Pastor’s Blog
MARCH 18- THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Numbers 26:52-28:15; Luke 3:1-22; Psalm 61:1-8; Proverbs 11:16-17
LAWS OF INHERITANCE; ORDINATION OF JOSHUA; JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS THE LAW OF INHERITANCE The Promised Land would be divided for an inheritance among the twelve tribes according to their respective sizes –the number of fighting men listed in the census (Numbers...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE MARCH 17- Numbers 26:1-51; Luke 2:36-52; Psalm 60:1-12; Proverbs 11:15
TODAY’S READING- THE BOOK OF NUMBERS- EVERY NAME COUNTS; NEW TESTAMENT- JESUS AT 12 Today our reading in the Old Testament begins with Numbers 26. Another list of names— How boring! Or so we might think. But this is not the case. An entire generation perished during...
MARCH 16- Numbers 24-25:18; Luke 2:1-35; Psalm 59:1-17; Proverbs 11:14;
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- PART 2- WHY BALAAM WAS A FALSE PROPHET EVEN THOUGH HIS FOUR PROPHECIES WERE TRUE; THE NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTMAS STORY. In yesterday’s reading we saw how Balaam was a savvy religious professional. He had gained a wide reputation...
MARCH 15- Numbers 22:21-23:30; Luke 1:57-80; Psalm 58:1-11; Proverbs 11:12-13
TODAY’S READING: PART ONE- WHY BALAAM WAS A FALSE PROPHET EVEN THOUGH HIS FOUR PROPHECIES WERE TRUE; SONGS IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE OLD TESTAMENT READING: NUMBERS 22:21-23:30 Balaam had been known as a broker of blessings and curses. Like many ‘career occultists’, he...
MARCH 13- TODAY’S BIBLE READINGS Numbers 19-20:29; Luke 1:1-25; Psalm 56:1-13; Proverbs 11:8
MARCH 13- TODAY’S BIBLE READINGS Numbers 19-20:29; Luke 1:1-25; Psalm 56:1-13; Proverbs 11:8 The Red Heifer Offering- Numbers 19 The “red heifer” sacrifice is unique. It is mentioned only once in the Old Testament. The ashes from this slaughtered animal are to be...
MARCH 12 – TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Numbers 16:41-18:32; Mark 16:1-20; Psalm 55:1-23; Proverbs 11:7
READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT: Numbers 16:41-18:32 AARON’S INTERCESSION “But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron” (Numbers 16:41). As powerful a demonstration of God’s judgment upon the sons of Korah had been,...
MARCH 11- Numbers 15:17-16:40; Mark 15:1-47; Psalm 54:1-7; Proverbs 11:5-6
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- CITIZENS OF A PLACE NOT YET SEEN; KORAH’S REBELLION AND CHRIST’S CRUCIFIXION In the Book of Numbers Chapter 14, after the tenth incident in which the people of Israel’s unbelief provoked the Lord’s anger, the Lord gave an oath...
TODAY’S BIBLE READING – MARCH 10 – Numbers 14-15:16; Mark 14:53-72; Psalm 53:1-6; Proverbs 11:4
THE FATEFUL PRONOUNCEMENT; FEAR IS FAITH IN REVERSE; PETER’S DENIALS Today’s reading in Numbers 14 marks a dramatic turning point in the history of the people of Israel in the wilderness. It is the day when the Lord pronounced chastisement upon the entire generation...
MARCH 9- Numbers 11:24-13:33; Mark 14:22-52; Psalm 52:1-9; Proverbs 11:1-3
TODAY’S READING- HEARTS TESTED- CONTAGIOUS MURMUR DETECTED; THE SHEPHERD BETRAYED; THE SHEEP SCATTERED NUMBERS 11- HEARTS ARE TESTED IN RELATIONSHIP TO CIRCUMSTANCES In Chapter 11 “The Book of Numbers” becomes “The Book of Murmuring and Wandering” due to the...
TODAY’S READINGS- CALLS TO ACTION, DEVOTION, REPENTANCE MARCH 8- Numbers 10-11:23; Mark 14:1-21; Psalm 51:1-19; Proverbs 10:31-32
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Numbers 10- 11:23 For almost two full years the people of Israel have gone nowhere. They have been camped in the plains of Sinai. God is using this time to prepare them for the journey ahead. The Book of Genesis was a gripping narrative. The...