The red heifer
2021-04-25
WE HUMANS are blinded by sight. That is, our natural senses often prevent us from seeing what’s really going on around us in the spirit realm.Continue Reading
The evil report
2021-04-11
IT’S EASY to criticize the Hebrews of Moses’ day for their lack of faith. After all, hadn’t they seen the plagues that compelled Egypt to let them go, the parting of the Red Sea, and the manna that miraculously appeared six days a week?
Set apart
2021-03-21
THE NAZIRITES were men and women set apart for God by a vow so serious that not only were they forbidden to drink wine, they couldn’t even eat grapes or raisins.
Duties of the Levites
2021-03-14
GOD CLAIMED for Himself the tribe of Levi in lieu of the firstborn sons of all Israel. We discuss the duties of the clans of the Levite and why it was imperative that only the high priest entered the Holiest Place.
Ordering the Camp
2021-02-28
ISRAEL PREPARES for war: This week, we study the arrangement of the tribes around the tabernacle and their order as they organize for the march to Canaan.
Rules for the Levites
2021-01-31
GOD’S HOLINESS requires perfection—a standard we can never meet on our own.
Mediums and Necromancers
2021-01-24
SPEAKING WITH SPIRITS was strictly forbidden by God. This might seem to be a quaint and antiquated notion, but the fact that we encounter the prohibition three times in our reading today indicates that this was a serious issue in ancient Canaan.
Goat demons
2021-01-17
IT’S ANOTHER weird section of scripture this week, which, as you know by now, means it’s important.
A goat for Azazel
2021-01-10
THE SCAPEGOAT is a concept that originated at Mount Sinai. This week, we discuss God’s commandment to send a goat into the wilderness for Azazel.
Shadows of what is to come
2020-11-22
SINS OF omission are just as serious in the Lord’s eyes as those we commit intentionally.