Faith, Family and Food
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 →
Photo Credit: Getty Images Numbers 10 begins with God detailing out instructions to Moses about the making of two silver trumpets and how exactly they were to be used. The Silver Trumpets The sounding of the trumpets conveyed different messages, each specific message had a specific sound or blast. The Silver Trumpets were to be... Continue Reading →
Scripture Passage: Numbers 9 Passover Celebration Numbers 9:1-3 “The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said, “Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time. Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with all... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Getty Images Following the dedication of the Tabernacle, we get to see God instruct Moses on the setting up of the Lamps within the Tabernacle and the Setting apart of the Levites for service. Setting up the Lamps Numbers 8:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses,“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up... Continue Reading →
Numbers 7 details out offerings made to God at the dedication of the Tabernacle by the people of Israel. On Mount Sinai, God revealed to Moses how the Tabernacle was to be built, "Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you." (Exodus 25:9, 40). At the start of Numbers 7,... Continue Reading →
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