Distinctly Different

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 32-33   Key Thought: God clearly commanded the Israelites to drive out the depraved Canaanites with their cultic practices and sensual rituals. The Canaanites were a threat to the pure worship that God has commanded for those who worship Him. The Lord predicted what would happen if they failed to…

Being Careful or Obedient?

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 30-31   Key Thought: There is an illustration about a Wycliffe missionary who tells about an encounter with a five-year-old neighbor boy. While she was washing breakfast dishes, she saw Jimmy heading straight toward the back porch. She had just finished painting the back-porch handrails and was proud of her…

Equipped and Chosen

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 27-29   Key Thought: Joshua came from a long line of leadership. No doubt he had heard many stories about God’s deliverance throughout the history of Israel. Now he was to succeed the greatest leader Israel had ever known. And, as human nature goes, some might wonder whether he was…

When a Census was Right

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 1-2   Key Thought: A census was an administrative tool that aided the leadership in everything from tax collection to a military draft. At the Lord’s command Moses numbered the people and taxed them for a sanctuary tax so he could construct the tabernacle (Exodus 30). He counted males twenty…