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What do you do when you find yourself staring into the face of fear? Where do you turn? The Israelites found themselves facing great fear. They’re halfway to the promised land and become consumed by fear of what’s to come. They have been brought out of Egypt and cared for up until this point, yet… Read more
In these passages, as the Israelites approached the Promised Land, they began to complain. As punishment for the lack of faith, God condemned them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. The people complained about their hardships, lack of meat, being stuck in the wilderness, facing giants, and wishing to return to Egypt. They complained… Read more
Numbers is a book that starts a little slow. If you’re like me, perhaps you began reading Numbers 7 and thought, “Why am I reading and rereading and rereading dedication offerings? Boring!” Sometimes, the repetition isn’t the point. The point is what’s between the lines of what we’re actually reading. Here’s what I mean: I… Read more
Reading the book of Numbers is challenging. It takes some long breaks from the action-packed stories of the Old Testament, and much of the breaks consist of laws, regulations, and duties for God’s newly freed people to follow now that he has rescued them from Egypt. It’s important to remember that the lengthy instructions are… Read more
