Num. 22:12 We have been following the Israelites in their wilderness journey for some days now. Now, they have come to the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho. They have defeated the Canaanites, Amorites and the king of Bashan. As Balak, the Moabite king saw them, he became afraid and summoned Balaam to…
Num. 21:4-9 As we follow the wanderings of the Israelites, we come to a place between mount Hor and the Red Sea where they began to grumble again. There they spoke against God and Moses. The LORD sent poisonous serpents who bit the Israelites. Many died. They came to Moses and Moses prayed for them….
Hos. 3:1-5 The story of Hosea makes an interesting read. The LORD told Hosea to marry an adulteress. He did, and had Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah and Lo-Ammi. After a period of time, the LORD again asked Hosea to love the woman. This time, the adulteress was bought for “fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of…
Num. 20:1-13 The Israelites had been wandering in the wilderness for a long time. By the time they reached the desert of Zin, they have seen the innumerable miracles, wrath and powers of God. They saw with their own eyes the miracles in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness. They have seen…
Judges 16:28 The story of Samson is recorded in Judges 13-16. He was a Nazarite, a person who abstained from wine and who does not cut the hair. Even before he was born, the LORD had set him apart. He became a very strong man with super powers. He defeated the Philistines everywhere he went…
Titus 1:10-16 The letter of Paul to Titus is not very often quoted or remembered. But it contains valuable insights into how a leader should be, and how he/she should teach and how the members should behave. Titus is not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, but we know that he was a dedicated…
Num. 13 & 14 Shammua, Shaphat, Caleb, Igal, Hoshea (Joshua), Palti, Gaddiel, Gaddi, Ammiel, Sethur, Nahbi le Geuel were sent by Moses to spy out the land of Canaan. They were asked to: They spent fourty days and then they returned to the Israelites and gave their reports. Except Caleb and Joshua, the rest of…
Jn. 6:67 The Lord Jesus Christ was teaching and preaching in and around the Sea of Galilee. A crowd followed Him everywhere as He taught. He fed five thousand, walked on water and taught that He is the bread of life and talked about eternal life. As the people heard these things, they said to…
1 Sam. 14:20 As the Israelites were going to war against the Philistines, they came upon them and saw that “the Philistines were fighting against each other in great confusion” (1 Sam. 14:20). The Israelites then easily defeated the Philistines. Many Christians today are like the Philistines. They are confused. They do not know what…