JOSHUA 1:10-18 A rather sad note enters in with regard to some of the tribes of Israel. They did not all have the same degree of separation from the evil around them or the same degree of surrender to God. The background for this lies in the fact that while...

JOSHUA 1:1-9 The first statement made in Joshua 1:2 is “Moses my servant is dead.” Moses was dead but not God. The work of God is in no way hindered by the death of His servants, no matter how eminent they may be. The workman may be removed, but the...

DEUTERONOMY 34 Alone Moses worked, suffered, met God and legislated for his people. But never was this aloneness as apparent as when he was unattended—even by Joshua, his ever-faithful servant—as he walked up Mount Nebo to die. Alone he climbed the craggy steep. Alone he gazed on the landscape before...

NUMBERS 20:1-13,22-29 The rock mentioned in Exodus 17 foreshadowed Christ on the cross because there He was smitten. However, the rock of Numbers 20 foreshadowed the ascended Christ, who now intercedes as a High Priest for believers. The significant difference in the rocks of Exodus 17 and Numbers 20 is...

NUMBERS 14:26-38 Even Joshua and Caleb, who dared to believe God, had to return to the wilderness with the others. Joshua and Caleb had to suffer along with them for 38 more years. This is an example of the way decisions affect other people. But the faith of Joshua and...

NUMBERS 13:1-3,25-33 In addition to being characterized by unbelief, the Israelites were also characterized by self-will. Concerning the Israelites, the psalmist said, “They quickly forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but craved intensely in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. So He gave them...

NUMBERS 12:1-16 Miriam and Aaron were Moses’ older sister and brother. But even they took issue with Moses’ leadership, although at first their complaints concerned his wife. Numbers 12 does not specifically say what Miriam and Aaron found objectionable about Moses’ wife, but jealousy must have been the main problem....

NUMBERS 11:1-15 The mixed multitude (Num. 11:4) was probably a group of Gentiles who left Egypt with the Israelites. Although the complaining was started by the mixed multitude, the Israelites were also guilty of complaining. This indicates how infectious a complaining attitude can be. Because every person has a sin...

NUMBERS 10:1-13 The 11 months at Sinai had brought about many changes in the life of Israel. The people had arrived at Sinai a fugitive and unorganized people; they left a well-organized nation, molded into a commonwealth of 12 tribes. All was beautifully ordered. Moses had spent the first 40...

EXODUS 34:1-4,26-35 Moses was changed when he came down from the mountain. Earlier, he had asked to see the glory of the Lord, but when he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of stone, he did not know “that the skin of his face shone while he...