Numbers 33:6 And they set out from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. 17 And they set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. 18 And they set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. 19 And they set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. 20 And they set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. 21 And they set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah. 22 And they set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. 23 And they set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. 24 And they set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. 25 And they set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. 26 And they set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
Almost to be feared as much as pronouncing the lists of names in Numbers is the fear of having to read all of these places. But, once again, they are important, as they represent where the people had been on their wilderness wanderings. With those places came memories, good and bad, of what they had learned along the way. In the context of this chapter, they were to remember all the pagan nations they had encountered along the way and make sure to drive them out, lest their influence bring them down. We learn from the past to look to the future and walk in obedience.
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