Num 32:23: Sin the Detective Be sure your sin will find you out.'97Num_32:23. 1. When the children of Israel arrived at the kingdom of Moab, on the eastern bank of the Jordan, they found large tracts of pasture-land especially suited to the tribes who were rich in flocks, like the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and … Continue reading “031. NUM 32:23: SIN THE DETECTIVE”
030. NUM 23:10: THE DEATH TO DIE
Num 23:10: The Death to Die Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!'97Num_23:10. 1. The Israelites were now, after long wandering in the wilderness, on the point of taking possession of the Promised Land. Arrived on its verge, their numbers and their discipline, strengthened and consolidated … Continue reading “030. NUM 23:10: THE DEATH TO DIE”
029. NUM 21:8: LOOK AND LIVE
Num 21:8: Look And Live And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard: and it … Continue reading “029. NUM 21:8: LOOK AND LIVE”
028. NUM 10:29-31: COME WITH US
Num 10:29-31: Come with Us And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. And … Continue reading “028. NUM 10:29-31: COME WITH US”
027. NUMBERS
Autor: JAMES HASTINGS
026. LEV 16:22: THE SCAPEGOAT
Lev 16:22: The Scapegoat The goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land.'97Lev_16:22. I The Day of Atonement This is part of the ritual of the Day of Atonement. Now the Day of Atonement represents the culminating institution of the Levitical system. Not only, from a merely formal point of view, … Continue reading “026. LEV 16:22: THE SCAPEGOAT”
025. LEV 6:13: THE CONTINUAL FIRE
Lev 6:13: The Continual Fire Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.'97Lev_6:13. Ancient religion spoke much by emblem and symbol. Words were not its sole medium of communication with men. Its faith did not come by hearing alone. All the senses were more or less employed as a … Continue reading “025. LEV 6:13: THE CONTINUAL FIRE”
024. LEVITICUS
Autor: JAMES HASTINGS
023. EXO 34:29: UNCONSCIOUS GLORY
Exo 34:29: Unconscious Glory And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai '85 that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.'97Exo_34:29. Whatever view we take of the manner in which God communicated to Moses those moral truths which are contained in … Continue reading “023. EXO 34:29: UNCONSCIOUS GLORY”
022. EXO 33:14: LIFE IN GOD’S PRESENCE
Exo 33:14: Life in God's Presence My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.'97Exo_33:14. These are the words of God's assurance, anticipating an almost agonizing supplication of Moses, '93If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.'94 The prayer was uttered on the edge of the great wilderness. … Continue reading “022. EXO 33:14: LIFE IN GOD’S PRESENCE”