Bible Book: Numbers

The Promised Land

Date: September 9th, 1956  |  Scripture: Numbers 13  |  Topics: Commitment, Evangelism, Promised Land, Youth

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. Of the tribe of JudContinue Reading


The Brazen Serpent

Date: November 10th, 1957  |  Scripture: Numbers 21:5-9  |  Topics: Bible, Inspiration, Revelation, Scripture, Truth

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.Continue Reading


The Ashes of a Red Heifer

Date: January 12th, 1958  |  Scripture: Numbers 19:1-22  |  Topics: Birds, Heifer, Sacrifice, Symbol, cleansing

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly befoContinue Reading


Aaron’s Rod That Budded

Date: April 6th, 1958  |  Scripture: Numbers 17:1-10  |  Topics: Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Mohammed, Priesthood of Christ, Priests, Resurrection, Rod

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod. And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with yoContinue Reading


The Nobility of Moses

Date: April 26th, 1959  |  Scripture: Numbers 10-12  |  Topics: Cush, Envy, Gossip, Jealousy, Moses, Prophecy, Repentance, Zipporah

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. When ye blow an alContinue Reading


The Bitter Disappointment

Date: May 10th, 1959  |  Scripture: Numbers 14  |  Topics: Failure, Faithlessness, Giants, Judgment, Moses, Promised Land, Trust, Victory

And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? And they said one to anoContinue Reading


Faithful Under Reproach

Date: May 17th, 1959  |  Scripture: Numbers 16  |  Topics: Ambition, Confidence, Humility, Meekness, Obedience, Pride, Rebellion

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, andContinue Reading


How It Went Ill With Him

Date: May 24th, 1959  |  Scripture: Numbers 20:1-12  |  Topics: Death, Example, Faithlessness, Moses, Second Chance, Symbols, Types, Wandering

Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, thatContinue Reading


Going Along the King’s Highway

Date: August 9th, 1959  |  Scripture: Numbers 21:22  |  Topics: Jordan, Numbers, Wilderness

Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.


A Memorial of Redemption

Date: March 7th, 1965  |  Scripture: Numbers 9:1-14  |  Topics: Blood, Communion, Exodus, Last Supper, Memorial, Ordinances, Passover, Redemption, Second Chance

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover. And theyContinue Reading