NOVEMBER 13, 2022 Numbers 33:3 They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. As Moses begins to recount the chronology of their journey, it is very important for us […]
NOVEMBER 12, 2022 Numbers 33:1-2 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, who went out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. Now Moses wrote down the starting points of their journeys at the command of the Lord. As we discussed in the previous devotion, the different stations that Israel […]
NOVEMBER 9, 2022 Numbers 31:48-49 Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing.” Pursuant to the battle, […]
NOVEMBER 10, 2022 Numbers 32:1-2 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock, the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar […]
NOVEMBER 8, 2022 Numbers 31:9-11 And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. And they took all the spoil and all the […]
NOVEMBER 7, 2022 Numbers 31:6 Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand. You may recall that Phinehas is the young man who, upon seeing the Simeonite man and […]
NOVEMBER 6, 2022 Numbers 31:1-3 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lord on Midian.” The Scripture tells […]
NOVEMBER 5, 2022 Numbers 30:1-2 Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of […]
NOVEMBER 4, 2022 Numbers 30:1-2 Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of […]
NOVEMBER 3, 2022 Numbers 28:1-2 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time.’” For the next two chapters, the Bible describes different offerings […]
NOVEMBER 2, 2022 Numbers 27:20-21 And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment of the Urim. In the sight of the people, Moses was to lay his hands upon Joshua’s head […]
NOVEMBER 1, 2022 Numbers 27:18-19 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight.” In the previous devotion, we focused on Moses’ prayer at the end his tenure over […]