March 10 Numbers 23-25 (ESV) Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”2 Balak did as Balaam had said. And Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram. 3 And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt … More March 10 Numbers 23-25
From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no … More Only one remedy–free–open unto all–but only one
March 9 Numbers 21-22 (ESV) Arad Destroyed 21:1 When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. 2 And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my … More March 9 Numbers 21-22
Look closely at Numbers and you will see a beautiful portrait of Jesus Christ! In Chapter 19, we read: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come. And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, … More A beautiful portrait of Jesus Christ
March 8 Numbers 18-20 (ESV) Duties of Priests and Levites 18:1 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall bear iniquity connected with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear iniquity connected with your priesthood. 2 And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, … More March 8 Numbers 18-20
Numbers 17:6-8 Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony. On the next day Moses … More The Rod-Proof of God’s immediate power appears in every part.
March 7 Numbers 15-17 (ESV) Laws About Sacrifices 15:1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving you, 3 and you offer to the Lord from the herd or from the flock a food offering [1] or a burnt offering or a sacrifice, … More March 7 Numbers 15-17
Today, we read Numbers 12-14 in our Bible Reading Plan. John Piper, sheds some light in a sermon “Can God Spread a Table in the Wilderness?” They arrive at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran to the south of Canaan, and in Numbers 13 the 12 spies are sent in to spy out the promised … More Grumbling grasshoppers and the glory of God
March 6 Numbers 12-14 (ESV) Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. 2 And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it. 3 Now the man Moses was very … More March 6 Numbers 12-14
On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. —Numbers 9:15 This was more than proof of God’s … More OUR shade, our refuge, our comfort, our keeper, our ever-present help in times of trouble
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