On this Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S., we celebrate a day of giving thanks for the blessings we have received, blessings that are so many regardless of our circumstances. And here, in Numbers 9, the people are instructed to celebrate their first Passover celebration free from their slavery in Egypt. They are free, they…

Have you considered how beautiful light is? This morning with a soft drizzle falling, the light from the window is soft and touches everything gently. The color is a soft almost yellow-green so pale the color is only hinted. I love light in all its forms. It fills my soul and washes over my heart.…

Can we take a moment to wonder what it must have been like for the people? We can read these words of the Bible over and over but do we understand and take in the magnitude of what it was like to be there and experience these amazing times? When Moses finished setting up the…

In Numbers 6 God gives instruction for any man or woman who wants to make a special vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite. They cannot eat or drink anything made from grapes or use a razor on their head or touch a dead body v. 1-8. In the notes below it said:…

We come to a Chapter, Numbers 5, that I have read and I confess as a woman I have had trouble with. My ire gets up because at first blush it sounds as though God is awfully hard on women and not on men. So I prayed this morning and asked Him to help me…

Can you imagine being able to take care of, to work and serve in the work of the tent of meeting? The 3 clans of Levi, the Kohathites, the Gershonites, the Merarites, 30 to 50 years of age will serve God in this special way. When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons…

This morning in our Friday morning prayer group, we were small in number but great in adoration and wonder at all God does. Our praise and wonder and discussion of the math behind everything was prayer of praise. We looked at images of galaxies and for the first time I could grasp better the concept…

At the bottom of my page in Numbers 2 is a neat diagram of the Tabernacle in the center with the tribes of the people shown as they would have camped with the Lord. Have you ever gone camping? Preparation is a good thing! Now the people are being instructed in where their individual tents…

He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars – if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Genesis 15:5. Yesterday the Earth marked a milestone. 8 billion people. Can you imagine? Can you count each one? In Numbers 1, a…

In this final Chapter of Leviticus, Leviticus 27, God instructs in how they can make a special vow to Him. The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, set the value…’” v.…