Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace.

From even to eternity, the Bible tells one big story of redemption.

My name is Tiffany and I want to spend a few minutes with you every day walking through

the Bible chronologically.

Together, we will explore God's sovereign plan as the events of Scripture unfold and

point to Jesus.

Welcome back friends, Tiffany here.

Are you ready for another day in the book of Numbers?

Did today's reading leave you with a few questions, maybe?

I know I had a few myself.

So let's walk through Numbers 4-6 together and see if we can gain some clarity.

Yesterday, in chapter 3, we read about the first levitical census and their role in redeeming

the first born of Israel.

Now, in chapter 4, we zoom in on the three clans of co-hafites, gertianites, and mararites.

We learn about their roles in moving the tabernacle and another census is taken of

the thirty to fifty year old males in each clan.

These men were considered to be in the prime of their life according to Jewish tradition,

and were therefore qualified to do the hard labor of moving the tabernacle and its articles.

First, we read about the co-hafites.

When Israel broke camp, their job was to move the most holy objects of tabernacle.

This included the ark, alters, table, the lampstand, and all the equipment and utensils

for each.

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