Numbers 28-36  These last chapters deal with various issues and end with the people of Israel camped across the Jordan from Jericho.

Chapter 28-29 contain a reminder of the daily sacrifices as well as the various feasts throughout the year.  Adonai emphasized that Israel was to "take care to offer.. at the proper time.." every offering.
Every morning and every evening.. every Sabbath.. continually coming into His Presence to worship. 

Chapter 30 emphasizes the need to keep vows.  It also gives the father or husband of a woman to disapprove of and invalidate a vow made by a daughter or wife.

Chapter 31 records the vengeance taken against the Midianites for their betrayal of Israel.

Chapter 32 is the account of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh requesting land on the east side of the Jordan.

Chapter 33 is a record of every move that Israel made during their 40 years in the wilderness.

Chapter 34 addresses the future borders of Israel and the heads of each tribe who will help distribute their portion to each family.

Chapter 35 speaks of the cities given to the Levites and the Cities of refuge. Here the Lord gives them an important reminder that they must not "defile the land in which you are living.."  There is a standard of judgement that is the Lord's command. To break it is to bring God's wrath.  "No, you are not to defile the land in which you live and in which I live; for I Adonai, live among the people of Israel." 

Chapter 36 fixes and issue with the daughters of Zelophehad who were to inherit property along with the men of the tribe of Manasseh. The solution was to require the women to marry men from their own tribe so that their land would stay in their tribe.

All these things were completed.  Moses will give his final charge to Israel and then he will go up into the mountain to die. Then Israel, under the leadership of Joshua, would move one more time.

We still are waiting for Israel to move one more time.. to be the people of God that they are meant to be.  We look forward to the day when Adonai will once and for all "live among the people of Israel."

" And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, 'Behold the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them.'"  Revelation 21:1-3

As God prepared Israel to move into the promised land so that He could live with them... so even now He prepares us, His children for a new earth.. where we will dwell with Him forever.. " and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying or pain; the first things have passed away. " (21:4)

Father in heaven,  we look to You and await that glorious day when all things are made new.  We proclaim that You are faithful and true and all these things will be accomplished according to Your Word.  May we be ready, Lord!  May we live for You.  Sanctify us through and through.. that our bodies, souls and spirits are preserved complete and without blame at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.