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Numbers 7

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For twelve days, twelve leaders bring the same astonishingly detailed offering to the altar, one after another, until the arithmetic catches up with the ceremony—and then Moses hears a voice from between the cherubim.

A fleet for the Tentvv. 1–11

Moses finishes setting up and consecrating the tabernacle, and the tribal leaders arrive with an admirably practical gift: six covered carts and twelve oxen. The Levites receive them according to their work—Gershon gets two carts and four oxen, Merari four carts and eight oxen, while Kohath gets precisely nothing, because holy objects are to be carried on their shoulders. Then the altar is anointed, and the LORD arranges the dedication with the calm precision of a twelve-day rota.

Twelve days, one offeringvv. 12–88

Nahshon begins, followed by Nethanel, Eliab, Elizur, Shelumiel, Eliasaph, Elishama, Gamaliel, Abidan, Ahiezer, Pagiel, and Ahira. Each approaches on his appointed day with the same silver platter, silver bowl, gold dish, animals, incense, and offerings; the names change, but the inventory keeps its solemn appointment. At the end, the totals are laid out: twelve of each principal vessel, twelve bulls for burnt offerings, and twenty-four bulls for peace offerings, alongside the rest of the considerable menagerie.

A voice between the cherubimv. 89

Once the offerings and their totals have filled the chapter, Moses enters the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD. The reply comes from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony: the grand procession ends not with another animal, but with a voice.

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Num 7:1On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
Num 7:2And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
Num 7:3They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.
Num 7:4And the LORD said to Moses,
Num 7:5“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
Num 7:6So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
Num 7:7He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,
Num 7:8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Num 7:9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
Num 7:10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
Num 7:11And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
Num 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
Num 7:13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:14one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:16one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:17and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Num 7:18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.
Num 7:19The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:20one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:22one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:23and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
Num 7:24On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
Num 7:25His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:26one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:28one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:29and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
Num 7:30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.
Num 7:31His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:32one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:34one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:35and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
Num 7:36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.
Num 7:37His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:38one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:40one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:41and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Num 7:42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
Num 7:43His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:44one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:45one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:46one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:47and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Num 7:48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
Num 7:49His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:50one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:51one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:52one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:53and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
Num 7:54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
Num 7:55His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:56one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:57one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:58one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:59and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
Num 7:60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
Num 7:61His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:62one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:64one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:65and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
Num 7:66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
Num 7:67His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:68one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:70one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:71and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Num 7:72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.
Num 7:73His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:74one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:76one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:77and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
Num 7:78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
Num 7:79His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Num 7:80one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Num 7:81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Num 7:82one male goat for a sin offering;
Num 7:83and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
Num 7:84So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
Num 7:85Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
Num 7:86The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
Num 7:87All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.
Num 7:88All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
Num 7:89When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.

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89 Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
89 Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
89 Exodus 33:9–11As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
89 Exodus 25:18–22Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
89 Psalms 80:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
1 Leviticus 8:10–11Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
10 2 Chronicles 7:9On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
16 Leviticus 4:23When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
42 Numbers 1:14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
48 Numbers 1:10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
60 Numbers 1:11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
66 Numbers 1:12from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
72 Numbers 1:13from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
78 Numbers 1:15and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
88 Numbers 7:10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
88 Numbers 7:1On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.

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