Tag: Israel
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The Way of the Fool
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.–Proverbs 12 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 21:25)
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Two End-Times Options for National Israel
6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you…
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Ministry Provisions
“The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.” 3So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance.–Joshua 21
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Hardened by God
19Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.–Joshua 11
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Start a Legacy
9Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.–Deuteronomy 4 What have you seen? I’ll tell you what I’ve seen in 20+…
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Boundaries [1-minute read]
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries…–Numbers 34 (emphasis) IN CONTEXT: This chapter would of course be very controversial today. Wars have been fought regarding these lines. The boundary lines of the geopolitical…
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Meals [1-minute read]
1The LORD said to Moses, 2“Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions.–Numbers 28 “For the generations to come this burnt offering…
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Examples [1-minute read]
63These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. 64Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. 65For the Lord had told those Israelites they…
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Reckless Path [1-minute read]
31Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. 32The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. 33The…
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The Triple Tithe [1-minute read]
21“I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting. –Numbers 18 (emphasis) You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, or the firstborn of your herds and…
Joel M Bradshaw 