Faith, Family and Food
We have looked at the people grumble and rebel against God and those he placed to lead them. God is faithful even in the midst of the people’s failings, but he is also a Holy God who does not let rebellion slide. God chooses, anoints and establishes people to bring about his plans and purposes.... Continue Reading →
In the previous chapter we saw Korah and many others rebel against Aaron and Moses’s leadership. In this chapter we see God reaffirm his chosen high priest. God instructs Moses to get a staff from each of the leaders of the tribes which had their name on it, among which was also Aaron’s staff. Moses... Continue Reading →
View of the Sunset at the place we stayed I take a break this week from my Numbers study series. Hubby and I along with our dog Buzzbe went on a short trip south of where we live. Basically, out of the city, out of suburbia into a quiet country town for some much needed... Continue Reading →
Num 16:3 “They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?” Comparison and Contentment Korah, a Levite, got together with certain Reubenites, and 250 leaders among... Continue Reading →
At the culmination of the previous chapter, we saw God declare, the current generation of Israelites who rebelled against him would not enter the promised land but instead would spend their days wandering the wilderness. Chapter 15 begins with instruction from the Lord to the people on offerings to be made to the Lord after... Continue Reading →
At the end of chapter 13 we saw that out of the 12 spies who went to explore the promised land, only two, Caleb and Joshua came back with confidence that God would carry out His promise to give them the land. The rest of the ten, doubted and spread fear among the people. A... Continue Reading →
In Numbers 13, the Lord commands Moses to send out from each tribe a leader to go and explore the land of Canaan that the Lord was giving to the Israelites. Num 13:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses, send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its... Continue Reading →
In Numbers 12 we read about the grumblings of Miriam and Aaron against Moses. Num 12:1 “Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite.” Miriam and Aaron initially mention their issue with Moses being about his Cushite wife, but soon we realise this was not the... Continue Reading →
In the first ten chapters of Numbers, we repeatedly read of the obedience of the people to the Lord’s commands. But three days into their march towards the promised land, they begin to complain. Numbers 11 is a turning point in the narrative of their journey through the wilderness. What did they first complain about?... Continue Reading →
Psalm 73:28a "But for me it is good to be near God." I take a break for this week from our study through the book of Numbers. I share something that we so well know of, but need to be reminded of often. This is my 8yr old fur baby, Buzzbe, the resident toddler of... Continue Reading →
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