The Bronze Serpent 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 … More Henry Law: The Bronze Serpent, the remedy of God and the gospel of free grace
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. 3 And you shall give it to Eleazar the … More The Red Heifer points to Christ, but Christ is MUCH MORE!
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 Henry Law: The Rod in many graphic tints shows Jesus.
Today, we read Numbers 12-14 in our Bible Reading Plan. John Piper, 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 land. After 40 … More God, Grasshoppers and Graduation
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 … More The LORD is your shade at your right hand
From BibleMoneyMatters.com- For a topic of immense import like retirement, the natural inclination of some people would be to turn to the Bible to find out what God’s word says about it. And what does it say about retirement? Well…Nothing . Really? Nothing? Well, almost nothing. From what I’ve seen, this is the only reference … More So what does the Bible say about retirement?
The ESV Study Bible says this about our passage in Numbers today (Chapters 3-4) This chapter again shows preparations being made for the march into Canaan. It underlines once again the dangerous holiness of God: he cannot be approached casually. It also emphasizes the importance of the ministry of the Levites, who make possible the … More Numbers, The Holiness of God and the New Testament
As we begin our reading of Numbers, here’s some helpful information from David Guzik’s Commentaries on the Bible: A. Background to the Book of Numbers. 1. Israel has come out of Egypt, God setting them free in spectacular fashion; they have come through the Red Sea, and saw God provide through the desert wilderness. They … More Guzik: Numbers is all about God’s people in the wilderness
From the ESV Study Bible Online Num. 32:23 Your sin will find you out, that is, “you will suffer for your sin.” This statement assumes that God, in his providential knowledge and sovereign oversight of all things, always knows whether his people are faithful and will not endure unfaithfulness among them.
From the notes section (Numbers 28-29) of the ESV Study Bible Online version, which is FREE this month. Try it out-click here! Calendar of Public Sacrifices. Although Moses’ days as mediator of revelation are numbered, he still is God’s chosen vessel to pass on law to Israel. First among his final instructions are laws about public … More Offerings, Offerings and MORE Offerings
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