Fri 4/24 · Num 9 · Num 10
This chapter speaks about the Passover (v.1-14) and the cloud that led Israel through the wilderness (v.15-23). The cloud is looked at as a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Ex…
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
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This chapter speaks about the Passover (v.1-14) and the cloud that led Israel through the wilderness (v.15-23). The cloud is looked at as a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Ex…
This chapter describes the offerings of the leaders (v.1-10) and the 12 tribes of Israel (v.11-88). The leaders gave 6 carts and 12 oxen to pull the carts to the…
V.11-31 explain the law of jealousy. We must look at this law with OT eyes, or it will seem unfair. In the OT, women were treated below men. This law…
This chapter talks about the tribe of Levi, whose great grandsons through Kohath were Moses and Aaron (Ex 6:16-20). Aaron was Israel’s first High Priest, but his first 2 sons,…
This chapter gives the results of Israel’s first census of men aged 20 and above. Significantly, Judah was the largest tribe with 74,600 men (v.27). This was because Judah became…
This is the shortest book in the OT. It mainly focuses on Edom, the part they played in defeating Judah and the punishment they will receive as a result (v.10).…
This chapter talks about complicated issues concerning redeeming people and possessions that were given to the Lord. An example of someone given totally to the Lord is Samuel (1 Sam…
This chapter has the pattern of 1) Blessings, 2) Curses and 3) Restoration! 1) v.1-13 are promises of Blessings for obedience, 2) v.14-39 are warnings of curses for disobedience, and…
V.8-17 speak about the 50th year, the Year of Jubilee. It was a year of liberty—liberty from work (v.11) and from debt (v.13-17). Liberty from debt meant return of possession,…
In v.10-16, we find a story of a Jewish-Egyptian man who cursed God in a fight with another man. The law said that such a person should be punished by…
Each of the 7 feasts of Israel symbolizes a truth and a step in church restoration (revival). After revival of the early church declined into the Dark Ages, God began…
This chapter contains laws for priests concerning ceremonial purity and handling of sacred offerings. Priests had to be clean in order to handle the holy things (Sacrifices, Furniture of Moses…
This chapter is about regulations for the conduct of priests. V.16-23 speak about defects in priests and also defects in people (v.17-20). These verses say that a priest with a…
This chapter describes the penalties for breaking various laws in Israel. V.3-4 deal with the sin of giving descendants (children) to Molech, a pagan god in Canaan. Canaanite tribes sacrificed…
This chapter contains various laws. One says in v.19, “You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind.” God meant for animals to breed within and produce only the…
This chapter prohibits various kinds of sexual behaviors, calling them wickedness (v.17), abomination (v.22) or perversion (v.23). But they are what the LGBTQ̟ Movement is propagating as acceptable! In today’s…
Billy Graham once said that the most important verse in the OT was v.11: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to…
The Messiah was prophesied about in the OT in 2 different forms, triumphant king and scapegoat (v.9-10). The Jews missed Jesus because they only saw the Messiah as the king,…
This chapter teaches the laws concerning bodily discharges, which is often semen in men and blood in women. When discharges happen, the law teaches it is unclean (v.2-12, 19-27) and…
This chapter shows a leper’s cleansing ritual in v.1-32. This is a parable of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection to cleanse us from sin. Two clean birds were used. One was…