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Numbers 7 · Grade 5

Offerings for the Altar

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Numbers 7 returns to the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and anointed it. The twelve princes brought six covered wagons and twelve oxen. Moses gave two wagons to the Gershonites and four to the Merarites, according to their service. The sons of Kohath received none. They carried the holy things on their shoulders.

God then directed that each prince present his offering on a separate day for the dedication of the altar. Over twelve days, from Nahshon of Judah to Ahira of Naphtali, each brought exactly the same. Each gave a silver platter, a silver bowl full of fine flour mixed with oil, and a golden ladle full of incense. Each also gave animals for burnt, sin, and peace offerings. The chapter totals them at the end: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles.

The repetition can seem tedious to modern readers, but it carries a message. Each tribe's gift was received and recorded in full, large tribe or small. The chapter ends with communion: Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Him, and he heard His voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim. Gifts were brought, and God spoke. In Christ, believers now draw near with confidence to the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16).

Show What You Know

  1. How were the wagons divided?

  2. How long did the dedication offerings take?

  3. What message does the repetition carry?

  4. What happened at the end of the chapter?

  5. According to Hebrews 4:16, how do believers now draw near?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The gifts dedicated the ____.
  2. Bowls made of ____.
  3. Each leader gave the ____ gifts.

Down

  1. Given to the Levites for moving.
  2. A ____ spoon of incense.
  3. Leaders gave for ____ days.

Think About It

  1. Why might God want every tribe's gift recorded, even though they were all the same?

  2. How do you draw near to God to hear Him speak today?

Memory Verse

“When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to him.”

Numbers 7:89 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the gifts I can give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it show that each tribe's gift was named and remembered?
  • How can you give to God gladly, even when others give the same?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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