This section is one of my favorites from the whole Bible. God is teaching Moses and Aaron to represent Him with self-sacrificing compassion. He Himself is going to die for people who grumble against Him, and here He is doing a little bit of that kind of training on Moses and Aaron.
Numbers Part 2 – Plagues and Devotion
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.
Phinehas Son of Eleazar – Not a Chaplain
A couple of years ago, I tried to fill a little notebook with one Bible thought per day. I found it recently and there are some pages empty, so I’m backfilling them. Here is one today from Numbers 31:6 about Phinehas.
More than Numbers: Part 1
Sermon on Numbers 1-10, where God’s grace is already showing up and the order of travel is established for the Hebrews as they head to the promised land.
Ark of the Covenant with a Three Day Lead: the Trinity in Numbers
So here it is, like so many other places in Numbers, where the entire Christian life is laid out.
Joshua and Caleb's Raw Deal
Consistently Westward
Getting ready to preach at Exodus
In a couple of weeks, I’m going to preach at Exodus Church in Bloomington, Indiana. I’m pretty hyped about this for a number of reasons. My plan right now is to talk about the number one message that God has pounded into me since 2004. WHAT?! Yes. Since sometime around then, God has been beating […]
Hating on your Lifeguard
In Numbers 12, there is a pretty common biblical event: Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married (for he had married an Ethiopian woman). They said, “Has the Lord only spoken through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard it. Some people […]