Chapter 7 (There is currently no audio for this lesson.)

The Sacrifices of God’s People

1. INTRODUCTION
1. Second Longest Chapter in the Bible Using Number of Verses with 89
1. Psalm 119 is the longest.  It deals with the word of God or God’s precious gift to man.
2. Numbers 7 is the next longest.  It deals with man’s gifts to God.
3. We can see the order of importance.  The most important gifts are the ones given by God to man, but God also shows us the importance of His people giving back to Him.
4. This chapter could have been a much shorter chapter, but God tells of each tribe’s offering even though the offering is exactly the same.  This shows us that God is interested in what each individual is willing to give to Him from their heart.
1. Luke 21:1-3 [1] And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. [2] And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. [3] And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
   See All...:  Jesus sees “rich men” casting their “gifts” into the treasury.  Who are they?  What did they give?  We know not.  A “certain poor widow” cast in her “two mites.”  Notice that the Lord takes time to tell us what she gave and then even boasts on her gift.
2. Matthew 26:7-13 [7] There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. [8] But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? [9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. [10] When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. [11] For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. [12] For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. [13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
   See All...:  A woman brings an alabaster box of very precious ointment and pours it upon the Lord’s head.  Of this gift the Lord says, “Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.”
2. Order of Chapters
1. Numbers 5 deals with Separation from the world.
2. Numbers 6 deals with Separation unto God.
3. Numbers 7 deals with Sacrificial giving of God’s people.
4. When a person begins to separate from the world and separate unto God, then they will out of the abundance of their heart begin to give sacrifices to God.
2. THE OBEDIENCE OF GOD’S PEOPLE (Numbers 7:1-3 [1] And 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; [2] That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: [3] And they brought their offering before the LORD, 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.
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1. The Obedience of Moses (Numbers 7:1And 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;
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1. Moses had fully set up the tabernacle.
2. He had anointed and sanctified:
1. The tabernacle
2. The instruments
3. The altar
4. The vessels
3. The obedience of Moses brings forth something else.
1. Notice the phrase “it came to pass on the day.”
2. Because of the obedience of Moses, we are going to see something else wonderful happen.
3. So it is today.  We should not expect anything wonderful to happen in our homes, churches or communities until we first obey God.
2. The Obedience of the Princes (Numbers 7:2-3 [2] That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: [3] And they brought their offering before the LORD, 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.
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1. The princes were representatives of each tribe.
2. They brought their offering before the Lord, before the tabernacle.
3. Their offering
1. Six covered wagons
2. Twelve oxen
4. Once again we should notice that the sacrificial giving of God’s people occurred on the day that Moses had fully obeyed the Lord.  Their obedience depended upon the obedience of Moses, for how could they offer something for the work of the tabernacle without a tabernacle?
5. So it is with our obedience.
1. Moses, by setting up the tabernacle, had prepared the way for man to approach God.  The captain of our salvation fully obeyed the commandment of the Father by the sacrificial giving of His life and by His resurrection and ascension.
2. Moses’ obedience opened the way for the people to obey God with sacrificial giving.  When our Lord ascended to the Father, He sent the Comforter, without which we would not be capable of obeying the commandments given to us.
3. Had Moses not obeyed, the people could not obey.  Had the Son of God not obeyed, we could not obey.
3. GOD’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE SACRIFICES (Numbers 7:4-5 [4] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [5] Take it 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.
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1. God Accepts Sincere Sacrifices – take it of them (Numbers 7:4-5 [4] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [5] Take it 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.
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2. The Use of the Sacrifices – to do the service of the tabernacle (Numbers 6:5All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
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4. THE DIVIDING OF THE GIFTS (Numbers 7:6-9 [6] And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. [7] Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: [8] And 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. [9] But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
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1. Gershonites (Numbers 7:7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
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1. They were given two wagons and four oxen.
2. Their burden was the curtains and hangings of the structure (Numbers 4:24-27 [24] This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: [25] And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, [26] And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve. [27] At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
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2. Merarites (Numbers 7:8And 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.
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1. They were given four wagons and eight oxen.
2. Their burden was the boards, beams and heavier portions of the sanctuary (Numbers 4:31-32 [31] And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, [32] And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
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3. Kohathites (Numbers 7:9But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
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1. They were given none.
2. Their burden was the bearing of the ark, the candlestick, the table, and the altars.
3. The burden belonging to them had to be bore upon their shoulders.
4. Understanding this sheds light on a future sin of the Israelites.
1. David desired to bring the ark of God to his home (1 Chronicles 13:2-3 [2] And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: [3] And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
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2. The thing was right in the eyes of all of the people (1 Chronicles 13:4And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
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3. They carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab.  Uzza(h) and Ahio drove the cart (2 Samuel 6:3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
   See All...; 1 Chronicles 13:7And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
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4. David and all Israel sang and played “with all their might” (2 Samuel 6:5And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
   See All...; 1 Chronicles 13:8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
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5. The oxen stumbled and the ark began to fall, but Uzza(h) put forth his hand to stop it (2 Samuel 6:6And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
   See All...; 1 Chronicles 13:9And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
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6. It displeased the Lord and He killed Uzza(h) (2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
   See All...; 1 Chronicles 13:10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
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7. David was displeased and wondered, “How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?”  (2 Samuel 6:9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
   See All...; 1 Chronicles 13:11-12 [11] And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. [12] And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
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8. They learned this method from the Philistines (1 Samuel 6:2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.
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9. Applications
1. The original desire was a godly desire to bring home the ark of God.  Many today err concerning the scriptures, but the desire may be a godly desire like reaching young people.
2. The method that was used was right in the eyes of the people, but it had been devised by the Philistines and not by God.
3. David and all Israel played with all their might but God was not concerned that they gave it their best for it was not His method.
4. Uzza(h) was destroyed when trying to do a good thing all because this was not God’s way.  People all over the world are “doing a good thing” but they and their families are being destroyed because they are using the Philistines’ methods.
5. David only wondered how to bring the ark home, because he did not seek the answers in the word of God.  We too can find the answers for our methods in God’s word.
5. Thoughts concerning the burden of the Kohathites
1. The Kohathites were not to occupy their time wishing God had given them what He gave to the Gershonites or the Merarites.
2. The burden of the Kohathites may seem rough, but we must remember that the glory is always much greater than the burden.  It wasn’t the Merarites or the Gershonites who stepped into the Jordan River and saw the water part so that the Israelites could pass over on dry ground (Joshua 3:8-17 [8] And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. [9] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. [10] And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. [11] Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. [12] Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. [13] And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. [14] And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; [15] And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) [16] That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. [17] And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
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3. The Kohathites bore the most holy things.  They carried the instruments that reconciled the people with God.  We carry the most precious gift available today in our hands.  It is the word of God.  It is fully capable of showing a man how to be reconciled with God.
4. The Kohathites were to carry these items to wherever the presence of God led them.  We too ought to carry the message of reconciliation wherever God would lead us.
5. THE OFFERINGS OF ISRAEL (Numbers 7:10-88 [10] And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar. [11] And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. [12] And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: [13] And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: [14] One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: [15] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [16] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [17] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [18] On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: [19] He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [20] One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: [21] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [22] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [23] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. [24] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer: [25] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [26] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [27] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [28] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [29] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. [30] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer: [31] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [32] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [33] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [34] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [35] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. [36] On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: [37] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [38] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [39] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [40] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [41] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [42] On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered: [43] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [44] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [45] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [46] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [47] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. [48] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: [49] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [50] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [51] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [52] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [53] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. [54] On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: [55] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [56] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [57] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [58] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [59] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [60] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: [61] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [62] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [63] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [64] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [65] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. [66] On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered: [67] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [68] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [69] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [70] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [71] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [72] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered: [73] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [74] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [75] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [76] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [77] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. [78] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: [79] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [80] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [81] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [82] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [83] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. [84] This was 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: [85] Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: [86] The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. [87] All the oxen for the burnt offering were 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. [88] And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
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1. The Purpose (Numbers 7:10-11 [10] And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar. [11] And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
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1. For the dedicating of the altar
2. Anything that is going to be used for God must first be dedicated.
2. The Sacrifices (Numbers 7:12-83 [12] And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: [13] And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: [14] One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: [15] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [16] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [17] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [18] On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: [19] He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [20] One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: [21] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [22] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [23] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. [24] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer: [25] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [26] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [27] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [28] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [29] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. [30] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer: [31] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [32] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [33] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [34] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [35] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. [36] On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: [37] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [38] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [39] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [40] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [41] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [42] On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered: [43] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [44] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [45] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [46] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [47] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. [48] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: [49] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [50] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [51] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [52] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [53] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. [54] On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: [55] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [56] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [57] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [58] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [59] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [60] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: [61] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [62] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [63] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [64] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [65] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. [66] On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered: [67] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [68] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [69] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [70] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [71] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [72] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered: [73] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [74] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [75] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [76] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [77] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. [78] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: [79] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [80] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [81] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [82] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [83] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
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1. Meat offering
1. One silver charger (130 shekels weight)
2. One silver bowl (70 shekels weight)
3. Both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil
4. Note:  Notice that the meat offering did not have any meat in it.  Hence, the Bible deniers will try to say that this should be the “meal offering” or the “grain offering,” but the word meat in the Bible does not necessarily mean meat as we think of it today.  Meat was the main part of a meal.  For example, in Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
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2. Burnt offering
1. One spoon of ten shekels of gold full of incense
2. One young bullock
3. One ram
4. One lamb of the first year
3. Sin offering
1. One kid of the goats
4. Peace offering
1. Two oxen
2. Five rams
3. Five he goats
4. Five lambs of the first year
5. Note:  50 shekels equal approximately 1 1/4 lbs.
6. These offerings cover four of the five major offerings mentioned in Leviticus.  The only offering missing is the trespass offering.  The general purpose of the trespass offering is the individual sins or trespasses.  They would not have needed to offer these until an individual sin had been committed.  The sin offering generally takes care of the defilement of sin or the sin nature.  For example, a woman who has a child is required to offer a sin offering in Leviticus 12 because of defilement, even though having a baby is not a sin.
3. The Days (Numbers 7:12-83 [12] And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: [13] And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: [14] One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: [15] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [16] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [17] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [18] On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: [19] He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [20] One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: [21] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [22] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [23] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. [24] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer: [25] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [26] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [27] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [28] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [29] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. [30] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer: [31] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [32] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [33] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [34] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [35] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. [36] On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: [37] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [38] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [39] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [40] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [41] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [42] On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered: [43] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [44] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [45] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [46] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [47] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. [48] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: [49] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [50] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [51] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [52] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [53] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. [54] On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: [55] His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [56] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [57] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [58] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [59] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [60] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: [61] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [62] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [63] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [64] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [65] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. [66] On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered: [67] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [68] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [69] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [70] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [71] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [72] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered: [73] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [74] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [75] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [76] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [77] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. [78] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: [79] His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, 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: [80] One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: [81] One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: [82] One kid of the goats for a sin offering: [83] And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
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1. Day 1 – Nahshon of the tribe of Judah
2. Day 2 – Nethaneel of the tribe of Issachar
3. Day 3 – Eliab of the tribe of Zebulun
4. Day 4 – Elizur of the tribe of Reuben
5. Day 5 – Shelumiel of the tribe of Simeon
6. Day 6 – Eliasaph of the tribe of Gad
7. Day 7 – Elishama of the tribe of Ephraim
8. Day 8 – Gamaliel of the tribe of Manasseh
9. Day 9 – Abidan of the tribe of Benjamin
10. Day 10 – Ahiezer of the tribe of Dan
11. Day 11 – Pagiel of the tribe of Asher
12. Day 12 – Ahira of the tribe of Naphtali
13. Note:  This order of offerings is the same order of the march.
4. The Sum of the Offerings (Numbers 7:84-88 [84] This was 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: [85] Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: [86] The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. [87] All the oxen for the burnt offering were 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. [88] And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
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1. Twelve chargers of silver x 130 shekels
2. Twelve silver bowls x 70 shekels
3. Twelve spoons of gold full of incense x 10 shekels
4. Burnt offering
1. Twelve bullocks
2. Twelve rams
3. Twelve lambs of the first year
5. Sin offering
1. Twelve kids of the goats
6. Peace offering
1. Twenty four bullocks
2. Sixty rams
3. Sixty he goats
4. Sixty lambs of the first year
6. THE VOICE OF THE LORD (Numbers 7:89And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.
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1. According to God’s Promise (Exodus 25:22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
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2. After the Obedience of God’s People (John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
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Removing the Meat    (Appendix Sheet A4)