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Numbers chapter 26 Census of the New Generation after the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel from 20 years old and upward by their father's houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war and Moses and Eleazar. The priests spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan, at Jericho, saying, saying, take a census of the people from 20 years old and upward as the LORD commanded. Moses, the people of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the sons of Reuben of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanakites of Pallu, the clan of the Palulites of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. These are the clans of the Reubenites, and Those listed were 43,730 and the sons of Palu, the sons of Eliab, Nemuel and Abiram. These are the Dothan and Abiram chosen from the congregation who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah when they contended against the Lord, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when the company died, when the fire devoured 250 men and they became a warning. But the sons of Korah did not die. The sons of Simeon, according to their clans of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites of Jamun, the clans of the Jammites of Joachin, the clans of the Jochanites Zerah, the clans of the Zerarites of Sha', Ul, the clan of the Shaulites. These are the clans of the Simeonites, 22,200 the sons of God, according to their clans of Zephon, the clan of the Zephanites of Haggai, the clans of the Haggites of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites of Osni, the clan of the Oznites of Ari, the clan of the Arites of Arod, the clan of the Arodites of Arli, the clan of the Aralites. These are the clans of the sons of God, as they were listed 40,500 the sons of Judah were Er and Onan, and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan and the sons of Judah, according to their clans, were of Shelah, the clan of the Shelonites of Perez, the clan of the Perezites of Zerah, the clan of the Zeraites, and the sons of Perez were of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites of Hamuil, the clan of the these are the clans of Judah as they were listed 76,500 the sons of Issachar according to their clans of Tola, the clan of the Tolalites of Puah, the clans of the Punites of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed 64,300 the sons of Zebulun according to their clans of Sarad, the clan of the Saradites of Elon, the clan of the Elonites of Yahliel, the clan of the Yahlielites these are the clans of the Zebulunites as they were listed 60,500 the sons of Joseph according to their clans Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Manasseh of Makir, the clans of the Machiarites and Makir was the father of Gilead of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites these are the sons of Gilead, of Eazar, the clan of the Eazarites of Halak, the clan of the Halakites and of Azrael, the clan of the Azraelites and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites and of Shamida, the clan of the Shemidiites and of Hafer, the clan of the Haphorites. Zelophehad the son of Hafer had no sons but daughters and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Machlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirsah. These are the clans of Manasseh and Those listed were 52,700 these are the sons of Ephraim according to their clans of Shuthalak, the clan of the Shuthalakites of Bekr, the clan of the Bekarites of Tikon, the clan of the Takanites and these are the sons of Shuthalak, of Aaron, the clans of the Aaronites these are the clans of the sons of Ephraim as they were listed 32,500 these are the sons of Joseph according to their clans, the sons of Benjamin according to their clans of Bela, the clan of Belites of Ashbel, the clan of Ashbelites of Abram, the clothes clan of Abramites of Shephupham, the clan of Shephuphamites of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites and the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman of Ard, the clan of Ardonites of Naaman, the clan of Naamites. These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and Those listed were 45,600. These are the sons of Dan, according to their clans of Shukram, the clan of the Shukwamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their clans. All the clans of the Shukamites as they were listed were 64,400 the sons of Asher, according to their clans of Imnah, the clan of Ammonites of Ishvi, the clans of the Ishvites of Bereah, the clan of the Bereites of the sons of Berea of Heber, the clan of the Heberites of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchialites, in the name of the daughter of Asher was Sirai. These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, 53,400 the sons of Naphtali, according to their clans of Yasiel, the clan of the Yatsielites of Guni, the clan of the Guniites of Yasir, the clan of the Yesarites of Shulam, the clan of the Shulamites. These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans. And Those listed were 45,400. This was a list of people of Israel. 7, 600, 1,000, 730. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list. But the land shall be divided by lot according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. They shall inherit Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller. This was the list of the Levites according to their clans of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. These are the clans of Levi, the clans of the Libnites, the clans of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahalites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahtites. And Kohath was the father of Amram. The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam, their sister. And to Aaron were born Adab Abihu, Eleazar and it but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. And Those listed were 23,000 every male from a month old and upward. For they were not listed among the people of Israel because there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel. These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest who listed the people of Israel in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho. But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron, the priests who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord had said of them, they shall die in the wilderness. Not one of them was left except Caleb son of Yephunneh, and Joshua the son of nun. Numbers, chapter 27. The daughters of Zelophehad then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Khafer, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were Machlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirsah. And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest, and before the chiefs and all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son. Give to us a possession among our father's brothers. Moses brought their case before the Lord, and the Lord said to Moses, the daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. And and you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, if a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter and if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers and if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it, and it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule. As the Lord commanded Moses Joshua to succeed Moses, the Lord said to Moses, go up into this mountain of Avarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people as your brother Aaron was because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin. When the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes. These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh and the wilderness of Zin, Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd. So the Lord said to Moses, take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him. Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. You shall invest him with some of your authority that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him, by the judgment of the Urim, before the Lord, at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation. And he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the Lord directed through Moses. Luke chapter 7, verses 36 through 50. A sinful woman, forgiven one of the Pharisees, asked him to eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment. And standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet and. And anointed them with the ointment. Now, when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, if this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is, who is touching him, for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said to him, simon, I have something to say to you. And he answered, say it, teacher. A certain money lender had two debtors. One owed 500 denarii and the other 50. When they could not pay, he canceled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more? Simon answered, the one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the largest debt. Then he said to him, you have judged rightly. Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in, she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little. And he said to her, your sins are forgiven. Then those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, who is this who even forgives sins? And he said to the woman, your faith has saved you go in peace. Psalm, chapter 53, verses 1 through 6. There is none who does good. The fool says in his heart. There is no God. They are corrupt, doing abominable inequity. There is none who does good. God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all fallen away together they have become corrupt. There is none who does good, not even one. Have those who work evil no knowledge who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God. There they are in great terror where there is no terror, for God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you. You put them to shame, for God has rejected them. Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion when God restores the fortunes of his people. Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
This episode continues the BIBLEin365 journey with Erika Kirk, focusing on pivotal Old and New Testament texts: the census of Israel’s new generation and the daughters of Zelophehad advocating for their inheritance (Numbers 26–27), Jesus' profound encounter with a sinful woman in a Pharisee’s home (Luke 7:36–50), and the psalmist’s lament over universal human corruption (Psalm 53). Each segment explores themes of legacy, grace, faith, and God’s unwavering standards of justice and mercy.
(00:03–06:58)
Purpose of the Census:
Tribal Breakdown and Numbers:
Levites:
Significance:
(06:58–10:44)
Zelophehad’s Daughters Seek Justice:
God's Response & Legal Precedent:
Succession of Leadership:
(10:44–14:09)
Setting:
Simon's Silent Judgment & Jesus’ Parable:
Principal Teaching:
(14:09–14:55)
This episode underscores God’s justice and faithfulness across generations and circumstances—from honoring bold requests for justice in the law, to raising up humble leaders, to lavishly forgiving the most outcast of sinners. The scripture readings reveal God’s heart for inclusion, redemption, and restoration, culminating in the assurance of salvation and hope for his people.