Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and present them as an offering to the Lord. In this way you will separate the Levites from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine. Numbers 8:13-14 GW
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: Suppose you or any of your descendants is unclean from touching a dead body or is away on a long trip. You may still celebrate the Passover. You will celebrate it on the fourteenth day of the second month at dusk. You must eat the Passover animal along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. You must never leave any of the meat until morning or break any of the animal’s bones. You must follow all the rules for the Passover when you celebrate it. Numbers 9:9-12 GW
On the day the tent of the words of God’s promise was set up, the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered it. From evening until morning, the smoke over the tent glowed like fire. The smoke always glowed this way. At night the smoke covering the tent glowed like fire. Numbers 9:15-16 GW
Whenever the smoke moved from the tent, the Israelites would break camp, and wherever it stopped, the Israelites would set up camp. At the Lord’s command the Israelites would break camp, and at his command they would set up camp. As long as the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stayed over the tent, they would stay in the same place. When the smoke stayed over the tent for a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s command and wouldn’t break camp. The same thing happened when the smoke stayed only a few days over the tent: At the Lord’s command they would set up camp, and at his command they would break camp. Sometimes the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stayed only from evening until morning. When the smoke moved in the morning, they broke camp. Day or night, when the smoke moved, they broke camp. Whether it was two days, a month, or a year, as long as the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stayed over the tent, the Israelites would stay in the same place and not break camp. But when the smoke moved, they would break camp. At the Lord’s command they set up camp, and at his command they broke camp. They obeyed the command that the Lord had given through Moses. Numbers 9:17-23 GW
“When you go to war in your own country against an enemy who is oppressing you, the trumpets will sound a fanfare. Then the Lord your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies. Also, on your festival days and on the first day of the month, blow the trumpets when you sacrifice your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The trumpets will be a reminder for you in God’s presence. I am the Lord your God.” Numbers 10:9-10 GW
So they left the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the Lord’s promise went ahead of them a distance of three days’ journey to find them a place to rest. The Lord’s ⌞column of⌟ smoke was over them by day when they moved the camp. Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, “Arise, O Lord! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!” And whenever it stopped, he would say, “Return, O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!” Numbers 10:33-36 GW
Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God. Psalms 42:11 GW
Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and present them as an offering to the Lord. In this way you will separate the Levites from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: Suppose you or any of your descendants is unclean from touching a dead body or is away on a long trip. You may still celebrate the Passover. You will celebrate it on the fourteenth day of the second month at dusk. You must eat the Passover animal along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. You must never leave any of the meat until morning or break any of the animal’s bones. You must follow all the rules for the Passover when you celebrate it.
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On the day the tent of the words of God’s promise was set up, the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered it. From evening until morning, the smoke over the tent glowed like fire. The smoke always glowed this way. At night the smoke covering the tent glowed like fire.
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Whenever the smoke moved from the tent, the Israelites would break camp, and wherever it stopped, the Israelites would set up camp. At the Lord’s command the Israelites would break camp, and at his command they would set up camp. As long as the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stayed over the tent, they would stay in the same place. When the smoke stayed over the tent for a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s command and wouldn’t break camp. The same thing happened when the smoke stayed only a few days over the tent: At the Lord’s command they would set up camp, and at his command they would break camp. Sometimes the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stayed only from evening until morning. When the smoke moved in the morning, they broke camp. Day or night, when the smoke moved, they broke camp. Whether it was two days, a month, or a year, as long as the ⌞column of⌟ smoke stayed over the tent, the Israelites would stay in the same place and not break camp. But when the smoke moved, they would break camp. At the Lord’s command they set up camp, and at his command they broke camp. They obeyed the command that the Lord had given through Moses.
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The sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets. This will be a permanent law for you and your descendants.
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“When you go to war in your own country against an enemy who is oppressing you, the trumpets will sound a fanfare. Then the Lord your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies. Also, on your festival days and on the first day of the month, blow the trumpets when you sacrifice your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The trumpets will be a reminder for you in God’s presence. I am the Lord your God.”
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So they left the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the Lord’s promise went ahead of them a distance of three days’ journey to find them a place to rest. The Lord’s ⌞column of⌟ smoke was over them by day when they moved the camp. Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, “Arise, O Lord! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!” And whenever it stopped, he would say, “Return, O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!”
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As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
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The Lord commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
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Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God.
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