Daily Bible Portion (Monday)
Daily Bible Portion – 2 of 7
"AND I APPEARED"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 6:2-9:35, Ezekiel 28:25-29:21, Romans 9:14-17, 2 Corinthians 6:14 to 7:1, Revelation 16)
Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
(Exodus 6:13-25)
Scripture now breaks in the narrative to highlight Moses and Aaron’s lineage. As the third son of Jacob, Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Moses and Aaron were from the Kohath family of Levites. Kohath had four sons: Amran, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Amran married a Levite, Jochebed, and they had three children: Miriam, Aaron and Moses. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, and Moses had two sons: Gershom and Eleazer. All these families were called Levites. The priestly line came from the Kohath family with Aaron and his firstborn sons becoming the high priests for the tabernacle duties. It was Aaron’s son Eleazar who became high priest after him, and then Eleazar’s son Phinehas after him.
Understanding the family tree and functions of the Levites helps us to see deeper into the Yahweh’s Word. Each Levitical family had their designated responsibilities in the care of the tabernacle but only one Levitical family, the Kohaths, was accorded the priestly duties and care of the tabernacle furnishings. No other Levitical family had this duty. The Kohaths ministered to Yahweh while the Gershonites and Merarites ministered in the outer court of the Tabernacle to the people of Israel.
Assimilation versus Set-Apart
The understanding of the priesthood, including their attitudes and behaviors, is important for us today as scripture refers to those who are redeemed and walking in Torah with the Spirit of Yeshua as a royal priesthood and a holy nation. They bear witness of Yeshua and minister to Yahweh among the nations/people/gentiles.
The passage in the reading for this study [Exodus Chapter 6] speaks of the priesthood and reveals the beginnings of the Bride of Messiah’s lifetime walk of sanctification and holiness. Yahweh unfolded the different functions of the tabernacle to reveal a shadow of the Messiah and the way of holiness for His people. It is essential that this pattern of the tabernacle is understood and followed by believers, as it is what sets them apart as the royal priesthood and the Bride of Yeshua.
It was also interesting to see that after four hundred years in exile and oppression, not only were the twelve tribes still in their distinct tribal units, but we have an inside look at the tribe of Levi and the bloodline inheritance of the firstborn. When Yahweh called the Levite tribe to depart from Egypt, their genealogy was still intact. This revealed Yahweh’s faithfulness to His people to bring them home. It was true in their day and it will be true in our day as well, as this story of Exodus is prophetic of the Messiah’s return and ingathering of His people.
continues tomorrow...
"AND I APPEARED"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 6:2-9:35, Ezekiel 28:25-29:21, Romans 9:14-17, 2 Corinthians 6:14 to 7:1, Revelation 16)
Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
(Exodus 6:13-25)
Scripture now breaks in the narrative to highlight Moses and Aaron’s lineage. As the third son of Jacob, Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Moses and Aaron were from the Kohath family of Levites. Kohath had four sons: Amran, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Amran married a Levite, Jochebed, and they had three children: Miriam, Aaron and Moses. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, and Moses had two sons: Gershom and Eleazer. All these families were called Levites. The priestly line came from the Kohath family with Aaron and his firstborn sons becoming the high priests for the tabernacle duties. It was Aaron’s son Eleazar who became high priest after him, and then Eleazar’s son Phinehas after him.
Understanding the family tree and functions of the Levites helps us to see deeper into the Yahweh’s Word. Each Levitical family had their designated responsibilities in the care of the tabernacle but only one Levitical family, the Kohaths, was accorded the priestly duties and care of the tabernacle furnishings. No other Levitical family had this duty. The Kohaths ministered to Yahweh while the Gershonites and Merarites ministered in the outer court of the Tabernacle to the people of Israel.
Assimilation versus Set-Apart
The understanding of the priesthood, including their attitudes and behaviors, is important for us today as scripture refers to those who are redeemed and walking in Torah with the Spirit of Yeshua as a royal priesthood and a holy nation. They bear witness of Yeshua and minister to Yahweh among the nations/people/gentiles.
1 Peter 2:9-12 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.[Pro 6:23, 1 John 1:5-7] Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles[outside the land/kingdom] to abstain from the passions of the flesh[sin/lawlessness], which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers[sinful], they may see your good deeds[actions] and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Exodus 19:6-8 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel." So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. All the people answered together and said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do." And Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
The passage in the reading for this study [Exodus Chapter 6] speaks of the priesthood and reveals the beginnings of the Bride of Messiah’s lifetime walk of sanctification and holiness. Yahweh unfolded the different functions of the tabernacle to reveal a shadow of the Messiah and the way of holiness for His people. It is essential that this pattern of the tabernacle is understood and followed by believers, as it is what sets them apart as the royal priesthood and the Bride of Yeshua.
Ezekiel 43:10-12 "As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities[sin/lawlessness]; and they shall measure the plan. And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.
It was also interesting to see that after four hundred years in exile and oppression, not only were the twelve tribes still in their distinct tribal units, but we have an inside look at the tribe of Levi and the bloodline inheritance of the firstborn. When Yahweh called the Levite tribe to depart from Egypt, their genealogy was still intact. This revealed Yahweh’s faithfulness to His people to bring them home. It was true in their day and it will be true in our day as well, as this story of Exodus is prophetic of the Messiah’s return and ingathering of His people.
continues tomorrow...
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