Numbers Chapter 8

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Memory verses for this week: Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; Heb 10:13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

Introduction: We continue our study on Numbers this week as we continue in Chapter 8. Last week we covered the sanctification of the people and the instructions God gave to Moses pertaining to the 12 tribes service of the tabernacle. Each tribe had a prince, and they were given instructions as to what offerings they were to bring for the priests to offer.

God had specific rules that had to be followed, and today in the church, God expects us to follow the rules he has laid down for the New Testament Church. Not just anyone could bring and offering and be accepted, and we as individuals can’t change or make up new rules to follow in the church. God expects his people to be a people of obedience.

I. The Setting Apart of the Levites

Num 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Num 8:2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

Num 8:3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Num 8:4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

The Lord again speaks to Moses in regard to the Levites. Moses was to tell Aaron some instructions regarding the lighting of the lamps over the candlestick. The purpose of the candlestick was more than ornamental. It was to give light.