We continue in the story of David, Nabal and Abigail found in 1 Samuel 25. As I had mentioned in my last post, we will be looking at this story and glean from each of the three people involved. We looked at Nabal in the previous post and this week we will look at David.... Continue Reading →
Nabal – Recognizing our true Need
1 Samuel 25 tells us a story of an interaction between three people, David, Nabal and Abigail. The three of them respond in three different ways and we will be looking into all three. Our actions affect our outcomes and we see this clearly through this story. As we spend time in this passage of... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – A Conclusion and a Contemplation
We made it to the end of the book of Numbers…Yaaay!. I hope you have been blessed through this study. I have enjoyed learning through this series, but am in much need of a break, I will be taking a month off from blogging for some rest and hope to come back feeling refreshed. Let’s... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – God Cares
When the Israelites would reach the promised land, each tribe would receive an allotment of land that was their inheritance except the Levites. In Numbers 18:20, God speaks to them about their inheritance and says, “I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.” Self – Reflection: This serves as a humble... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Boundaries
When we open our scripture passage today in Numbers 34, we get a detailed instruction of the boundaries of the land the people were to inherit and the appointed leaders who God placed to be responsible over apportioning it to each tribe. It begins with a simple instruction from God. Num 34:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses, Command... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Looking Back
Num 33:1-2 “Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey.” We are at the tail end of the book of Numbers, and in this chapter, we take a pause to reflect on... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – All In
Num 32:1-5 “The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, ….the land the Lord subdued before the people of Israel are suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock. If we have... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Half- hearted Obedience
Numbers 31 constitutes the war declared by the Lord against the Midianites. This war was the Lord’s vengeance, because of the wickedness of the Midianites, who caused the seduction of the Israelites in the pagan worship of Baal of Peor (Num 25). The second generation of Israel, now poised in the plains of Moab were... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – The weight of our Words
Going back a few years, I had another mum at my son’s school who was always very friendly whenever we saw each other at school events and we would have a lovely chat and she would say, “We have to meet up outside of school, we should catch up over coffee”. My son graduated from... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Consistent Devotional Rhythm
Num 28:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses, “Give this command to the Israelites and say to them: Make sure that you present to me at the appointed time my food offerings, as an aroma pleasing to me.” As we open Numbers 28 and 29, we see God speak to Moses to remind the generation of Israelites about to enter the... Continue Reading →