Bible Readings for May 1st Numbers 8 | Psalm 44 | Song of Songs 6 | Hebrews 6 In Numbers 8, Yahweh prepares the Levites for their service by cleansing them. The first thing we see in Numbers 8 is that the Levites were actually cleansed during this process with...
Bible Readings for April 30th Numbers 7 | Psalms 42–43 | Song of Songs 5 | Hebrews 5 Yesterday, we looked at the non-priestly class of holy people in Israel: the Nazirites. Today’s reading in Numbers 7 addresses two other issues regarding holiness within Israel’s...
Bible Readings for April 29th Numbers 6 | Psalms 40–41 | Song of Songs 4 | Hebrews 4 One major theological distinction that comes up repeatedly in the book of Numbers—and one that we are likely to miss unless we are looking for it—is the difference between clean and...
Bible Readings for April 28th Numbers 5 | Psalm 39 | Song of Songs 3 | Hebrews 3 In Numbers 5, Yahweh continues to establish physical boundaries, instituting three new policies to keep his own holiness free from any contamination that the people of Israel might cause....
Bible Readings for April 27th Numbers 4 | Psalm 38 | Song of Songs 2 | Hebrews 2 As we continue to read through the book of Numbers, we need to keep in mind that Israel is still encamped at Mount Sinai at this point, just as they have been since Exodus 19. The second...