OCTOBER 2, 2022 Numbers 21:10-11 Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. After the incident involving the fiery serpents, the children of Israel continued on their journey going from place to place. In other words, […]
OCTOBER 1, 2022 Numbers 21:9 So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. As believers, we understand that this picture presented to us in the Scripture is intended to point us to the […]
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Numbers 21:8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” One of the great mysteries in the Bible is why God instructed Moses to make an image of what had afflicted Israel to be […]
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 Numbers 21:6 So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. Jewish tradition teaches that the venom from these serpents, not only made the victims to feel as if they were burning, but also eliminated the sense of taste. If true, that is […]
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 Numbers 21:4 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. There are some commentators who believe that the incident involving the king of Arad and the subsequent destruction of his […]
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 Numbers 21:6 So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. When the children of Israel complained about the manna, calling it “detestable bread,” it greatly contributed to their undoing. It was as if they said the bread God gave to them was […]
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 Numbers 21:5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” Earlier in Israel’s journey out of Egypt, the Bible says that a mysterious grain-like substance appeared […]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 Numbers 21:1 The king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South, heard that Israel was coming on the road to Atharim. Then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners. As the people continued on their journey, they once again came under attack, this time from a people who lived in […]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 Numbers 20:24-25 Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor. When the people arrived at Mount […]
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 Numbers 20:14-17 Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. “Thus says your brother Israel: ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us, how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. Please let us pass through your country.” In spite […]
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 Numbers 20:12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” Bible students have long struggled with how the consequences of Moses’ actions fit the […]
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 Numbers 20:11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank. Just before this occurred, Moses asked the people, “Are we to bring forth water for you out of this rock?” hinting that he was already perturbed […]
