Day 35

Numbers 24; Numbers 25; Numbers 26; Numbers 27; Numbers 28

Balaam sees in vision and prophesies of the destiny of Israel. He prophesies of the Messiah: There will come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre will rise out of Israel. The Israelites who worship false gods are slain. Phinehas slays the adulterers and stays the plague. Israel is commanded to vex the Midianites who beguiled them. Moses and Eleazar count the Israelites on the plains of Moab near Jericho. The males twenty years and older, excluding Levites, total 601,730. Only Caleb and Joshua remain from those numbered at Sinai. The law of inheritances to sons, daughters, and kinsmen is explained. Moses will see but not enter the promised land. Joshua is called and set apart to lead Israel. Sacrifices are to be offered each morning and evening, on the Sabbath, on the first day of each month, at Passover, on each day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and at the Feast of Firstfruits.