Moses delivered to the people the laws governing sacrifices while in the wilderness. Now we are given laws that will govern the people when they reach the land God promised to give them. When first reading this section I wondered why there were things added to the offerings and sacrifices. At first I thought it […]
God just finished telling Moses that this group of people would NOT be inheriting the Promised Land. They would die by the wayside. But again, they didn’t listen. Moses shared all the words that God told him privately. He explained how they would be stuck in the wilderness for another 40 years; one for each […]
We left last time at the end of Moses’ plea for God to pardon the people. This time we will hear God’s response. God didn’t give the people what they deserved. He also didn’t kill them on the spot. Instead He “pardoned” them because of Moses. But pardoning them didn’t mean they were forgiven or […]
The people have angered God enough that He publicly states He wants to kill them off and start again. Even though the people have turned against Moses, he pleads with God for their future. The first thing I notice about Moses’ plea is that he doesn’t raise it on the grounds of the people. He […]
The people had just received the word from the twelve men who had gone to spy out the land God had promised. They decided to listen to the bad report. This group is around three MILLION people strong. That is counting the women and children. Their “fighting men” number 603,550 men. This number doesn’t even […]
