Numbers 8:11 - Kretzmann's Popular Commentary (2024)

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What is Numbers Chapter 8 about? ›

This chapter discusses the completion of the Tabernacle and the dedication of those who would be working in-and-around it, which Exodus 40 tells us occurred on the 1st day of the 1st month in the 2nd year after Israel left Egypt.

Numbers 8:11 King James Version (KJV)

and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 10:31

Moses invites his kindred to go to Canaan. Those that are bound for the heavenly Canaan, should ask and encourage their friends to go with them: we shall have none the less of the joys of heaven, for others coming to share with us.

Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat: This was not a blessing. God promised to answer the desire of Israel's heart but not in a way that would be a blessing to Israel. Sometimes God disciplines His people by giving them what they ask for – what their intense craving cries out for.

The number eight is just as significant in scripture as the numbers which precede it. God has designated it to be the number of regeneration, or resurrection. Eight also denotes a new beginning. It represents those who are connected to God through the Spirit of Life. Eight is the addition of seven plus one.

God commanded Moses to build the earthly tabernacle exactly as it is in Heaven. It's a picture. All the items in the physical earthly tabernacles has a version in Heaven. These silver trumpets have two primary purposes: to summon the congregation and to set out on their journey.

TWO SILVER TRUMPETS (10:1-10): God told Moses to make 2 silver trumpets for “summoning the congregation and for breaking camp.” If both trumpets were blown at once, all the people were to gather at the Tabernacle. If only one trumpet was blown, only the chiefs of Israel needed to gather at the Tabernacle.

The narrative of Numbers 31 specifically is one out of many in the Hebrew Bible seeking to establish the Israelites as the chosen people of the god Yahweh, who blessed them with victory in battle, health and prosperity, as long as they were faithful to his commands.

Chapter 8 of the book, under the name “to wives” was written by the wives of Alcoholic Anonymous members and allocated to the wives of alcoholics and address the problems, challenges, and difficulties that these women encounter during the period of their husbands' alcoholism and in their husband's process of recovery ( ...

Summary: Chapter 8: Storm Clouds Gather

Corrie witnesses Nollie and one of the girls they are hiding being taken away because Nollie tells the truth when asked if the girl is Jewish. The Jewish girl is freed during an unexpected break-in, but Nollie remains in prison.

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Chapter 8 Summary

On July 14, Miranda mistakenly lets the family cat, Horton, out and he does not return at his usual time. Because the sky is gray all the time now, it is hard to know whether it is morning or night. Horton usually goes out during the daytime, but must have gotten confused.

Uncle Henrik says that he will be sleeping on the boat tonight and that he will be leaving early in the morning. Then Henrik announces that Great-Aunt Birte, a very old woman, has died. She will rest in Henrik's living room, he says, until her funeral is held the next day.