August 5, 2010 Lesson 4 of Numbers 6:23-7:89 Dedication of the Tabernacle

What did it mean for Aaron and his sons to ‘put’ God’s name ‘on the Israelites’? How did the blessing effect this? See Deut 28:9, 10; Dan 9:18, 19, and cf. 1 Cor 6:11; 2 Cor 13:14. Answer: I am not sure how to answer this (boy, oh boy, this is a hard book).


Notice how often the words ‘offering’ of ‘dedication offering’ are used in ch 7. The solemnity is emphasized by repetition. In what way is 7:89 a fitting climax to this ‘build up’? What did it all mean to Israel? Do we ‘offer’ to God in this atmosphere of reverence? What similar climax can we expect when we thus approach God? Cf. Heb 3:7; 4:16. Answer: It all meant that as Israel had faith they would be in His will. Faith allows us to enter into His grace and be blessed, as the conferring passages point out. The Heb 3:7 is the beginning of an exposition of Ps 95:7-11. The rest of the passage points out what happens in the opposite situation. It shows how God is angry if one does not have faith in God and receives His blessing.