God instructs Moses to count the Israelite armies using leaders from the 12 tribes.

While not counted for service in the Israelite armies, the Levites are counted and declared the substitution for the firstborn among all of Israel.

God gives instruction for the duties of the Levitical tribes in moving the tabernacle and all of the holy articles, and appoints Aaron’s sons to oversee their duties.

In Numbers 6, rules for the Nazarite vow are given and God allows second chances for those who accidentally break their vow.

A massive celebration ensues as the tribes bring their offerings, every day for 12 days, to the tabernacle.

The Passover statutes point to the Messiah that is to come and the Israelites learn to follow God whether as a cloud by day or a pillar of fire by night.

Moses needed help with a grumbling people, so God let his Spirit rest on 70 of the elders of Israel.

After Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses and are restored, Moses is directed to send spies into the Promised Land.

The negative report of the spies that Moses had sent into the Promised Land sways all of the Israelites to complain, incurring God’s wrath.

Disgruntled leaders test God and the leadership of Moses. Moses repeatedly intercedes for the people and rather than wipe them out, God sends a plague.

God uses a staff and almonds to end the complaining of the Israelites against Aaron.

In frustration, Moses strikes the rock rather than following God’s instructions. As a result, Moses looses his inheritance in the Promised Land.

Because of the grumbling of the Israelites, God sent snakes as punishment but also a way for the people to be saved.

Balaam cannot curse Israel, but instead blesses God’s people and prophesies about the coming Messiah.

Due to the unfaithfulness of the Israelites again, God sent another plague, but Phinehas acts with unprecedented zeal to abate God’s wrath.

The daughters of Zelophehad boldly go before Moses and the high priest to ask for the inheritance of their father, who had no sons.

Moses reiterates the Israelite calendar of sacrifices to the people, knowing that they are about to go into the land God has promised and could forget to honor God.

Moses directs the Israelite army to destroy the Midianites, but they return with more spoils than are acceptable and must purify themselves and the things they are allowed to keep.

The tribes of Rueben and Gad do not want to cross over the Jordan, but settle in the lands east of the river.

Moses writes down key aspects of the journey the Israelites took in the wilderness so that God’s people will remember what He has done for them.

The inheritance of the Israelites is spelled out as Moses describes the borders of the Promised Land.

Moses spells out the Levites’ inheritance and the cities of refuge, along with the rules for how the cities of refuge work.

Moses reminds the children of Israel about the battles they’ve won and encourages them as they begin getting ready to take possession of the Promised Land.

In one of the most famously quoted scripture passages, Moses tells the children of Israel to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and strength.