In Numbers, chapter eleven, verse four, there were the non-Israelites who joined the people of Israel during their departure from Egypt. Back In Exodus, chapter twelve, verse thirty-eight, a mixt multitude went up with them with their flocks, herds, and cattle. These non-Israelites influenced the Israelites to rebel against God’s desire for the presumed pleasures […]
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In Numbers, chapter eleven, verse one, after only three days into their journey, the people began to murmur and complain because the circumstances were not ideal. How quickly the Israelites forgot their deliverance from Egyptian slavery and God’s mighty acts on their behalf. They would not trust God and commit their lives and future to
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In Numbers, chapter ten, verse twenty-nine, Moses was speaking to Hobab, his brother-in-law, a non-Israelite, giving him an invitation to come with them and share the good things God has promised to Israel. The door was always open for Gentiles to join Israel, to make the God of Israel their God, and to share in
In Numbers, chapter ten, verse nine, the Lord speaks to Moses to remind him when he goes to war against the enemy that hinders them: Then he shall blow the trumpets and be remembered before the Lord and receive deliverance from the enemies. God desires to help His people in war only if they would
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In Numbers, chapter nine, verses fifteen through twenty-three, the cloud by day and the fire by night served as a sign of divine provision, protection, and guidance for Israel in the wilderness. The Word of God emphasizes that the people were to move or stay only as the supernatural sign indicated. However, God’s guidance did
In Numbers, chapter eight, verse eleven, the Lord speaks to Moses about what his brother Aaron should do on behalf of the Levites. The verse begins with: “And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord…” Or “wave” them, as a wave offering, which was moved to and fro, backward and forwards. The hands wave
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In Numbers, chapter six, verse twenty-three, the Lord speaks to Moses and instructs him to tell Aaron and his sons to bless the children with the following words: “The Lord bless, and keep thee. The Lord make His face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift His face countenance upon thee
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In Numbers, chapter six, verse two, God speaks to Moses about the law of a Nazarite. He wants His servant to tell the children of Israel that when a person decides to become one, they are to separate themselves from the others in terms of lifestyle. The word “Nazarite” means “set apart,” one who is
In Numbers, chapter five, verse two, the Lord speaks to His servant Moses about the children of Israel concerning people that have issues. People that will interrupt or defile the camps where He dwells. People with leprosy, discharges or those who had come in contact were ceremonially unclean. These people are placed outside the tent
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In Numbers, chapter three, verse three, the Lord speaks to His servant Moses in Mount Sinai concerning the priests. Anointing the priests with oil was to “consecrate” them to the service of God. In the previous verse, Aaron has four sons who receive the anointing to whom he consecrated to be ministers in the priest’s
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