(1490 B.C.?) God commands Moses and Aaron to select 12 tribal heads and number from each tribe all males age 20 and up.

FROM THE TRIBE OF:
	ReubenElizur chosen			#46,500		Simeon		Shelumiel	59,300
	Gad		Eliasaph	45,650		Judah		Nashon	74,600
	Issachar		Nathaneel	54,400		Zebulun		Eliab	57,400
	Ephraim		Elishama	40,500		Manasseh		Gamaliel	32,200
	Benjamin		Abidan	35,400		Dan		Ahiezer	62,700
	Asher		Pagiel	41,500		Naphtali		Ahira	53,000
	TOTAL = 603,550 (Age 20 and up.)

2 tribes from Joseph: Ephraim and Manasseh. Levites not numbered.) Levites to be servants of Tabernacle. Levites' Tabernacle duties. Each tribe to live separately. Levites to encamp the immediate outside of the Tabernacle. (See #3.) Stranger not to touch Tabernacle, penalty: death.

Perimeter encampment instructions for 12 tribes:

Generations of Aaron. Levites' service to Aaron and Tabernacle. Levites now numbered. All males 1 month old and up. [4 Families of sons of Levi: (1) Gershon, (2) Kohath, (3) Merari, and (4) Moses and Aaron.] Encampment and numbered as follows:

Westside = Gershon = Libnites and Shimites. Chief = Eliasaph.        Total = 7,500. Southside = Kohath = Amramites, Izeharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites. Chief = Elizaphan.          Total = 8,600. Northside = Merari = Mahlites and Mushites. Chief = Zuriel.         Total = 6,200. Eastside  = Moses and Aaron and sons. Chief of chiefs = Eleazar, Aaron's son. (Eastside = Tabernacle entry) TOTAL LEVITES # = 22,000.

Firstborn males of all Israel 1 month old and up = 22,273. God chose all Levites 1 month and up for Tabernacle service instead of firstborn of all Israel. Redemption of 273 extra offered to Aaron for 1,365 Sanctuary dollars (shekels).

Kohath's sons ages 30-50 chosen for service. Duties of Aaron's sons. Burden of Kohath under Aaron's sons' supervision. Office of Eleazar, Aaron's son. Gershon's sons ages 30-50 call for service. Burdens of Gershon as instructed. Ithamar, Aaron's son in charge. Merari's sons ages 30-50 call to service.
Kohathites = 2,750;
Gershonites = 2,630;
Merarites = 3,200.

All numbered by their service and burdens.
TOTAL = 8,580.

Instructions for the unclean and sin's restitution. Trial of jealousy.

Law of the Nazarite. Blessing and benediction of God to the congregation. ("The Lord Bless thee, and keep thee..." vs.22-27).

Tabernacle anointed and sanctified. Princes' offerings. Kohathites to have no wagons for burdens. (To be borne upon shoulders.) Burdens for 1st. day = Judah; 2nd = Issachar; 3rd = Zebulun; 4th = Reuben; 5th = Simeon; 6th = Gad; 7th = Ephraim; 8th = Manasseh; 9th = Benjamin; 10th = Dan; 11th = Asher; 12th = Naphtali. Total offerings. Dedication of Altar. God's inaugural speech from the Altar.

Inaugural lighting of Tabernacle Lamps and Candlesticks by Aaron. Levites' consecration. Levites ages 25-50 chosen for active Tabernacle service. Emeritus status after age 50.

First Passover following Egypt, second year, first month, fourteenth day. Rule concerning non-observers. Cloud/fire of God covers Tabernacle and leads them as He promised. All in compliance.

Trumpets' calls: 1 blast = princes; 2 = congregation; for departure, battle, festivals, etc. Exodus now continues from Mt. Sinai wilderness ( Ex.19:1) to wilderness of Paran in tribal order as instructed. Moses meets brother-in-law, Hobab, a Midianite. Entreats him to join them. Respectfully declines. Now 3 days' journey from Mt. Sinai. Moses' prayer for God's divine favor.

Major murmuring. Fire consumes those guilty. Mixed multitude desire to return to Egypt. Israelites among them affected. Mourn for food variety of Egypt. God angered. Moses, at patience end, appeals to God for release. 70 elders to be chosen by Moses for assistance. Meat promised. Chosen elders filled with Spirit for service and prophesy, including two who remained in camp, later identified. Joshua seeks their censure, but Moses desires everyone to be filled. Miracle of quail. People demonstrate their greed in gathering. God displeased, smites them with a plague. Guilty buried at Kibroth-hattaavah. Move to Hazeroth.

Provoked by Moses' marriage to Ethiopian woman, Miriam and Aaron's jealousy emerges. Miriam stricken with leprosy-like disease. Spends 7 days outside camp for atonement &cleansing. People move from Hazeroth to wilderness of Paran.

Now at entry of promised land, 12 spies sent into Canaan. Mission to report on 3 areas: (1) if people are strong or weak; (2) if land is good or bad; and (3) if cities are tents or strongholds. To bring back examples of fruit of the land. Spies report after 40 days. Ten give negative, two positive: Joshua and Caleb.

Major murmuring. Joshua's reply. God moved to destroy all and start over with Moses alone. Moses intercedes. (Now 10th tempting of God.) God's decision: NO PROMISED LAND for 40 yrs. And NO MALES age 20 and up to enter. ALL to die out during next time in the wilderness to which they are sentenced. 10 spies die now during plagues. People mourn. Agree to go forward. Too late! Some go anyway. Moses warns them God won't be with them. They are destroyed in battle.

Law of offerings for postponed entry into promised land. Two guilty of gathering sticks on Sabbath made an example; stoned. Fringe to be sewn on garments as a reminder to keep Sabbath. (A symbol of the Covenant: "Tallit with tzitzi," or tassels.)

(1471 B.C.?) Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On (grandchildren of Levi and Reuben), with 250 famous princes envying their position and desiring to participate in leadership, rebel against Moses and Aaron. Put to test. Test failed. Earth swallows them and their households. Fire consumes the 250 princes. Major murmuring. Moses unable to restrain God before He destroys 14,700. Aaron comes between God and the living and dead with a censer of fire from the Altar, staying the plague of death.

Miracle of Aaron's rod blooming, bearing almonds. (Proof of his ordained authority over the 12 princes.)

Sin-bearing. Charge of priests and Levites. Levites to have no inheritance in promised land, rather given a tithe of all. Sacrilege of gifts forbidden.

Red heifer offering (spotless). Blood sprinkling instructions. Ashes mixed with water = Water of separation for purification for sin. Laws for separation and purification concerning touching the dead, etc. (To be sprinkled with hyssop.)

(1453 B.C.?) To the desert of Zin. (First month - Nisan) Miriam's death and burial. People thirst. Major murmuring. Moses strikes rock twice. (Waters of Meribah.) Moses and Aaron's fatal sin (self-exaltation). God's punishment promised to them (barred from entering promised land). Emissaries sent to king of Edom for safe passage through country. Denied. To Mt. Hor past Edom. Aaron now dies. Eleazar, Aaron's son, given high priest position. Aaron mourned 30 days.

(1452 B.C.?) First battle engagement with Canaanites.(King Arad) Some Israelites taken prisoner. Vow for their utter destruction honored by God. Region utterly destroyed. Depart Mt. Hor for long treacherous journey around Edom. Major murmuring. Plague of serpents. Moses intercedes. Brazen serpent given for healing. Several journeys/wars/miracles, as done by the Red Sea. Major revival of attitude. Second Song of Praise. Further journeys. Messengers sent to Amorites. (Kings' Highway) Amorites refuse passage and are also destroyed. Israel occupies their cities. Defeat Amorites. Proverb of Israel. Spies to Jaazar. Amorites driven from there as well. By way of Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, engaged in battle at Edrei. All destroyed. Area possessed.

To plain of Moab on eastside of Jericho. Moabite king, Balak, fearful, sends for eastern prophet, Balaam, who resides east of Euphrates. Balaam's response after God's revelation. Finally goes with understanding of messengers and agreement with God. Three angelic appearances to Balaam's beast of burden. Beast speaks to Balaam. Angel appears with warning to Balaam. Balaam arrives, and with Balak, goes up to high places of Baal, overlooking Israelite camp.

Balak's sacrifices and three requests to Balaam. Balaam's response.

Balaam's adherence to God's instructions. Speaks spirit-filled prophesy (of Christ). Balak's angry response. Balaam's defense. Amalekites identified as first nation on earth and first nation destroyed by Israelites.

Israel's first whoredoms (with Moabite women). Gross idolatry. God wrathful. Guilty destroyed. Zimri (Hebrew) and Cozbi (Moabite princess) caught in act, speared together by Phinehas, son of Eleazar, high priest, son of Aaron. 24,000 destroyed. God blesses Phinehas. God orders Midianites smitten.

Second count of all males (age 20+ eligible for war). TOTAL = 601,730. Levites = 23,000. (Not one alive from original count, save Joshua and Caleb.)

(Now 40 years later.) Daughters' suit for inheritance. Given. Moses ordered into mountain for view of promised land, but denied personal entry. (Due to personal disobedience.) Joshua appointed as Moses' successor.

Laws of burnt offerings recapitulated before entry. (Feasts of Passover, Feast of Pentecost.)

Laws continued. (Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles-Booths).

Laws of vows between wives/husbands; daughters/fathers.

Moses given one last task: Avenge Israel against Midian. 12,000 chosen for battle. Phinehas chosen as vessel bearer. All males killed (Balaam also). Women and kids spared. Moses angered. All male children and women slaughtered, except virgins. 32,000 spared. Spoils divided. Warriors' oblation.

Reubenites request to live on eastside of Jordan. Moses warns them. Reubenites agree to fight first with others in possessing promised land west of Jordan, then return. Moses agrees to terms. Reubenites, Gadites, Machirites (son of Manasseh) claim east of Jordan as homeland.

Journeys from Egypt recapitulated, including Aaron's death. God's warning against not driving out inhabitants. (Still in effect today!)

Division of inherited promised land. To be divided by Joshua (leader), Eleazar (high-priest), and 12 tribal princes.

(1451 B.C.?) Levites' cities. Cities of refuge (6 now, more to be added as needed). Laws of manslaughter, murder, and revenge.

Machir's daughters' inheritance. Laws of tribal marriages. All these laws given to Israel through Moses "in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho."