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Today's Bible Reading...
Bible Application Numbers 26-27 February 24
Questions:
1. “Take a ________ of the people from twenty years old and above. Just as the
Lord commanded Moses and the children of israel who came out of the land of
Egypt.” (26:4)
2. “Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male
from a ________ old and above, for they were not numbered among the other
children of israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the
children of Israel.” (26:62)
3. “For the _________ had said of them, ‘They shall surely _____ in the
wilderness.’ So there was not left a ______ of them, except Caleb, the son of
Jephunneh and Joshua, the son of Nun.” (26:65)
4. “The daughters of __________ had speak what is right, You shall surely give
them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the
inheritance of their father to pass to them.” (27:7)
5. “And the Lord said to ____, ‘Take _____________ the son of ___ with you, a
man in whom is the spirit and lay your hand on him.’” (27:18)
Chapter 26 - Israel is numbered for land distribution
Chapter 27 - Joshua is appointed successor to Moses
What do we learn from this lesson?
1. After the plagues, which was 38 years ago, God again ordered the people of
Israel, twenty years and older. to be numbered for distribution of the Promised
Land to individual tribes according to the membership. For each tribe had
decreased from the first census while others had increased.
2. Many were not numbered for land distribution because they would die for
rebellion in the wilderness before they got to the Promised Land.
The only ones left to enter the Promised Land would be Joshua and Caleb. The
faithful of the twelve spies sent to spy out the land.
3. In this chapter, we find that justice was made when the daughters of
Zelophehad came seeking land that would have fallen to their father for he had
not rebelled against the Lord as did those of Korah. From that day onward,
survivors would receive an inheritance that would have been their father’s
inheritance.
4. Moses, himself, had rebelled against God in the wilderness and thus could not
enter the Promised Land. Joshua was appointed to lead the children of israel
into the new land. We should never forget to learn the lesson of the day.
Rebellion against God carries a penalty and in God’s time, the penalty will be
executed. “Be sure your sins will find you out.” As with Achan, the only
covering for sin that God will recognize is confession and reestablishing
oneself to the Will of God.
Prayer,
O God, when we sin against you, please do not execute the penalty so quickly,
rather call us back to Thee where we might find forgiveness and once again be
free to worship Thee and to become fit company for the host of Heaven. In Jesus’
name we pray. Amen
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