Mar 8, 2026
NUMBERS 10-11:
Yesterday we heard about the position of the
lamps on the lampstand in the Holy Place, and the Levites were
dedicated for service. The second Passover was celebrated. The
Israelites received their marching orders based on when the cloud
moved from over the sacred tent.
PSALM 32:
Psalm 32 gives essential...
Mar 8, 2026
NUMBERS 8-9:
In
Numbers 7, we heard about the gifts given by the leaders of Israel
following the dedication of the sacred tent.
Translation note: How the ‘waving’ of the ‘wave offering’ was done is variously interpreted in 8:13. And it could be taken simply as a presentation, because it would be rather hard to...
Mar 8, 2026
NUMBERS 7:
Yesterday we heard how people had to follow
through with God’s commands, and those with defiling diseases were
expelled from their camp until such time as they could be declared
ritually clean again. And we heard about cleansing for issues
involving the conscience, and what a man might do if he suspected
his...
Mar 8, 2026
NUMBERS 5-6:
Yesterday we heard the assignments for the
Kohathite, Gershonite, and Merarite clans in regard to the care and
moving of the sacred tent, all under the direction of Aaron's
sons.
PSALM 29:
This
is one of my personal favorite psalms because of the response of
the people in the temple to God's glorious...
Mar 8, 2026
NUMBERS 4:
Yesterday we learned that the Levite clans were
given separate tasks in the care of the sacred tent. The 22,000
Levites became substitutes for Israel's 22,273 first-born
sons.
PSALM 28:
David cries out to the Lord with all his heart.
I love the imagery of the Lord as David’s ‘rock’,
‘shield’,...