Blessings around us should cause the wellsprings of our hearts to burst forth in praise to God. Instead of the dry and desolate conditions in what Moses called “all that great and terrible wilderness” (Deut 1:19), the children of Israel are beginning to see the first hints of what the Lord called “a land flowing” […]
Sometimes God supernaturally gives manna; sometimes He lets us gather in the ripened fields. Congratulations to those who have trekked through the wilderness with us as we have been learning from the children of Israel. At least it hasn’t taken us 40 years to do it. Did I hear someone say, “It seemed like it!” […]
Read More… from September 27, 2022 — Here Comes The Blessing!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Read More… from September 20, 2022 — “Once And Forever Done”
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. […]