Numbers – The Arnold Journey

Proxy War

Numbers 31:3 So Moses said to the people, “Arm some of your men to go to war against the Midianites so that they may carry out the LORD’s vengeance on them.” Sometimes it is right to “get even.” I can only imagine the crimes that will be reported tomorrow as you read these words andContinue reading “Proxy War”

Discouraged

Numbers 32:7 Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the LORD has given them? The power to discourage is in everyone’s hands. It is easy to discourage other people. We just need to focus on what is wrong. And there is plenty of that! We see it every day inContinue reading “Discouraged”

Protection

Numbers 30:2 When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes and oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said. When I was younger, I remember salesmen coming to my door trying to sell the best ____ to the public, to me.Continue reading “Protection”

Heavenly Bluetooth Speaker

Numbers 7:89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law. In this way the LORD spoke to him. Many people want clear and easy, or should I say,Continue reading “Heavenly Bluetooth Speaker”

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”