TIIIDd Olli.PTER L - PAOR Tffnta CHAPTER V. ••o• The Numbering of-God's People 2 The Necessity of putting away Sin 83 The Numbering of the People 2 The Expulsion and Restoration of the God commands a Cerums ... 4 Unclean ... 33 The Men of Renown who Dl.lUlaged the The Public Exclusion of the Unclean 35 Census li Things that Defile 35 ' " From twenty yee.ra old and upward" li No Fraud permitted by God 37 God's Army 8 Conacience Money ... 37 The Two Numberings in the Wilderness 6 Confession and Restitution ... 38 The Servants of God 8 The Sin of Adult.ery 11 The Appointment of the Levites to be The Trial of Jen.lousy 42 the Sacred Tribe 9 "Differences of Ad.mini.strations" in CHAPTER VL the Senice of God l0 Individual Conse<l1'11.tion to God 46 Our Position in the Church 11 Separated to the Senice of God 47 Remo.rkable Obedience 11 The Temporary Vow of the NIU!&rite CHAPTER IL symbolical of the Lifelong Vow of The Camp of the Saints 13 the Christian ·- 49 The Namrite's Vow 49 The Muater at Sinai 15 The Regulations for Observance of the God's Tabernacle in the midst of Israel's Nazarite'a Vow•- 50 Tents •.• 16 The Blessing of God .Almighty 53 The Discipline of God'a Army 16 The Benediction •- 64 CHAPTER IIL The Priestly Blessing 65 The Servants of God, and the Church The Benediction through the Prieata IHI of the Firat-bom 20 CHAPTER VII. The Familie11 of Levi get their aevenil. Acceptable O.ITeringa 60 Commissions=·- 22 "Strange Fire" .•• 23 The Princes and their Princely OII'ering 61 A Mort&!. Sin 23 The Free-will Offering of the Princes 62 The Universality of the Sin O.ITering ... 68 CHAPTER IV. Intercourse with God 63 Duties of the Church Militant 27 The Waggons for the Levitea H None may bear the Veasels of the Lord The Shekel of the Sanctuary 6' but Levitea at their beat ••• 28 The Lord is to be served with Fear ·- 29 CHAPTER vm. The Perils of Distingaished Senice ..• 80 The Sacred Lamps 66 The Levitea and the Regulation of their The Lamps of the Sanctuary 66 'Dutiea.- 81 The Dedication of the Levitr~ 69
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'l'BIDUt The -&pi.ration of the l.evites ; or an 1'.i.011 'l'llltlnt , ••o• The Disastrous Consequences of tha Sin Ordination Service in the Wilderness 10 of Discontent ... '121 An Offering to God, needing for itself The Sin of Despondenoy in a Sernmt or an Atonement ... ... 71 God 122. The Commu.nica.tion of a Spiritual En- CHAPTER IX. dowment 123 The Paschal Feast ... 74 Largeness of Heart 123 A Communicant in Israel, ~bled by The Mixed Multitude 12' some Misoh&nce from eating the Pass• The Expostula.tion of Moses 125 over on the right De.y, me.y eat it a The Answer of God 125 lllonth after 76 Self-will Surfeited a.nd Punished 128 The Lett.er and the Spirit of the Law Deeper in Unbelief 127 oithe Passover ... 76 Foolish Advice wisely rejected 128 The Beneficent A.speot of the Law of Moses towards Foreigners 77 CH.APTER XIL A Needed Reminder 78 The Contradiction of Sinners 183 A Difficulty removed 78 The Sedition of Miria.m and A.o.ron 135 Divine Guidance ... 80 The Singula.i· Honour of Moses 136 The Guiding Pilla.r of Cloud and Flame 80 God the Vindica.tor of his Calumniated God's Ceaseless Providence a Motive to Serva.nts ... 138 Prompt Obedience 82 The Lord listening 138 The Cloud upon the Tabenw:le 82 A .Hideous Manif8.!ltation of Pride 139 A Distinguished Example of lleelmeas 140 CHAPTER X. The Humbling of the Proud and the Exa.lta.tion of the Meek ... 141 The Sacred Tmmpet.s 84 The Silver Tmmpeta 85 CHAPTERS XIII., XIV. The Use of the Tmmpeta 86 The Revolt of Israel 15, The Jou:mey Home 90 The Spies 159 The Friendly In'ritation 93 The Mission of the Spies 161 Hobab In'rited ; or, the Church's Ce.ll The Search a.nd the Report ... 162 to them that a.re without... 94 Cunflicting Counsels 162 Moses and Hoba.b ... 96 They could not enter in because of A Right Feeling and a Christian Invit- Unbelief 163 a.tion ... 96 Moses standing in the Brea.eh, or the A Fresh Appeal ... 97 Power of Interce&BQry Prayer 16& The Heavenward Msrch 99 The Sin and Sha.me of Apoataq 1611 The Pmyen, a.t the Moving and Reating With God on our Side we are in the of the Ark 101 Majority 168 Skilful Intercession 167 CHAPTER XL A Priceless Privilege OJl'ered, Refwied, Wmth awa.ked and Wrath appeased ... 103 Lost ... 167 A Summary View or Sin and its Fa.tal .A.nswera to Faithless Prayel'II 168 Remedy 105 A Repentance to be Repented of 168 Murmuring, Lusting, and Loathing ... 105 A Vain Proposition 169 The Sin of Concupiscence, and its A Mute Appeal 170 Punishment' 113 Speaking Out: a Last Appeal 170 The Seventy Elden. and how they were The Lord breake Silence 171 fitted for their High O.IB.ce 117 Moses' View of tha Position . 173 EldadandMeda.d; or, Irregu]s.r Prophe- The IDtima.te Decision 173 sying ... 119 The Promise to Caleb 175 The Complainers, and how God made God's Decision repeated as a Message 176 Anawer to their ComplainfB _ 120 A Co1U11111ion oontradieted in Action ... 17! INDEX. iii