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TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

Jehovah Organizes His People

[Play the video Introduction to Numbers.]

The Israelites camped according to three-tribe divisions (Nu 1:52, 53; w94 12/1 9 ¶4)

The Israelite camp may have totaled 3,000,000 or more (Nu 2:32, 33; it-1 397 ¶4)

Jehovah wants his people to worship him in an organized way. That was true for the nation of Israel, and it is true for us today.​—1Co 14:33, 40.

An overhead view of the layout of the camp of Israel. The tabernacle is at the center. Closest to the tabernacle are the families of the tribe of Levi: Aaron to the east, the Kohathites to the south, the Gershonites to the west, and the Merarites to the north. The 12 tribes of Israel are farther away. To the east are Issachar, Judah, and Zebulun. To the south are Gad, Reuben, and Simeon. To the west are Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. To the north are Naphtali, Dan, and Asher.

ASK YOURSELF, ‘How can I show my complete support for Jehovah’s organization?’