Sin disenfranchised me and left me a homeless pauper. But God’s Firstborn came looking for me! The church is called “the general assembly and church of the firstborn” (Heb 12:23). The principle of the firstborn begins at the doorway of history. When his parents had made the fateful decision that blocked them from Eden and […]
God sets the pattern for great leadership on large projects: communication, motivation, and delegation. Numbers 3 gives an explanation of the Levites’ responsibilities. Small in number, Aaron and his sons would be the family of priests: “Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar” (Num 3:2). But then we are sadly reminded that the first […]
There is a spiritual gravitational pull in my life from whatever I place at its center. Is it Christ? So far, so good. Numbers 1 concludes: “Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did” (v 54). The phrase “the Lord commanded Moses” occurs 21 times in […]
The Levites were different, not numbered to be in the army, but in the service of the Lord. Numbers 1 transitions at verses 46 and 47: “All who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe.” They were numbered, […]
One by one, the land filled with Israelites, and one by one now, heaven is fast filling up, as well! It’s hard to say how many there were at the base of Sinai. The males from age twenty and up totaled 603,550. If we add to that the same number of women, and perhaps two […]
The chapter reminds us that God takes note of each one “individually” (Num 1:2, 18, 20, 22). We read that “in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt” (Num 1:1) the Lord told them to start counting all the men “from twenty years old and above—all who are able […]
Here’s an exciting book, where we all go camping with the Lord. What lessons we can learn! Numbers? Is this a book about numbers? Well, not exactly. The Hebrews gave this book a title from the fourth word, “in the wilderness” (Num 1:1), calling it Bemidbar. It was called “Numbers” after the Greek and Latin […]
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Say what you mean, and mean what you say. This proves to be one of life’s most valuable assets. At first, the subject of Leviticus 27 seems out of place. Is this any way to conclude a best seller? Obviously, because God wrote it! The previous chapter was all about God keeping His promises, and […]
Life in black and white: “If you walk in My statutes” or “if you do not obey Me.” What a difference! Leviticus 26 underlines God’s amazing faithfulness. When we walk with Him, He blesses us (vv 2-13). When we disobey Him, He disciplines us (vv 14-39). But through it all, He never gives up on […]