Prepare
Opening Prayer
God, thank you for this day and your Word. Help us read and understand it. In Jesus' name, amen.
Read
Scripture Passage
25 “The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.” 26 And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.” 28 And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 “Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.” 30 And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.
The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Nu 2:25-30.
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
Dan's standard leads the northern camp, joined by Asher and Naphtali. Their numbered armies form the final division in Israel's ordered encampment and break camp last.
B — Best Verse
A Verse That Summarizes the Passage
Numbers 2:25
Distilled from the devotional exposition; the speaker did not explicitly name a best verse.
Bryan does not explicitly choose a best verse. Verse 25 introduces Dan's leadership and the northern position that organize the whole section.
C — Called or Christ
C — Christ Connection
March under the Lord's banner as part of his spiritual army. Put on God's armor, resist the devil, and trust the victorious King who dwells in the midst of his people and completes his work.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
oh good morning good morning good morning welcome to coffee and devotions oh no let's try that again there we go good morning good morning good morning welcome to coffee and devotions I don't even have my tongue Yep this where every day you and I we get together we have a little bit of coffee we get into God's word and we grow in our love for the Lord together I don't have anything uhoh and this year 2023 Lord willing we'll make it from Numbers Deuteronomy through the book of Hebrews why we W had my coffee let's pray and we'll get into God's word you ready let's pray God we thank you so much for this day we thank you for your word please help us to read it and understand it in Jesus's name amen all right Ellie asked is this going to take a long time should not we are at Numbers Chapter 2 beginning at verse 25 no I need the glasses oh you need the glasses okay okay okay here we go then oh no no we did that one let's see here we go verse 25 the standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the North side according to their armies and the leader of the children of Dan shall be azer the son of Amai the son or his and his army was numbered at 62,700 those who Camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagel the son of orren and his army was numbered 41,500 then comes the tribe of naftali and the leader of the children of napali shall be airra the son of enan and his army was numbered at 53,486 they broke Camp last with their standards all right so that's it so this was the third camp and they are on the North side right so at the very center of the campus guess what e yeah I like e that's right but at the center at the heart of the camp at the heart of the camp is the Tabernacle like this yeah right at the heart of the camp is the Tabernacle the very center so you have three tribes on the East three tribes on the south three tribes on the west and three tribes on the North weird yep and so there these are all the camps and they're going to march from the first camp with Judah is going to March first the second Camp down the South with Reuben is going to March second then it's going to March the Levites with the Tabernacle um three three yep and then you're going to have the fourth and that's going to or the the third and that's going to be the tribes on the west and then finally the ones on the North so they're all going to March out so this is God's Army marching out marching out March March March okay it's a huge Army it's massive tens of thousands hundreds of thousands of people and they're going to go take the promised land yeah so like here another one here another one here another one yeah if there was a big army coming towards you how would you feel scared you're scared that's right well that's exactly how the people in Canan felt they were scared too but guess who was with the people of Israel God God was with them that's right God was with them so God has his Camp God has his order okay that's what's going on here you think God has his order today yes do you think that God has an army today yes are you a part of that Army no oh sure you are sure you are right yeah you're part of that Army right God tells you to put on the armor of God oh well I right you get the helmet of salvation the breast of righteousness the belt of Truth your feet oh bare feet your feet chod with the gospel ow right and you have the sword of the sword of the spirit I and the shield of Faith but I want to be a ballerina you want to be a ballerina well maybe you'll be a ballerina warrior princess all right you ready pray okay Lord we thank you so much that we do not fight against the uh people of this world against the but against the principalities of the ruler of the air and that we follow after you because you are in our the midst of our camp Lord and you have declared the victory we pray that we would March under your banner and that we would have faith that you are able to accomplish the work that you have begun in Jesus's name amen fight air fight air will you fight the prince of the power of the air who do you think that is I don't the devil the devil mhm does he try to tempt you today yeah but do you have to lose that battle to him no no you don't good question high five good job you want to say goodbye don't scream bye bye [Music] thanks for listening to this week's message from God's word for you a Ministry of Sharon RP Church in rule Southeast Iowa we pray that the message would be used by God to transform your faith and your life this week if you'd like to get more information about us feel free to go to the website Sharon rc.org we'd love to invite you to worship with us our worship time is 10:00 a.m. every Sunday at 25204 160th Avenue Morning Sun Iowa 52640 may God richly bless you this [Music] week