From Numbers 1-3:
1. It is interesting to see how God took the entire Levite clan in place of the firstborn from each family. Especially interesting is the fact that he had all the people pay for the difference between the number of Levites and the number of firstborn.
2. I again am amazed at the detail provided about who was over which clan, and the numbers of men in the tribes. These types of details give credence to the fact that the bible cannot have been fabricated. Forget about all of the other proofs that are evident (dead sea scrolls, other historical evidences, etc.). Even if they were not available, the fact that these details are listed so completely and with such minutia points to the fact that this book's content is real and accurate.
3. Egad! - I wonder what these banners and standards looked like for each tribe. I can imagine that Judah's standard included a lion, and it is possible that Benjamin's was a wolf, but what about some of the others? I get Judah's and Benjamin's from Genesis 49, when Jacob blessed his sons. According to that, Dan's would have included a serpent or viper and Naphtali's would have included a doe; however, I am still trying to figure out what Gad's would have been.
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