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2When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him This man, Balaam, is an interesting character. He has a reputation of getting messages from God. He has been sought out in order to curse Israel so that Balak, Israel’s enemy might get the upper hand. ButContinue reading “10Mar 2011 Numbers 24:2”

14That is why the Book of the Wars of the Lord says: “…Waheb in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon” It would be foolish to not realize that there were other books written during that timeframe, some history, some poetry, and some of the ordinary affairs of life. And only a few of those booksContinue reading “9Mar 2011 Number 21:14”

1The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your father’s family are to bear the responsibility for offenses against the sanctuary, and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses against the priesthood. Responsibility is a powerful thing. We all bear responsibility for different things in life. We bear theContinue reading “8Mar 2011 Numbers 18:1”

16The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the alien living among you. What a great protection for foreigners living among the Israelites. The same rules apply. This is so different from what they themselves experienced as foreigners when they were in Egypt. They were the object of very different lawsContinue reading “7Mar 2011 Numbers 15:16”

11 The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them? Even the Lord gets impatient with His people when we refuse to believe and obey. How long! You can hearContinue reading “6Mar 2011 Numbers 14:11”

31 But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes. How quickly and easily almost anyone can get their eyes off the Lord’s provision. Moses has just received instructions about how and when to move camp. When the cloud of theContinue reading “5Mar 2011 Numbers 10:31”

25but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular service and work no longer. Mandatory retirement at age 50. That seems very young by today’s standards, but back then, not many people lived to age 50. Since the time of the flood the length of life has dramatically been reduced. People livedContinue reading “4Mar 2011 Numbers 8:25”

12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him Sometimes we need rituals to help with unknowns. This particular ritual would put to an end the suspicions and accusations connected to suspicions of adultery. The husband would have to accept the innocence of theContinue reading “3Mar 2011 Numbers 5:12”

3 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. If you have not noticed, notice it now. There are many times that different groups of people get counted, especially here in the book of numbers. It is not that theContinue reading “2Mar 2011 Numbers 4:3”

17Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in his own place under his standard. When over two million people are on the move, there must be some organization. That isContinue reading “1Mar 2011 Numbers 2:17”