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The word “trial”, when used for a trouble or difficulty that we may face, is not a word that we just coincidentally also use for a judgment assembly. From God’s perspective, there is a real sense of discovery of our … Continue reading →

George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Santayana may have said it, but God and Moses knew it; and they were worried that Israel was going to forget. So, just prior to handing over the … Continue reading →

God wouldn’t curse Israel, because God was for them. But Balaam, the sly dog that he was, counseled Balak how Israel might be able curse themselves! “Why would they do that?” you might wonder. Well, we do it all the … Continue reading →

After Israel had defeated Egypt, the Amelekites, and Sihon (king of the Amorites) other local nations were starting to get a little nervous. Balak, the king of the Moab, was quaking in his boots (OK, they were probably sandals); but … Continue reading →

The “hits” just keep on coming with Israel. The longer they wander in the wilderness, the more discontent and grumbly they seem to be — not unlike ourselves, sometimes. In his book, Finishing Strong, Steve Farrar makes the sad but … Continue reading →

I hope you’re keeping up your daily reading. Getting behind can become discouraging, if you have more than a day or two to make up. Today’s reading has a lot of challenging food for thought for our permissive culture about … Continue reading →

It starts early in life. “You’re not the boss of me,” we petulantly tell our parent, sibling, teacher, or other authority figure. From the beginning we want to be the one calling the shots, directing others around us to serve … Continue reading →

Today’s reading takes on silver trumpets, a beginning-of-the-day & end-of-the-day prayer, and not just one but two examples of greed (and how God responds to it). So, let’s dive right in. Chapter 9 commands Israel to make, how to make, … Continue reading →

Wow, if you add up all the gifts that were brought to the Tabernacle by the leaders of the tribes of Israel, it’s enormous! Eighty-nine verses dedicated to offerings which were — unless I missed some detail — exactly the … Continue reading →

The last three chapters of Leviticus have an awful lot of great information that you want to make sure not to read over too quickly. There’s the root meanings of redemption here, there’s Jubilee here, there’s a prophecy about the … Continue reading →