In Exodus 25 God commanded Moses to build the Menorah as part of the Tabernacle. But why is the Menorah mentioned in Numbers 8?
Shlomo Skinner
Numbers 5:23 – The Curses
Numbers 5 describes the ordeal of a married woman who is suspected of committing adultery. The priest is commanded to write some curses and then dissolve them in water. What curses does the priest write?
Ruth 1:16-17 – Where You Go
After the death of her husband and sons, Naomi decides to go home to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law that they should return to Moab.
Leviticus 21:9 – The Daughter of a Priest
The Jewish priests, the descendants of Aaron, have a special sanctity that they are expected to live up to. Even the daughter of a priest after she is married should uphold that sanctity.
Leviticus 17:11 – Blood on the Altar
God commanded the Jewish people to slaughter some animals as sacrifices. He also permits animals to be slaughtered for food. But the Jewish people are not permitted to eat the animal’s blood.
Leviticus 13:12-14 – Pure Tzara’at
Leviticus 13 and 14 discuss the laws of an affliction called tzara’at, often translated as leprosy. A person with tzara’at is unclean. But if the the affliction covers the entire body, then the person is clean. Why?
Leviticus 10:8-11 – To Distinguish
Leviticus 10 begins with the death of Aaron’s sons, Nadav and Abihu. Then God speaks to Aaron.
Exodus 38:21 – The Reckoning
The Jewish people are building the Tabernacle. Then the Torah interrupts the narrative of the building to do some accounting.
Exodus 31:1-3 and 35:30 – Bezalel
In Exodus chapters 25 – 30 God commands Moses about building the Tabernacle and its furnishings. In Exodus 31:2 God designates Bezalel as the man who will perform the work.
Esther 1:4 – 180 Days
Megillat Esther begins with King Ahasuerus hosting a massive banquet for 180 days. Or maybe it was only 7 days?