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Malediction—Numbers 22 The overthrow of the Amorites opened the way for the march of the Israelites to “the plains of Moab,” where they remained encamped during all the subsequent transactions until they passed the Jordan into the promised land. These plains are formed by a narrow stripe of land, scarcely two leagues in breadth, lying … Continue reading ““152. MALEDICTION—NUMBERS 22””

Monday Mount Hor—Num_20:22-29 When the Hebrew host was last at Kadesh, it had clearly been intended that their passage into the land of Canaan should be by the south. We now find, however, that this course is abandoned, and that it is intended to make the inroad from the east, above the head of the … Continue reading ““149. MONDAY MOUNT HOR—NUMBERS 20:22-29””

Fiery Serpents—Numbers 21 In pursuing the course which had been marked out for them, the Hebrew host traversed southward the arid, hot, and sandy Arabah, and passing by the head of the eastern gulf of the Red Sea, gained the equally desolate region constituting the desert east of the mountains of Edom. By this time … Continue reading ““150. FIERY SERPENTS—NUMBERS 21””

Conspiracy—Numbers 16 The most formidable conspiracy which was ever formed against the authority of Moses and Aaron, took place soon after the doom of forty years’ wandering had been pronounced. It was precisely at such a time—if at one time more than another—that we might expect to hear of plots and conspiracies among the people. … Continue reading ““146. CONSPIRACY—NUMBERS 16””

Numbers 20-22 : Nineteenth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Sin of Moses—Numbers 20 Thirty-eight years did the Israelites wander in the wilderness, during which nothing of their history is recorded. This fact is favorable, seeing that it shows that nothing of serious importance had occurred to affect their condition, or to disturb the training of the rising generation in the institutions under which … Continue reading ““148. THE SIN OF MOSES—NUMBERS 20””

The Good Report—Numbers 13 At length the Israelites are found upon the southern border of the promised land—high in hope of soon realizing the blessing of the land “flowing with milk and honey,” which had been promised to their fathers—and which would be doubly precious in their eyes from having encountered the hardships pf the … Continue reading ““144. THE GOOD REPORT—NUMBERS 13””

The Evil Report—Numbers 14 The good report which the explorers brought to the camp of Israel respecting the land of promise, confirmed by the actual presence of its splendid fruits, must have warmed the heart of the people, and awakened an eager desire to possess a country so rich and beautiful. But the rising delight … Continue reading ““145. THE EVIL REPORT—NUMBERS 14””

The Son of Shelomith—Leviticus 24 There was another sad matter that occurred before the Israelites quitted their encampment in Sinai. We should very imperfectly realize to our minds the idea of the great Hebrew camp, if we ignored the existence in it of a large body of Egyptian people. To their presence, their character, and … Continue reading ““141. THE SON OF SHELOMITH—LEVITICUS 24””

Murmurings—Numbers 11 When all the purposes of Israel’s sojourn among the Sinai mountains had been accomplished, the signal for their departure was given. This was on the twentieth day of the second month of the second year of their departure from Egypt. It was wisely ordered by the Providence which watched over Israel, that Moses … Continue reading ““142. MURMURINGS—NUMBERS 11””