Parashat Bamidbar
As we begin the book of Numbers, the Presence of God is with the Children of Israel in a new way (the Tabernacle) and God is preparing them them to go forth to inherit the Land He had promised to give them.
The Divine Presence in the Tabernacle was of critical importance! To go up and take hold of the Land, the nation had to be led by the Spirit. And the people had to live a life where God was at the center of everything.
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
psalm 133
It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.