Numbers 17-19 • Key Verse: Numbers 17:8 Numbers gives interesting insight into the relationship between God's people and His appointed leaders. On numerous occasions Israel failed. They grumbled and rebelled against Moses. In fact, their actions were against God. In Numbers 17 God made it very clear for the nation...

Numbers 15-16, Mark 6:1-29 Key Verse: Numbers 16:11 Follow this sequence. In Numbers 11:1, the people complained. In 12:1, Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses. In 14:2, all the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron. In 16:3, they came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron. See...

Numbers 12-14, Mark 5:21—43 • Key Verse: Numbers 13:30—31 A childrens chorus begins with the words, “Twelve men went to spy on Canaan, ten were bad, two were good.” Can you name the two who were good? The answer, of course, is Caleb and Joshua. But can you name any...

Numbers 9-11, Mark 5:1-20 • Key Verse: Numbers 11:23 Numbers 11 begins with a gripe. When the going gets tough, those with a gripe get going. The Exodus was not a nature walk but a tough trek through the wilderness. There were hardships, for sure. The first complaint, though, was...

Numbers 7-8, Mark 4:21-41 • Key Verse: Mark 4:40 The account to the calming of the sea is so familiar that it can be read almost without thinking. The disciples are in the boat when a Threatening storm hits. They wake Jesus, whose sleeping makes them wonder if He cares....

Numbers 5-6, Mark 4:1—20 • Key Verses: Numbers 6:24-26 Today when I read these verses, I think of pastors in my youth who concluded the Sunday service with these words or those of other benedictions found in the Bible. As a child, I usually perceived the benediction as the beginning...

Numbers 3-4, Mark 3:20-35 • Key Verse: Mark 3:30 In the first part of this chapter, Jesus gave the evil spirits strict orders not to tell people who He was. While their message was true, those messengers could cause confusion. Some would think that Jesus was associated with demons. Some...

Numbers 1-2, Mark 3:1-19 • Key Verses: Mark 3:11-12 One of the confusing situations in the Gospels is when Jesus instructed someone to keep what He did quiet. In this chapter the evil spirits are given strict orders not to tell that Jesus was the Son of God. Why would...

Leviticus 26-27, Mark 2 • Key Verse: Mark 2:5 In the account of the healing of the paralytic, attention is immediately drawn to the actions of his friends. They are determined enough to dig through the roof in order to get the man to Jesus. Mark writes that “Jesus saw...

Leviticus 25, Mark 1:23-45 • Key Verse: Leviticus 25:17 As God instructed His people in how they were to live, He gave them reasons. At times the reason was one of relationship. “I am the LORD your God.” Other times the reason was one of righteousness. “Be holy because I...