Numbers 26: Census of the New Generation --- 2019/07/12
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Rev. Paul Cain, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sheridan, Wyoming, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Numbers 26.
The tribe of Simeon has been decimated. After the Baal worship in Shittim, led in large part by the Simeonite chief Zimri the son of Salu, we observe in Numbers 26 that Simeon’s figure in the census has decreased by 37,100, a massive 63%. The “plague” seems to have mercifully spared the women and children, targeting the men who participated in the idolatry, the most serious violation of the First Commandment.
Yet God provides, blessing the Josephite tribe of Manasseh with a proportional 63% increase over the last 40 years. Among the numbers we see the family stories of the Twelve Tribes. These stories highlight the importance of the royal tribe of Judah and the priestly tribe of Levi, foreshadowing the coming Judahite priest-king Jesus of Nazareth.