Read: Numbers 26:1-51: Luke 2:36-52; Psalm 60:1-12; Proverbs 11:15
A census was taken after the plague of the ones who got to cross over to the promise land. They only counted men 20-50 years old. I always find it interesting what God highlights when he lists the tribes. Of Rueben, God reminds us that Dathan and Abiram were officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and followed Korah. It also makes the point that Korah’s line did not die out. There will always be those that rebel against the leaders.
Another point it makes is that Er and Onan were the sons of Judah that died because they were so wicked the Lord killed them. They were husbands of Tamar who finally had to trick Judah into fathering a son with her so she could continue the line of Judah. She had twins: Perez and Zerah. Because Tamar saw the importance of posterity, their line had the most people.
In Luke, there was a woman who was 84 years old. She had been married in her youth for 7 years when her husband died. The rest of her life she had dedicated herself to prayer and waiting for the Messiah to come. She stayed at the temple so when Mary and Joseph came to dedicate Jesus, she instantly knew who he was and prophesied that he was the redemption of Jerusalem.
When Jesus was 12, Mary and Joseph took him to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover. He was of age to enter into the business of his father so he went to the temple. Somehow he knew that God was his father and his business would be in the temple. When his parents missed him for three days, they found him there. When they asked him why he had scared them and not come home with them his reply was “didn’t you know I would be about my Father’s business?” He submitted to his father and mother and came home and followed the business of his earthly father. He grew and learned how to obey his parents and God.
Lord, teach us your timing and help us to grow in the process of waiting like Jesus did.
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