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”
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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?”
Numbers 9:22 Obedience Training
Numbers 9:22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. Anyone who has raised small children remembers how important routines are to the welfare of the children and theContinue reading “Numbers 9:22 Obedience Training”
Numbers 6:13 Limited Term Dedication
Numbers 6:13 “ ‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over. They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Have you ever been to the dedication of a building when they cut the ribbon with a big pair of scissors? There were probablyContinue reading “Numbers 6:13 Limited Term Dedication”
Numbers 4:6 Inventory Control
Numbers 4:6 6 Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place. Today’s businesses know about inventory control. Everything gets marked with a barcode that gets scanned and tracked throughout its lifetime. That is how they can know if they haveContinue reading “Numbers 4:6 Inventory Control”
Numbers 3:4 Grief Delayed
Numbers 3:4 4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron. Bringing up the past can be a painful thing! Anyone who hasContinue reading “Numbers 3:4 Grief Delayed”
Demand for Justice – Numbers 35:34
Numbers 35:34 “Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.’” Have you ever had someone very important visit your home? What kind of preparations did you do before the event? If someone important were to stop by your home in the next hour,Continue reading “Demand for Justice – Numbers 35:34”
Leadership Challenges – Numbers 14:10
Numbers 14:10 But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. Not every moment as a leader is of equal satisfaction! Sometimes leadership can be an outright pain in the butt. People can be very fickle, changing opinion at theContinue reading “Leadership Challenges – Numbers 14:10”
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