We are continuing at looking at the instructions the Lord was giving Moses for the Israelites, in regards to the inward condition of the camp.

  • Chapter 8: Describes the consecration of the Levites:
    • Verses 1-4 talk about setting up the lamps
    • Verses 5-26 talk about the setting apart of the Levites:
      • write out verse 7
      • Write out verse 14-15
      • What is happening in verses 20-26?
  • Chapter 9: Shows the people keeping the Passover and tells us of the pillar of cloud by day and fire by night.
    • This indicated the guidance of the Lord
    • Don’t forget the Passover was a memorial of past deliverance.
      The Lord’s Supper is a memorial for us of deliverance from sin through Christ
      • Write out 1 Corinthians 11:26
      • Write out verse 8
    • The cloud above the tabernacle
      • Write out verse 17-18
      • What do you think about when you read verse 21? With as much work as you see taking place in the set up and tear down, do you feel the Israelites ever complained about this?
  • Chapter 10:1-10 The Lord commands Moses to make two trumpets for calling the assembly. The pillar of cloud gave guidance for the eye while the trumpets gave guidance for the ear.
    • Write out 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
    • Write out verse 3
    • Write out verse 9
  • Chapter 10:11-36: Their journey out of Sinai begins
    • They had been at Sinai getting ready for the march to Canaan. Now the pillar of cloud lifts, the trumpets sound and the whole camp moves.
      • When did this take place according to verse 11?
      • Write out verse 13
      • What is the term used in verse 25 for the last group? What does that mean?
      • What was it that went out first before the people?

What did you learn today? Anything new, interesting, confusing, or fun? What are you going to do with what you have learned today?

Reflection: A distinction in Christian Meditation vs Eastern meditation is: Filling the mind, not emptying it:  A key distinction is that Christian meditation fills the mind with God’s word rather than emptying it. The goal is to be transformed by God’s presence through the content of scripture and prayer, not to achieve a state of nothingness. 

Today as we look at Psalm 3, take time to just sit with this text. Read it once and write down what you learn about God. Read it again and write down what you are learning about people in general. Read it a third time and see what it is the Lord is speaking to you, about you. Read it a fourth time, is there any key word or phrase that sticks out, any thought or idea that you want to ponder on more? Write this down and sit there for a bit in prayer. Use Psalm 3 to pray and allow the things you learned to guide you in that prayer time.