Free group study handout
Numbers 8: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Numbers 8 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh instructs Moses to tell Aaron about the lamp stand. Aaron lights the lamps so they shine in front of the lamp stand, as commanded (vv. 1-4).
Key verse
“I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.”
Numbers 8:18 (WEB)
Outline
- Numbers 8:1–4 Instructions for the Lamp Stand
- Numbers 8:5–14 Consecration of the Levites
- Numbers 8:15–19 The Role of the Levites
- Numbers 8:20–22 Obedience to Command
- Numbers 8:23–26 Service Age Requirements
Discussion questions
- In v2, what specific instruction does Yahweh give to Aaron regarding the lamps?
- What does Aaron do in v3 when he lights the lamps according to Yahweh's command?
- In v16, why does Yahweh specify that the Levites are taken 'instead of all who open the womb'?
- In v19, how does the mention of 'atonement for the children of Israel' connect to the Levites' role?
- When have you felt set apart for a specific role or service like the Levites in v14?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Numbers 8: Numbers 3, Exodus 25, Exodus 13.
Before next time: read Numbers 9.