Daily Sacrifices

(Leviticus 6.8-13; Numbers 28.1-8)

The Lord said:

Each day you must sacrifice two lambs a year old,

Other Sins That Need Sacrifices or Payments

(Numbers 5.5-10)

The Lord told Moses what the people must do when they commit other sins against the Lord: You have sinned if you rob or cheat someone, if you keep back money or valuables left in your care, or if you find something and claim not to have it.

Daily Sacrifices

(Exodus 29.38-43; Numbers 28.1-8)

The Lord told Moses to tell Aaron and his sons how to offer the daily sacrifices that are sent up in smoke to please the Lord: You must put the animal for the sacrifice on the altar in the evening and let it stay there all night. But make sure the fire keeps burning.

Passover and the Festival of Thin Bread

(Numbers 28.16-25)

The Lord said:

Passover is another time when you must come together to worship me, and it must be celebrated on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month of each year.

The Harvest Festival

(Numbers 28.26-31)

The Lord said:

Seven weeks after you offer this bundle of grain, each family must bring another offering of new grain.

The Festival of Trumpets

(Numbers 29.1-6)

The Lord told Moses

The Great Day of Forgiveness

(Numbers 29.7-11)

The Lord God said to Moses:

The Festival of Shelters

(Numbers 29.12-40)

The Lord told Moses

Men Were Sent To Explore the Hill Country

(Numbers 13.1-33)

Moses said to Israel:

The Lord had commanded us to leave Mount Sinai and go to the hill country that belonged to the Amorites, so we started out into the huge desert. You remember how frightening it was, but soon we were at Kadesh-Barnea,

Israel Refused To Obey the Lord

(Numbers 14.1-45)

Moses said to Israel:

You did not want to go into the land, and you refused to obey the Lord your God.

The Defeat of King Sihon of Heshbon

(Numbers 21.21-30)

Moses said to Israel:

After we had crossed the Arnon and had set up camp in the Kedemoth Desert, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon, telling him that his nation and ours could be at peace. I said:

The Defeat of King Og of Bashan

(Numbers 21.31-35)

Moses said to Israel:

When we turned onto the road that leads to Bashan, King Og of Bashan led out his whole army to fight us at Edrei.

The Land East of the Jordan River Is Divided

(Numbers 32.1-42)

Moses said to Israel:

I gave some of the land and towns we captured to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. Their share started at the Arnon River gorge in the south, took in the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge, and went far enough north to include the southern half of the Gilead region. The northern part of their land went as far east as the upper Jabbok River gorge, which formed their border with the Ammonites. I also gave them the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from Lake Galilee south to the Dead Sea below the slopes of Mount Pisgah. I gave the northern half of Gilead and all of the Bashan region to half the tribe of Manasseh. Bashan had belonged to King Og, and the Argob region in Bashan used to be called the Land of the Rephaim. Jair from the Manasseh tribe conquered the Argob region as far west as the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. The Israelites even started calling Bashan by the name “Villages of Jair,” and that is still its name. I gave the northern half of Gilead to the Machir clan.

Aaron Died

(Numbers 20.22-29)

Moses said to Israel:

Later we set up camp at the wells belonging to the descendants of Jaakan. Then we moved on and camped at Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became the priest.

First-Born Animals

(Leviticus 27.26,27; Numbers 18.15-18)

Moses said to Israel:

If the first-born animal of a cow or sheep or goat is a male, it must be given to the Lord. Don't put first-born cattle to work or cut wool from first-born sheep.

The Festival of Shelters

(Leviticus 23.33-43; Numbers 29.12-38)

Moses said to Israel:

After you have finished the grain harvest and the grape harvest, take your sons and daughters and all your servants to the place where the Lord chooses to be worshiped. Celebrate the Festival of Shelters for seven days. Also invite the poor, including Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows. The Lord will give you big harvests and make you successful in everything you do. You will be completely happy, so celebrate this festival in honor of the Lord your God.

Special Privileges for Priests and Levites

(Numbers 18.8-32)

Moses said to Israel:

The people of the Levi tribe, including the priests, will not receive any land. Instead, they will receive part of the sacrifices that are offered to the Lord,

Safe Towns

(Numbers 35.9-28; Joshua 20.1-9)

Moses said to Israel:

Soon you will go into the land and attack the nations. The Lord your God will destroy them and give you their lands, towns, and homes. Then after you are settled,

The Safe Towns

(Numbers 35.9-15; Deuteronomy 19.1-13)

One day the Lord told Joshua:

You will increase in numbers, and there will be no need to remember the sacred chest or to make a new one.

Get married and have children, then help your sons find wives and help your daughters find husbands, so they can have children as well. I want your numbers to grow, not to get smaller.