Sometimes a project doesn’t work. It would be easier to scrap it and start something different. In Numbers 14, the Lord plaintively asks, “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me…?” (Num 14:11). Israel had more than enough evidence that God could be trusted. Deliverance from Egypt. The […]
Read More… from August 30, 2022 — The Second Offer For A Fresh Start
Influenza is just the Italian word for influence. Yes, we all have it, and it’s very contagious! The children of Israel stood poised on the brink of endless possibilities. The land spread out before them, what God called “the glory of all lands” (Ezek 20:6). But first, the Battle of the Grasshoppers! The ten unbelieving […]
One man from each tribe was selected “to spy out the land of Canaan.” How many can you name? Many people have heard the story of the spies (listed in Num 13:4-16), but even careful Bible students are hard pressed to name three of the men who were sent. Two, yes! All remember Caleb from […]
Here’s a big what if. What if they had just entered the land in faith instead of spying it out first? Israel’s Mossad is one of the most effective espionage agencies in the world. But did you know it was God who founded the Israeli spy service? Numbers 13 records His words to Moses: “Send […]
They say, “When it rains, it pours”? If so, Moses should have been pulling out his hip waders! Numbers 10 ends with high hopes. The Lord led His people day by day, then joined them each evening in the camp. What could go wrong? Just about everything! Chapter 11 begins when “the people complained” (v […]
Read More… from August 24, 2022 — The Quagmire Of Complaining
When God’s Yes means No! “He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul” (Ps 106:15). “There is nothing at all except this manna,” said the people, pouting (Num 11:6). Moses had no idea where to get meat to add to their diet and told the Lord about it. The Lord was not […]
Moses gives us an inspiring example of spiritual large-heartedness. May his tribe increase! In Numbers 11, seventy men had been recognized as leaders of the people and were given the same Spirit that had equipped Moses for God’s work. However, it isn’t those whom men recognize but those whom God ordains that are His true […]
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More. And individually yielding to the Spirit is the secret. In a book called Numbers, it shouldn’t surprise us to see some multiplication and division. Moses was exhausted. As he told the Lord, “I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me” […]