So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) And they came unto the …
Category: Numbers
Passover Participation
Today's reading is Numbers 8 - 10... And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the Passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: and those men said unto him, "We are defiled by the dead …
The Dedication of the Altar
This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the …
Order In The Camp
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the …
The LORD Is In The Midst
But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the …
Places of Refuge
A debt is owed when a human life is taken. For the children of Israel God set up six cities of refuge for the one's who accidentally kills another one. Reading today in Numbers 34 through Deuteronomy 1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, …
Drive Them Out
Satan, sin, and self are the enemies of the Christian. As the children were to drive out the people of the new lands they were entering; so is the Christian to drive out these three things from our lives. Today's reading is Number 32 through 33. And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains …
…A man in whom is the Spirit…
Reading today in Numbers 27 through 29 and seeing that God is leading Moses to prepare another for the journey ahead. ...And the LORD said unto Moses, "Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before …
Sin Is an Offense To God
Sin is not mentioned too much in today's society, except maybe in mockery or sarcasm. It is a real offense to God however. Please read for today Numbers 25 through 26. And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the …
Cursing and Blessing
We cannot bless what God has cursed; neither can we curse that which God has blessed and Balaam found that out. Today's reading is Numbers 22 through 24 where we read about a prophet for hire. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, …
The Sin of Murmuring and Forgiveness
There is forgiveness for all sin. It is a sad thing to think that you have no sin that needs forgiveness. Then there is no forgiveness. Our reading for today is Numbers 19 through 21. And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of …
The Man’s Rod Which God Chooses
Many times in the culture of our day many question authority; whether it be the leadership of a nation, a church, or the home. Today's reading is Numbers 16 through 18. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to …
The Danger of Presuming On The LORD
Our reading for today is Numbers 14 through 15. May we learn from the sins of the Israelite who did not believe until it was too late. And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against Him, by bringing up a slander upon the …
…Should bear upon their shoulders
The most holy things require the most efforts, submission and surrender. We only have one chapter to read for today; Numbers 7. And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all …
Restitution
Our scheduled reading for today is Numbers 5 through 6. The Old Testament gives us practical guidance for all of us today for maintaining a right relationship with God and our neighbor. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Speak unto the children of Israel, 'When a man or woman shall commit any sin that …
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