God gives the people water from a rock again. This time is different because it changed something in Moses that time. Ouch in more ways than one. I don’t want you to think I forgot about the first thing that happens in our reading today. I didn’t miss the personal loss Moses and Aaron suffered. […]
God gives a special procedure for purification after contact with a dead body. There were PLENTY of those about that same time. I’m going to come out sand say that I don’t understand this whole process. I don’t know how often this was to take place. Was it only when the ashes ran out? And […]
God has reconfirmed His choice of the Levites as the ones to stand before Him. Now He shares the full cost/benefit analysis. Because of their position the Levites will carry a burden that the rest of the people won’t. They will lose some of the benefits afforded to the other tribes but will also receive […]
God’s choice is final. He proves conclusively to the people who He has chosen as His own. ALL are His but the one who is to be especially dedicated to Him becomes concrete. God just finished dealing with the rebellion of Korah. The ground swallowed up Korah, Dathan and Abiram and all their family and […]
This is not the first time the people have rebelled but this is a BIG one. God wants to take them all out again but Moses intercedes again on the people’s behalf. “You have gone too far, sons of Levi!” (verse 7c). This is Moses’ statement to the group that has gathered to confront him. […]