Archive for the 'Numbers' Category

Reading Thru: Numbers 35-36

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 35-36

Num 35:9-12 9 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 then you shall select for yourselves cities to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed [...]

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Reading Thru: Numbers 33-34

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 33-34
Num 33:9 They journeyed from Marah and came to Elim; and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. NASU

The name of our church is Elim Christian Fellowship and many have wondered and asked, “Where in the world did the name Elim [...]

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Reading Thru: Numbers 31-32

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 31-32

Num 32:31-32 31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, “As the LORD has said to your servants, so we will do. 32 We ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance [...]

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Reading Thru: Numbers 28-30

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 28-30
Num 30:2 “If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. NASU
Ever wrote a bad check (a promise of having sufficient funds [...]

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Reading Thru: Numbers 26-27

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 26-27
Num 1:44-46 44 These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each of whom was of his father’s household. 45 So all the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households, from twenty years old and upward, [...]

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ReadingThru: Numbers 23-25

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 23-25
By my best count, Balak has sacrificed 21 rams and bull in the hopes that God will curse Israel.  While we all know God answers prayer, Balaam and Balak clearly don’t understand that in this instance the answer is “No!” No amount of pleading, sacrifice, prayer, or alter building will change God’s [...]

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ReadingThru: Numbers 21-22

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Today’s Reading: Numbers 21-22
Numbers 22 begins a bit of a side story following the exploits of Balaam and Balak. The people of Israel are coming to the end of their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness and the native populations are seeing them a threat. One such leader, Balak, saw the defeat of [...]

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