SUMMARY:
In this chapter, God organizes the camp of Israel around the tabernacle.
- The tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun were to set up camp on the east side of the tabernacle and would set out first whenever Israel moved.
- On the south side were the camps of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad. They would move behind the first three tribes.
- The tabernacle with the Levites would follow next.
- Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin set up camp to the west of the tabernacle and followed behind the Levites.
- On the north side were Dan, Asher, and Naphtali. They would bring up the rear whenever Israel moved.
There isn't a lot to this chapter, but it does demonstrate God's supremacy and sense of order. He arranged the Israelites around the tabernacle, around Himself. His presence would be at the center of the people. And he arranged the people so they could move in an orderly fashion whenever He told them to move.
PRAYER:
Lord, be at the center of my life. You have purchased me with your blood and deserve the place of supremacy over me. Thank you for being a God of order. Let my life reflect order, not chaos, as I follow You. Amen.
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