Numbers 17:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Numbers 17:2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from
each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses–twelve rods.
Write each man’s name on his rod.
Numbers 17:3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there
shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.
Numbers 17:4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before
the Testimony, where I meet with you.
Numbers 17:5 And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom;
thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make
against you.”
I. THE COMMAND OF GOD.
Numbers 17:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Numbers 17:2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from
each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses–twelve rods.
Write each man’s name on his rod.
Numbers 17:3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there
shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house.
Numbers 17:4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before
the Testimony, where I meet with you.
Numbers 17:7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of
witness.
Exodus 29:42 “… the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet
you to speak with you.
II. THE COMPLAINTS OF THE PEOPLE.
Numbers 17:5 “… thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel,
which they make against you.”
Philippians 2:14 Do all things without complaining and disputing,
Philippians 2:15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God
Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
III. THE CHOSEN OF GOD.
Numbers 17:5 And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom;
John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that
you should go and bear fruit,
1. LIFE.
Numbers 17:8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the
tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi,
had sprouted …
2. FRUITFULNESS.
Numbers 17:8 “… and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe
almonds.
1 Corinthians 15:20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the
firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Isaiah 53:2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root
out of dry ground.
Isaiah 53:8 “… For He was cut off from the land of the living;”
Isaiah 53:12 “… He poured out His soul unto death,
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He put Him to grief. When You
make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His
days and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
It’s a picture of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
The bud speaks of His life
The blossom speaks of His beauty
The almond speak of His fruitfulness and the fruit of the Spirit
All of this is contained in the Lord Jesus Christ
Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
2 Corinthians 1:9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should
not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,
2 Corinthians 1:10 who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us;
in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
In that ark, in that golden box were placed three items
Hebrews 9:4 “… the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which
were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets
of the covenant;
Matthew 7:17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears
bad fruit.
Matthew 7:18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown
into the fire.
Matthew 7: 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
