JULY 20, 2022 Numbers 8:6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. In the Scripture we see there are times when people are tested and then there are times when they are proven — and I do believe there is an important difference. Think of it this way: when we […]
JULY 19, 2022 Numbers 8:3 And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lamp stand, as the Lord commanded Moses. As was mentioned in the previous devotion, Messiah — the Light of the world — said that we, His people, are the light of the world and are to shine […]
JULY 18, 2022 Numbers 8:1-2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ” As this chapter begins it speaks, once again, of kindling the lamps of the menorah (it is mentioned previously in Exodus 25 & 27). […]
JULY 17, 2022 Numbers 7:89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him. It is possible, I think, to consider that Moses, having […]
JULY 16, 2022 Numbers 7:2-3 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering. And they brought their offering before the Lord. According to the text, as soon as Moses had set up the Sanctuary and consecrated it, the leaders of the twelve […]
JULY 15, 2022 Numbers 6:23-27 This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless […]
JULY 14 2022 Numbers 6:5: All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. As stated previously, during the course of his vow, the Nazirite was not permitted to cut his hair. And […]
JULY 09, 2022 Numbers 5:6-7 When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. This passage begs the question: “Can a person truly repent if there is no confession of the sin?” Furthermore, if […]
JULY 12, 2022 Numbers 5:27-28 When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a curse will enter her and become bitter … But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall be free […]
JULY 13, 2022 Numbers 6:2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: “When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, he shall separate himself to the Lord.” In previous chapters, emphasis was sometimes placed on situations where someone would be considered unclean in regard to the Sanctuary […]
JULY 9, 2022 Numbers 5:1-2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse.” If we understand that the sanctity of the Sanctuary had to be maintained, it stands to reason that the camp, itself, had to ritually […]
JULY 11, 2022 Numbers 5:12, 14-15 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: “If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him … if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and […]
