Bible Readings for May 18th Numbers 27 | Psalms 70–71 | Isaiah 17–18 | 1 Peter 5 Because Moses will not remain with Israel forever, we find Moses making more and more preparations for his looming absence as we continue to read through the end of the Pentateuch. Here...
Bible Readings for May 17th Numbers 26 | Psalm 69 | Isaiah 16 | 1 Peter 4 The reason our English Bibles call this the book of “Numbers” is that two national censuses are taken—one in the first chapter and another here: “Among these the land shall be divided for...
Bible Readings for May 16th Numbers 25 | Psalm 68 | Isaiah 15 | 1 Peter 3 As we discussed in our meditation for Numbers 22, the book of Numbers describes Israel’s descent. In the beginning of Numbers, we see the perfect system Israel received that made it possible for...
Bible Readings for May 15th Numbers 24 | Psalms 66–67 | Isaiah 14 | 1 Peter 2 Numbers 24 contains the final two of Balaam’s four prophetic oracles, and they take us from the beginning of the Bible all the way to the end, tying together the whole story at once. In his...
Bible Readings for May 14th Numbers 23 | Psalms 64–65 | Isaiah 13 | 1 Peter 1 In the mind of Balak, the arrangement he was making with Balaam was simple. Balaam would prophetically curse Israel, and Balak would make Balaam rich as a reward. Balak’s mistake is...
Bible Readings for May 13th Numbers 22 | Psalms 62–63 | Isaiah 11–12 | James 5 The book of Numbers begins with a system—a perfect system that Yahweh gave to his people to regulate how they conducted themselves in his presence so that he could live in their midst....
