Monthly Archives: March 2012

In Numbers 28 and 29 God repeats the requirements for offerings each week, each month and on festival days. Each of the animals to be offered must be without blemish, no fault of any kind. Grain offerings and drink offerings … Continue reading →

In Numbers 26 and 27 a census is taken of all the males 20 years old and older. None of those who had been enrolled at Mt Sinai were there because they were not allowed to go into the Promised … Continue reading →

In Numbers 24 Balaam is for the third time asked by Balak to give him a blessing. But Balaam remains faithful to the Lord. This time he gives the greatest blessing of Israel than he has given before. His blessing … Continue reading →

Numbers 22 and 23 tells the beginning of the story of Balak, the king of Moab and Balaam, a priest who believes in God. Balak has seen that Israel is a large and powerful nation. He wants protection from them … Continue reading →

Numbers 20 opens with the people of Israel complaining again. They arrive in Kadesh and there is no water. Instead of asking Moses and Aaron to plead to God for water they complain about the lack of water and the … Continue reading →

In Numbers 17 God says he will put a stop to the complaining and make clear the one whom He has chosen to deal with Him. He has the leader of each of the 12 ancestral houses put his name … Continue reading →

In Numbers 15, God gives instructions for offerings that will be offered when the people enter the Promised Land. These instructions are the same for the resident aliens as for the Israelites. In addition to burnt offerings, they are instructed … Continue reading →

In Numbers 12 Miriam and Aaron are jealous of the fact that God speaks through Moses. God becomes angry because Moses did not deserve their criticism. God states that He speaks directly only to Moses and that they should be … Continue reading →

In Numbers 10 God orders that trumpets are to be used to alert the people of times of gathering, times of moving, and during worship. In the second month of the second year the cloud leaves the tabernacle and the … Continue reading →

In Numbers 8 God instructs Aaron to set up the lamps in the tent of meeting. Then Moses performs a ritual of purification on the Levites. They are offered by the Israelites as an elevation offering to the Lord.  They … Continue reading →