As
we go into worship tomorrow I pray like the priests we see our service to the
Lord as on honor. I pray that we can look unto Jesus for our salvation and give
Him all the praise He is due.
Let
us sing Hosanna to God today.
March 09, 2013 Num 18–20, Mark 10:23–45, Ps
33:14–22, Prov 6:28–30
March 10, 2013 Num 21:1–22:21, Mark 10:46–11:11,
Ps 34:1–4, Prov 6:31–32
Numbers 18-22:21
The
priests had many duties, however this was an honor and blessing from God. They
were provided for by the tithes of the people and portions of the sacrifice. As
the priests of God we must always keep in mind it is a privilege and honor to serve
the Lord.
Chapter
19 deals with ceremonial cleanings. Hebrews 9:11-13 explains that the blood of
Christ is where we find our cleansing.
Chapter
20 deals with the rock that Moses hit. Read 1 Corinthians 10:4 to see how this
applies to Christ.
The
people could not live without water, nor can we live today without the water of
life (John 4:l3–14; 7:37–39).
Why did Moses get into so much
trouble over this? He exalted himself and failed to glorify God. In calling the
people “rebels” and in saying, “Must we [Aaron and I] fetch you water out of
this rock?” (v. 10) Moses was not giving God the glory due His Name. It was an
evidence of pride and unbelief (v. 12). Moses’ strongest point was his meekness
(12:3), yet this was where he failed. Where in your life are you showing pride
and thus missing the blessings of God?
Chapter 21 deals with the brazen
serpent. Read John 3:14 to understand the spiritual meaning.
The people had sinned in two
ways: they had spoken against God, and they had spoken against Moses. Here we
have the two aspects of the Law of God: behavior toward God and behavior toward
one another. God could have ignored his people’s problem, for they deserved to
die, but in His love and grace He provided a remedy.
The serpent of brass pictures
Christ, who became sin for us (2 Cor. 5:21). See John 3:14, 8:28, and 12:30–33.
The one uplifted serpent sufficed
for the whole camp. Christ alone is sufficient for our salvation; we need
nothing more.
The victory over Sihon is
mentioned over a dozen times by Old Testament preachers and poets. The victory
was important as a confidence builder for Israel. This was Israel’s first
victory over an organized state. As such it was a token of the mighty conquests
to come. We have here a song of victory written by the Amorites in honor of
Israel’s victory.
Balak wanted to pay Balaam to
curse the Israelites. However the man said he would not because he consulted
with God and God said not to do it.
A second time they tried to bribe
Balaam and again he went to the Lord for guidance. God allowed him to go to
teach a lesson.
Mark 10:23-11:11
Why
is it so hard for a rich person to make it to heaven?
What
does Jesus mean by the first will become last and last will become first?
What
is significant about the healing of this man?
Chapter
11
This
is the only time that Jesus allowed public adoration, why now? What does Hosanna
mean?
Psalm 33:14-34:4
David
says we can rejoice and rest in the Lord if we have trusted in Him. How is God
your shield?
Chapter
34
David
wrote this when he was pretending to be crazy to save his life. Have you ever
wondered, why did David go to Gath in the first place?
David
says he will praise the Lord continually. How can we do this?
He
says the humble will join him in praise. Are you humble?
Proverbs 6:28-32
Again
we are told that if we sin it will come back to bit us. A moment of weakness
can cause a life of pain.
While
there may be a great need to food that does not give us the right to steal.
With situation ethics we must be very cautious.
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