BibleStudyWithJairus

#numbers 3, There are 273 more males than the male Levites #bible study with #jairus First, the firstborn sons of the Israelites in Egypt were covered by the blood in order to survive. The firstborn Israelite males born in the wilderness also needed this redemption. Second, this is not just a simple repetition, but an act of deeper spiritual significance. There is a subtle point here that I didn't notice before when I read the Bible. The firstborn Israelite males had 273 more males than the male Levites, who were a month old or more. Does this mean that 273 people had no way of using the Levites to redeem their firstborn sons? What kind of family did these 273 people have? There are no more male Levites older than one month left, leaving them no choice but to pay money to redeem their firstborn sons. Perhaps the 273 Israelite families were negligent and didn't come near to the priests often enough. Maybe that's why they have to pay the price by giving redemption money. "God cannot be mocked. A man reaps