Selections from
Bamidbar, In the Wilderness,
Numbers 1.1-4.20
In the first day of the second month
following the exodus from Egypt
God speaks to Moses in the wilderness
of Sinai, saying
Take a census, a count of the whole
community by tribes
Every male 20 and above. Except the
Levites,
All enrolled come to 603,550
(equals One, 6+3+5+5
is 19, 1+9 is 10 is one)
God says put the Levites in charge of
the Ark of the Covenant and
All that pertains to it. They’ll carry
it, tend to it, camp around it and
Perform its duties. The Israelites
shall camp around the Tent of Meeting
See
below. Each direction has unique qualities. See Sefer Yetzirah, Book of Formation
north
Dan
Asher
Naftali
Efraim Tent of Yahudah
west Menasseh (Levi) Yissakar east
Binyameen Meeting Zebulon
Rubin
Shimon
Gad
south
from Num. 2.2-34
The Levite (in us each) safeguards the trust of the Ark of the Covenant
Bring forth the tribe of Levi (a call to us each). They safeguard my Trust
And the entire community regarding the
Tent of Meeting
The entire tally of the Levites is
22,000 (= 4, power
symbol D, a pathway)
I am sanctifying each first-born in Yisra-El. Each first-born is mine
Each
of our children is our first born, and we are each the first-born
For each first born give five to the support
the sanctuary
This is giving silver (courage, strength, wisdom) to Aharon (the priest in you)
Those
with three children (5+5+5), “at least” 15 silvers to support a house of
worship
Our priestly service includes lighting
the oil (with
meditation),
Waving the aromatic incense (of prayer) and
Dedicating the energy of our food and
drink to the benefit of all
Thus the holy sanctuary (in our hearts) is never dismantled
