Apostolic… Bitten By Serpents 26 Aug 20117 Jul 2019 Have you ever been bitten by serpents? Today, we'll look at why the Israelites were bitten by them. In Numbers 21, the people left Mount Hor after mourning over Aaron’s…
Torah Korah’s Rebellion 20 Aug 20115 Nov 2011 As Numbers 15 ends, the Lord told Moses to instruct the people of Israel to make and put tzitzit (tassels) containing a blue thread on the corners of their garments…
Torah Twelve Spies Explore the Land 12 Aug 20115 Nov 2011 As we read through the book of Numbers, we’ve come to the point where the Israelites are anxious to enter the Promised Land. Miraculous and sobering events are behind them…
Torah Moses’ Cushite Wife 5 Aug 20114 Jan 2013 Numbers 12 begins with Miriam and Aaron criticizing Moses because of the Ethiopian (Cushite) woman he had married. Many are troubled by this passage because in Exodus, the Bible says…
Apostolic… Complaining and God’s Provision Led to Greed for Meat 29 Jul 201111 Aug 2019 Numbers 11 begins with the mixed multitude complaining in the wilderness. This made the Lord so angry that His fire burned some of them in the outskirts of the camp…
Torah The Nazirite Vow 22 Jul 2011 Today, we will look at Numbers 6 which describes the Nazirite vow, a vow of separation to the Lord. Hopefully, the Lord will reveal its significance to us. Numbers 6:1-4…
Prophets… The Law of Jealousy 15 Jul 20115 Nov 2011 Shortly after Numbers 5 begins, it describes the law for a jealous husband. This law was to be carried out when a jealous man suspected that his wife had committed…
Torah Numbering the People 8 Jul 201126 Oct 2011 When people begin to read the book of Numbers, they tend to skip all of the information regarding the numbering of the people. Like genealogies, most tend to think numbering…
Torah Camping Around the Tabernacle 1 Jul 2011 According to the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, the tribes of Israel camped around the tabernacle in the wilderness under silk banners whose colors corresponded to the colors of the tribal stones of…
Torah The Building of the Tabernacle 24 Jun 2011 Building the Tabernacle in the wilderness was a major undertaking and required items that were willfully donated for the project. Exodus 35:30-35 tells us there were two men chosen who…
Torah Holy Anointing Oil and Incense 17 Jun 201119 Dec 2011 In Exodus 30, the Lord commanded Moses to make holy anointing oil and incense for the Tabernacle. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about the significance of these two substances that Moses…
Torah Clothing of God’s People 10 Jun 201112 Jun 2011 In Exodus 28, the Lord commanded Moses to make clothing for the High Priest and the Levitical priests. The garments were made for glory and beauty and they compared to…
Miscellaneous Was Jesus Black or White? 3 Jun 201110 Jun 2011 Today, we have an unusual post compared to what I normally write. I was recently asked to visit a web site directed at black Christians in order to get my…
Torah The Tabernacle Part 2 26 May 201126 May 2011 The Tabernacle and its courtyard contained various furnishings that Moses was commanded to make according to the designs the Lord gave him. We discussed the structure of the Tabernacle and…
Torah The Tabernacle Part 1 20 May 2011 After Jethro left Moses to return to his country, the people of Israel came to the Sinai Desert and set up camp in front of Mount Sinai. It was here…
Torah Jethro Reunites Moses With His Family 14 May 201115 May 2011 In the beginning of Exodus 18, Jethro brought Zipporah and her sons to meet Moses after the defeat of the Amalekites. Originally, Zipporah and the boys had been on their…
Torah The Defeat of the Amalekites 5 May 2011 In Exodus 17, Moses brought forth water from a rock at Massah (testing) and Meribah (quarreling). After that, Amalek came and fought with Israel at Refidim. Scripture continues by telling…
Torah Early Lessons in the Wilderness 30 Apr 2011 Soon after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea (Sea of Suf), they had to begin learning to trust the Lord for their daily provisions. Their first lesson was at Marah…
Torah Crossing The Red Sea 23 Apr 2011 As Exodus 13 begins, the Lord commanded that the firstborn of the womb of man and beast to be consecrated to Him. This command is really given as bookends…
Apostolic… Passover – The Final Plague of Egypt 15 Apr 201111 Aug 2019 As Exodus 11 begins, the Lord told Moses that there will be only one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. This is the one that would cause Pharaoh to…
Apostolic… The Plagues of Egypt Begin 8 Apr 201111 Aug 2019 As the plagues of Egypt began to take place, no one knew how similar the coming events would be to those which will take place in the latter days. As…
Torah Moses’ First Encounter With Pharaoh 1 Apr 201110 Oct 2011 As Exodus 5 begins, Moses and Aaron have finally come to Pharaoh to inform him that the Lord, the God of Israel says to let His people go so they…
Torah The Lord Calls Moses To Deliver His People 26 Mar 20117 May 2017 As Exodus 4 begins, Moses is continuing His conversation with the Lord about his upcoming assignment to bring the Hebrews out of Egypt. Moses’ response is typical of those who…
Torah Moses and the Burning Bush 21 Mar 20119 Sep 2017 In Exodus 3, Moses was tending sheep in Midian for his father-in-law and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. The Angel of the Lord revealed Himself to Moses in…
Torah A Prophet Like Moses 11 Mar 201111 Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 18:18-19 says, “I will raise up for them a Prophet like you [Moses] from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak…
Torah The Birth of Moses 5 Mar 20115 Jun 2014 Exodus 1 begins by saying the children of Israel continued to increase after the death of Joseph and his brothers and they filled the land of Goshen. By that time…
Apostolic Under the Works of the Law 26 Feb 20115 Nov 2011 Our previous discussion of the Jerusalem council should naturally lead to a discussion of Galations. As mentioned in a previous post, the Jerusalem council met to decide what would be…
Apostolic The Church of the Laodiceans 19 Feb 201124 Feb 2011 Today, I will eventually address the church of Laodicea which appears to represent the churches of the last days. Before I do that, I want to explain why. I’m currently…
Torah The 70 Descendants of Jacob 12 Feb 201112 Feb 2011 Genesis 46:8-27 “Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's firstborn. 9 The sons of Reuben were…
Torah Joseph — Dreamer and Interpreter of Dreams 5 Feb 20117 Nov 2011 In the beginning of Genesis 37, the Bible tells us that Jacob loved his son, Joseph because he was born to him in his old age. Jacob demonstrated his favor toward Joseph by…
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