B’midbar (In the Wilderness) Pt. 5: Numbers 3:14-39
Yahveh now has the Levites counted. Why not count them first? They were already held by Yahveh, and so they are being counted as a gift to Israel, given by Yahveh to minister to the people for Yahveh.
What we give to Yahveh, He turns around and gives in return as a blessing to His children.
Fun fact: The number of Levites, 22,000, is the same as the number of bulls offered by Solomon at the dedication of the Temple. Thus was the temple dedication tied back to the time in the Wilderness….
