Lessons on Living from Moses PASSING ON TREASURES

NUMBERS 27:18-20 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight. And you shall give...

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Lessons on Living from Moses MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

NUMBERS 14:39-40 Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly. And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Here we are, and we will go up to the place which the Lord has...

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Lessons on Living from Moses THE REBELLIOUS HEART

NUMBERS 14:4 So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.” After the news leaked out that George Bush banned broccoli aboard Air Force One, a group of broccoli growers sent 10 tons of the vegetable free to Washington, D.C. With rebellion dripping from...

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Lessons on Living from Moses THE ERROR OF ENVY

NUMBERS 12:1-2 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married…. And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it. Irish novelist and playwright Samuel Beckett received great recognition...

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Lessons on Living from Moses HEAVY BURDENS

NUMBERS 11:11 So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me?” When our burdens- get heavy, it’s tempting to dump our responsibilities. In Jacksonville, Florida,...

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Lessons on Living from Moses KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

LEVITICUS 19:1-2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. Have you heard the story about the wealthy gentleman who was interviewing applicants for the...

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Lessons on Living from Moses AT-ONE-MENT

LEVITICUS 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. A Japanese soldier named Shoichi Yokoi lived in a cave on...

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Lessons on Living from Moses CLEANSE ME

LEVITICUS 16:29-30 This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who sojourns among you. For on that day...

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Lessons on Living from Moses MY SINS FAR AWAY

LEVITICUS 16:7-10 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat on...

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Lessons on Living from Moses DOING YOUR OWN THING

LEVITICUS 10:1-2 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before...

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