"The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost--also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic." Numbers 11:4-5 God had been providing manna miraculously from heaven for the Israelites... Continue Reading →
Numbers 8:14 Set Apart For God
"In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine." Numbers 8:14 God had set up a series of sacrifices and ceremonies to be done that would cleanse the Levites. This was to prepare them for the work He wanted them to do in the... Continue Reading →
Numbers 1:2 God Knows His People
"Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one." Numbers 1:2 The book of numbers is a book that list a lot of genealogies. It contains some very long lists of the names of many different families. It begins with God telling Moses... Continue Reading →
Leviticus 18:3 Don’t Do As They Do
"You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices." Leviticus 18:3 God had brought the Israelites out of Egypt after their having been there for four hundred... Continue Reading →
Leviticus 18:1-2 Your God
"The LORD said to Moses, Speak to the Israelites and say to them: I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 18:1-2 God had told Moses that He was the LORD their God. LORD here is the word translated from the word "Yahweh". It also means God. He is God their God. While the Israelites were... Continue Reading →
