Thematic Bible
Numbers 9:1 (show verse)
The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Numbers 9:2 (show verse)
“The sons of Israel are to keep the Passover at its appointed time.
Numbers 9:3 (show verse)
On the fourteenth day of this month at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and ordinances you shall keep it.”
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Passover first commemorated
Evening » Divided into two, commencing at 3 o'clock, and sunset
Feast of the passover » Remarkable celebrations of » In the wilderness of sinai
Israel » Second » Passover
Passover » Institution of
Sanitation » Rest commanded
Sinai » Wilderness of » Kept the passover festival in
Evening » Divided into two, commencing at 3 o'clock, and sunset
Feast of the passover » Remarkable celebrations of » In the wilderness of sinai
Israel » Second » Passover
Passover » Institution of
Sanitation » Rest commanded
Sinai » Wilderness of » Kept the passover festival in
Numbers 9:4 (show verse)
So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover.
Numbers 9:5 (show verse)
They observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight in the Wilderness of Sinai; in accordance with all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the Israelites did.
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Passover first commemorated
Feast » Of the passover
Feast of the passover » Called the » Passover
Feast of the passover » Remarkable celebrations of » In the wilderness of sinai
Feasts » Jewish
Hebrew » Feasts
Israel » Second » Passover
Passover » Feast of » Held on the 14th of the first month, abib (april), to commemorate the exodus from egypt
Passover » Institution of
Sinai » Wilderness of » Kept the passover festival in
Feast » Of the passover
Feast of the passover » Called the » Passover
Feast of the passover » Remarkable celebrations of » In the wilderness of sinai
Feasts » Jewish
Hebrew » Feasts
Israel » Second » Passover
Passover » Feast of » Held on the 14th of the first month, abib (april), to commemorate the exodus from egypt
Passover » Institution of
Sinai » Wilderness of » Kept the passover festival in
Numbers 9:6 (show verse)
But there were certain men who were [ceremonially] unclean because of [touching] the dead body of a man, so they could not observe the Passover on that day; so they came before Moses and Aaron that same day.
Numbers 9:7 (show verse)
Those men said to Moses, “We are [ceremonially] unclean because of [touching] a dead body. Why are we being restrained from presenting the Lord’s offering at its appointed time among the Israelites?”
Numbers 9:8 (show verse)
Therefore, Moses said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”
Numbers 9:9 (show verse)
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 9:10 (show verse)
“Say to the Israelites, ‘If any one of you or of your descendants becomes [ceremonially] unclean because of [touching] a dead body or is on a distant journey, he may, however, observe the Passover to the Lord.
Numbers 9:11 (show verse)
On the fourteenth day of the second month [thirty days later] at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Bitter herbs » Eaten symbolically with the passover meal
Herbs » Bitter, used at passover
The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites
Month » Zif » May
Passover » Observed with unleavened bread (no yeast)
Passover » Special passover, for those who were unclean, or on a journey, to be held in the second month
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Injustice to
Theocracy » Consisted in his » Being the supreme judge
Herbs » Bitter, used at passover
The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites
Month » Zif » May
Passover » Observed with unleavened bread (no yeast)
Passover » Special passover, for those who were unclean, or on a journey, to be held in the second month
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Injustice to
Theocracy » Consisted in his » Being the supreme judge
Numbers 9:12 (show verse)
They shall leave none of it until morning nor break any of its bones; in accordance with all the statutes of the Passover they shall observe it.
Numbers 9:13 (show verse)
But the man who is [ceremonially] clean and is not on a journey, and yet does not observe the Passover, that person shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them] because he did not bring the Lord’s offering at its appointed time; that man will bear [the penalty of] his sin.
Church » Of the jews excommunication from » Excommunication as practised among the jews
Excommunication » Excommunication as practised among the jews
Feast of the passover » Neglect of, punished with death
Government » Ecclesiastical » Excommunication as practised among the jews
The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites
Passover » Institution of
Passover » Penalty for neglecting to observe
Excommunication » Excommunication as practised among the jews
Feast of the passover » Neglect of, punished with death
Government » Ecclesiastical » Excommunication as practised among the jews
The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites
Passover » Institution of
Passover » Penalty for neglecting to observe
Numbers 9:14 (show verse)
If a stranger lives among you as a resident alien and observes the Passover to the Lord, in accordance with its statutes and its ordinances, so shall he do; you shall have one statute, both for the resident alien and for the native of the land.’”
Aliens » Religious privileges of
Church of israel » Proselytes admitted into
God » Mercy of » Ordinances of
The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites
Law » Bondage of » Impartiality of
Legislation » Class, forbidden
Passover » Institution of
Passover » Strangers authorized to celebrate
The bible » The law part of » Impartiality of
Church of israel » Proselytes admitted into
God » Mercy of » Ordinances of
The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites
Law » Bondage of » Impartiality of
Legislation » Class, forbidden
Passover » Institution of
Passover » Strangers authorized to celebrate
The bible » The law part of » Impartiality of
Numbers 9:15 (show verse)
Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud [of God’s presence] covered the tabernacle, that is, the tent of the Testimony; and in the evening it was over the tabernacle, appearing like [a pillar of] fire until the morning.
Numbers 9:16 (show verse)
So it was continuously; the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
Numbers 9:17 (show verse)
Whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent (tabernacle), afterward the Israelites would set out; and in the place where the cloud stopped, there the Israelites would camp.
Numbers 9:18 (show verse)
At the Lord’s command the Israelites would journey on, and at His command they would camp. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle they remained camped.
Numbers 9:19 (show verse)
Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites would keep their obligation to the Lord and not set out.
Numbers 9:20 (show verse)
Sometimes the cloud remained only a few days over the tabernacle, and in accordance with the command of the Lord they remained camped. Then at His command they set out.
Numbers 9:21 (show verse)
If sometimes the cloud remained [over the tabernacle] from evening only until morning, when the cloud was lifted in the morning, they would journey on; whether in the daytime or at night, whenever the cloud was lifted, they would set out.
Numbers 9:22 (show verse)
Whether it was two days or a month or a year that the cloud [of the Lord’s presence] lingered over the tabernacle, staying above it, the Israelites remained camped and did not set out; but when it was lifted, they set out.
Numbers 9:23 (show verse)
At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they journeyed on; they kept their obligation to the Lord, in accordance with the command of the Lord through Moses.