Day 062 (Numbers 18-20)
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See myself in these people in so many ways, thankful that God is patient and not killing me for my sins. Sanctification one moment at a time .
God is an Examiner of Hearts. In one of the saddest passages in the Bible, Moses and Aaron strike the rock instead of speaking to it. But God knows their hearts; they were angry and claimed that they would bring water from the rock, not God (“Must we bring you water from this rock?”). God knew their hearts. God also calls for the tithe, and He wants “cheerful givers” (2 Cor 9:7). “Examine my heart,” David cries, at Ps 26:2, and see if there is any way that offends You. “Have mercy on me, a sinner.” And thank You for testing my heart.
I have read these passages several time before but didn’t realize Moses had disobeyed God regarding the water from the rock. This recap has helped my see important things in scripture I haven’t taken in before. It’s a true blessing.
I missed it too. I even reread the verses and I didn't see it either. I'm so grateful for this bible study. 🙏
Anytime I read this chapter, my heart goes out to Moses and Aaron🤧
After years of going without reading the Bible consistently, this plan and your videos have been such a blessing to me. I have learned so much and my relationship with God has been renewed and refreshed. I truly look forward to waking up every morning before my toddler to read God's word. Also, that color looks gorgeous on you, Tara Leigh!
Whenever I read about how Moses lost it at the tail end of their sojourn, I always feel so emotional about it. However, there are tremendous lessons to take home from the incident. Our God is just and merciful at the same time.
Seeing another Nigerian here warms my heart. Thank you for sharing.
Same thoughts and feelings over here!!
Have a blessed day!
God has been with his people everyday of their lives and he still does. His promise holds true, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Man I can empathize with the Children of Israel and their frustration. Their have been times in my life where I’ve followed the call of God and walked where he told me and the realized it APPEARED that nothing was happening and the provision wasn’t there. I griped, complained, and lamented for the past.
Yet God did provide at the right time even when I was frustrated and angry at Him. Why? Because he is a loving God who does provide. It can he hard but we must press in to His presence. That is my God-shot.
This!
Hey Bible Readers! Another blessed day in His word!
My soul is well. Numbers has been delicious to read. It’s like a great novel that I cannot put down. Thank you TLC❤️
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Moses called them rebels as he was rebelling. Good catch TLC!
I really struggle with this passage and how after all those years Moses wasn’t allowed into the promise land. It seemed like such a minor reason. I trust in God’s goodness and justice but it’s still a hard pill to swallow.
Praise the Lord for being merciful to us!
I stash a few extra days ahead whenever I have time so that I don’t fall behind because in the past I quit after I fell behind way too many days. 😅
My Godshot today: 18:20 "I am your portion" and your inheritance among the people of Israel."
Reminded how Mary chose the good portion - Jesus and His words in Luke 10 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen "the good portion", which will not be taken away from her.”
Whatever makes us anxious, God help us remember that we have and only need You, Our Good Portion, Amen
Good afternoon Family hope you have had a blessed day in His Presence ❤️🤗💯He is where the Joy is 💯❤️
Good morning BR family! Regardless of the sin, God is always there to forgive; unfortunately, there are consequences. He is merciful and his presence is where the JOY is!!!
2024; God looks at our hearts.
God is patient: God is kind; but we must obey. ❤
Thank You Father for Your mercy. 🙏
Don’t you think that Moses and Aaron were kept from the promised land for Moses saying, “Hear now, you rebels, shall WE bring water for you out of this rock?” Not only did he disobey the Father’s instructions, he claimed a part in what He had done. That question jumped out at me this time through. And thank you for TBR, I’ve learned a great deal from going through the Bible with you the past three years.
Amen
Definitely! It shows a corrupted heart posture which you will see in some of the kings later.
*He's where the Joy is!*
Absolutely the best recap ever. This is such a blessing.
Right this one was so good.
@@Bigtill1999 Yeah
He is where the joy is!❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Yes! Amen!
I’m Charmaine also
I saw God say in 18:7 that He gave the service of the priesthood as a gift. God gives service as a gift. I am so grateful for the work that I do as an MFT and have often thanked God for it as a gift. I see it as a calling and service, not just a profession. ❤
I also saw this priesthood verse as a gift to us. Jesus the ultimate last and Holy High Priest, a gift to us. My God shot.
@@hbrown5068 yes! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Nice takeaway! I once thought my gift was being a nurse. Then I became disabled. But to make a long story short; it brought me to God and His Word. Which gave me saving faith in Christ. And while I still can not work some 10 years later I can serve in prison ministry. A gift for sure.
Thank you for serving your community faithfully.
@@bonniesmith3061 thank you for sharing your story. ❤
@@jeffandvikipendergrass
That is awesome that you are a marriage and family therapist (I googled MFT, so hopefully that’s correct).
May God bless you for the important work you do. 🙏🏻❤️
So much in this. W anyone as w Moses, a little bit of sin (disobedience) affects the whole. And people follow leaders. That's why they are held more accountable. The world watches us as Christians. Do we thrive in the blessings of obedience & show our joy is in Him or does our disobedience cause discouragement to bring our focus on us, self serving instead of fully giving it all to the Lord, trials, blessings, all of it & living fully dependent on & in Him? A true visual of "That's where the joy is" in Him & being found faithful in obedience to reap those blessings, spiritual & otherwise. His fruits.
You may want to read again the section on the red heifer. This looks forward to Jesus’ 1st miracle and today’s newspaper.
God loves His people and provides them and us with a powerful lesson of obedience as well as a prophetic picture of Christ.
Moses' and Aaron's sister dies and both men are clearly grieving. The people grumble about the lack of water and Moses and Aaron pray to God for His answer. The people are in the same place, Meribah, where they had grumbled decades earlier and where Moses struck the rock once to provide water. God appears and clearly instructs Moses to take the staff as a symbol of God's power and simply speak to the rock and water will be provided. Moses in his grief and emotional weakness expresses his frustration to the people and instead strikes the rock - not once, but twice. God lovingly provides the water for the people, but there is a serious consequence for Moses and Aaron - they would not enter the promised land nor lead the expression of God's promise to the people. This was a grievous disobedience to God not just because he literally disobeyed God's command, but because the rock from which water flowed (flowing water is also known as living water) is a clear picture of Christ. Christ is the rock and the source of living spiritual water that cures all thirst forever in salvation. If we look back on the events of Exodus 17:6, we see that this is a repeat so that a new generation may be taught firsthand the spiritual lesson of obedience and faith. In that instance, as well as this one, God is standing on the rock and when Moses struck the rock - this time and the time prior - he was actually striking God on the rock. It was necessary for Christ to die only once for all of humanity's sin and this is pictured by the prior instance where Moses struck God while He stood on the rock. This time was intended to symbolize that people must simply obey God in faith to access the living water and be saved from death. Instead, Moses failed because he took on his own initiative and effort and broke the prophetic meaning God was providing here. Moses and Aaron were both grieving and angry and participated with anger for the people in their hearts. God is compassionate and merciful but, even so, He expects the complete and faithful obedience of His representatives. They must faithfully express His emotions and will before the people and not their own.
God loves His people and provides meaning, both superficial and deeper spiritual meaning, to those who love Him and earnestly seek Him in love.
Wilderness of Sin and Wilderness of Zin is not the same place.
@@bonniesmith3061 Thanks for catching that. I goofed. I thought that Meribah was one place, when it was actually two places with the same name.
Thanks for your comments.I like reading them
Thankful that His mercies endure forever🙏🏽
I don't think Edom's forbidding Israel to pass through their land was "reasonable" - or, if it could be seen that way, it was not righteous nor compassionate. Edom knew that Israel had suffered under Egypt and in the desert. Edom knew that Israel (Jacob) showed generosity it Esau when they last met. It was a great offense in Semitic culture to not offer hospitality - even to strangers, let alone relatives - yet Moses offered to pay for everything (and they had the means to pay). Edom had become corrupt, and their corrupt spirit was later seen in how they opposed and even join Israel's enemies to attack Israel, which eventually led to Edom's destruction as prophesied by Obadiah (ch 1).
God truly is set in His ways. And His ways are not like man's. Being how the path is narrow that leads into Heaven, it's truly important to learn His ways. I know Jesus is the way so like the Isrealites I need to keep my eyes focused on Him by both night and day to stay safe in this very foreign land
Thank you for sharing. Tara You are a blessing ♥️♥️♥️
Amazing!!! I love the reading and recap. I serve an amazing God 💜
Moses took credit saying. “We gave” not giving God credit! N
God says: I am your share and your allotment…❤
I think my Good shot would be That Good is consistent. He c deals with us all differently but we have to pay for our consequences
There should be at least a mention of the ashes of the red heifer and the role it played in Jesus’ first recorded miracle.
Since you mentioned it, please elaborate and enlighten us. Thanks and may God bless your day!
The water containing the ashes of the red heifer was used for purification, on the 3rd day (Num 19:12). In John 2 we see that on the 3rd day Jesus used the purification water (John 2:6) to become wine. He transformed what was used to purify the outside of the body into what would come to purify what was inside the body.
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Thank you for sharing that!
They also play an important role in end times prophecy. They are necessary for reestablishing the third temple, and after I think it’s been decades of searching, they have finally found blemish free red heifers in Texas, and they are currently in Israel under safekeeping! Jesus is coming back soon! 🙌🏻 ✨
@@robertdickson5689Additionally, the reason it required a special sacrifice was because death was the strongest of defilements since it is the final result of sin (the wages of sin is death). The sacrifice could only be made by someone who was CLEAN. Only by this clean persons sacrifice could the unclean be cleansed and allowed to once again offer sacrifices and worship the Lord. Jesus was the one who offered a clean sacrifice for us so we could once again be restored to the Lord.
Amen Tara-Leigh Cobble!
His mercies endure forever,
I knew Moses didn't enter the promised land, but it just hit me that Aaron didn't either! There are consequences when we do not take God at His Word! May the Holy Spirit lead us to repentance and faith in Jesus, our Savior, Lord and King! Everything in Scripture is meant to warn us and God's kindness is overwhelming! To work on our behalf for our redemption - He did this for me! He did this for you!
I realize now, that Aaron treated the striking of the rock as superstition "if he says a certain thing or does a certain thing, God will respond a certain way" He ignored God's actual command. A disobedience, and an act of presumption. God's reaction seems so harsh but He was preparing a people of His own to go out to the nations so they had to be obedient. It's those old ways of Egypt in another form. Acting as a magician calling on a little "g" god to respond to a certain incantation or formulated act of will with some magical miraculous response.
I feel bad for Moses and Aaron they have been so loyal to God and did all that he asked in previous sections. Yet they dont get to see the promise land over one mistake. I know God has his reasons, it was just a thought I had.
God reestablished the roles of the Levites & priests. Miriam, Moses' sister, dies in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin & is buried. The people once again quarrel with Moses & Aaron because there is no water, longing for Egypt. The truth is, they could've been in the promised land already, a land flowing with milk & honey, had they not rebelled against the Lord by letting fear keep them from taking that land. But, they are dealing with the consequence the Lord gave them & have to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. I'm sure this continued quarreling left Moses & Aaron frustrated. God tells Moses to speak to a rock so that water flows out, but instead, he struck the rock in anger. The Lord still allowed water to flow, but because of disobedience to God's word, neither he nor Aaron will enter the promised land. Moses sends word to Edom requesting passage through their land & is refused. Aaron is stripped of his priest garments. They are put on his son Eleazar, then Aaron dies. How sad. Moses sees a sister and a brother die. Eleazar sees an aunt and a father die. Moses won't get to enter the promised, and himself will eventually die. Hard reading today. But God is sovereign. God requires obedience, and if we disobey, there are consequences. We're seeing those consequences continue to unfold with this people we know as Israel.
As always, TLC, thank you so much for today's recap.
Surprised you didn’t bring up Jesus the rock that was smitten
Yes!. Struck the first time, and the water of life flowed. Struck twice breaks the picture. He died once and obtained an eternal redemption for us. Now, when needed (which is daily), we, as children, need only speak to our Father.
The Lord appeared to Moses and Aaron when they sought Him. Then God provided water out of the rock for the people. (Num 20:6-8).This makes me think of the song Honey in The Rock- czcams.com/video/wDGDrLU1XcM/video.htmlsi=cTEFaldxCjSI1Zr0
My concern would be why would anyone that touches the water of purification be unclean? It's water of purification, so it's meant to purify, isn't it?
Just something small I observed, I'd be happy to die shortly after my siblings :) I actually think that GOD was fair in that way.. despite what was a punishment, GOD spared Moses elongated pain and alienation from ministry without his own flesh and blood.
I never thought about it that way. Our God is truly merciful.
I find it very frustrating that Aaron was killed and neither he nor Moses make it to Cannan. Aaron wasn't even the one that struck the rock, it was Moses. I didn't even catch how they had defied God until TLC said it. .....Moses struck the rock vs. speaking to it. This seems so minor in comparison to what the people have done repeatedly. After being such loyal and devoted servants of God, neither of them make it to Cannan.
It's difficult to wrap our heads and hearts around. I did a study once where it was explained that 1. God is very specific, and details are important, so we must be clear and obedient in each thing no matter how small; nothing is said or omitted without reason;
2. God is not so predictable. I know that's contradictory, but He doesn't want us to make assumptions based on what we think we know, including in How God has acted or directed us before. We need to wait on Him and follow His commands to the letter. We need the Holy Spirit. We need to think, speak, and act as guided with His discernment.
Maybe Moses got a little prideful here. He's been in this position for almost 40 years after all. Or maybe he and Aaron were never going to spared as part of the older generation.
When I feel that way I remind myself God is God and there is an important reason for everything he does, even if I do not understand.
I also see it as a possible blessing. They had served in very difficult times, 40 years of leading this rebellious people. God knew these people would rebel again and again in the Promised Land and where Aaron and Moses were going was the best Promised Land ever. No one knows the mind of God but perhaps this sad time turned into an eternal blessing and rest.
Would it make you feel better to be reminded that Aaron made a calf of gold for the Isrealites to worship and gave the calf credit for the deliverance of the Isrealites out of Egypt? Aaron was told the beginning of the journey that he wouldn't be going to the promised land. He spoke out against Moses at least once after that incident, and the Lord had to correct him. Yes, it seems harsh that "the one time" Moses was disobedient to God's directions because of anger or pride got him banned from the promised land. He was so close. I have to remind myself that God doesn't want me to take His deserved glory or praise. The people of Isreal needed to look to God for their trust and salvation. They might have started worshipping Moses. The younger generation needed to keep their focus on the God who was their provider and salvation. I hope these thoughts might help.
I struggled with that in the past as well. If felt very unfair to me. A pastor friend of mine cleared it up for me though. In that area, there is a lot of minerals in the water so over time, a place where water is flowing, will become coved with minerals and then the water stop flowing. It is not unusual to hit a rock and get water. The people there would have know. That. God asked Moses to speak to the rock so that the people would have been witness to God mighty power. No one can speak and make water come forth, only God. By striking the rock, Moses denied God the miracle. He chose his own way and it cost the people the witness of that miracle. Who knows how uplifting that miracle could have been for the Israelites. I have been to Israel and stood where Moses stood right before the Israelites when into to land and that rock is still flowing! There is a lush green spot in the middles of dry desert. It is amazing! Also! Moses got to go to heaven!! He was freed from the struggle. He had done his part and I would argue, his reward was great. I think Arron was punished because he and Moses were working together and he did stand up to Moses. He would have known the instructions too, but said nothing. There is a saying “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”. My assumption is that was Arron’s sin.
What's your take on the subject Tithes? As a Christian, is paying of Tithes compulsory or not? Because here in Africa, the Pastors tells their Church members that if you don't pay Tithes, you're going to hell fire. They also tells you that if you don't pay Tithes, that things will be tight for you. So please clarify this subject of Tithes please, if you can. Thank you 🙏
You will not go to hell if you don’t pay tithes. It is true that God will take care of you but He does regardless if you pay tithes or not. If you are giving because you feel pressured to do so rather than because you want to honor God I feel that is what is worst than not giving at all. Plus watch the preachers behavior, are they using the tithes to help other or are they increasing their wealth? Isn’t that worst? I think in the fruits is your answer. Plus I feel you already know the answer you are just looking for validation. 😉
Not paying tithes will not send you to hell. That's false teaching! You go to hell only if you deny Christ, my friend.
Some verses to consider
1 Corinthians 16:2 Paul instructs to give as you've been prospered
And
2 Corinthians 9: 6-7 God loves a cheerful giver
I think tithing is a way to show your gratitude to what God has given. I’ve seen tiring work wonders in my finances. I believe that God does indeed reward the tither and their humility with their money.
As Malachi 3:10 says he pours out blessings.
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.”
Malachi 3:10 NKJV
Not tithing will not send you to hell but will cause you to miss out on blessings. Luke 6:38 reminds me to give generously because He wants to bless me so I can bless others.
I'm wondering about the tithes in that they would go to the priests and the priests would then give 10% of their 10% to God in burnt offerings? To care for the Tabernacle? And then the other 90% was divided up among the Levites? Is that how churches do payroll now? How is it decided what pastors and staff are paid? I know usually a board of elders oversees giving and finances andnthat the pastors ideally shouldn't even know who is giving what but do they decide by a business worksview or a spiritual worldview how monies will be utilized and divided in the church? Just curious.
It is interesting. My husband was a pastor for 30+ years and he never wanted to know who gave or what they gave. The church had a financial board that decided a budget. Part of the budget included Missions, which was basically a tithe to state and foreign missions and it 20 % of the income received . As a member of the church we had a say in the final budget never knew who gave what. God was so faithful in all the churches we served. Most were struggling when we came and not tithing but once they started tithing things changed. You can't out give God. His mercies are new every morning, great is His faithfulness.
It is all decided by your own church bylaws and standards of what they decide. I know my churches give at least the bare minimum of 10% and way more to other missions, whether it is an outreach, missionaries, or even local needs. But each church being its own entity decides. The finances should be an openly public report for everyone to view.
@@loricarmichael4851 "You can't out give God" Absolutely! I love that!
@@catherinescourtis I do too! I love that!
I couldn't figure out why Aaron had to die on the mountain at the end of chapter 20.
If Moses is 120 years old and Aaron is the older brother... It was probably just his time. Miriam's too.
Aaron and his sons are given all of the responsibilities for The Tabernacle. Anyone else who goes near will die. Tenth and best offerings are to be given, sacrifices to The Lord. The Israelites have to purify themselves when unclean, or they defile The Tabernacle. Again, Israelites complain! This time about the lack of water in desert. God gives instructions to Moses and Aaron. Now God punishes them both to death in future because they did not follow instructions exactly. Aaron dies in front of everyone, as Moses gives priest garments to Aaron's son. Israelites now mourning and blocked by the people in another country, try keep them from proceeding.
I don’t understand if they where in the desert, how are they making any income for tithes? Was this a one time payment or continues?
From my understanding the tithes were more food related than money. It's about giving to God first of what you have. Money isn't the only thing we are called to tithe. We're supposed to tithe everything (time, resources, possessions, etc) The Sabbath is considered our 'time tithe', or at least that's what I've been told
The tithe was given as an inheritance to the Levites. All tribes were given inheritance only after possessing Canaan. So probably I guess tithe relates to what they had to give once they possessed the land of Canaan.
How do I read that almost 38 years pass between chapters?
I was wondering the same thing
How do you know there were 38 years between chapters 19 and 20? There's nothing in the text to indicate that, so I'm wondering where you got that number. Thanks.
Namaste World❤🙏🕉️
Important! Jesus is the rock!
Previously, Moses was told by the LORD to strike the rock, and this time he was told to speak to the rock. When Moses struck the rock twice the second time, he was given effectively a death sentence (not go into the promised land)!
Jesus was the rock that was with them in the wilderness. He was to be struck once and only once (symbolic of the crucifixion), and then Christ, resurrected to be spoken to in prayer. Moses disobeyed and broke the symbolic picture of what the Son of God would do.
Wow excellent point I never realized!
Hmm, Aaron has been such a huge character in recent chapters, he dies and I’m looking for some context about that. Why, why now, what’s the significance of de-clothing… really skimmed over all of that??
The clothing are the priestly garments, made especially for the high priest. Because Aaron was dying that honor was passing on to his son.
My Bible commentary says "Moses, whose hands had first clothed Aaron with his priestly garment, now strips him of them; for, in reverence to the priesthood, it was not fit that he should die in them."
Having a hard time with all the ongoing animal sacrifice.
I understand. I feel that way, too. I dont quite understand it, but the only thing that makes sense is that it is hard to take an animals life. Maybe knowing that you had to offer up an animal as an atonement for sin made one think twice about sinning. If it's hard to sacrifice an animal, imagine how much more it was for God to see his son sacrificed. I'm conflicted with this, though, because it almost seems like God had pleasure in it since the bible says that the aroma was pleasing to him, and they were also instructed to sacrifice animals for fellowship offerings, etc., so not just for sin. I'm not sure what I am missing here.
I don't understand why moses was punished so severely when so many people before him did worse and was forgiven. Moses had dedicated his life to God. These things I struggle to understand, can someone please help me? I don't want to see God in a bad light. I need help with it.
Thank you
God holds His leaders to a higher standard. Jesus is our source, but we also look to our leaders for direction and guidance. If our leaders are not obedient we tend to follow their lead and mirror their behavior. To not obey God is a sin and sin leads to death. Gods grace and mercy allowed the people to see the importance of obedience through the death of Moses. They probably thought the exact same way and thought twice before disobeying.
@@samijacoway8408 thanks for your reply
The rock was symbolic of Jesus Christ. See 1 Cor 10:4. When Moses struck the rock in Exodus 17 it represented Christ being sacrificed once for sin. When he struck the rock again in Numbers 20 instead of speaking to it, he was showing human effort. Jesus is our source of living water, not Moses. The Bible refers to Jesus as our Rock multiple times. If God had not punished Moses, it would confuse the picture that God wanted to demonstrate in Exodus. Salvation is by faith in the sacrifice that Jesus made once and for all, not by works or following the law of Moses.
@@samijacoway8408 But Aaron didn't defy God. Also, the people didn't know what God told Moses (only Moses) anyway.
Right, after his whole life of service and obedience. I'm with you, I don't get it or His constant anger and killing of the Israelites.
I thought Isaac was Abraham’s son. Tara says grandson. Was that a mistake?
I don’t think there is any account of Moses and/or Aaron repenting for their rebellion at Meribah. I’m sure they were forgiven, but they still experienced the result of their disobedience. At 120 years of age, I am not sure that they considered it punishment.
I wonder if God considered it punishment or just a reprimand. Going to heaven is not a very severe punishment.
OK, since you disobeyed me, I am going to bring you to heaven right now.
They may have been looking at it from a different perspective, more like “I journeyed all this way and led all these people through countless trials and I don’t get to inhabit the promised land because of my sin.” That seems like a huge consequence to me!