The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Numbers 1:1-4, “Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the
wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second
month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,
2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of
Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the
number of names, every male, head by head
3 from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go
out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 “With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe,
each one head of his father’s household.”

The validity of the Book of Numbers is highlighted and
authenticated by the names of those to whom the LORD, and then Moses, spoke.
It might be compared with whether the President of the United States spoke
or some appointee of a much lesser rank. The place and the time of the
meeting were also indicated. In the effort to authenticate anything, the
more evidence given, the sounder the authentication.

The circumstances under which certain persons were directed
by their leaders, serves to underscore the validity of the meeting and what
was said.
Here the LORD spoke to Moses, giving him both instruction
and leadership over the people. He still calls pastors, evangelists,
missionaries, teachers, and parents to educate others in the ways that are
both honoring to Him and beneficial to the obedient.

Numbers cites the service of the people in the wilderness,
the failure of the people to adhere to the Divine Instruction the LORD had
given them; and the ultimate victory when they listened and followed the
LORD’s commands.

The circumstances of Israel are different from what we face
today. At the same time, the principles of leadership and obedience are very
much the same. The LORD gives us instruction in His Word. He gives us mature
and obedient leadership, that we might become all that He intends us to
become. As with Israel, we will do well to listen, learn and obey what the
LORD gives us in Holy Scripture. Failure to obey always results in
punishment. Obedience always results in victory. Thus, what-ever orders we
have from Him, we will do well to follow.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We shall never know that Christ is all we need
until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom