Why should we New Testament Christians bother to read and study God’s Old Testament law? And, if we don’t have to obey it in order to be saved, why should we try to put its principles into practice in our lives? Today’s passage gives us a couple of good reasons….

So, why does Moses spend so much time at the beginning of this book rehearsing history that we already read back in the book of Numbers? Well, back in those days, when a King made a covenant with a nation that he had conquered, he would always begin the covenant…

Who do you know who has put his or her life on the line to benefit others? We are all grateful to our first responders – the firefighters, police officers, highway patrolmen, and Sheriff’s deputies who regularly put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe. Perhaps we think back…

Wiping out an entire nation? Dividing the spoil and then giving an offering to the Church? Sounds more like a mafia movie than something we read in the Bible. What can we possibly learn from a passage like this? Well, remember, back in the Old Testament days, citizenship and religion…

There are all sorts of special festivals different churches celebrate throughout the year. Many Christians are currently observing the season of Lent, defined as the 40 days before Easter, through self-denial and confession of sin. And practically everyone celebrates Christmas, even if they think it’s only about Santa and presents….

One of the greatest threats to God’s people continues to be the temptation to just go along with the unbelieving world, to put our faith in things we can see and touch instead of in God, to do what feels good or what makes sense to us rather than to…

Balaam has to be one of the most confusing people we meet in all of the Scriptures. He certainly knew a lot about God – in fact, he called God by His covenant name (22:8, see Exodus 3:14-16). And he insisted that he would only speak the words the Lord…

Bible Reading for February 27 – Numbers 19-21; Psalm 135 The Bronze Serpent is one piece of Old Testament imagery we have absolutely no doubt about. No lesser authority than Jesus Himself said it pointed to His work on the cross: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the…

Can anyone doubt that we have big problems, systemic problems? War in Europe and inflation at home, escalating Federal debts and deficits, too many jobs going unfilled, crumbling infrastructure, schools more concerned with sex and gender issues than with basic literacy – the list goes on and on. And let’s…

So, why was God so hard on His people? Is it somehow a sin to want some variety in your diet? Wasn’t it natural for the people to want a little meat or some vegetables every now and then? Sure, but that really wasn’t the problem. Notice in Numbers 11:5…