“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers’ house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. Write each man’s name on his staff, and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. Then you shall deposit them in…
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Psalm 131
This psalm speaks of denying selfish ambition and pride, growing from a child into a spiritual adult. I found a great quote regarding this Psalm: “It is one of the shortest Psalms to read, but one of the longest to learn. It speaks of a young child, but it contains the experience of a man…
Numbers 16
Honestly, this is one of the hardest chapters I have read. Korah, from the tribe of Levi (one of the servants of the Lord at the tabernacle) along with two lieutenants, leads a rebellion of 250 chiefs against Moses and Aaron (against God, really). They claim the Levites are just as holy as they, and…
Psalm 130
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. I wait for the…
Numbers 15
This chapter contains some more laws around sacrifices, as well as an accord of a Sabbath-breaker being executed (stoned for breaking God’s sacred commandment). That being said, we’ll look at the last few verses. “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of…
Psalm 129
” ‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth’ – let Israel now say – ‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.’ The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. May all…
Numbers 14
This chapter is not Israel’s finest moment. Ten of the twelve spies reported the Canaan could not be invaded, and what appears to be the entire nation rebels against God (except Moses, Aaron, Joshua and Caleb). Unfortunately, there are far too many topics here to cover them all (eg. intercessory prayer, intermittent obedience, accepting responsibility,…
Psalm 128
“Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table….
Numbers 13
In this chapter, which is really part 1 of 2, God commands 12 spies to be sent into Canaan (the promised land) to asses the land and its inhabitants. “Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, ‘Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country,…
Psalm 127
This psalm has two themes: if the Lord isn’t leading in something, it is done in vain; children are a gift and heritage from the Lord. “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in…