number of his people as then existed, now required formal expression for the administration of their national life as the people of God. Here, perhaps for the first time, what he required of his people was brought into sharp focus. This would have been as true for the seven day week as for any of the other commandments. This is what God’s Word does. As we read and gain understanding, enabled by the Holy Spirit, we are enlightened out of our ignorance, and our fuzzy ideas about what he is like and