March 1 Readings

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Today's reading from Numbers 14-15; Psalm 90
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In Numbers 14, the people started to grumble against Aaron and Moses. They said it would have been better if they had died in Egypt. Joshua and Caleb plead with the people byt they would not listen! The people talked abour stoning Joshua and Caleb but God intervened. in verse 11 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these
people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the miraculous signs I have performed among them? 12 I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they." God meant to desytroy the people and make Moses into a great nation. Moses had to speak on behalf of the people to change God's mind from destroying them. We need to pray for people and get them saved from hell! Hebrews 3.7-4.13 is a commentary of the unbelief of the people in the wilderness. The sad fact was some 2 million people died in the wilderness and Joshua and Caleb were the only ones permitted to enter Canaan (verse 30).

What can we learn from Numbers 13 and 14? It is through the eyes of faith that all things are possible with God. (Mat 19.26). If the Israelites had faith, they would have reached Canaan which would have taken weeks to get took them 40 years. When we have faith and we obey God things get done if not we WASTE our lives wandering aimlessly like the Israelites. What is the secret of the Christian life, it boils down to two words TRUST and OBEY.



Numbers 14 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Guzik on Numbers 14
Peter Pett on Numbers 11-19


In Numbers 15, the Lord told Moses to say to the Israelites, AFTER you enter the land I am giving you as a home. Although they could not enter Canaan, because of their unbelief, God's grace nad mercy was shown to their children regardless of their sin. Grain and wine offering were to also to be include among the five main offerings mentioned in (Leviticus 1-7). The grain was to be mixed with oil before used. The Apostle Paul said to Timothy in 2Timothy 4.6-8 that he was poured out like drink offering, and the time of his departure was at hand. Paul was thinking of this passage in Num 15.1-12. There was to be offering for unintentional sins v. 22-30. There is the sin that is unintentional, but it must be dealt with because God is a holy God. There is an offering that must be made for it. This unintentional sin can be committed by an individual (v. 22-26) or by the whole community (v. 27-29). But if a person sins he must be cut off from the people. (v. 30-31).

We do not realize how terrible sin is. It does not matter whether the sin is commited intentionally or defiantly. God had to eradicate sin once and for all, that he sent his Son, Jesus to die in our place so that when we are His children, He does not see sin but righteousness.



Numbers 15 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Guzik on Numbers 15
Peter Pett on Numbers 11-19

Links to Commentaries and other References - Numbers


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Psalm 90 with Commentaries, verse by verse

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February 28 Readings

Today's reading from Numbers 11-13
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Numbers 11 discussed Fire from the Lord. The people again complained. God sent fire to punish them. When they cried out to the Lord to have mercy on them the fire stopped. God sent quail (v.4-35) Again, they complained. They thought about the food they had back in Egypt. They were tired of manna! They wanted something else. They got quail, but they had to pay a price for it. God struck them with a plague. The place is called Kibroth Hattavah, because there they buried the people who craved other food. Let us be careful to be thankful for what we have. Sometimes, we crave for something that we don't really need and we have to pay the price for it.




In Numbers 12, Mirian and Aaron opposed Moses because of Zipporah, his Cushite wife. They were jealous. Why did God always speak through Moses and not through them? The Lord heard that. Verse 3 described Moses as a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth! Moses did not take opposition by Aaron and Miriam into his own hands. God dealt with Miriam and Aaron. Miriam got leprosy. Aaron begged for her so did Moses since they were all brothers and sister. God told them to isolate Miriam for seven days and she was healed. We should learn to depend on God and not on ourselves to solve our problems, the way Moses did. We should learn to be humble. You have remember Moses led two million people, yet he was humble.

In Numbers 13, God told Moses to get a party of twelve spies one from each tribe to explore Canaan, among them were Joshua (also known as Hoshea) and Caleb. Moses gave Hoshea the name Joshua (v. 16). They were to do a reconnaisance of Canaan and report back to Moses what the land, people, the towns and soil were like.
Verse 26-33 The twelve spies came to Moses and said that that the land was good flowing with milk and honey, meaning crops and vegetation was wonderful, that was
the good news. The bad news was that the people there were powerful and the cities fortified and very large. It would be impossible to conquer the people. They had forgotten who God was and the promises he made to them (Exo 22.27-33), that God's angel would be there with them, and God would send his terror before them so that they could conquer the inhabitants in Canaan. Caleb said that they should go up and posses the land, for they could do it. The ten spies kept on telling the people the bad news, everyone believed them.



What can we learn from Numbers 13 and 14? It is through the eyes of faith that all things are possible with God. (Mat 19.26). If the Israelites had faith, they would have reached Canaan which would have taken weeks to get took them 40 years. When we have faith and we obey God things get done if not we WASTE our lives wandering aimlessly like the Israelites. What is the secret of the Christian life, it boils down to two words TRUST and OBEY.

Numbers 13 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Guzik on Numbers 13

Numbers 12 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Guzik on Numbers 12
Peter Pett on Numbers 11-19

Numbers 11 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Guzik on Numbers 11
Peter Pett on Numbers 11-19

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Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Guzik on Numbers
Peter Pett on Numbers 1-10

Links to Commentaries and other References - Numbers
Numbers 6 with Commentaries, verse by verse


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February 26 Readings

Today's reading from Numbers 5-6
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Numbers 7 This was a big day for Israel! The tabernacle was set up and Moses anointed and consecrated it. There was the delegation of the leaders of Israel, the head of families, made offerings to the Lord. Everyone turned out in their best clothes for the day. They brought their gifts before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen-an ox from each leader and a cart from every two- God told Moses to accept the gifts which would be used for work in the tabernacle.

Moses gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites and the Merarites received four carts and eight oxen but the Kohahthites did not receive any oxen nor carts. The Kohahtites had to carry the tabernacle furniture on their shoulder (Num 3.30-31, 4.15). According to Warren Wiersbe's With the Word Commentary "Everybody but the Kohathites could use the carts for their work. The sons of Kohath had to carry the tabernacle furniture on their shoulders (Num 3:30–31;4:15). Although there are some burdens others can help us bear, “each one shall bear his own load” (Gal. 6:1–5). David disobeyed this law and brought judgment from God (2 Sam. 6:1–15). Don’t refuse the burdens; God will enable you to carry them."

Please note that a leader from each tribe brought an offering every day for twelve consecutive days. They offered the BEST that they had. This continued for twelve days. As Christians we should remember to bring our offering, our bodies, our lives (Rom 12.1) to God everyday to worship and to fellowship with him.

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Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Guzik on Numbers
Peter Pett on Numbers 1-10

Links to Commentaries and other References - Numbers
Numbers 6 with Commentaries, verse by verse


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February 25 Readings

Today's reading from Numbers 5-6
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Numbers 5.1-4 discusses purity in terms of isolating those who had infectious skin diseases, or a discharge of any kind from the rest of the camp. This was to keep the community healthy.
Numbers 5.5-10 discusses restitution for wrongs. v. 11-31 has the test the priest must do to see if the wife was unfaithful.


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This LINK have the following Commentaries: Adam Clarke, James Burton Coffman's Commentaries; John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, Geneva Study Bible; David Guzik's Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown; Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Complete and Concise; Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition); Spurgeon's The Treasury of David; Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; and Wesley's Explanatory Notes.

Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Guzik on Numbers
Peter Pett on Numbers 1-10


Numbers 5 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 6 with Commentaries, verse by verse


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