Complaining today about yesterday won’t make tomorrow better. Prayer is a much better plan! Nobody was cared for like the Israelites. They had been delivered from Pharaoh’s army with supernatural power. They were fed with supernatural food when God had “given them of the bread of heaven” (Ps 78:24). They had supernatural guidance and protection, […]
Believer, you may not see Christ your Ark up ahead, or God your Cloud overhead, but They’re there! The last four verses of Numbers 10 are a beautiful display of the Lord’s grace in restoring His people. Moses made the mistake of trusting in someone other than the Lord. Remember the words of George Duffield’s […]
Moses knew the Lord promised them Canaan, but forgot He also promised to lead them there. Numbers 10:11-12 give a summary of the first leg of Israel’s journey from Sinai until “the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran.” This was “a journey of three days” (v 33), and so there were two night […]
We’re making progress! Numbers 10:11 begins the second major section of the book. For two years, Israel has been living at the base of Mount Sinai. Then, to their amazement, “It came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the […]
“These trumpets…must have been made of silver atonement-money” (Henry W. Soltau). Let’s talk about trumpets, says the Lord to Moses in Numbers 10. My son plays one, and what you want are clear and distinct notes. As the Bible asks, “If the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for battle?” (1 Cor […]
So you’re in the desert. No signs. No indication of the safe path ahead. How do you find your way? “On the day that the tabernacle was raised up,” we read in Numbers 9:15-16, “the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the Testimony; from evening until morning it was above the tabernacle like the […]
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David said, “I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure” (Ps 119:162). You’ll find it here, too! We wouldn’t want to skip Numbers 9 in our Bible reading! Why? Because it gives two beautiful illustrations of the grace of God to His people and the guidance of God for His people. They […]
When the Levites couldn’t carry the big loads anymore, they could still care for those who could. When is a person in their prime? Some people think when you’re 18 or so. Here’s what medical experts say. Visual development: birth to 12 months; emotional attachment and sensory development: birth to 18 months; language development: birth […]