Numbers 35:12 ‘The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands before the congregation for trial.” Israel was just beginning a new stage. They had no courts. […]
1 Peter 2:25 “For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.” We are referred to as sheep throughout the bible. It’s not flattering. We aren’t called lions or […]
Numbers 34:1,2 ‘Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, even the land […]
1 Peter 2:25 “…for by His wounds you were healed.” This phrase puts it very concisely. The story of our healing is a great one. Early on, all that God was and offered was withheld from us due to our […]
Numbers 33:55 “But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come about that those whom you let remain of them will become as pricks in your eyes and as thorns […]
1 Peter 2:24 “and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed”. If we know it or not, we […]
Numbers 32:5 ‘They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan.”‘ Years ago someone crafted the will of God in many […]
1 Peter 2:23 “and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously.” Jesus is amazing. All of the actions described in this verse are […]
Numbers 31:49,50 “and they (the army officers) said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a census of men of war who are in our charge, and no man of us is missing. “So we have brought as an offering to […]
1 Peter 2:21,22 “For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH. […]