Numbers 26:1-18 and John 19:38-42 New Living Translation

NUMBERS 26:1-18

THE SECOND CENSUS

1    After the plague had ended, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, 

2    “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war.”

3    So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel: 

4    “List all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the Lord commanded Moses.”  This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.

THE TRIBE OF REUBEN

5    These were the clans descended from the sons of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son:  The Hanochite clan, named after their ancestor Hanoch.  The Palluite clan, named after their ancestor Pallu.

6    The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron.  The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi.

7    These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730.

8    Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab, 

9    and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the Lord. 

10  But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel. 

11  However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.

THE TRIBE OF SIMEON

12  These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon:  The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel.  The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin.  The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin.

13  The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar.  The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul.

14  These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200.

THE TRIBE OF GAD

15  These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad:  The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon.  The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi.  The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni.

16  The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni.  The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.

17  The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi.  The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli.

18  These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.

JOHN 19:38-42

THE BURIAL OF JESUS

38  Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. 

39  With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 

40  Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.

41  The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. 

42  And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

Numbers 25:1-18 and John 19:31-37 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 25:1-18
THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AT PEOR
1    While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women,
2    who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods.
3    So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
4    The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that the Lord’s fierce anger may turn away from Israel.
5    So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”
6    Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
7    When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand
8    and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;
9    but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
10  The Lord said to Moses,
11  “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites. Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal.
12  Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.
13  He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
14  The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
15  And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Kozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
16  The Lord said to Moses,
17  “Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them.
18  They treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the Peor incident involving their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of that incident.”

JOHN 19:31-37
JESUS' SIDE IS PIERCED
31  Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.
32  The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. ³
33  But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
34  Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
35  The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.
36  These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,”
37  and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”

Numbers 24:15-25 and John 19:28-30 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 24:15-25
BALAAM'S FINAL PROPHECIES

15  This is the message Balaam delivered:  “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

16  the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

17  I see him, but not here and now.  I perceive him, but far in the distant future.  A star will rise from Jacob;

    a scepter will emerge from Israel.  It will crush the foreheads of Moab’s people, cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.

18  Edom will be taken over, and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered, while Israel marches on in triumph.

19  A ruler will rise in Jacob who will destroy the survivors of Ir.”

20  Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message:  “Amalek was the greatest of nations, but its destiny is destruction!”

21  Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message:  “Your home is secure; your nest is set in the rocks.

22  But the Kenites will be destroyed when Assyria takes you captive.”

23  Balaam concluded his messages by saying:  “Alas, who can survive unless God has willed it?

24  Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed.”

25  Then Balaam and Balak returned to their homes.  

JOHN 19:28-30

THE DEATH OF JESUS

28  Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”

29  A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. 

30  When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit.