Numbers

Wayward sands dunes passed by in the desert,
Drifts further away with more generous numbers,
Then the census arrangements willing to count,
Young grains not derailed by the craze of grumblers.

At twenty, identified scouts, enter military service,
Command the grasp of complex arithmeticians,
The subtractions lost a generation to odd choice,
But a new sense of additions and multiplications.

Took up holy residence working in the sanctuary,
Duties define, God says, the Levites shall be mine,
Liturgies of priestly blessings a guide to the galaxy,
Leave prism crawl in the desert forty years behind.

All who went forth to war are cocoon in a desert strip?
Advantage rise and fall, murmur instead of marching,
Worship and fellowship, all enlist regret leaving Egypt,
When clouds settled, camped feelings came running.

Numbers slip away from the firstborn into millions
By election, choices of some outstanding human,
Baptist love can increase hope in different persons
Offer solutions, Moses assistants, share the burden.

Like a colossal wall, the standard degree stood stall,
Around the tabernacle, tassels on garments grip,
The survivals slip, Gods got a strategic plan for all,
Aaron budding staff blossomed while they sleep.

Korah Dathan and Abiram took their last breath,
Contempt sent the ground under to split asunder,
Fate opens wide, hides grime in the mouth of earth,
Scatter the coals with Censer and overlay the Alter.

Some spies went away to the land within reach,
Their knowledge streamed a tormented dream,
Amid the uproar, not every pedigree crossed in breach,
Failed lives applied to lies, tell about what is unseen.

Miracles emerge, descend with the morning’s Holy Grails,
In the darkest evening of the day, a cool wind sweep
Heaven’s doors open, and filled downy clouds with quails
Those regretting mistakes went quite dark and deep.

While some weep, others slipping tears, heaven cares,
Life is beautiful, with a complex number of things
Not stopping, except death, who unbolts the rules
Sabbath breakers and custodians allow diminishes

Bring supplementary offerings for unintentional sins,
Following the footprints where Israel spent walking,
Towards the promise land where prosperity begins,
With milk and honey, and the cleansing steam flowing.

We are told responsibility will caress the soul,
Aaron's journey at an end, no homecoming with friends,
In that day, we too may look at the serpent on the pole,
Repeat apostle’s creed, before departing to moving ends.

Reflection on Numbers linking the Exodus rethinking,
Bridging gap between sandy times and Gods severity,
Mind and common vines, pomegranates that are missing
Foreshadowing Gods sovereign love and harmony.

He sheltering from judgment all the nations of earth,
The Lord is long suffering and has granted great mercy,
By two immutable things, it is impossible for God to lie.
In the city of refuge, there is the consolation for the guilty.

Miriam marred visage dies tinkling the tambourines
With family obsession, burial plot on top of mount Hor,
Blemish days ended wandering through the wilderness,
Creative craftsmanship stripped poor Aaron to the floor.

In the place of thunder; strived the waters of Meribah,
Moses express his feelings struck the rock with a mood,
The atmosphere around him became black as sackcloth,
Heaven replied back, this wasn’t an act to be proud.

From the highest chamber converted scarlet thread mark,
A line held long enough to measures promises untaught,
Soldiers couldn’t find Rehabs fortunate work in the dark,
Lied and hide the spies in a place they couldn’t be caught.

The giant Og was sprawled on a bedstead of iron logs,
Needlessly, numbers initiated idolatry and fornication,
Bending to pain, dependents equal to the strain of doubts,
Nothing good gain only heaviness drawing into town.

Upon a pony express, angels loose the donkey man blues,
Balac choose to curse Israel, while Balaam gave his blessing,
Went greedily after rewards, saw Israel upon bended knees,
Strong and reigning, grazing in pastures of the morning.

Numbers increase again by tribes and mansions of families,
Joshua inherits the legacy of power and possessions plundered,
Sacrifices offered morning and evening, Sabbaths and festivals,
Vows, oaths and obligations, the limits of Canaan honored.