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PURITY FOR PILGRIMSNumbers 15–21 “They are to be responsible” (Num. 18:3). Repetition of earlier laws on sacrifice, and severe judgments that God inflicts on disobedient priests remind Israel that believers are called to be pure while on pilgrimage. OverviewA review of sacrifices and offerings (15:1–31), execution of a Sabbath-breaker (vv. 32–36), and a new lawContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

PERILS FOR PILGRIMSNumbers 10–14 “How long will they refuse to believe in Me, in spite of all the miraculous signs I have performed among them?” (Num. 14:11) Every defeat believers experience is ultimately rooted in unbelief. In these pivotal chapters of Numbers, we learn that a lack of trust in God may be expressed inContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Numbers INTRODUCTIONThis fourth book of the Old Testament picks up the story of Israel’s origins. The descendants of Abraham, God’s man of faith, have been freed from slavery in Egypt. They have been guided to Sinai, where they were given a complex Law to live by and a tabernacle at which to worship. Now theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”