Numbers 16-17 Separate and interceding
From Numbers 16-17 Have you ever heard of the expression, ‘You’re in his good books?’ This post is part of my bible in a year series.
MonthFebruary 2014
Numbers 14-15 They shall not enter my rest
From Numbers 14-15 Today we see what happened when the Israelites pushed the LORD to far. They got punished! This post is part of my bible in a year series.
Numbers 11-13 Would that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!
From Numbers 11-13 The people complain again and Moses begins to despair his role as leader over the people. The LORD responds by giving the people more meat than they can bear and bestowing his [ Read More … ]
Numbers 8-10 Dedicated service and sounding trumpets
From Numbers 8-10 They are to blast the trumpets so the LORD remembers them in battle. An act of dependence and faith. They are also to blast the trumpets during times of gladness during feasts, [ Read More … ]
Numbers 7 The dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed
From Numbers 7 Its not uncommon today, that when people move into a new house or place of residence they have a house warming party. They invite all their friends to come over to celebrate. [ Read More … ]
Numbers 5-6 When the spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife
From Numbers 5-6 The law of jealousy was given to Israel more than three thousand years ago. It reveals a deeply male dominated culture of which women could be treated quite poorly. None the less [ Read More … ]
Weekly Random Links
Star Wars All Lightsaber Colors And Meanings The Problem with Polemical Preaching There are many ways to impair a sermon and muffle a ministry. Unsuspecting pastors have been doing it for centuries. One such way [ Read More … ]
Numbers 3-4 They shall keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle
From Numbers 3-4 The Levites were specifically set apart before Aaron so they could serve at the tent of meeting and protect it from intruders. Their service was a gift to the people. In todays [ Read More … ]
Numbers 1-2 The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard
From Numbers 1-2 As they moved through the wilderness Israel marched in a formation. There were four sides to their formation: east, south, west and north. Importantly they all surrounded the tent of meeting which [ Read More … ]
Leviticus 26-27 Covenant blessing for obedience and punishment for disobedience
From Leviticus 26-27 The book of Leviticus has its own version of covenant blessings and curses. These provided incentives for keeping the covenant and warnings against spurning the LORD. Israel failed to keep the covenant [ Read More … ]