One of our latest Hebrew words addressed the background of the meaning of the 'order' of the resurrection. There are several other words contained in the marching order of the twelve tribes that are equally thought provoking. In B'midbar 1:51-52 we read:

"And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall TAKE IT DOWN: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger who cometh near shall be put to death. And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his OWN camp, and every man by his own STANDARD, throughout their hosts.

Sha'ul tells us in 1 Corinthians 5:1-2, that when our earthly tabernacle is dissolved, that we have an eternal building not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Many times in scripture our body is called a tabernacle or tent. Sha'ul is referring to the resurrection of our new bodies after these bodies or this tabernacle is dissolved or dead. So, just before the 'order' of the twelve tribes entering the land, we are told that the tabernacle will be 'taken down' in one place, and 'set up' in the next place, every man according to his standard or 'order'. The phrase 'taken down' is yarad in the Hebrew. This word means to 'go down' or to 'die'. Here is an example from B'reshith 44:29.

"And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall BRING DOWN (yarad) my gray hairs with sorrow to sheol."

Before the marching order of the tribes, we are told that the tabernacle must first go down (yarad, die). Our next Hebrew word will add even more intrigue to the 'order' of the resurrection!

Shalom Alecheim!