We begin reading in Numbers chapter 22 and we will read to Numbers 32. It is the story of Moab, their king Balak, and Balaam a priest or prophet for Moab (yes God spoke individually to other men other than Israel). Balak was troubled by the fame of Israel and thought Israel was coming to knock them off their land and called Balaam to curse Israel. And Balaam was told not to go by the Lord; but he went any way, and God was angry.
As Balaam was riding his donkey, an angel of the Lord stood by to kill both Balaam and the donkey; but the donkey kept avoiding the angel until it made Balaam angry and he hit his donkey. God allowed the donkey to speak to Balaam, then opened his eyes and Balaam saw the angel and fell down scared. And God told him to continue his journey but only to speak what the Lord has him speak. That had to be the most bizarre thing for Balaam to see in his life. A donkey talking, then an angel tell you if it wasn't for the donkey you'd be dead. Haha!
Balaam proceeded to attempt to curse Israel but God only gave blessings. Balak tried to do it again; but a blessing came out again and this is what God gave him to say:
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
In chapter 25, the Lord gave a parable to Balaam even showing the vision of the last days and when Balak heard the vision he went his way and Balaam went his because they saw Israel on top, even spiritual Israel. However, in chapter 26 the children of Israel started to whore after the Moabites serving their gods and God was very angry with Israel and sent a plague that killed up to 24,000. Moab got them by the men whoring after their women and being seduced into their gods.
Then Phinehas a priest was very zealous and killed a man who whore after a Midianite woman and the Lord stopped the plague. This gave Phinehas a covenant for his sons, a covenant of "an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel."
Numbers chapter 26 just gives the number of men who were listed in the army of all the 12 tribes of Israel. Then the daughters of Zelophehad came to ask why the inheritance of their father could not be passed to them because he had no sons? And God set up a standard in which men follow today, when man dies his inheritance goes to his kids, that is son or daughter, if he has no kids it goes to his brothers or sisters and so on.
In chapter 28, we get a reminder of the ordinance of the burnt offerings, the passover, and high Holy Sabbath days. In chapter 29 we get the ordinance of the day of Atonement and other High Days in the 7th month. These are outside of the daily continual burnt offerings. Of course we do not offer the animals today; but are to continue to observe these days as they have significant meaning when it comes to the Lord Jesus and His plan and return.
Numbers chapter 30 talks about vows and vowing to the Lord. If you make a vow to the Lord, you shall by all means keep the vow, all of it that comes out of your mouth. If a woman vows and either her husband (if she's married) or father (if she is not married) knows about it; if he disagree with it, he can void it; but if he allows it; they must both perform the vow. This is why Adam had the ability to reverse what Eve's mistake was in speaking to the the serpent.
In Numbers 31, the Lord tells Moses to prepare for war against the Midianites to avenge Israel and afterwards, Moses will die. Isn't that something, knowing after this war you will go rest your soul. Israel took the Midianites down and took a lot of spoil, which they argued over, and they even kept a lot of women and children alive to keep for themselves. Men will be men huh, but this made Moses very angry and he ordered them to kill any woman who was married or had known a man.
In chapter 32, the children of Reuben and Gad asked to keep a land on the east side of Jordan, but they will go to war over the Jordan to help their brothers inherit their land before the fully settle. So the Reubenites, Gadites, and half of the tribe of Mannessah stayed on the east side of Jordan in the land the Amorites had for possession.
One thing I've noticed is that the children of Israel were hard headed people and when you have a bad child the parent looks even stricter than He is; but it is out of love to keep the child good. But if you have an obedient child, the parent appears more loving, nice, and caring but it is because the child obeys so there is no need to be harsh and strict. This is for people that believe the God of the Old Testament was a mean God. It is because He had real disobedient children.
See you tomorrow!
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20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
In chapter 25, the Lord gave a parable to Balaam even showing the vision of the last days and when Balak heard the vision he went his way and Balaam went his because they saw Israel on top, even spiritual Israel. However, in chapter 26 the children of Israel started to whore after the Moabites serving their gods and God was very angry with Israel and sent a plague that killed up to 24,000. Moab got them by the men whoring after their women and being seduced into their gods.
Then Phinehas a priest was very zealous and killed a man who whore after a Midianite woman and the Lord stopped the plague. This gave Phinehas a covenant for his sons, a covenant of "an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel."
Numbers chapter 26 just gives the number of men who were listed in the army of all the 12 tribes of Israel. Then the daughters of Zelophehad came to ask why the inheritance of their father could not be passed to them because he had no sons? And God set up a standard in which men follow today, when man dies his inheritance goes to his kids, that is son or daughter, if he has no kids it goes to his brothers or sisters and so on.
In chapter 28, we get a reminder of the ordinance of the burnt offerings, the passover, and high Holy Sabbath days. In chapter 29 we get the ordinance of the day of Atonement and other High Days in the 7th month. These are outside of the daily continual burnt offerings. Of course we do not offer the animals today; but are to continue to observe these days as they have significant meaning when it comes to the Lord Jesus and His plan and return.
Numbers chapter 30 talks about vows and vowing to the Lord. If you make a vow to the Lord, you shall by all means keep the vow, all of it that comes out of your mouth. If a woman vows and either her husband (if she's married) or father (if she is not married) knows about it; if he disagree with it, he can void it; but if he allows it; they must both perform the vow. This is why Adam had the ability to reverse what Eve's mistake was in speaking to the the serpent.
In Numbers 31, the Lord tells Moses to prepare for war against the Midianites to avenge Israel and afterwards, Moses will die. Isn't that something, knowing after this war you will go rest your soul. Israel took the Midianites down and took a lot of spoil, which they argued over, and they even kept a lot of women and children alive to keep for themselves. Men will be men huh, but this made Moses very angry and he ordered them to kill any woman who was married or had known a man.
In chapter 32, the children of Reuben and Gad asked to keep a land on the east side of Jordan, but they will go to war over the Jordan to help their brothers inherit their land before the fully settle. So the Reubenites, Gadites, and half of the tribe of Mannessah stayed on the east side of Jordan in the land the Amorites had for possession.
One thing I've noticed is that the children of Israel were hard headed people and when you have a bad child the parent looks even stricter than He is; but it is out of love to keep the child good. But if you have an obedient child, the parent appears more loving, nice, and caring but it is because the child obeys so there is no need to be harsh and strict. This is for people that believe the God of the Old Testament was a mean God. It is because He had real disobedient children.
See you tomorrow!
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Thanks
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