Be careful what you ask for
Exploring Canaan: Numbers 13–15 Stirred up by the scouts’ reports of Cannan, the Israelites response was to cry all night: …
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Best not complain
Complaints: Numbers 11–12 Poor Moses. First the people complain about the hardship of the desert life, then the foreigners amongst …
Moses’ father-in-law
Before leaving Sinai, Moses invited his father-in-law to stay with the Israelites and accompany them to the promised land. He …
A call to action: the silver trumpets
The silver trumpets and leaving Sinai: Numbers 10 Silver trumpets were used to call the people to gather at the …
A priestly blessing
Purity in marriage and vows: Numbers 5–6 After some instructions for managing the behaviour of insanely jealous husbands (of the …
Importance of the firstborn
A count of Israelite fighting men and Levites: Numbers 1–4 The firstborn were important to God: they had a special …
All those numbers
The book of Numbers starts with an order to count all the men of fighting age in preparation for war. …
The command to tithe
Offerings and their values, tithes: Leviticus 27 This is the first command for tithing. Previously, God had said it was all …
Pride comes before a fall
Obedience and the price of disobedience: Leviticus 26 God knew (and knows) all too well what people are like. He …
Explaining the Sabbath: it all belongs to God
Sabbaths: Leviticus 23–25 The Israelites were to enjoy Sabbaths beyond the sixth-day of rest. There were also days for harvest …
Priests: be holy because God is holy
More rules for priests and offerings: Leviticus 21–22 The priests had a special place in Israelite society. God instructed that: …
Staying holy: moral codes
Rules for moral and holy living: Leviticus 18–20 There were more than a few rules. The first set of rules …
The Israelites’ day of atonement
Day of atonement and ban on eating blood: Leviticus 16–17 The priests were ordained with sacrifices and (by our standards) …
Clean and unclean
Explanation of clean and unclean: Leviticus 11–15 The long list of things that can make someone unclean, and how to …
Don’t drink and serve
Aaron and his sons are ordained: Leviticus 8–10 After going through a seven-day ordination ceremony, Aaron and his sons were …
Rules for offerings
Rules for offerings: Leviticus 1–7 Burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, guilt offerings, and the ordination offering; there …
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