2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from 20 years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.

...the people were numbered a second time viz., at the end of the forty years' sojourn in the wilderness (Num. 26:2, 63),

... calamities that befel them during the forty years on account of their rebellions, and in the steady action of the hand of God against them to weed out the whole generation that dishonoured Him by refusing to enter the land on receiving the evil report of the spies (Deut. 2:14-15).

What counterpart can there be to this second numbering, if it be not in the second and final adjustment of human affairs that takes place at the close of the thousand years?

...The world is settled upon a divine foundation; it has received the law proceeding from Zion, and in a sense has been the subject of a divine census and declaration of pedigree; but it is not a final settlement. There are murmurings against the prophet like unto Moses, as shown by the need for withholding the rain from disobedient communities (Zech. 14:17).

At the finish, there is a grand revolt and widespread concerted effort to overthrow the government of Christ (Rev. 20:8-9), which evokes the destructive anger of heaven.

"Fire descends from God out of heaven and destroys them "

like Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then ensues the final numbering of the people and settlement of pedigree for ever.

All whose names are not written as the children of Abraham are destroyed; the rest live for ever, and enter upon the state finally figured by the land of promise--the inheritance of the earth, in the peace, prosperity, and perfection of immortality--no more death, and no more increase in population.

Law of Moses Ch 32

16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites [Mishpakhat HaOzni]: of Eri, the family of the Erites [Mishpakhat HaEri]:

Scripture Names Doctrinally Applicable to Christ

Eri (Eriy-yah), Watcher of Yahweh.

"I watch and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top."—(Ps. 102:7.)

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59 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

Scripture Names Doctrinally Applicable to Christ

Jochebed: (Yokhebhedh). Yahweh shall be the glory)

"When Yahweh shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory."—(Ps. 102:16.)

The Christadelphian, June 1873