Read Numbers 8:1-12:16 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
8:1-4 {p} Arrangement of the seven lamps of the menorah
8:5-22 {s} Cleansing; wave offering of the Levites for the work of the tabernacle
8:23-26 {p} Levites work of the tabernacle from 25 to 50 years
9:1-8 {p} Passover keeping prevented by defilement
9:9-14 {s} Second month Passover/ one Torah for the stranger and native
9:15-23 {p} Israel encamped and journeyed at the command of YHVH
10:1-10 {p} The law of the two silver trumpets
10:11-28 {s} 2nd year, 2nd month, 20th day, Israel broke camp in order
10:29-34 {s} Moses entreats his father-in-law to journey with them
10:35-36 {p} Moses’ blessing when the ark set out and when it rested
11:1-15 {p} Complaint against YHVH: intense craving for meat
11:16-22 {p} YHVH will give them meat for 30 days until they are sick of it
11:23-35 {p} The 70 elders commissioned/ quail/ graves of craving
12:1-3 {s} Complaint of Miriam and Aaron against Moses
12:4-13 {p} Miriam becomes leprous
12:14-16 {p} Miriam shut out of the camp seven days, then received again
Strong themes of the parashah
8:5-26 {s+p} Cleansing of Levites for the work of the tabernacle, from 25-50 years
9:1-23 {p+s+p} One statute for all
9:9-23 {s+p} Presence, glory of YHVH bounded by keeping the command of YHVH
10:11-28 {s+s+p} Israel set forward as the ark sought a resting place for them after 3 days’ journey
11:1-35 {px3} Complaint of no meat, and its consequence (Graves of craving)
12:1-16 {s+p+p} Complaint against Moses, and its consequence (Miriam leprous)
Numbers 8:1-12:16 triennial Torah portions
8:1-9:21, Triennial Beha’alotecha, “When you step up”
9:22-10:36, Triennial Avoyamaim, “Whether days”
11:1-35, Triennial Ha’am bemitun’nim, “The people sought complaints”
12:1-16, Triennial Vatdaber Miryam v’Aharon, “Miriam and Aaron spoke”
Numbers 8:1-12:16 Chiastic Structure
Download the fully expanded Numbers 8:1-12:16 Beha’alotecha chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
Instructions, preparations to set out toward the promised Land, but complaints hinder progress.
Finding Messiah in Beha’alotecha
Additional readings for this parashah
Zec 2:14-4:7 (my notes, and here) | Luk 17:11-18:14 (my notes, and here)
Studies in Beha’alotecha
Numbers 8, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 8:1-12:16, Paragraph divisions and Chiastic structure
Numbers 7 and 8, The Menorah
Numbers 9, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 10, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 9 and 10, Two silver trumpets
Numbers 11, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 12, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 11 and 12, Three complaints
Further study off site
Beha’alotecha – Restoration of Torah
Beha’alotecha Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | NUMBERS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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