Category: Daily Devotion

  Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.6 But now our strength is dried up, and there…

  And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” 36 And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.” Numbers 10:35-36 – This would have been an exciting day for Israel, they were finally setting…

  So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. Numbers 9:16 – So it was always. Not many things in our life can have such a reality said about them, yet when it came to the Lord’s presence over the people of Israel, so was it always.…

  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. Numbers 8:5-6 – The work of the tent of meeting was going to be far more than Aaron and his sons could do on their own. While the sacrifices were done by the priests, there was many more…

  This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day when it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes…Numbers 7:84 – Our chapter today is the longest chapter in all of Numbers and even one of the top ten longest chapters in the whole…

  Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them…Numbers 6:23 – These days the blessing within the following verses has grown in popularity due to it being in our worship songs. Yet as we read through the chapter we see it begins with…

  Speak to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person realizes his guilt, 7 he shall confess his sin that he has committed. And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to…

  When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it. Numbers 4:5 – The Tabernacle was a moveable place of worship for the Israelites during their time in the wilderness and into the Promised Land.…

  Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. Numbers 3:38 – In the previous chapter we…

  Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard. Numbers 2:17 – Chapters like this reveal a clear character trait of the Lord: organized. Here the Lord gave direction…