As God set the sun, moon, stars in exact order in the solar system, God set the order for the children of Israel in the wilderness, and in the NT church as HE ordained HIS ministers.
Order of ministers in the New Testament Church: apostles, prophets evangelists, pastors and teachers
Ephesians 4
8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE (Jesus) ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
11-12 And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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All men above the age of 20 who are able to go to war are numbered from the tribes of Israel. (Numbers 1)
Now the tribes of Israel are set by God in exact places where they will rest within the camp and go forward when they journey according to the families of the 12 tribes of Israel with an the 1/2 tribes from Joseph for they were counted as 2 1/2 tribes.
(As in the solar system, there would be complete chaos except for fact that God placed these men in exact places so the 603,550 knew exactly where to camp when resting and in which order to go out when they journeyed or went to war.)
The tabernacle was in the center with the priests, Levites, and all the tribes of Israel surrounding the tabernacle of God on north, south, east and west sides.
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Numbers 2:3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
💥 Judah: captain, Nahshon (74,600)
Issachar: captain, Nethaneel (54,400)
Zebulun: captain, Eliab (57,400)
Judah: Totals: (186,400)
(First to set forth)
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Numbers 2:10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
💥 Ruben: captain Elizur (46,500)
Simeon: captain Shelumiel (59,300)
Gad : captain Eliasaph (45,650)
Ruben: totals (151,450)
(Second to set forth)
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Numbers 2:17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
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Numbers 2:18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
💥 Ephraim: captain, Elishama (40,500)
Manasseh; captain, Gamaliel (32,200)
Benjamin: captain, Abidan (35,400)
Ephraim: Totals (108,100)
(Third rank forward )
(Interestingly, God grouped together the tribes of the children of Jacob and Rachel: Joseph (his sons, Ephraim & Manasseh) and Benjamin.)
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Numbers 2:25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
💥 Dan: captain, Ahiezer (62,700)
Asher: captain, Pagiel (41,500)
Naphitali: captain, Ahira (53,400)
Dan: Totals: (157,600)
Hindmost in order
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So the tabernacle was in the center, surrounded with tribes of the children of Israel on north, south, east, and west of the tabernacle.
Numbers 2
34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
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After Podcast
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
(Orchestral Version)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, Conductor
Maurice Revel, Orchestration
1963
$20 for 3 years
Ten Movements based on individual paintings
at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia.
See: Wikipedia
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