Hi all, we are back continuing our series on the Book of Numbers. We are exactly halfway through the book now. A quick recap Numbers 1-4: Israel at Sinai, preparation of their journey towards the promised land and the order they are to follow while they will camp in the wilderness. Numbers 5-9: The Nazerite vow... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Priests and Ambassadors
Through the book of Numbers, 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... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – When Fear offsets our Trust
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 →
The Book of Numbers – What Defines your ‘Good’?
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 →
The Book of Numbers – A Call to Action and Wise Counsel
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 →
The Book of Numbers – God’s hand, His leading and us following
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 →
The Book of Numbers – Our Light, Bread and Devotion
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 →
The Book of Numbers – Reverence in our Worship
In Numbers 3 and 4, we see God turn to the tribe of Levi, laying out their specific roles and responsibilities. Who were the Levites? The Levites, were the tribe set apart by God to fulfill duties related to the tabernacle. All priests were Levites but not all Levites were priests. How did the Levites... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Perfectly Positioned
Numbers 2:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.” Numbers 2:34 “So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way... Continue Reading →
The Book of Numbers – Census in the Wilderness
Numbers 1:1 “The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt.” One of the great emphases we see throughout the book of numbers is the fact that the Lord spoke to Moses and through Moses... Continue Reading →