In this message we will continue to present a vital sketch of the divine revelation in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers concerning God's economy with His chosen and redeemed people.
The book of Numbers as a whole reveals the need of God's chosen and redeemed people to be formed into an army to carry out the holy war.
In order to be formed into a holy army, God's people must first be numbered according to maturity in life (Num. 1:3, 18).
God's chosen and redeemed people were also built up into one body (1:44-46). If we consider how the children of Israel were in array at the foot of Mount Sinai, we will realize that they had truly been formed into one body.
After God's people were numbered and built up into one body, they journeyed with God. This means that they traveled with Him.