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Remember the following truth
from our beloved Torah!
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which
I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM
IT, that ye may keep the commandments of יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloleichem,
which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).
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With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben
Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
Introduction:
Numbers Chapter 10 marks a pivotal transition in the wilderness journey. Having completed the spiritual and physical census, and having established the laws of purity and the Passover, the Israelites move from a state of rest into the Sinai wilderness, to a state of movement toward the Promised Land. This chapter details the auditory signals for leadership and the meticulous order of the tribal procession.
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Let us read Numbers Chapter 10, verses 1-36: Below the verses are the Explanation’s. (The Chapter is from JPS-1917 version of the Torah).
Verses 1-10: “And יְהוָה - the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying: ‘Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work
shalt thou make them; and they shall be unto thee for the calling of the
congregation, and for causing the camps to set forward. And
when they shall blow with them, all the congregation
shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting. And if they blow but with one, then the princes,
the heads of the thousands of
Explanation Verses 1-10: ‘The Silver
Trumpets’: The instruction to fashion two silver trumpets (hatzoztrot)
creates a formal communication system. Unlike the shofar,
which is a natural horn, these silver instruments represent human craftsmanship
dedicated to Divine service. The text distinguishes between a plain blast (tekiah) for gathering and an alarm (teruah) for movement or war. This ensures
that the massive congregation exceeding six hundred thousand men could act as a
single, cohesive unit. Furthermore, these trumpets link the mundane movements
of the camp to the spiritual life of the nation, as they were also to be
sounded during festivals and sacrifices.
Verses - 11-13: And it came to pass in the
second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle
of the testimony. And the children of
Explanation Verses 11-13: ‘The Departure
from
Verses 14-28: And in the first place the
standard of the camp of the children of
Explanation Verses 14-28: ‘The Order of
the Tribes’: The march is not a chaotic flight but a disciplined procession.
Verses 29-32: And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the
Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law: ‘We are journeying
unto the place of which יְהוָה - the LORD said: I will give it you;
come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for יְהוָה - the LORD hath spoken good
concerning
Explanation Verses 29-32: ‘The Appeal to
Hobab’: Moses’ dialogue with Hobab
illustrates the inclusive nature of the Israelite mission. Although
Verses 33-35: And they set forward from
the Mount of יְהוָה - the LORD three days’ journey; and
the ark of the covenant of יְהוָה - the LORD went before them three
days’ journey, to seek out a resting-place for them. And
the cloud of יְהוָה - the LORD was over them by day,
when they set forward from the camp. And it came to pass,
when the ark set forward, that Moses said: ‘Rise up, O יְהוָה - LORD, and let Thine enemies be
scattered; and let them that hate Thee flee before Thee’. And
when it rested, he said: ‘Return, O יְהוָה - LORD, unto the ten thousands of
the families of
Explanation Verses 33-36: ‘The Inverted
Nuns and the Liturgy’: The final verses of the chapter are historically set
apart in Torah scrolls by inverted Hebrew letters (nuns). These
verses serve as a liturgical “bookend” for the movement of the Ark. Moses’
declarations invoking אֱלֹהִים - Elohim to scatter enemies during the march and to return to the people
during rest demonstrate that the physical journey is fundamentally a spiritual
one. The
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My Closing Message:
Numbers 10 teaches us that the journey toward
a holy destination requires both Divine guidance and human organization. The
silver trumpets and the structured march remind us that inspiration must be
matched by discipline. As the
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