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Cover to Cover Reading: Numbers 33:1-36:13 Focus: Numbers 35:6-15 In the life of any society, there are legal statutes in place to protect the livelihood of its people. There are enforcement agencies (e.g. police) which operate to maintain the livelihood which people expect from their social order. When these social structures are kept in place, it allows [...]
Cover to Cover Reading: Numbers 29:12-32:42 Focus: Leviticus 23:33-43; Numbers 29:12-38 Each country has its own special holidays: the days of independence, unity, political significance, end of wars, etc. The ancient nation of Israel is no different. Throughout the year they had various festivals which they celebrated, one of them was their ‘Feast of Tabernacles’ (aka Booths). This [...]
Cover to Cover Reading: Numbers 26:1-29:11 Focus: Numbers 26:52-27:11 Today, we hear stories of families fighting over the inheritance at a person’s death. Where the will does not satisfy one party, lawsuits break out between rival factions and the settlement of an estate may take months, if not years. The reasons: “It’s not fair! Why should they [...]
Cover to Cover Reading: Numbers 22:22-25:18 Focus: Numbers 23:12, 26; 24:12-13 There are people in this world who are driven by a passion, motivated by a cause, moved by a need. Nothing you do can sway them from their path and they stick to it fervently until the task at hand is complete. They have one focus, one goal, [...]
Cover to Cover Reading: Numbers 20:1-22:21 Focus: Numbers 20:6-12 In the world that we live in, it seems there has always been a high price for doing the right thing. You don’t get to your destination as fast because you keep to the speed limit; your music playlist isn’t as long as everyone else because you pay [...]
