A search of Numbers 28, 29 and 30 (KJV):
In chapters 28 and 29, God spoke to Moses about the offerings that the children of Israel were to offer to Him in their due season (28:1). Chapter 30 concerned vows to the Lord. The statutes in this chapter commanded to Moses by the Lord were "...between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house" (30:16).
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Joshua Given Charge of Congregation
Numbers 27:12-23 (KJV):
"And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin." (27:12-14).
"And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd" (27:15-17).
"And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation" (27:18-21).
"And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses" (27:22,23).
"And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin." (27:12-14).
"And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd" (27:15-17).
"And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation" (27:18-21).
"And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses" (27:22,23).
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Daughters Take Stand for Inheritance
A search of Numbers 27:1-11 (KJV):
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah were "...the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Mannasseh the son of Joseph..." who "...stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation..." to claim their inheritance because their father had died in the wilderness without any sons (27:1-4). The daughters said, "Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father" (27:4).
"And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. And if his father have no brethern, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses" (27:5-11).
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah were "...the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Mannasseh the son of Joseph..." who "...stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation..." to claim their inheritance because their father had died in the wilderness without any sons (27:1-4). The daughters said, "Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father" (27:4).
"And Moses brought their cause before the Lord. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. And if his father have no brethern, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses" (27:5-11).
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
New Census Taken
A search of Numbers 26 (KJV):
After the plague, God commanded Moses and Eleazar, Aaron's priestly son, to take a census of all members of Israel who were twenty years and older and able for war (26:1,2). Moses and Eleazar did as they were commanded (26:3). When the count was complete, there were six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty children of Israel (26:51).
Now that the count was complete, God said to Moses that the land was to be divided amongst Israel for their inheritance (26:53). According to the Lord, the division was to take place as follows: "To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few" (26:54-56).
Moses and Eleazar also took a census of the male Levites who were one month and older (26:62). This count was separate from that of the children of Israel since the Levites were not included in the inheritance (26:62). In all, there were twenty-three thousand counted (26:62).
"These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, [except] Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun" (26:63-65).
After the plague, God commanded Moses and Eleazar, Aaron's priestly son, to take a census of all members of Israel who were twenty years and older and able for war (26:1,2). Moses and Eleazar did as they were commanded (26:3). When the count was complete, there were six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty children of Israel (26:51).
Now that the count was complete, God said to Moses that the land was to be divided amongst Israel for their inheritance (26:53). According to the Lord, the division was to take place as follows: "To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few" (26:54-56).
Moses and Eleazar also took a census of the male Levites who were one month and older (26:62). This count was separate from that of the children of Israel since the Levites were not included in the inheritance (26:62). In all, there were twenty-three thousand counted (26:62).
"These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, [except] Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun" (26:63-65).
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Israel Strays in Shittim
A search of Numbers 25 (KJV):
In Numbers 25, Israel dwelled in Shittim and participated in whoredom with the daughters of Moab; bowed down to their gods and joined Baalpeor (25:1, 2,3). These actions made God angry and He dealt with the people through Moses (25:3,4,5).
"And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand" (25:6-9).
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel" (25:10-13).
"Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian" (25:14,15).
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake" (25:16-18).
In Numbers 25, Israel dwelled in Shittim and participated in whoredom with the daughters of Moab; bowed down to their gods and joined Baalpeor (25:1, 2,3). These actions made God angry and He dealt with the people through Moses (25:3,4,5).
"And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand" (25:6-9).
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel" (25:10-13).
"Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian" (25:14,15).
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake" (25:16-18).
Monday, October 11, 2010
God Delivers Parables to Balaam
A search of Numbers 24 (KJV):
The spirit of God was upon Balaam to deliver the parable-richness of this chapter. The parables expressed blessings as well as prophecy for Israel (24:5-9; 24:14-24).
Balak became angry at Balaam for blessing Israel three times because he had wanted them to be cursed (24:10). In the end, however, good overcame evil with Balaam standing firm with God (24:13). Balaam was not enticed by Balak's promotions of honor (24:11). Balaam and Balak parted ways (24:25).
Personal note: Be sure to search the blessings and prophecies set forth in parables in this chapter!
The spirit of God was upon Balaam to deliver the parable-richness of this chapter. The parables expressed blessings as well as prophecy for Israel (24:5-9; 24:14-24).
Balak became angry at Balaam for blessing Israel three times because he had wanted them to be cursed (24:10). In the end, however, good overcame evil with Balaam standing firm with God (24:13). Balaam was not enticed by Balak's promotions of honor (24:11). Balaam and Balak parted ways (24:25).
Personal note: Be sure to search the blessings and prophecies set forth in parables in this chapter!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
More Attempts to Curse Israel
A search of Numbers 23 (KJV):
The theme throughout this chapter was that of the blessing or cursing of Israel. Balak brought Balaam to Moab to curse Israel; however, God had previously made it known to Balaam that Israel was blessed, so he could not curse them (22:12; 23:7). In his Words from God, Balaam asked, "How shall I curse, when God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy whom the Lord hath not defied" (23:8)?
"And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth" (23:11,12)? Even after Balaam said this, Balak attempted to entice him to curse Israel from atop Pisgah (23:14).
Upon Pisgah, God delivered more parables through Balaam for Balak to hear (23:16). These were the Words of God: "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain" (23:19-24).
Even with these Words of God, Balak was adamant about working through Balak to change God's mind to curse Israel. Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor for another attempt (23:27,28).
Personal question: Have you noticed the persistent darkness of Balak?
The theme throughout this chapter was that of the blessing or cursing of Israel. Balak brought Balaam to Moab to curse Israel; however, God had previously made it known to Balaam that Israel was blessed, so he could not curse them (22:12; 23:7). In his Words from God, Balaam asked, "How shall I curse, when God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy whom the Lord hath not defied" (23:8)?
"And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth" (23:11,12)? Even after Balaam said this, Balak attempted to entice him to curse Israel from atop Pisgah (23:14).
Upon Pisgah, God delivered more parables through Balaam for Balak to hear (23:16). These were the Words of God: "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain" (23:19-24).
Even with these Words of God, Balak was adamant about working through Balak to change God's mind to curse Israel. Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor for another attempt (23:27,28).
Personal question: Have you noticed the persistent darkness of Balak?
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