The God of JusticeNumbers 31-36“When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their figured stones, a...  Read More

Transition and ReminderNumbers 26-30“Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall also have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.  It will be a day for blowing trum...  Read More

A Talking Donkey and  a Prophetic JackassNumbers 21-25“And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe, and the Spirit of God came upon him.”The story of Balaam is full of paradoxe...  Read More

Pride and HumilityNumbers 16-20“Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given t...  Read More

Opportunity or FailureNumbers 11-15“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Is the Lord’s power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.” (11:23When confronted with challenges and ha...  Read More

Being set apart for God: A Call to HolinessNumbers 6-10“The Levites, too, purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord.  Aaron als...  Read More

Approaching God on His TermsNumbers 1-5“But they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.”From the beginning of creation and the placement of Adam and Eve in the Ga...  Read More

God’s Disciple and His BlessingsLeviticus 26-27“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands….I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.  I am the Lord your God....  Read More

The Severity and Grace of HolinessLeviticus 16-20“Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy.” (20:26_How can a sinful person stand in the presence of a holy God?  He cannot!  There is deep...  Read More

Prioritizing GodLeviticus 21-25“I Am the Lord”It is easy to gloss over the ceremonial laws of Leviticus, regarding them as outdated and disconnected from us.  However, to do so is to fail to recognize...  Read More

The Holiness of God and the Uncleanness of Humanity.Leviticus 11-15“For I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves, and be holy, for I am holy.”How do you teach people without books or written mate...  Read More

The Sacrifice of Christ.Leviticus 6-10“The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it.  It shall not go out, but the priests shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offe...  Read More