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Numbers 36:7 Individual Liberties

Numbers 36:7 No inheritance in Israel is to pass from one tribe to another, for every Israelite shall keep the tribal inheritance of their ancestors. One of the hallmarks of the United States of America is our declaration of individual liberties. The rights we enjoy reside, not in the government, but in the individual. ThatContinue reading “Numbers 36:7 Individual Liberties”

Numbers 31:49 Do This Not That

Numbers 31:49 and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.” One of the most difficult tasks of any officer in the military is making death notifications. I hated them. As a Chaplain, I had to do too many for my liking. Having to be thereContinue reading “Numbers 31:49 Do This Not That”

Numbers 30:16 Starvation Years

Numbers 30:16 These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home. During what I call my “starvation years” I had a job doing door to door sales. As you can tell from the title I giveContinue reading “Numbers 30:16 Starvation Years”

Numbers 27:3-4 Inheritance!

Numbers 27:3-4 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons. 4 Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.” Inheritance distribution canContinue reading “Numbers 27:3-4 Inheritance!”

Numbers 24:1-2 Transformation

Numbers 24:1-2 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not resort to divination as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness. 2 When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him Do you have a lucky rabbit’sContinue reading “Numbers 24:1-2 Transformation”

Numbers 22:22 Talking Donkey

Numbers 22:22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. As we travel through life we often run into things that just don’t seem to fit, events that seemContinue reading “Numbers 22:22 Talking Donkey”

Numbers 19:11-12 Ash Water

Numbers 19:11-12 “Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days. 12 They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean. “No one isContinue reading “Numbers 19:11-12 Ash Water”

Numbers 16:20-21 Stubbornness

Numbers 16:20-21 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.” I want to point my finger at people demonstrate a high level of stubbornness and say, “Wake up! Stop being so stubborn. Can’t you see?” But when someone is this stubborn,Continue reading “Numbers 16:20-21 Stubbornness”

Numbers 15:15 Outsiders

Numbers 15:15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord: I don’t like double standards. For me, it strikes at the heart of justice. IContinue reading “Numbers 15:15 Outsiders”

Numbers 12:23-33 What Story?

Numbers 12:23-33 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppersContinue reading “Numbers 12:23-33 What Story?”