AUGUST 1, 2022 Numbers 11:6 “But now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” As I mentioned in the previous devotion, God always gives us what we need but not everything we want, necessarily. In fact, it is my view that most of those times when He gave His people what they […]
JULY 31, 2022 Numbers 11:5 “We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.” Can you imagine being thrust into a situation that, as far as the natural eye is concerned, there is no source of food and water? On the other hand, […]
JULY 30, 2022 Numbers 11:4 Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat?” In the previous devotion we spoke of the fire that broke out among those who lived in the outskirts of the camp. To be a […]
JULY 29, 2022 Numbers 11:1 Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. As we begin today, let’s take note of the fact that God hears our conversations; He hears our praise and our grumbling. As to the latter, […]
JULY 28, 2022 Numbers 10:33 So they departed from the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. When the children of Israel finally left “the mountain of the LORD,” they traveled these […]
JULY 27, 2022 Numbers 10:29 Now Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well; for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.” As is evident in this verse, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, was also […]
JULY 26, 2022 Numbers 10:10 Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God. In our local congregation, […]
JULY 25, 2022 Numbers 10:1-2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps.” Distinguished from the shofar, or ram’s horn, these two silver trumpets were used for different functions such as […]
JULY 24, 2022 Numbers 9:18 At the command of the Lord the children of Israel would journey, and at the command of the Lord they would camp; as long as the cloud stayed above the tabernacle they remained encamped. When the tabernacle was raised up, a cloud that had the appearance of fire hovered over the Sanctuary. It served as a […]
JULY 23, 2022 Numbers 9:14 And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord’s Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land. In the beginning of this chapter, the people of Israel […]
JULY 22, 2022 Numbers 8:24 This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting. Believe it or not, there is an interesting and important concept alluded to in this verse. According to this, a young man from the tribe of Levi entered […]
JULY 21, 2022 Numbers 8:10 So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites. Most everyone reading this understands the symbolism and purpose of the “laying on of hands.” It is an action intended to impart a spiritual benefit to one person from another. For […]
