“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’ Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! Jerusalem – built as a city that is bound firmly together, to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. There thrones for judgment were…
Month: October 2019
Numbers 7
“This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day when it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes, each silver plate weighing 130 shekels and each basin 70, all the silver of the vessels 2,400 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the twelve golden…
Psalm 121
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the…
Numbers 6
“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until…
Psalm 120
“In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue? A warrior’s sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree! Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! Too long…
Numbers 5
It has a few laws in it, including keeping the camp pure (forcing unclean people to live outside the camp), restitution for wrongs, and how to test if a wife is unfaithful. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Speak to the Israelites and say to them: “If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful…
Psalm 119:129-176
“Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law. You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words. Salvation is far from the…
Numbers 4
This chapter details the duties of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites (clans of Levites) regarding the moving of the tabernacle. “The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses, from thirty years old up to…
Psalm 119:81-128
“My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word. My eyes long for your promise; I ask, ‘When will you comfort me?’ I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all…
Numbers 3
This chapter is primarily about the Levites – their lineage and duties regarding their service to God. “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before…