Read Numbers 26 Online in the CSB

Moses is doing a second census and it gives us an opportunity to talk about counting people and when it's appropriate. 

Read Numbers 27 in the CSB Bible online.

We are looking at the transfer of leadership from Moses to Joshua in this chapter and marveling at how God does it compared to how we normally do it. 

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The Lord isn't being redundant here by repeating the feasts and festivals. He's describing the offerings that are to accompany the feasts. This has implications for us today.

Read Numbers 29 online in the CSB.

The chapter division falls in a perfect spot for Gentile Christians, because we can see all the feasts in one chapter and see which ones Jesus has still yet to fulfill. 

Read Numbers 30 online in the CSB.

Today, we are seeing how vows are cancelled, which at first can seem misogynistic. However, it's helpful to see the situation from the Biblical perspective. 

Read Numbers 31 online in the CSB.

We are wrestling with the genocide in this chapter, considering the judgments of God being perfect, and the reality that we live after the cross of Jesus Christ. 

Numbers 32

There's a gem of a verse for parents in the middle of our reading. 

Read Numbers 33 Online in the CSB

There's two great examples here for us as Christians. First, it's keeping a record of moves. Second, it's recognizing the agency we have in what we permit and what we restrict. 

Read Numbers 34 online in the CSB.

This is why we have maps in the back of our Bibles. It's for passages like this one. It reminds us that God is not ethereal or abstract, but in the center of reality. 

Read Numbers 35 online in the CSB

There's something troubling in the end of our passage. After the Lord giving space to the Levites and making provision for justice, the Lord declares a truth about shedding innocent blood.