17And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
18At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
19And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
21And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
22Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
23At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
19And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
21And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
22Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
23At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
ISRAEL AND THE CLOUD
ReplyDeleteIn Numbers 9;16-23 there is an account of how Israel determined when to move and when to rest as
they journeyed through the wilderness. These movements were not made at random, but were always
initiated by God’s leadership in the form of a “cloud by day” and an “appearance of fire by night”. [Num 9;16].
Although it might seem that that account would have very little bearing on our service to God today,
we should not underestimate its value and the lessons it presents. For God has told us that these things were ,
written for learning” that we might have hope of salvation. [Rom 15;4]
When the cloud moved Israel Moved
We are told “ whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, after that the children of
Israel would journey…” [Num 9;17]. This was all in accordance with the “command of the Lord” [ Num 19;18 ]
To appreciate the significance of these moves, however, one only has to realize the how much time and energy
it took to set up camp and then to take it down again. When God said to move, therefore, faithfulness required
that they stop whatever they were doing and put forth the necessary effort to break camp, pack up all their
belongings, load them on whatever means they had of transporting them, and move.
When the cloud stopped Israel stopped
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