NUMBERS 5
I wonder what was in the bitter water.
NUMBERS 6
"He sinned by being in the presence of the dead body"
So, if someone dies suddenly in your presence, you have sinned. Interesting.
The Priestly Blessing is one of my favorite passages. I wish my memory worked so I could remember it, or at least remember where to find it. Perhaps I should get some artwork or something that has this scripture on it.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Numbers
NUMBERS 4
Was the Kohathites task at all nerve-wracking for them? Your job is to carry all of the holy items from the Tent of Meeting. However, if you look upon them before they are ready or actually touch any of them you will die.
The Gershonites and Merarites had more straight forward jobs. you carry all the curtains and covergs. You carry all the framework.
Was the Kohathites task at all nerve-wracking for them? Your job is to carry all of the holy items from the Tent of Meeting. However, if you look upon them before they are ready or actually touch any of them you will die.
The Gershonites and Merarites had more straight forward jobs. you carry all the curtains and covergs. You carry all the framework.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Numbers
NUMBERS 1
This task must have taken quite a long time. It was a bit hard for me to resist the urge to simply scan to the number of each family. I do not know the reason, but I know there is a reason for the repetition. If God felt it important to be written multiple times then should it not be important for me to read it multiple times?
NUMBERS 2
Arrangement of Tribal Camps
That is 603,550 names written down and the arrangement of how they should have in camp, and they did so.
NUMBERS 3
Death was the penalty for not following God's instruction regarding the tabernacle and priestly duties.
Another lengthy task of counting, not taking names this time though, all the male Levites. There were 22,000.
However, names were to be taken as Moses wrote down and counted up all the first born males of all the tribes. There were 22,273. The Levites were the Lord's in place of the firstborn of all the tribes.
The Lord claimed all the firstborn (man and animal) when He put to death all the firstborn in Egypt.
This task must have taken quite a long time. It was a bit hard for me to resist the urge to simply scan to the number of each family. I do not know the reason, but I know there is a reason for the repetition. If God felt it important to be written multiple times then should it not be important for me to read it multiple times?
NUMBERS 2
Arrangement of Tribal Camps
That is 603,550 names written down and the arrangement of how they should have in camp, and they did so.
NUMBERS 3
Death was the penalty for not following God's instruction regarding the tabernacle and priestly duties.
Another lengthy task of counting, not taking names this time though, all the male Levites. There were 22,000.
However, names were to be taken as Moses wrote down and counted up all the first born males of all the tribes. There were 22,273. The Levites were the Lord's in place of the firstborn of all the tribes.
The Lord claimed all the firstborn (man and animal) when He put to death all the firstborn in Egypt.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Leviticus
LEVITICUS 27
The tenth part (every tenth part) is holy and set aside for the Lord. Since we have no livestock I would put this in terms of dollars. Every tenth dollar earned is to be given to God.
If anything is given to the Lord and then taken ba, a fifth of the value must be added on to take it back. Makes me wonder about the troubles and plans I turn over to God and then take back. Am I increasing my troubles by a fifth every time I stop trusting the Lord and take them back to handle myself?
The tenth part (every tenth part) is holy and set aside for the Lord. Since we have no livestock I would put this in terms of dollars. Every tenth dollar earned is to be given to God.
If anything is given to the Lord and then taken ba, a fifth of the value must be added on to take it back. Makes me wonder about the troubles and plans I turn over to God and then take back. Am I increasing my troubles by a fifth every time I stop trusting the Lord and take them back to handle myself?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Leviticus
LEVITICUS 25
The Year of Jubilee is very appealing to me. I like the idea of not buying land permanently as it will be returned to the original family in the 50th year. This is a very good reminder that the land belongs to God and we are simply entrusted to take care of it.
Per I should be thinking this way about my own small piece of land. I'm always thinking that I'll never truly own the land my home is on because I have to pay taxes so really I have only bought the right to live here until the government decides they need this bit of land for something else. I have said in the past that the government owns my land I just pay rent to stay here. It is really God who owns the land, just as He owns everything He has created ... which would be everything.
LEVITICUS 2All we have to do to have peace in our land is to follow Gods decrees and obey His commands. Makes me wonder how peaceful my home and even just myself would be if I were obeying God's commands. Hmmmmmmm ...
Punishments for not obeying God's commands: terror, disease, hardship, defeat, weakness, poverty, loss, war plague, hunger, cannibalism, destruction, overwnhelming fear, etc.
If sins are confessed we will not be rejected and destroyed utterly by God. We'll have to pay for those sins though.
The Year of Jubilee is very appealing to me. I like the idea of not buying land permanently as it will be returned to the original family in the 50th year. This is a very good reminder that the land belongs to God and we are simply entrusted to take care of it.
Per I should be thinking this way about my own small piece of land. I'm always thinking that I'll never truly own the land my home is on because I have to pay taxes so really I have only bought the right to live here until the government decides they need this bit of land for something else. I have said in the past that the government owns my land I just pay rent to stay here. It is really God who owns the land, just as He owns everything He has created ... which would be everything.
LEVITICUS 2All we have to do to have peace in our land is to follow Gods decrees and obey His commands. Makes me wonder how peaceful my home and even just myself would be if I were obeying God's commands. Hmmmmmmm ...
Punishments for not obeying God's commands: terror, disease, hardship, defeat, weakness, poverty, loss, war plague, hunger, cannibalism, destruction, overwnhelming fear, etc.
If sins are confessed we will not be rejected and destroyed utterly by God. We'll have to pay for those sins though.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Leviticus
LEVITICUS 24
As in many other places in Leviticus, instructions are given here regarding the tabernacle and how it is run followed by the statement that "this will be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come". The shekinah glory is no longer in the tabernacle (building). The physical presence of the Lord our God is no longer t by the descendants of Moses and Aaron. Were all of these ordinances, etc. away with after the birth, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ?
I wonder why it was death by stoning? Clearly they had other means of execution. If they had the means to kill sheep, bulls, etc. every day they must have had sharp weapons that could have been used to execute more merully, or east more quickly. Was it stoning so that no one person would be held responsible for the death? This way the executioner would not then have to be executed as well ... and so on.
As in many other places in Leviticus, instructions are given here regarding the tabernacle and how it is run followed by the statement that "this will be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come". The shekinah glory is no longer in the tabernacle (building). The physical presence of the Lord our God is no longer t by the descendants of Moses and Aaron. Were all of these ordinances, etc. away with after the birth, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ?
I wonder why it was death by stoning? Clearly they had other means of execution. If they had the means to kill sheep, bulls, etc. every day they must have had sharp weapons that could have been used to execute more merully, or east more quickly. Was it stoning so that no one person would be held responsible for the death? This way the executioner would not then have to be executed as well ... and so on.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Leviticus
LEVITICUS 18
Evidently, the population had grown sufficiently from the time of Noah and the flood, that marrying your sister was no longer okay. Having multiple wives however, was still okay ... long as your wives were not sisters to each other. When did it come not okay to have multiple wives?
LEVITICUS 19
We are no longer under the old law. However, many (if not all) of these laws still sound ... sound for today. Shouldn't we still be following all of these laws to the best of our ability? Is it okay to pick and choose which we will follow and which we won't?
Personally, I do not give offerings of slaughtered animals so that section doesn't really apply to me.
Honor your mother and father; don't steal, lie, cheat or gossip (especially maliciously). These all seem like good ideas.
Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed, do not wear clothing woven of two different materials, do not put tattoo marks on your body; I see alot of these in the world today including in our churches. Is it okay to do these things? Does the Lord still want us following His laws?
Evidently, the population had grown sufficiently from the time of Noah and the flood, that marrying your sister was no longer okay. Having multiple wives however, was still okay ... long as your wives were not sisters to each other. When did it come not okay to have multiple wives?
LEVITICUS 19
We are no longer under the old law. However, many (if not all) of these laws still sound ... sound for today. Shouldn't we still be following all of these laws to the best of our ability? Is it okay to pick and choose which we will follow and which we won't?
Personally, I do not give offerings of slaughtered animals so that section doesn't really apply to me.
Honor your mother and father; don't steal, lie, cheat or gossip (especially maliciously). These all seem like good ideas.
Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed, do not wear clothing woven of two different materials, do not put tattoo marks on your body; I see alot of these in the world today including in our churches. Is it okay to do these things? Does the Lord still want us following His laws?
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