Day 43

V From the Exodus to the Crossing into Canaan - 1462-1422 B.C. ~ cont.

(1462 - 982 480 years of 1 Kings 6:1)

B. Time spent at Sinai (sometimes called Horeb) ~ cont.

11. Instructions and duties prior to leaving wilderness of Sinai

a. To Tribe of Levi - Numbers 3:5-13

b. To families of Levi - Numbers 3:14-16, 21-24

c. Responsibilities of Levi's sons - Numbers 3:25-39

d. First born redeemed - Numbers 3:40-51

e. Cleansing of the Levites - Numbers 8:5-26

f. Office of Eleazar - Numbers 4:16-20

g. Service of the Kohathites - Numbers 4:1-15

h. Service of the Gershonites - Numbers 4:21-28

{pages 188-193}

Levi's sons:

Gershon - pitched westward, had the responsibility of:  tabernacle ~ tent ~ covering ~ hanging for the door ~  hangings of the court ~ curtain door of the court.

Kohath - pitched southward, had the responsibility of: ark ~ table ~ candlestick ~ altars ~ vessels of the sanctuary.

Merari - pitched northward, had the responsibility of:  tabernacle boards ~ bars ~ pillars ~ sockets ~ vessels thereof ~ court pillars ~ sockets ~ pins and cords.

Moses and Aaron - pitched eastward, had the responsibility of:  sanctuary ~ children of Israel.

The graphic below is from the Encampment.

The numbering and division of the Tribes from Chuck Missler, the Camp of Israel:

I found a couple more, The Placement of the Tribes and Their Elders and Israelite Camp Layout.

May Father richly bless you as you study, research, meditate (ponder, ruminate) upon HIS word!