Here are some cool bits from early in Numbers. People are dedicated to the Lord and being formed into His people. At the same time, Moses and Aaron are being formed into High Priests – the men that will represent God to the people and vice versa.
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Jesus says “Follow Me”
Mark 1:16-20 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. When he had gone a…
Moths are Slowly Eating their Souls
Is. 51:7 ‚ÄúHear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults. Is. 51:8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will…
Love without Labels
Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers(Heb 13:1-2 NIV) This passage says continue the philadelphia, but don’t neglect the philoxenia. Philadelphia is the love of the brothers, those from the same family. Philoxenia is the love of the strangers, those that are outsiders. I think it’s interesting that the…
Levites from Libya
Is. 66:19 ¬? ‚ÄúI will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations‚Äîto Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my…
Get Your Dead Body Off My Property!
Jer. 20:1 ¬? When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the chief officer in the temple of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, Jer. 20:2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the LORD‚Äôs temple. Jer. 20:3 The next day, when Pashhur released…
The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 6.3-5 Jesus is sitting w/ His disciples, away from the crowds, but He can see that the crowds are coming. He looks out over them and doesn‚Äôt ask ‚ÄúShould we feed these people?‚Äù but instead, ‚ÄúWhere do we get their bread?‚Äù I love that. Jesus isn‚Äôt waiting for the people to come and beg….