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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In Numbers, chapter one, verse fifty-two, the Lord speaks to Moses regarding the Israelites pitching their tents around the tabernacle and every person by their standard. The organization of the camps of the Israelites was with an inner circle of Levites around the tabernacle. The other tents were on the outer ring of the twelve
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In Numbers, chapter one, verse forty-six, the Lord speaks to Moses in Mount Sinai in the tabernacle of the congregation and has the census taken there that totaled six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty males above the age twenty, not including the Levites. These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron
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In Leviticus chapter twenty-seven, verse thirty, the Lord speaks to Moses about the children of Israel concerning tithes. A tithe is a tenth of the land produced and the livestock in a donation to the Lord. The contribution was an offering to support the Levites, as stated in Numbers twenty-one verse eighteen. “And behold, I
In Leviticus chapter twenty-seven, verse two, the Lord speaks to Moses regarding the children of Israel about when a man makes a vow. A vow is a solemn promise, a pledge, or a personal commitment such as marriage vows or a vow of secrecy. Chapter twenty-seven deals with things vowed or promised to the Lord,
In Leviticus chapter twenty-six, verse seventeen, the greatest tragedy of sin, rebellion, and disobedience is that God may set His face against us. The withdrawing of His presence and care, His grace and strength from us. In its place, disobedient people will face exposure to direct judgment, and all the problems and dangers of life,
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In Leviticus, chapter twenty-six, verse fourteen, reveals pathos, anguish, and heartache as He lamented that He might have to punish the people He had redeemed. If they, in utter ingratitude, rejected His love and were unwilling to have Him as their God, He would have no choice but to bring them sorrow and calamity. The
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