In Numbers, chapter twenty, verse eight, the Lord speaks to Moses for him to take his rod and gather the assembly, and get Aaron and speak to the rock before their eyes, for it will bring forth water. Moses and Aaron get the people together as the Lord commanded, but for some reason, he strikes […]
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In Numbers, chapter twenty, verse one, the events begin in the fortieth year after the exodus from Egypt. The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, arrive in the desert of Zin, where the people abode in Kadesh. The people had wandered in the wilderness for thirty-nine years. Most of the first generation died because
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In Numbers, chapter nineteen, verse two, the Lord speaks to Moses and Aaron concerning the children of Israel that they bring a red heifer. The sacrifice of the red heifer in the Old Testament provided cleansing of anyone who was ritually unclean or defiled and unable to draw near to God in worship. A red
In Numbers, chapter eighteen, verse twenty, the priests and Levites were to have no earthly inheritance, for God was their portion and inheritance. In principle, this promise extends to all believers in Christ. Our legacy is not on this earth, for we are but strangers and pilgrims. We must seek heavenly things, for God dwells
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In Numbers, chapter eighteen, verse eight, the Lord speaks to Aaron about the tithes and offerings. God determined that the priests and Levites receive support through the offerings. Hear God points out to Aaron the duties and informs him of the prerequisites of it: having told him his work, wages, his service, and now maintenance.
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In Numbers, chapter eighteen, verse one, the priests and Levites were held responsible for any offenses or desecration against the tabernacle of the Lord. They had to take great care to serve God and do what the Lord required. The first seven verses of this chapter deal with the duties of priests and Levites, which
In Numbers, chapter seventeen, verse three, the Lord speaks to Moses about the children of Israel concerning writing Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi, for one rod shall be the head of the house of their fathers. This chapter defends God’s choice of the tribe of Levi as ministers and Aaron as high priest.
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In Numbers, chapter sixteen, verse forty-one, the congregation of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, claiming that they killed the people of the Lord. When God’s judgment fell on Korah and his allies, the Israelites complained to Moses as if he had brought them judgment. The deception of the people got so bad that they
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In Numbers, chapter sixteen, verse three, the mutiny led by Korah, a Levite, and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn son, was an ambitious attempt to get more power and a higher position for themselves as priests. They challenged Moses’ authority and the command that Aaron alone was to be a
In Numbers, chapter fifteen, verse thirty-one, God distinguished between unintentional and intentional sins, with those committed willfully in defiance of Him and His Word. Unintentional sin required atonement though it did not separate one from His chosen people. Deliberate and defiant sin, however, separated a person from the people of God and the redemption provided
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