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1. Numbers 9:1-10:10

   4 november 2026 · 21 min

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   These chapters wrap up the first major section of the book of Numbers, which has been focused on Israel's final weeks at Mount Sinai as they prepare to break camp and head to the promised land. In Numbers 9:1-10:10, we learn that Israel celebrated their second Passover at Sinai, how God led them through the wilderness, and that they made two silver trumpets to communicate various signals to the large camp of Israel.

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2. Numbers 7-8

   28 oktober 2026 · 28 min

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   Numbers 7-8 continues the theme of preparing Israel for marching from Mount Sinai by recounting each tribe’s tribute and offerings brought to the tabernacle as part of the opening ceremonies of the tabernacle and by describing the cleansing procedures for the Levites. The tabernacle is thus ready for service and the Levites are ready to assist the priests.

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3. Numbers 5-6

   21 oktober 2026 · 30 min

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   These two chapters continue the theme of preparing the Israelite camp for marching out. The concern in these chapters is for the purity of the camp. First, they address two general matters: major ritual impurities and sin of wronging another person in the camp. Then they provide instructions for two very specific issues: suspected marital unfaithfulness and special devotion by means of the Nazirite vow. Finally, Numbers 6 ends with a prayer for the Lord to bless his people--the well-known Aaronic Blessing.

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4. Numbers 3-4

   14 oktober 2026 · 24 min

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   It has been 13 months since the Exodus and Israel has been camped at the base of Mt Sinai for most of that time. There they have entered into a covenant with Yahweh to be his people. They will be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation on God's behalf. They’ve received the Law which teaches them God’s ways for their time and they have built the tabernacle and launched tabernacle worship.

   Now it’s time to pack up and move out, heading to the land God had promised to Abraham and to them as his descendants. So in Numbers 1-2 God instructs Moses to count and arrange the people into military divisions.

   Now here, in Numbers 3-4, the instructions are directed to the priests and the Levites, preparing them for their responsibilities as they move out. They weren’t counted before because they aren’t going to serve as part of the military but they have other important responsibilities pertaining to caring for and transporting the tabernacle.

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5. Numbers 1-2

   7 oktober 2026 · 23 min

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   Numbers picks up 13 months after the exodus recorded in Exodus ch. 12. Israel left Egypt as a loosely connected band of family clans and tribes. They were redeemed our of Egypt by God’s strong right hand. God delivered them through the red sea and after several weeks they finally arrived at Mt. Sinai.

   They have been camped their ever since, for the rest of the book of Exodus… right up to the end when they first set up the tabernacle and all the way through the instructions given in the book of Leviticus (which really only covers a couple weeks). So they’ve been at Sinai for a year and now it’s time to prepare to move out to the land God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

   That’s where the book of Numbers picks up in chapters 1-2. These chapters focus on getting organized into military units that are prepared to march out.

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6. Backstory and Overview of Numbers

   30 september 2026 · 22 min

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   Numbers continues the story of Israel after the exodus out of Egypt. Israel has camped at Mt Sinai for about a year. God has made a covenant with them and they have agreed to it. They have received God’s instructions and laws and built a sacred royal tent for God. It’s now time to prepare Israel to move to the promised land.

   The book of Numbers covers 40 years and it moves from the first generation of those who came out of Egypt in the exodus to the second generation.

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7. Leviticus, Holiness, and Using the Commentary for Discipleship | Fall 2026 Update

   16 september 2026 · 18 min

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   In this Listener's Commentary update, John talks about:

   Leviticus and holiness - a status to be lived

   Selecting the Spanish language in the app

   Adding The Listener's Commentary to your churches app

   Using the Commentary for discipleship

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8. Leviticus 25-27, pt. 2

   9 september 2026 · 29 min

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   The topic of chs. 25-27 can be thought of as “holiness in the land.” Israel has been camped at Mt. Sinai for about a year and it is almost time to march out. When they move into the land of promise, settle there, and build houses and have land to farm, what does it look like to live as God’s holy people then and there? That is the big theme of these chapters.

   In this recording, we survey chapters 26-27. Leviticus 26 records the blessings for keeping the covenant and the curses for violating the covenant. Those blessings and curses are all tied to the land. Leviticus concludes in chapter 27 with instructions for worshipping and honoring God with their possessions by means of voluntary vows of people, animals, or property, required offering over to God of animals or people, and tithes.

   And as we wrap up Leviticus, those of us in Christ need to remember that we are the ones who now the same identity and the same calling that Israel did.

   Just like God said of Israel, Peter says “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Pet 2:9).

   And he applies the very words of Leviticus to us in 1 Peter 1:15-16: but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

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9. Leviticus 25-27, pt. 1

   2 september 2026 · 33 min

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   The topic of chs. 25-27 can be thought of as “holiness in the land.” Israel has been camped at Mt. Sinai for about a year and it's almost time to march out. When they move into the land of promise, settle there, and build houses and have land to farm, what does it look like to live as God’s holy people then and there? That is the big theme of these chapters.

   In this recording, we consider Leviticus 25, which deals with how to treat the land, workers, and deal with debt (the sabbatical year and the year of Jubilee).

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10. Leviticus 23-24

    26 augustus 2026 · 30 min

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    Leviticus 23-24 continues the theme of ritual holiness. We have to be careful not to think of this as “mere rituals that don’t really matter.” Our modern instinctive dislike of rituals in the West prompts us to think like that. But the rituals and instructions of Leviticus 23-24 matter for Israel's overall life as a people distinct and different from the nations -- as God’s holy people, a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

    So in the whole section of Leviticus 21-24 the main question is, what does it look like to respect the people, places, things, and times that belong to the Lord as holy? And in Leviticus 23-24 one of the main emphases is on time: what will Israel's weekly and annual calendar look like that will set them apart for the Lord?

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