In Numbers 13 and 14 we are continuing with the Israelites as they are sojourning with God. In chapter 13 God tells Moses to send 12 men to scout out the promised land to determine what the land is like. One man from each of the 12 tribes of Israel head out into the promised land. They spend 40 days scouting out the land. To give perspective on how amazing the promised land is the 12 men cut a cluster of grapes which was tied to a pole and required two men to carry it. That is an amazingly massive cluster of grapes. There were many strong people within the promised land who the Israelites would have to kill and cast out for them to take possession. The scouts collected all of the information they needed and returned to Moses, Aaron, and the people of Israel. Continue Reading…
Fear and disbelief at the precipice of promise: Numbers 13 and 14
God’s faithfulness in Jubilee and hardship: Leviticus 25 and 26
The times seem so different now compared to the culture of the Israelites described in Leviticus 25 and 26. I am thankful for living in a modern society with all the amenities that I have grown accustom to but what is the cost to our relationship with God and our relationship with each other? In the agricultural of Leviticus did they feel the business of life I feel today? Can we live in dependance upon God in a truer way?
God’s remembrance of His people an Exodus Summary
Exodus is the continuation of the promise and story that began in Genesis. You have the ancestors of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who were left in Egypt at the end of Genesis and throughout Exodus we see God working in mighty ways to show His glory through freeing the Israelites. Continue Reading…
You give me joy that’s unspeakable
James 1:2-4
“Consider it all joy, my brethern, when you face trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” Continue Reading…
God’s faithfulness in the hardship of life: Exodus 15 and 16
redemption: re•demp•tion – the act, process, or and instance of redeeming
redeem: re•deem – to buy back; to get or win back; to free from what distresses or harms; to free from the consequences of sin. Continue Reading…
Abram and Sarai’s way was not God’s way: Genesis 15 and 16
Just as we leave Abram rescuing Lot in Genesis 14 we find in chapter 15 that God is promising Abram that He will provide abundantly for Him. It is interesting how Abram responds to God in questioning what good is wealth and status if he has no heir. Abram doubts because he and his wife Sarai were getting older and it was unlikely that they would have children. This makes me wonder what areas do I trust God implicitly and what areas do i think are impossible for God to fulfill? It is a job, a spouse, my health, or family that I just can’t fathom God providing, helping, or caring for? Continue Reading…
The Flood upon the world and His promise: Genesis 9 and 10
So in Genesis 9 and 10 we have a lot of changes happening in the life of mankind. It is amazing to see how man now used animals as food. Before the flood man was given plants and seed for food (Genesis 1:29) and after the flood God gives man the ability, laws, and right to eat animals. (Genesis 8:2-4). What was the world like before the man and animals feared each other? What would it have been like to walk up to a lion without fear? Continue Reading…
Pondering the wonders of a long life found in Genesis 7 and 8
A few thoughts about the flood. I sometimes think that the flood happened in the ancient past but I sometimes over look some key facts. People lived longer than today and if you think that Noah in modern term could have been born crossing with Columbus in 1492 and lived to see the year 2092! Think about the changes that have occurred since in the almost 600 years since Columbus… Continue Reading…
