Numbers 27 Women Count!
Of all the stories of women in the Bible, this chapter is a favorite of mine. God cares for the weak as well as the…
Numbers 22-23 A Conundrum
A conundrum is a puzzle that seems to be unsolvable. Balaam fits in that category. Historians say this about this man: “Balaam is the pagan…
Numbers 18 Command!
Moses wrote these words to the children of Israel, but more importantly to the priesthood: “You must serve.” [Num 18:7] End of discussion. Simple command and no…
Numbers 16 The Cost of Sin
God was clear as to His choice to lead the nation out of Egypt and into the wilderness where God would test them to see…
Psalm 90 Blessings
In his quiet time, Moses prayed to the Lord; “The days of our lives add up to 70 years, or 80, if one is especially…
Numbers 11 Why?
Moses has been a faithful servant but even servants who have faithfully discharged their duties become weary as Moses did. Here’s my question: Why does…
Numbers 8-10 Order out of Chaos
The Lord God gave Moses instructions on how to bring this camp of Israelites into a camp with order. They were a camp of chaos…
Numbers 7 God Speaks
Moses recounts his interaction with God with this famous verse: “Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement lid that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. Thus he spoke to him.” [Num 7:89] The fact that…
Numbers 6 The Blessing
God gave Moses the prayer of blessing that Aaron was to pray over the people: “The Lord bless you and protect you, The Lord make his…
Numbers 3-4 Order Continued
God established an orderly system to care for the Tabernacle. Aaron’s two remaining sons organized and monitored these systems. The tribe of Levi was given…