Author: Bill Nicholson
Posts by Bill Nicholson
September 26, 2022 — “We Have Sinned”
Often the way forward begins with going back. Confessing to our dark deeds brings us into light. The poisonous snakes of the desert had been released from the restraint God had on them, and they had bitten the Israelites. Do you see the link that James would pen centuries later? “Every kind of beast…has been […]
September 23, 2022 — Believe & Live!
It’s no fun thinking you’re almost finished, only to discover that you still have a long way to go. Like fractious children on a long car ride, Israel was very unhappy about this detour, away down almost to the Red Sea and then back up around the Dead Sea to cross the Jordan River into […]
September 22, 2022 — War & Peace
Israel detours rather than engaging Edom in battle, but when Arad fights, they’re up to the challenge! While in Kadesh, Moses had sent word to the king of Edom, asking permission to bring the Israelites through his territory to enter the Promised Land. He calls the Jews “your brother Israel” (Num 20:14) because they descended […]
September 21, 2022 — Speak To The Rock
Have you spoken to Christ, the Rock, lately in seeking His blessing? The water will gush out! Time passes. In this account of the wilderness wanderings, we have few details, found elsewhere in Scripture. But when Numbers 20 opens, we find the children of Israel have just about completed their 38 years (after two years […]
September 20, 2022 — “Once And Forever Done”
It’s great to be saved from sin’s penalty, but how can we practically deal with daily defilement? There’s a wonderful verse that says, “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 […]
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September 19, 2022 — Who Has A Red Heifer?
Here’s a sacrifice which, in picture, was to be offered only once, but whose benefits are timeless. So what do you know about the red heifer? I know this much: if you’re going to know anything about it, you must learn it from Numbers 19! That’s the only chapter in the Bible where it’s discussed. […]
September 16, 2022 — The Priests’ Portion
“God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name” (Heb 6:10). By a miracle, only Aaron’s dead walking stick had sprung to life in the night as it lay in the tabernacle with the sticks of the other tribal leaders. In a process that would […]
September 15, 2022 — The Budding Rod
David would famously write, “Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me” (Ps 23:4). Comfort by a rod? The Lord decides, once and for all, to settle the leadership issue. “Get from them a rod from…all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. And you shall write […]