Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Deut 4:39 In a deeply moving chapter, Moses applies the lessons of recent history, and… (READ MORE)
Desert wanderings: 2:1-24. The years spent wandering were punishment for sin. Still God guarded his people. For the entire time “the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything” (7). Victories recalled: 2:26-3:20. Then Israel… (READ MORE)
Levitical cities: 35:1-8. The Levites have been set apart to serve God. They will not be given a tribal land in Canaan. Instead, they are to be given towns and pastureland within the inheritance of the other tribes. One value… (READ MORE)
The stages of the journey from Egypt to the plains of Moab are listed. And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of… (READ MORE)
For with You is the fountain of life; In Your Light, we see light. Psalm 36:9
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; Num 32:1
A Holy Convocation And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer… (READ MORE)
This is all material repeated from Leviticus. The repetition underlines how important faithfulness to God’s design for worship will be to the community of Israel. Chapter 28 “Ye shall do no servile work.” God repeats this commandment 3 times in… (READ MORE)
Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him. Num 27:18
And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout… (READ MORE)
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my… (READ MORE)
Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. Numbers 24:19
Balaam’s first oracle: 23:1-12. Balaam directs the king to make sacrifices, promising to tell him whatever the Lord reveals in response. The message is disappointing. God refuses to curse Israel and instead actually blesses them. William Albright, the best known… (READ MORE)
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. Num. 22:12 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing… (READ MORE)
And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. Num 21:25