NUMBERS LESSON 11
We will begin this lesson in Numbers 7:30 "On the fourth day
Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, [did
offer]:"
We remember, that Reuben was the oldest of the twelve sons of
Jacob, and his mother was Leah. His tribe is led by Elizur. They
brought their offfering to the tabernacle.
Numbers 7:31 "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:" Numbers 7:32 "One golden
spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:33 "One young
bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:"
Numbers 7:34 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" Numbers 7:35
"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."
Since all of the offerings are the same from each tribe, we will
not go into their meanings, again, here. I will remind you, that each
of the sacrifices and offerings shadow the great sacrifice of Jesus.
Each offering and each sacrifice symbolize the Lord in some special
way.
Numbers 7:36 "On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
prince of the children of Simeon, [did offer]:"
We see, again, that each of the tribes have chosen a prince to
represent them. To represent the tribe of Simeon, is Shelumiel, the
son of Zurishaddai. The name "Zurishaddai" means rock of the Almighty.
Numbers 7:37 "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:" Numbers 7:38 "One
golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:39 "One
young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:" Numbers 7:40 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 7:41 "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."
Numbers 7:42 "On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince
of the children of Gad, [offered]:"
This is the tribe of Gad led by Eliasaph, the prince. He brings
the same offering as each of the rest of them. Take note, that it did
not seem to matter the size of the tribe, they all gave the same.
Numbers 7:43 "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:" Numbers 7:44 "One golden spoon
of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:45 "One young bullock,
one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:" Numbers
7:46 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" Numbers 7:47 "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."
The name "Deuel" means known of God. "Eliasaph" means God is
gatherer. We must remember as we go through this lesson, that all of
these families began with the family of Jacob. They are all
descendents from the 12 tribes of Israel. God loved them, and made
them His people.
Numbers 7:48 "On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud,
prince of the children of Ephraim, [offered]:"
We must notice that this is 7 days of offerings. One of these
days, whether this one or another, fell on the Sabbath. It appears,
they offered on the Sabbath, as well as on the other days. We, also,
must notice, that this tribe of Ephraim is actually descended from
Joseph. Ephraim and his brother, both, got separate tribes, when Levi
was removed from the 12 for service to the Lord. Elishama was the
leader of the tribe of Ephraim.
Numbers 7:49 "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:" Numbers 7:50 "One
golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:51 "One
young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:" Numbers 7:52 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 7:53 "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."
This, again, is the same offering as the other tribes. "Ammihud"
means people of splendor.
Numbers 7:54 "On the eighth day [offered] Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:"
Ephraim and Manasseh were brothers. Their father was Joseph. We
explained above, how they got two tribes, instead of one. "Gamaliel"
means reward of God. "Pedahzur" means a rock has ransomed.
Numbers 7:55 "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:" Numbers 7:56 "One golden
spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:57 "One young
bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:"
Numbers 7:58 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" Numbers 7:59
"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."
Perhaps, these offerings are mentioned over and over, so we will
remember the different offerings.
Numbers 7:60 "On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince
of the children of Benjamin, [offered]:"
Benjamin was the youngest of the twelve, and was the brother of
Joseph. Their mother was Rachel, the beloved of Jacob. The tribe of
Benjamin is led by prince Abidan.
Numbers 7:61 "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:" Numbers 7:62 "One
golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:63 "One
young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:" Numbers 7:64 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 7:65 "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."
The name "Gideoni" means warlike. "Abidan" means father of
judgement.
Numbers 7:66 "On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
prince of the children of Dan, [offered]:"
Dan's tribe was still very prominent here. He is not mentioned in
Revelation, as part of the twelve tribes. His great sins had removed
him from the list. Ahiezer was the leader of their tribe here.
Numbers 7:67 "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:" Numbers 7:68 "One
golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:69 "One
young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:" Numbers 7:70 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 7:71 "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."
The only thing that is changing on all of these offerings are the
people who offer. "Ammishaddai" means people of the Almighty.
Numbers 7:72 "On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran,
prince of the children of Asher, [offered]:" Numbers 7:73 "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:" Numbers 7:74 "One golden spoon of ten
[shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:75 "One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:" Numbers 7:76 "One
kid of the goats for a sin offering:" Numbers 7:77 "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."
"Pagiel" means accident of God. "Ocran" means muddler.
Numbers 7:78 "On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince
of the children of Naphtali, [offered]:"
Ahira was the prince of the tribe of Naphtali.
Numbers 7:79 "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:" Numbers 7:80 "One
golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:" Numbers 7:81 "One
young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
offering:" Numbers 7:82 "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Numbers 7:83 "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."
"Enan" means having eyes. "Ahira" means brother of wrong.
Numbers 7:84 "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:"
There were twelve tribes, and each of them brought a charger of
silver. Each brought a bowl of silver. Each brought a spoon of gold.
The gifts of the prince was for their whole tribe.
Numbers 7:85 "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:"
The 130 shekels of silver for each charger, and the 70 shekels of
silver for each bowl means each tribe brought 200 shekels of silver.
Multiply that by twelve for the twelve tribes, and you have 2,400
shekels of silver.
Numbers 7:86 "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]."
This is the same as the verse above. Each tribe gave exactly the
same amount. To get the total, you just multiply by twelve. Then there
were 120 shekels of gold, that was given by all twelve tribes.
Numbers 7:87 "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."
This speaks of the total number given by all 12 tribes.
Numbers 7:88 "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."
Again, this is the total given by all 12 tribes. All of this
together, was nothing like the amount Solomon used in the temple in
Jerusalem. The difference is that these people had come out of
captivity in a foreign land. Solomon and David, his father, were
extremely wealthy. They had much more to give.
Numbers 7:89 "And 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."
The presence of God in the tabernacle, was in the holy of holies.
He stayed above the mercy seat, between the two cherubims. God had
promised the people of Israel, if they would obey him, He would be
their God. His presence in the tabernacle shows His approval of their
offerings. Moses does not see the face of God. He sees smoke, or a
cloud. The voice comes out of that cloud.
Numbers 11 Questions
1. Who was the oldest of Jacob's sons?
2. Who was his mother?
3. What does the author remind us about the offerings?
4. The name "Zurishaddai" means what?
5. Who led the tribe of Gad?
6. What does the name "Deuel" mean?
7. Where did all of these tribes begin?
8. Did the offerings stop for Sabbath?
9. Ephraim, actually, is from what tribe?
10. When did Ephraim and Manasseh get two tribes?
11. Who was the leader of the tribe of Ephraim?
12. What does "Ammihud" mean?
13. Ephraim and Manasseh were _____________.
14. Who was their father?
15. What does "Gamaliel" mean?
16. What does "Pedahzur" mean?
17. Why are these offerings mentioned over and over?
18. Benjamin was the ___________ of the twelve, and was the _______ of
Joseph.
19. What does the name "Gideoni" mean?
20. Where is the tribe of Dan obviously omitted?
21. What does "Ammishaddai" mean?
22. "Pagiel" means _____________ of God.
23. What was the total weight of the silver, that all 12 tribes
brought?
24. Where was the presence of God, in the tabernacle?
25. What did God's presence, in the tabernacle, tell the people?
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