"Drive Out All the Inhabitants of the Land" (3/9)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 33-34. Before crossing over into Canaan, the Lord gave instructions to the Israelites regarding what they were to do with the current inhabitants of the promised land. “When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the […]

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Freedom and Slavery

Man, in his natural state as created by God, is free – free in speech, thought, action, association, and religion (though this does not mean that we are unaccountable for how we use our freedom – Ecclesiastes 11:9). But Satan, from the beginning, has worked diligently to bring man into bondage. Why would Satan be […]

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"Shall Your Brothers Go to War While You Yourselves Sit Here?" (3/8)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 31-32. The children of Israel were to cross over the Jordan river and take possession of the promised land. However, the sons of Gad and Reuben preferred to settle on the east side of the river. So they went to Moses, Eleazar, and the leaders of the people […]

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Silence is Acceptance (3/7)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 28-30. These were some of the instructions given regarding the making of vows to the Lord. “Also if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by an obligation in her father’s house in her youth, and her father hears her vow and her obligation […]

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Remember Those Who Were Unfaithful (3/6)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 26-27. Chapters that provide details about a census of the Israelites are easy for us to skim over. Yet there are lessons to be learned even here. “The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, […]

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"What the Lord Speaks, That I Will Speak" (3/5)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 23-25. Balak, king of Moab, feared the Israelites. He saw what they had already done to the Amorites and sought help from Balaam to curse the people. But in three attempts, Balaam blessed the Israelites each time instead of cursing them. “Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he […]

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The Bronze Serpent and the Pattern of Salvation (3/4)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 21-22. “The people spoke against God and Moses, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.’ The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the […]

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