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Matters of Grace

From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.”  Numbers 21:16 Apparently there are blessings, i.e. the water from the passage, that God can … Continue reading

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Do you need that…or do you just want it?

They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out … Continue reading

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The “Meribah Test”

At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command … Continue reading

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Choosing the King’s Highway

Please let us pass through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until … Continue reading

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Faithful Following

Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. The Lord said to Moses, “Take the staff, and you and your brother … Continue reading

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No Water to Drink!

Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord ! Why did … Continue reading

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Full on or Full off?

On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law, was set up, the cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire. That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered … Continue reading

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Barnacle Encrusted Blessings

The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord.  Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. After the priest has had the … Continue reading

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Don’t eat or touch road kill

Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why … Continue reading

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Garment of God’s Grace

Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there.  He shall bathe himself with water in … Continue reading

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