[Numbers Chapter Thirty] Vowing the Vow of Life. Is it wise to vow a vow or take an oath? Are words just words or do they affect us far more than we know. Numbers chapter 30 is completely devoted to the issue of vows taken and the implications concerning oaths and “binding our souls”. We […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Nine] Celebrating the Feasts of the Lord. In the previous chapter and continuing in chapter 29 we have instructions regarding offerings made on the feast days of the Lord. There are three feasts in Israel: Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. These feasts correspond and represent three experiences in Christ and three aspects of […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Eight] Partaking of the Continual Sacrifice. In this passage the instructions are given regarding the daily, weekly, monthly and yearly sacrifices connected with consecration and forgiveness of sins. The morning sacrifice was performed with a specific orientation to the rising sun and the tribe of Judah. The entire encampment was a proclamation […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Seven] The Appointment of Joshua. In this chapter Moses is informed that he will not enter Canaan land because of his disobedience in Zin. He went all through the wilderness for forty years and in one outburst cost himself the fulfillment of going into the land of promise. His last act was […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Six] Are You Able to Go to War? In this chapter God instructs Moses to tally the number of able bodied men. It was necessary to know how many after a time of plague that could go to war. The men had to be a certain age and it had to be […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Five] Trusting God in the Thorny Place. In this chapter the people of God encamp in a place filled with thorn trees oozing out sticky gum. It speaks of the thorny and difficult places we find ourselves in at times. In this case the people fall into idolatry with a false god […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Four] True Prophets Acting Falsely. Do you think you know a false prophet? Or perhaps in truth you simply saw a true prophet acting falsely! In this chapter we find the continued efforts of Balaam to curse God’s people. You will have in your life from time to time those who will […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Three] Rising Above Man’s Curse. In this chapter the prophet Balaam continues to work with Balak to curse God’s people. Balaam had an accurate gift but a wrong motivation. He attempts to curse the people but finds that it isn’t possible to curse that which God has blessed. Balak tries several times […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-Two] The Error of Balaam. In this chapter one of the descendants of Lot hires Balaam the prophet to prophesy against the Israelites. Who was Balaam? What does the New Testament refer to when speaking of the “Error of Balaam”? We hear of such things and blithely distance ourselves thinking we would […]
READ MORE Today: [Numbers Chapter Twenty-One] Brazen Serpents and Singing Fountains. In chapter Moses and the people continue their wanderings. They are molested by neighboring tribes yet God defends them. They complain again about the Manna and are plagued by deadly serpents. Moses makes a brass serpent and those that look on it are healed. Jesus later […]
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