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 […]
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 […]