Tag Archives: rebellion

The Open Door

“Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the Lord your God and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, declares the Lord. Return, O faithless children, declares the Lord; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and twoContinue reading “The Open Door”

A Right and Wrong Way

And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan.” But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here?” (NumbersContinue reading “A Right and Wrong Way”

Atonement

“And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.” (Numbers 16:48, ESV) After the Lord brought judgment on Korah and those actively engaged in the rebellion, the people grumbled against Moses and Aaron saying they had “killed the people of the Lord” (v41-42). In making this statement, the people disregardedContinue reading “Atonement”

Dangerous Entanglements

“And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.”” (Numbers 16:26, ESV) The context of this verse has to do with Korah’s rebellion where Korah seems to have been the leader. The situation isContinue reading “Dangerous Entanglements”

Humility is Strength

“Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3, ESV) The world’s standards equate meekness with weakness. The passage states that Moses was the meekest person on the face of the earth. Meekness or humility is a virtue of the great servants ofContinue reading “Humility is Strength”

Curb Your Cravings

“Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength isContinue reading “Curb Your Cravings”