This chapter, containing 89 verses, is the second longest chapter in the Bible. Only Psalm 119 with 176 verses is longer. It contains a lengthy description of the dedication ceremony of the Tabernacle. The ceremony was to be 12 days of festivities, with a different tribe responsible for each day and it’s offering. With the completetion of the tabernacle, Moses was able to meet with God there, in the middle of their camp, instead of going up the mountain. God’s plan was to be in the center of the life of His people. He came to them, to the heart of their encampment, to be with them.<\/p>\n
God is the initiator, the first cause of relationship, both with His people in the Old Testament and with us today. He continues to invite us into relationship with Him as we read over and over again in the New Testament: “Come to Me.”<\/p>\n
“Come to Me<\/strong>, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).<\/p>\n
“But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me<\/strong>, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven\u2019\u201d (Matthew 19:14).<\/p>\n
“On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me<\/strong> and drink”‘ (John 7:37).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
How amazing that God invites us continually to come into closer fellowship with Him. We serve the God who seeks us out just as He sought Adam and Eve in the garden so long ago, when He asked, “Adam, where are you?” We need to remember that He actually wants<\/em> to spend time with us. We don\u2019t have to do something to get God’s attention; in fact He is waiting for us\u2014even right this minute.<\/p>\n
“LORD, we sense Your presence at this moment. Thank You, for caring about us even when we are distracted and chasing after the wrong things. Please, LORD, we want to walk with You today.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n
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Numbers 7 KJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1<\/sup>\u00a0And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;\u00a02<\/sup>\u00a0That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:\u00a0\u00a03<\/sup>\u00a0And they brought their offering before the\u00a0LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.\u00a04<\/sup>\u00a0And the\u00a0LORD\u00a0spake unto Moses, saying,\u00a05<\/sup>\u00a0Take\u00a0it<\/em> of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.\u00a06<\/sup>\u00a0And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.\u00a07<\/sup>\u00a0Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:\u00a08<\/sup>\u00a0And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.\u00a09<\/sup>\u00a0But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them\u00a0was that\u00a0<\/em>they should bear upon their shoulders.10<\/sup>\u00a0And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.\u00a011<\/sup>\u00a0And the\u00a0LORDsaid unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 12<\/sup> And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:\u00a013<\/sup>\u00a0And his offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight thereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a014<\/sup>\u00a0One spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>of gold, full of incense:\u00a015<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a016<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a017<\/sup>\u00a0And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 18<\/sup>\u00a0On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:\u00a019<\/sup>He offered\u00a0for\u00a0<\/em>his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a020<\/sup>\u00a0One spoon of gold of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a021<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a022<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a023<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 24<\/sup>\u00a0On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun,\u00a0did offer:\u00a0<\/em>25<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a026<\/sup>\u00a0One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a027<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a028<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a029<\/sup>\u00a0And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 30<\/sup>\u00a0On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben,\u00a0did offer:\u00a0<\/em>31<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a032<\/sup>\u00a0One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a033<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a034<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a035<\/sup>\u00a0And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 36<\/sup>\u00a0On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon,\u00a0did offer:\u00a0<\/em>37<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a038<\/sup>One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a039<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a040<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a041<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 42<\/sup>\u00a0On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad,\u00a0offered:\u00a0<\/em>43<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a044<\/sup>\u00a0One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a045<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a046<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a047<\/sup>\u00a0And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48<\/sup> On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,\u00a0offered:\u00a0<\/em>49<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a050<\/sup>One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a051<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a052<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a053<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54<\/sup>\u00a0On the eighth day\u00a0offered\u00a0<\/em>Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:\u00a055<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a056<\/sup>\u00a0One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a057<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a058<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a059<\/sup>\u00a0And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 60<\/sup>\u00a0On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin,\u00a0offered:\u00a0<\/em>61<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a062<\/sup>One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a063<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a064<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a065<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 66<\/sup>\u00a0On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan,\u00a0offered:\u00a0<\/em>67<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a068<\/sup>One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a069<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a070<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a071<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72<\/sup>\u00a0On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher,\u00a0offered:\u00a0<\/em>73<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a074<\/sup>\u00a0One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a075<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a076<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a077<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78<\/sup>\u00a0On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali,\u00a0offered:\u00a0<\/em>79<\/sup>\u00a0His offering\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>one silver charger, the weight whereof\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:\u00a080<\/sup>\u00a0One golden spoon of ten\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, full of incense:\u00a081<\/sup>\u00a0One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:\u00a082<\/sup>\u00a0One kid of the goats for a sin offering:\u00a083<\/sup>And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.\u00a084<\/sup>\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:\u00a085<\/sup>\u00a0Each charger of silver\u00a0weighing\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and thirty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels\u00a0weighed\u00a0<\/em>two thousand and four hundred\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>, after the shekel of the sanctuary:\u00a086<\/sup>\u00a0The golden spoons\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve, full of incense,\u00a0weighing\u00a0<\/em>ten\u00a0shekels<\/em>apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>an hundred and twenty\u00a0shekels\u00a0<\/em>.\u00a087<\/sup>\u00a0All the oxen for the burnt offering\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.\u00a088<\/sup>\u00a0And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. 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