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Numbers 3 · Grade 5

Redeemed and Set Apart

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Numbers 3 opens with the generations of Aaron and Moses. Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar continued as priests. God then commanded that the tribe of Levi be brought near and given wholly to Aaron and his sons, to keep the requirements of the tabernacle on behalf of the congregation.

Unlike the other tribes, the Levites were counted from a month old and upward, numbering 22,000. The Gershonites camped west and cared for the tent, its coverings, and its screens. The Kohathites camped south and cared for the ark, table, lampstand, altars, and holy vessels. The Merarites camped north and cared for the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets. Moses and Aaron camped east, guarding the entrance.

The deeper reason was redemption. For all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel. The Levites now stood in place of Israel's firstborn. The 273 firstborn in excess of the Levites were redeemed for five shekels each. The New Testament speaks of believers as redeemed not with silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19), and the church is called the assembly of the firstborn (Hebrews 12:23).

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Eleazar and Ithamar continue as priests?

  2. From what age were the Levites counted?

  3. Which clan cared for the ark and holy vessels?

  4. Why did all the firstborn belong to God?

  5. What does 1 Peter 1:18-19 say believers are redeemed with?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Helpers at the tabernacle.
  2. Clan that cared for holy things.

Down

  1. Clan that cared for frames.
  2. God took Levites in place of them.
  3. One Levite clan.
  4. His sons were the priests.

Think About It

  1. How does knowing you were redeemed at a price change how you live?

  2. Every clan had a different task. Why is it important that everyone in the church serves in their own way?

Memory Verse

“Moses counted, as Yahweh commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.”

Numbers 3:42 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me serve You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would change if you saw your daily tasks as belonging to God?
  • How can you serve God in small, unseen jobs?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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