Torah: Numbers 8:1 - 12:16Haftarah: Zec 2:14-4:7 (KJV 2:10-4:7)

Brit Chadesha: 1 Co 10:6-13, He 7:15-28, Ja 1:17, Col 1:15-23, Rev 11:1-19

Psalms: Psalm 36, 90, 132 Gospels: Luke 7, 8, 9

Beha'alotcha - בהעלותך : "When you set up"

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Fun Facts about Beha'alotcha

• 36th of 54 portions

• 3rd of 10 in B’midbar

• Written on 240 lines in a Torah

• 12th in length, 3rd in B’midbar

• Beha’alotcha contains 5 of the 613 mitzvot; 3 positive and 2 prohibitions

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Fun Facts about Beha'alotcha

• 36th of 54 portions

• 3rd of 10 in B’midbar

• Written on 240 lines in a Torah

• 12th in length, 3rd in B’midbar

• Beha’alotcha contains 5 of the 613 mitzvot; 3 positive and 2 prohibitions

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Fun Facts about Beha'alotcha

• 36th of 54 portions

• 3rd of 10 in B’midbar

• Written on 240 lines in a Torah

• 12th in length, 3rd in B’midbar

• Beha’alotcha contains 5 of the 613 mitzvot; 3 positive and 2 prohibitions

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How is the Haftarah like Beha'alotcha?

• Zec 4:1-2, “And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, 2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:”

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How is the Haftarah like Beha'alotcha?

• Zec 4:1-2, “And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, 2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:”

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How does this portion begin?

• Numbers 8:1-3, “1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Why were the Levites omitted from the census last week?

• Nu 8:13-14, “And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.”

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Why do we get a second Passover?

• Nu 9:10-11, “Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the Passover unto the LORD. 11The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.”

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• This may very well be the way the LORD saw the children of Israel as they camped…

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• This may very well be the way the LORD saw the children of Israel as they camped…

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What might the standards or flags look like?

Judah“Lion” on

Sky blue

Reuben“Mandrakes”

on Red

Ephraim“Ox” on

Black

Dan“Snake” on

Sapphire

Issachar“Sun and stars” on

Azure

Simeon“Gates of Shechem”

on Green

Benjamin“Wolf” on

Multicolored stripes

Asher“Olive tree, corn or fruit”

Lt olive green

Zevulun“Ships and nav tools”

on Silver

Gad“Tents and troops” on

Gray Moire

Mannasha“Horn of a wild

ox”

on Black

Naphtali“Running stag” on

Amethyst

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What was so unbearable that drove Moshe to ask for death?

• Nu 11:14, “I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.”

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What did the LORD establish for Moshe?

• Nu 11:16, “And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.”

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Summary

• Aaron is commanded to light the menorah

• Tribe of Levi is initiated into service

• A 2nd opportunity to keep Passover is given

• “How to” journey from camps instructions

• People tire of manna and complain

• Quail descend until it overwhelms them

• 70 elders are appointed

• Miriam and Aaron misstep and Moses prays for healing