Do you ever get tired of waiting for “your turn” to do something great? Do you always feel that you have to take a back seat to others, that while you believe you’re ready to take on more responsibility, the rest of the people around you just can’t seem to see it? Or, do you …
Standing On The Brink
Numbers 13-14 describe an event that truly “went down in history” for the Jewish people. They are on the brink of entering the land that God promised Abraham over four hundred years earlier. Upwards of 2 million men, women, boys, and girls stand at the edge of seeing God accomplish His promises. Before them is …
The Adultery Test
How would you feel about taking an adultery test? In Numbers 5:11-31, there is a passage specifically addressed to women that describes how a woman could be found guilty or innocent if her husband had jealous thoughts about her and suspected she was having an affair. The process involved bringing the woman in question before …
All Those Laws!
I haven’t posted on my “read-through-the-Bible” the past four days because I’ve been in Leviticus. It’s a difficult book. If I had to give one word to sum it up, it would be holiness. More than anything, God reveals His immutable attribute of holiness and how high the standard is to attain holiness - something …
More Than Enough
The last four chapters of Exodus describe the extensive, labor-intensive, and very detailed work that was done to create the Tabernacle according to God’s instructions. God gave two men the skills, talents, and administrative and leadership ability to see the work through; their names were Bezalel and Oholiab. They led a team of skillful, willing …
The Way Of The Word 