“And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.” (Numbers 11:1, ESV) If we are honest with ourselves, complaining is something with which weContinue reading “Complaining”
Category Archives: Numbers
Our Guarantee
“So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.” (Numbers 10:33, ESV) As Israel journeyed to Canaan, the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord went before them.Continue reading “Our Guarantee”
Sound the Trumpets
“And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts andContinue reading “Sound the Trumpets”
Observe and Join
“And whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped.” (Numbers 9:17, ESV) While I was in Savannah, a parishioner asked me a question. “Do you remember how the Lord led the peopleContinue reading “Observe and Join”
Impartiality
“And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native.” (Numbers 9:14, ESV) In today’s world, there are many things thatContinue reading “Impartiality”
Remembrance
” And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time.” (Numbers 9:1-2, ESV) Here, the Lord told Moses to have the peopleContinue reading “Remembrance”
The Pattern
“And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.” (Numbers 8:4, ESV) In the Tabernacle were seven golden lampstands. These were to cast light upon the tableContinue reading “The Pattern”
Hearing From the Lord
And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him. (Numbers 7:89, ESV) Is it possible for us to hear fromContinue reading “Hearing From the Lord”
Our Blessings
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26, ESV) God called upon “Aaron and his sons,” the priests of Israel, to pronounce this blessing upon the “sons ofContinue reading “Our Blessings”
Our Devotion
When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to separate himself to the Lord . . . All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord. (Numbers 6:2, 8) The title Nazarite, naziyr, literally means consecrated one or devotee. Certain men or women of Israel wouldContinue reading “Our Devotion”
Renewing the Heart 