Chapter 31

War with the Midianites

1. THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE LORD (Numbers 31:1-2 [1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
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1. Avenge the Children of Israel (Numbers 31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
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1. Of the Midianites
2. Because of the incident of Numbers 25:6-9 [6] And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. [7] And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; [8] And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. [9] And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
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1. The sin (Numbers 25:6And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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2. The work of Phinehas (Numbers 25:7-8 [7] And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; [8] And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
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3. The plague (Numbers 25:9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
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2. Afterward Shalt Thou Be Gathered Unto Thy People (Numbers 31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
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1. This is speaking of Moses soul and not his body.
2. There were people who were gathered unto their people before they were buried.  (i.e., Jacob died in Genesis 49:33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
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3. Consider the ending of the gathering unto the people (Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
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2. THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM MOSES (Numbers 31:3-6 [3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. [4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. [5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. [6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
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1. The Purpose of the Battle (Numbers 31:3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
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1. Arm yourselves unto the war.
2. Go out against Midian.
3. Avenge the LORD of Midian.
1. Notice the two ways this has been worded.
2. “Avenge the children of Israel” (Numbers 31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
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3. “Avenge the LORD” (Numbers 31:3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
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4. Messing with Israel is messing with the Lord (Zechariah 2:8For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
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2. The Personnel for the Battle (Numbers 31:4-6 [4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. [5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. [6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
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1. Out of every tribe (Numbers 31:4-5 [4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. [5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
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1. A thousand from every tribe
2. Twelve thousand armed for war
2. Of the priests (Numbers 31:6And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
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1. Phinehas
2. With the holy instruments and trumpets to blow
3. THE WAR AGAINST THE MIDIANITES (Numbers 31:7-11 [7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. [8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. [9] And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. [10] And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. [11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
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1. The Slain (Numbers 31:7-8 [7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. [8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
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1. The males (Numbers 31:7And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
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2. The kings of Midian (Numbers 31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
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1. Evi which means unjust
2. Rekem which means vain pictures
3. Zur which means stone that besieges
4. Hur which means liberty
5. Reba which means fourth
3. Balaam (Numbers 31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
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2. The Captives and Spoil (Numbers 31:9And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
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1. All the women of Midian
2. The little ones
3. The cattle
4. The flocks
5. Their goods
3. The Cities (Numbers 31:10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
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1. They burnt all the cities with fire.
2. They burnt all the goodly castles with fire.
4. THE RETURN FROM BATTLE (Numbers 31:12-24 [12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. [13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. [14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. [15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? [16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. [17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. [18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. [19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. [20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. [21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; [22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, [23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water. [24] And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
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1. The Presentation before Moses (Numbers 31:12-13 [12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. [13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
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1. The captives, the prey and the spoil brought to the camp
2. Moses, Eleazar and the princes go out to meet them.
2. The Correction by Moses (Numbers 31:14-18 [14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. [15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? [16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. [17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. [18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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1. The anger of Moses (Numbers 31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
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2. The reason for Moses’ anger (Numbers 31:15-16 [15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? [16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
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1. The women kept alive (Numbers 31:15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
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2. The source of Israel’s problem (Numbers 31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
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3. The instruction given by Moses (Numbers 31:17-18 [17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. [18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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1. Kill every male among the little ones (Numbers 31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
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2. Kill every woman that hath known man (Numbers 31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
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3. Keep alive all the women children that have not know man (Numbers 31:18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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3. The Purification Process (Numbers 31:19-23 [19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. [20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. [21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; [22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, [23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
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1. The purification of the soldiers and the captives (Numbers 31:19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
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1. Purified on the third day
2. Purified on the seventh day
2. The purification of other items (Numbers 31:20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
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1. The raiment
2. All that is made of skins
3. All work of goats hair
4. All things made of wood
3. The purification of the spoil (Numbers 31:21-23 [21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; [22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, [23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
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1. Sent through the fire and the water of separation (Numbers 31:21-23 [21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; [22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, [23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
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1. The gold
2. The silver
3. The brass
4. The iron
5. The tin
6. The lead
2. Sent through the water of separation (Numbers 31:23Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
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1. All that does not abide the fire
2. Shall go through the water
5. THE DIVIDING OF THE SPOIL (Numbers 31:25-47 [25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: [27] And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: [28] And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: [29] Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. [30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. [31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. [32] And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, [33] And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, [34] And threescore and one thousand asses, [35] And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. [36] And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: [37] And the LORD's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. [38] And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and twelve. [39] And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and one. [40] And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was thirty and two persons. [41] And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. [42] And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, [43] (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, [44] And thirty and six thousand beeves, [45] And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, [46] And sixteen thousand persons;) [47] Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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1. The Portions for the People (Numbers 31:25-27 [25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: [27] And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
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1. Take the sum of the prey (Numbers 31:25-26 [25] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
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1. Of man
2. Of beast
2. Divide the prey into two parts (Numbers 31:27And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
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1. Some to the men of war
2. Some to the congregation
2. The Portions for the Lord (Numbers 31:28-31 [28] And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: [29] Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. [30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. [31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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1. Of the men of war (Numbers 31:28-29 [28] And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: [29] Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
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1. One soul of five hundred (Numbers 31:28And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
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1. Of the persons
2. Of the beeves
3. Of the asses
4. Of the sheep
2. Give it unto Eleazar for an heave offering (Numbers 31:29Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
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2. Of the children of Israel (Numbers 31:30-31 [30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. [31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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1. One portion of fifty (Numbers 31:30And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
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1. Of the persons
2. Of the beeves
3. Of the asses
4. Of the flocks
5. Of all manner of beasts
2. Give them unto the Levites (Numbers 31:30-31 [30] And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. [31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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3. The Total Spoil from the War (Numbers 31:32-35 [32] And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, [33] And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, [34] And threescore and one thousand asses, [35] And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him.
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1. 675,000 sheep
2. 72,000 beeves
3. 61,000 asses
4. 32,000 persons
4. The Spoil for the Men of War (Numbers 31:36-41 [36] And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: [37] And the LORD's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. [38] And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and twelve. [39] And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and one. [40] And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was thirty and two persons. [41] And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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1. The sheep
1. The original total – 337,500
2. The Lord’s tribute – 675
3. The remainder for the men of war – 336,825
2. The beeves
1. The original total – 36,000
2. The Lord’s tribute – 72
3. The remainder for the men of war – 35,928
3. The asses
1. The original total – 30,500
2. The Lord’s tribute – 61
3. The remainder for the men of war – 30,439
4. The persons
1. The original total – 16,000
2. The Lord’s tribute – 32
3. The remainder for the men of war – 15,968
5. The Spoil for the Children of Israel (Numbers 31:42-47 [42] And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, [43] (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, [44] And thirty and six thousand beeves, [45] And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, [46] And sixteen thousand persons;) [47] Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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1. The sheep
1. The original total – 337,500
2. The Levites’ portion – 6,750
3. The remainder for the children of Israel – 330,750
2. The beeves
1. The original total – 36,000
2. The Levites’ portion – 720
3. The remainder for the children of Israel – 35,280
3. The asses
1. The original total – 30,500
2. The Levites’ portion – 610
3. The remainder for the children of Israel – 29,890
4. The persons
1. The original total – 16,000
2. The Levites’ portion – 320
3. The remainder for the children of Israel – 15,680
6. THE OFFERING OF THE ARMED MEN (Numbers 31:48-54 [48] And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: [49] And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. [50] We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. [51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. [52] And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. [53] (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) [54] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
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1. The Ranking Officials Approach Moses (Numbers 31:48And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
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1. The officers which were over thousands
2. The captains of thousands
3. The captains of hundreds
2. The Thankfulness for God’s Protection (Numbers 31:49And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
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1. Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war under our charge.
2. There lacketh not one man.
3. The Offering Given to the Lord (Numbers 31:50-54 [50] We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. [51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. [52] And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. [53] (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) [54] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
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1. The reason for the offering (Numbers 31:50-51 [50] We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. [51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
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2. The amount of the offering (Numbers 31:52-53 [52] And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. [53] (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
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1. 16,750 shekels
2. Approximately 440 pounds of gold
3. The memorial of the offering (Numbers 31:54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
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7. THE CONTAINMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
1. The War
1. The war with Midian
2. Compares to the battle of the Christian life
2. The Presentation
1. The presentation before Moses
2. Compares to our presentation before the Lord
3. The Offering
1. The offering of the ranking officers
2. Compares to our casting of crowns at the feet of the Saviour