1 Chronicles 7:14-19 Something catches my attention as I read through the genealogies – “Zelophad had daughters.” Those daughters boldly asked for land from Moses, since they had no brothers. The LORD told Moses to give them a share in the Promised Land as their inheritance. Women are important to the LORD, and He […]
1 Chronicles 6:4 Aaron’s third son, Eleazar, became the father of Phinehas and Phinehas became the father of Abishua. When Aaron died, his office of high priest went to his third son (the first two sons died some years before). Numbers 3:3-4; Numbers 20:25-29 God has people ready to go, ready to fill […]
1 Chronicles 6:1-3v1 Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merariv2 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, & Uzzidv3 Children of Amram: Aaron, Moses & Miriam Usually, only males were in the genealogies. Now we come to the name of Miriam, a woman. Sister of Aaron and Moses. These three children of Amram were […]
I tend to look back on situations and wonder what am I to learn, to take away? 20/20 hindsight can lead us to change our attitudes, reactions, decisions for now and into the future. Do you ever wonder about what would have been if your response or decision would have been different? I wonder if […]
Our world reacts, sometimes with, extreme emotional response. Back in the day, the Israelites did too! Imagine that! They grumbled and they disputed God’s decision of who their leaders were. In Numbers, Moses “fell on his face” before an awesome God more times than he could probably count. Numbers 16 recounts back-to-back defiant decisions of […]
The Hebrew slaves left Egypt – led by God and God’s chosen leader, Moses.God’s leading was unmistakable – a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Every person could see the pillar – 24/7. When the cloud would settle over the tabernacle (a special tent for worship of the […]
You and I have a choice, just as Peter and John had a choice: to listen to God and believe Him enough to obey His words and please Him. Or listen to men and follow their rules to please them. (NASB) Acts 4:19-20 “But Peter and John answered and said to them (Council of […]
You and I have a choice, just as Peter and John had a choice: to listen to God and believe Him enough to obey His words and please Him. Or listen to men and follow their rules to please them. (NASB) Acts 4:19-20 “But Peter and John answered and said to them (Council of […]
We are told we should begin and end the day with God, a good thing for sure. But do we lose sight of why we should spend time with Him? We are also told to spend time studying the Bible. We need to pray, to go to church, to witness to others. Is spending time […]
Disappointment is rampant during the Coronavirus shut down. Not just in one country, but around the world. As a natural human response, we tend to focus inward, trying to make it through the day. Many people cancelled travel plans. high school graduations and college commencements were indefinitely postponed or cancelled. Some could not be with […]