Numbers 4:5

God's Word

When the camp is supposed to move, Aaron and his sons will go in and take down the canopy that hangs over the ark containing the words of God’s promise. First they will cover the ark with the canopy.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:15

The Levites carried God’s ark on their shoulders. They used poles as Moses had commanded according to the Lord’s instructions.

1 Chronicles 23:26

The Levites will no longer have to carry the tent and all the utensils used in worship.”

2 Chronicles 3:14

Solomon made the canopy of violet, purple, and dark red cloth and of linen and decorated it with angels.

Exodus 36:35

They made the canopy out of violet, purple, and bright red yarn and fine linen yarn. An angel design was creatively worked into the fabric.

Exodus 40:3

Place the ark containing the words of my promise inside it, and hang the canopy over the ark.

Exodus 40:5

Put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark. Put up the screen at the entrance to the tent.

Isaiah 25:7

On this mountain he will remove the veil of grief covering all people and the mask covering all nations.

Leviticus 16:2

The Lord said, “Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the ark, he will die, because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.

Numbers 10:14

With their flag in front, the armies led by Judah’s descendants broke camp first. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, was in command.

Numbers 4:15

“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy things and the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites will come to carry all the holy articles. They must never touch the holy things, or they will die. The Kohathites will carry all the things from the tent of meeting.

Numbers 4:4

“This is the work the Kohathites will do in the tent of meeting: They will take care of the most holy things.

Numbers 7:9

But Moses gave none of these gifts to the Kohathites, because they took care of the holy things. They had to carry the holy things on their own shoulders.

Matthew 27:51

Suddenly, the curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split open.

Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses wrote down these teachings and gave them to the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise and to all the leaders of Israel.

Hebrews 10:20

Jesus has opened a new and living way for us to go through the curtain. (The curtain is his own body.)

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the most holy place.

1 Samuel 6:19

God struck down some of the people from Beth Shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the Lord. He struck down 70 people. The people mourned because the Lord struck them with such a great blow.