Numbers 1:32

Numbers 1:32 says, Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;   We now have the house of Joseph, starting with those of Ephraim.  Verse thirty-three adds, Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.  There were forty-four thousand five hundred men over twenty who were able to go to war in the tribe of Ephraim.  Verse thirty-four states, Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;  Verse thirty-five adds,Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.  There were thirty-two thousand two hundred men of Manasseh who fit the criteria. Verse thirty-six says, Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;   Verse thirty-seven adds, Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.  Of the tribe of Benjamin there were thirty-five thousand four hundred men over the age of twenty who were able to go to war.  Verse thirty-eight states, Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;  Verse thirty-nine adds, Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.  Of the tribe of Dan, there were sixty-two thousand, seven hundred men over twenty years of age who were able to go to war.  Verse forty says, Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;  Verse forty-one adds, Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.  There were forty-one thousand five hundred men above the age of twenty in the tribe of Asher who were able to go to war.  Verse forty-two says, Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;  Verse forty-three adds, Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.  Of the tribe of Naphtali, there were fifty-three thousand four hundred men over the age of twenty who were able to go to war.  The nation of Israel had grown quite large while they were in Egypt, and God had delivered them to lead them to the Promised Land.  We as Christians need to likewise be growing into a large nation, which is not something that is defined by physical barriers, but by our relationship with God.  One day, God will lead us to the Promised Land, which is heaven, and He knows our number.