Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Numbers 32:5–6: “Therefore they said, ‘If...

May 15th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The children of Gad and Reuben liked where they were and didn't want to ...

Numbers 31:1–2: “And the LORD spoke to Moses,...

May 14th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is a challenging chapter because it describes God's command to the Israelite men ...

Numbers 30:2: “If a man makes a vow to the...

May 13th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God places great importance on the words that come out of our mouths. Here ...

Numbers 29:1: “And in the seventh month, on...

May 12th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Feast of Trumpets, or Shofar, is literally Yom T'ruach, meaning the "day of ...

Numbers 28:30–31: “also one kid of the goats,...

May 11th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God underscores the importance of the public sacrifices: daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, already ...

Numbers 27:18: “And the LORD said to Moses:...

May 10th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Moses was coming to the end of his leadership. They had reached the Promised ...

Numbers 26:65: “For the LORD had said of them,...

May 9th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Numbers 1, God commanded Moses to take a census of the people, and ...

Numbers 25:3: “So Israel was joined to Baal...

May 8th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the last few chapters, Balak, king of the Moabites, frightened at the size ...

Numbers 24:1–2: “Now when Balaam saw that...

May 7th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Twice in Numbers 23 King Balak took Balaam, the backslidden prophet, to a place ...

Numbers 23:19–20: “God is not a man, that...

May 6th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After Balaam heard his donkey speak and saw the angel, he was a changed ...

Numbers 22:28: “Then the LORD opened the mouth...

May 5th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The old, radio pastor, J. Vernon Magee, observed, "it was a miracle in Balaam's ...

Numbers 21:9: “So Moses made a bronze serpent,...

May 4th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This image is very descriptive and loaded with Messianic symbolism. There are 3 things ...

Numbers 20:10–11: “And Moses and Aaron gathered...

May 3rd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Exodus 17 and Numbers 20 record two occasions where the Israelites were upset with ...

Numbers 19:2–3 “This is the ordinance of...

May 2nd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
What did these qualifications God was requiring mean? 1. Red: It was important to God ...

Numbers 18:7: “Therefore you and your sons...

May 1st, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The first thing we notice here is that God was speaking directly to Aaron, ...

Numbers 17:8: “Now it came to pass on the next...

April 30th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God was tired of the children of Israel complaining about being led by Moses ...

Numbers 16:47–48: “Then Aaron took [a censer...

April 29th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God had been appearing daily to the people in the form of a cloud ...

Numbers 15:30–31: “But the person who does...

April 28th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
When this verse says, "the person who does anything presumptuously," it literally reads, "with ...

Numbers 14:24: “But My servant Caleb, because...

April 27th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Of the 12 men sent to spy out the land, only Joshua and Caleb ...

Numbers 13:33: “There we saw the giants (the...

April 26th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Numbers 13, the Israelites came near to the Promised Land. God instructed Moses ...

Numbers 12:1–2: “Then Miriam and Aaron spoke...

April 25th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It seems Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ brother and sister, didn't get along with Moses' ...

Numbers 11:5–6: “We remember the fish which...

April 24th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
How quickly the Israelites had forgotten what their fish and tossed salads had cost ...

Numbers 10:35–36: “So it was, whenever the...

April 23rd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It is interesting that the Holy Spirit recorded for us the opening and closing ...

Numbers 9:22: “Whether it was two days, a month,...

April 22nd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This phrase "the cloud remained" is repeated again and again throughout the book of ...

Numbers 8:25–26: “And at the age of fifty...

April 21st, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
What about retirement in the Kingdom of God? Why were the Levites supposed to ...

Numbers 7:11: “For the LORD said to Moses, ‘They...

April 20th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This chapter, containing 89 verses, is the second longest chapter in the Bible. Only ...

Numbers 6:27: “So they shall put My name on the...

April 19th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The priests were instructed to represent in two directions. First, they were to represent ...

Numbers 5:6–7: “Speak to the children of...

April 18th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
At first reading, this may not seem to be speaking to us as 21st ...

Numbers 4:15: “And when Aaron and his sons...

April 17th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The sons of Kohath were appointed to carry the articles that were the furnishings ...

Numbers 3:4: “Nadab and Abihu had died before the...

April 16th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
As believers, we wonder what acts today God would consider as offering profane fire. ...

Numbers 2:1–2: “And the LORD spoke to Moses and...

April 15th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Numbers 1 we saw that the tribes were numbered for battle, and here ...