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Numbers 23-25: Strange Blessing and Atonement
Numbers 23-25, Psalm 57, Matthew 24:15-35, Romans 7:1-12 Numbers 23-25: Now we get to hear what Balaam actually says. This strange figure, some sort of necromancer, diviner, but at the same time one ...
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Numbers 21-22: Blessing from an Unexpected Direction
Numbers 21-22, Psalm 56, Matthew 24:1-14, Romans 6:15-23 Numbers 21-22: Israel continues to journey and is first opposed in their movements by the Canaanites. When they promise to “devote their cities to destruction,” ...
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Numbers 18-20: Complaining and Faith
Numbers 18-20, Psalm 55, Matthew 23:25-39, Romans 6:1-14 Numbers 18-20: The chapters begin with a reaffirmation of the priestly role which had so recently been challenged. Aaron and the Levites have a highly ...
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Numbers 15-17: Sacrifice and Authority
Numbers 15-17, Psalm 54, Matthew 23:13-24, Romans 5:12-21 Numbers 15-17: The section begins innocuously enough with laws about sacrifices (15:1-21)—perhaps indicating an intended return to normal after the people’s rebellion previously, or a ...
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Numbers 12-14: Believe
Numbers 12-14, Psalm 53, Matthew 23:1-12, Romans 5:1-11 Numbers 12-14: Why is it so much harder to believe that God intends good for us rather than that some nefarious evil will befall nonetheless? ...
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Numbers 9-11: Leadership and Complaining
Numbers 9-11, Psalm 52, Matthew 22:34-46, Romans 4 Numbers 9-11: The Passover is celebrated (9:1-14), and is to be celebrated even by those who are ceremonially unclean (9:6-12) and by the sojourner who ...
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