March 19, 2021
TELL EVERYTHING GOD COMMANDED Moses was a faithful servant to the Lord. He passed along “everything” that the Lord had commanded him to say to the children of Israel. He did not add to, nor subtract from, nor water down the Word of the Lord. He told them all, just as the Lord had said
March 14, 2021
THE SYMBOL OF OUR SIN AND SUFFERING This is one of the more bizarre stories in the Bible. The Israelites were once again grumbling against God and Moses because of the lack of water and variety of food in the wilderness, so God sent poisonous snakes among them. God hates grumbling. Grumbling is the
March 9, 2021
BE CAREFUL WHO YOU CRITICIZE Moses often had to endure the grumbling of the people, but it must have been even more painful when they spoke against his new wife. Even his own sister and brother, Miriam and Aaron, spoke behind his back concerning the “Cushite” woman (She was probably from Ethiopia or Sudan). And
March 6, 2021
HAVE YOU PLEDGED YOUR LIFE TO KING JESUS? The twelve tribal leaders were instructed to bring their dedication offerings to the Tabernacle, one each on twelve consecutive days. The prince of the tribe of Judah brought his gifts on the first day. For the tribe of Judah led the way when the tribes marched and
March 4, 2021
IS WORSHIP THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE? The Lord instructed the Israelites to set up camp with the Tabernacle at the center. Their tents were to face inward toward the place of worship, not outward toward the world. Worship was to be the center of individual and community life. All of daily life was to
March 14, 2020
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST POSSESSION? The Lord told Aaron and the tribe of Levi that they would not receive a land portion nor an inheritance with the rest of Israel. Instead, their portion and inheritance would be the Lord Himself. They were to live off of the tithes and offerings that the other tribes brought
March 8, 2020
WHEN THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND The LORD instructed Moses to have two silver trumpets made. They were to have a two-fold purpose, namely, for calling the congregation and directing the movement of the same. Specifically, the trumpets were to be used to … …call the whole congregation to gather at the Tabernacle, …call the elders
March 19, 2019
REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING WHAT GOD HAS DONE Reading through all the instructions concerning offerings and festivals in the Old Testament is pretty overwhelming. It seems impossible to keep up with them all. Yet, God was teaching His people to remember Him and what He had done for them. These holy-days/holidays were meant for remembrance, worship
March 16, 2019
WHAT ARE THE “BAAL”s OF TODAY? Balaam was unable to curse Israel because they were under God’s blessing. So according to Numbers 31:16 he advised another way to harm them from within by tempting them to worship other gods. The Midianites and the Moabites were distant kin of the Jews. Yet, they had fallen into
March 14, 2019
LOOKING UPON THE SUFFERING SAVIOR WITH FAITH This is one of the more bizarre stories in the Bible. The Israelites were once again grumbling against God and Moses because of the lack of water and variety of food in the wilderness, so God punished them with poisonous snakes. God hates grumbling. Grumbling is the opposite