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Numbers 28-30: Feasting and Vows
Numbers 28-30, Psalm 59, Matthew 25:1-13, Romans 8:1-17 Numbers 28-30: Numbers 28 and 29 are a wonderful description of the intended rhythm of the ancient people of God with regard to their ...
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Numbers 26-27: Who Can Enter?
Numbers 26-27, Psalm 58, Matthew 24:34-51, Romans 7:13-25 Numbers 26-27: Numbers 26 is another census, but its significance should not be overlooked. Whereas when David counted God’s people, he sinned—for God had not ...
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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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