Old Testament. Numbers

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1 Old Testament Numbers 3. Holiness and Sanctification - Definition of Holiness - Declaration of Holiness - Polar opposite of holiness. - Unclean - 21:8 / 21:23 / 22:9 / 22:16 / 22:32 1

2 4. Atonement Hebrews 9 - The high priest entered the holy place once a year - Christ entered once for all - The high priest offered the blood of animals - Christ offered His own blood 4. Atonement Hebrews 9 - The high priest sprinkled blood on the altar - Christ sprinkles blood on the heavenly tent and utensils plus on the hearst and minds of believers - The high priest of Israel was the only one permitted to enter the holy place - Christ provides access to all 2

3 5. Mercy Seat - Exodus 25:22 - Hebrew kappuret translated in to Greek is ιλαστεριον (hilasterion) refers to the mercy seat - Typically rendered as propitiation - Romans 3:25-1 John 2:2 / 4:10 Exodus 25:22 They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. 11 You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it. 12 You shall cast four gold rings for it and fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it. 13 You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 3

4 Exodus 25:22 14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them. 15 The poles shall [o]remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it. 16 You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you. 17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 18 You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. Exodus 25:22 19 Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 20 The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat. 21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. 4

5 Exodus 25:22 22 There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel. Romans 3: being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; 5

6 1 John 2:1-2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. 1 John 4:10 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 6

7 Colossians 2: Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day 17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. 7

8 The Glory God brought Israel out of Egypt so that he might dwell with them. (Ex 29:43-46) God partially revealed Himself through a glory cloud 1) Lead the Israelites out of Egypt 2) Surrounded the top of Mt. Sinai 3) Filled the tabernacle The Glory God partially revealed Himself through a glory cloud 4) Traveled ahead of Israel. When the cloud moves, they pick up and follow. (Num 9:15-23) 5) Fills the temple constructed under Solomon (1 King 8: 10-11) 6) Departs Solomon s temple (Ezek. 8:4, 9:3-4, 10:1-22) 7) With the people (Ezek. 1, 11:16) 8

9 The Glory God s glory has been given to us. It is not a cloud in our midst. John 1:14 In Christ, God tabernacle with us. Numbers 1) Census taken (Num 1, 26) 2) Given instructions on movement and commanded to leave Mt. Sinai (Num 9:15-23, Num 10) 3) Spies sent into the promised land (Num 13) 4) People rebel, Moses intercedes, God judges (Num 14) 5) Korah s rebellion (Num 16) 9

10 Numbers 6) Thirsty Israelites; Moses strikes rock again (Num 20) 7) Bronze serpent (Num 21) - 2 Kings 18:4 - John 3:14 8) Balak intended Balaam to curse Israel (Num 22-24) 9) Baal Peor the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. (Num 25) Numbers 10) Various commands are given throughout - Num 15:35, penalty for breaking the sabbath - Num 27, daughters are given an inheritance 11) Moses transfers leadership to Joshua (Num 27) 10

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