Seduction of the Moabite Women - Numbers 25 - 26

Well in our continuing saga, the king couldn’t get Balaam to curse the Israelites, so there was another plan: send in the women to seduce the Israelites and have them curse themselves.
If you know anything about the strong will and self-control of the people of Israel to this point, you can probably guess that they [...]

Lessons from a talking donkey - Numbers 22-25

If you’ve never read the story of Balaam and his donkey, you need to check it out. It’s a fascinating story of consequences of disobedience, done like a Disney animated feature film (complete with a talking donkey). You’ll find it in the Old Testament in the book of Numbers, chapters 22-25.
I guess what hits me [...]

Purity in the Camp - Numbers 4 - 5

Having never actually read all the way through Numbers before, it makes sense that I would never have noticed this before. In all my years as a follower of Christ, I’ve not heard too many sermons from the book of Numbers, either.
I came upon a fascinating passage in the reading today about protecting marital faithfulness. [...]

The Very First Census - Numbers 1 - 3

If you’re just joining us, a few friends and I are reading through the One Year Chronological Bible (NLT) and today we find ourselves in Numbers. It’s year two of Israel’s journey out of the captivity of the Egyptians.
One month after the Tabernacle was first completed, the Lord told Moses to take a census. This [...]

Offerings of Dedication - Numbers 7

This entire chapter describes how the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel brought gifts and offerings for use and maintenance of the Tabernacle. One leader of each tribe brought their offering each day for 12 days and presented it.
Notice that it was the leaders, the princes of Israel, the heads of the households of [...]

“So at last Moses finished the work.” - Exodus 39:32 - 40, Numbers 9:15-23

It was a huge undertaking. The NLT version says “so at last” several times in this reading. All the effort that went into setting up the first Tabernacle was huge. Many people worked so long and hard to get things just the way God had prescribed to Moses: the inner curtain, the furniture, the utensils. [...]