Numbers

In this chapter, a second difficulty had arisen with the daughters of Zelophehad. We will remember from the twenty-seventh chapter that their...

It sometimes happened in the land of Canaan that a Hebrew – without any evil purpose – would cause the death of a brother Hebrew. He did not...

According to Jacob’s curse that had been pronounced upon Levi, that tribe was destined to be “divided in Jacob” (Gen. 49:7). But in the...

Here we have a particular description of the boundaries which defined the edges of the Promised Land of Canaan on all sides. God directed Moses...

This chapter is a brief record of the travels of the people of Israel during their 40 years in the wilderness, and of the 42 different...

In this chapter, we read of a proposal made by the tribes of Reuben and Gad. Instead of sharing in the division of the Promised Land on the...

God had taken vengeance on the Israelites for yielding to the Midianites’ temptations to idolatry and immorality; but now the time had come for...

This chapter opens by discussing the case of a man who made a vow unto the Lord – making God a party to the promise, and intending His honor...

For the people of Israel, there were more sacred solemnities in the seventh month than in any other. This was the time between harvest and...

Now that the Israelites had been numbered, and orders had been given for the dividing of the Promised Land, and a successor to Moses had been...

The proposed division of the Promised Land brought up a special question of considerable importance to the people of Israel. A man named...

Here we have a second census that was taken of the families of the tribes of Israel, about 38 years after the census that was taken at the foot...

The last chapter closed with Balak and Balaam parting ways. But alas! We meet Balaam again, all too soon. He had tried to turn away Jehovah...

At the end of the last chapter, Balak had brought Balaam to yet a third location – foolishly thinking that perhaps the Lord would permit him to...

On May 24, 1844, in the U.S. Capitol Building, Samuel F. B. Morse sent the first message on his newly invented telegraph machine; and the...

The Israelites were now encamped in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River from Jericho. Here they stayed until the day that Joshua led...

Before the Israelites began their march around the country of Edom, the king of Arad – a Canaanite, who inhabited this southern region –...

This chapter begins the history of the 40th and final year of the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness. And since the beginning of their...

As we study this chapter, let us by no means lose sight of the fact that our Savior is so clearly represented here! Here the Lord gave His...

At the end of chapter 17, the people of Israel spoke of the difficulty and peril in drawing near to God. Here, in the beginning of this...