Numbers 18 tells you all about the duties of the levites... pretty interesting
Numbers 19-21 is the bulk of our reading for today
think about it...
what does chapter 19 tell us about God's regard for life?
why does God consider death an unclean thing?
when God breathed into man's nostrils in the garden, was his intention life or death?
could it be that death is such a reminder of the opposite of his plan that He declares people unclean for 7 days? i don't know, think about it...
He is the life giver, the creator, the source...
moses takes a short cut in chapter 20. what are the consequences?
was it worth it? was it fair?
i can see myself complaining if i was an israelite who had been told that i wouldn't get to see the promise land and that i would die in the desert, i guess i could identify with them in some ways. but the word "consequences" keeps coming back to haunt them. it's their lack of trust in God that has landed them in this spot.
speaking of consequences, do a quick google on the words edom and essau ... what is the relationship between those two words?
moses is having to pay the price for jacob from many generations ago.
do you see the symbolism of Jesus in chapter 21? check it out... pretty interesting.
sin started with the "serpent" and now here it is again, and looking up at what is raised up is the only salvation...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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I generally think that shortcuts are good; however, if it is not God's will, than what are we to question Him?
ReplyDeleteEven though the consequence seems pretty harsh, Moses should have trusted God enough to know that he will provide.
ReplyDeleteI think we have gotten the goal wrong. To few of us don't even try to understand what our life is all about. Most of us thing its about us. Which is why the consequences can seem so harsh...even though they are for our good.
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