Lord as an offering.
The other lamb you shall offer in the evening, as the morning grain offering and its drink
offering you shall offer it as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.
And on a Sabbath day, two lambs in their first year without blemish, and two tenths of an
effa of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil with its drink offering.
This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath besides the regular burnt offering with its
drink offering.
At the beginnings of your month you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord, two
young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year without blemish, three tenths of
an effa of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with oil for each bull, two tenths of
an effa of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with oil for the ram, and one tenth
of an effa of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb as a burnt
offering of sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
Their drink offering shall be half a hinn of wine for a bull, one third of a hinn for
a ram, and one fourth of a hinn for a lamb.
This is the burnt offering for each month throughout the month of the year.
Also one kid of the goats as a sin offering to the Lord shall be offered besides the regular
burnt offering and its drink offering.
On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the Lord, and on the fifteenth
day of this month is the feast.
Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.
On the first day you shall have a holy convocation, you shall do no customary work, and you shall
present an offering made by fire as a burnt offering to the Lord.
Two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year.
Be sure they are without blemish.
Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil.
Three tenths of an effa you shall offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram you shall
offer one tenth of an effa for each of the seven lambs.
Also one goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning which is for a regular burnt
offering.
In this manner you shall offer the food of the offering made by fire daily for seven
days as a sweet aroma to the Lord.
It shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation, you shall do no customary work.
Also on the day of the first fruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the Lord
at your feast of weeks, you shall have a holy convocation, you shall do no customary work.
You shall present a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord.
Two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year.
With their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil.
Three tenths of an effa for each bull, two tenths for the one ram, and one tenth for
each of the seven lambs.
Also one kid of the goats to make atonement for you.
Be sure they are without blemish.
You shall present them with their drink offerings besides the regular burnt offering with its
grain offering.
I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did and I look forward to seeing you
again tomorrow to continue on our journey.
God bless you and have a great day.