ProvisionApply The TextBelievers should be careful not to take God’s provisions for granted.We can always take our concerns to God, telling Him what we need.We can trust God to provide what we need to carry out the tasks He gives us.What actions can your Bible study group take to help each other feel free to share their burdens and concerns openly—with God and with one another? What can you do to ...  Read More

What is one specific blessing in your life that you have recently taken for granted, and what is one way you can practice gratitude for it this week?Can you identify discontent or grumbling in your own life? What is the underlying desire behind that complaint, and how can you turn that into a prayer of thanksgiving instead?Where have you seen God work in ways you did not expect? In what area of yo...  Read More

Numbers 11:31-35 (HCSB)Quail in the Camp31 A wind sent by the Lord came up and blew quail in from the sea; it dropped them at the camp all around, three feet off the ground, about a day’s journey in every direction. 32 The people were up all that day and night and all the next day gathering the quail—the one who took the least gathered 50 bushels—and they spread them out all around the camp.33 Whi...  Read More

Numbers 11:24-30  (HCSB)24 Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. He brought 70 men from the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the 70 elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again. 26 Two men h...  Read More

Numbers 11:16-23  (HCSB)Seventy Elders Anointed16 The Lord answered Moses, “Bring Me 70 men from Israel known to you as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting and have them stand there with you. 17 Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the Spirit who is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so...  Read More

Numbers 11:10-15  (HCSB)10 Moses heard the people, family after family, crying at the entrance of their tents. The Lord was very angry; Moses was also provoked.11 So Moses asked the Lord, “Why have You brought such trouble on Your servant? Why are You angry with me, and why do You burden me with all these people? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth so You should tell me, ‘Car...  Read More

God Hears His Leaders and Sustains Them for His PurposesNumbers 11:1-9  (HCSB)Complaints about Hardship11 Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, His anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. 3 So that pla...  Read More

The JourneyApply The TextBelievers can be assured that God is with them and can provide trustworthy guidance.Following God’s guidance will require believers to act on His instruction.Following God in faith means that we act on His timeframe and not our own.How might the Lord be leading your Bible study group or church into a new ministry? What can the group or church do to follow His lead?Examine ...  Read More

What are some of the times in the past that you wanted to audibly hear God answer prayer? Did He answer your prayer with scripture, prayer, circumstances or others? Or...seemingly not at all? Did you struggle with His answer? Did it have an impact on your faith and trust –positively or negatively?The environment the people in Numbers experienced is designed for a way of life that is very different...  Read More

LACK OF TRUSTApply The TextBelievers can trust God even when current circumstances appear bleak.We can turn to God with our needs and concerns.Believers should recognize that ignoring God’s instructions leads to consequences.Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the Lord (v. 6). Have you experienced “facedown” situations? What advice would you offer to members of your Bible study group about how to...  Read More

Numbers 9:19-23 (HCSB)19 Even when the cloud stayed over the tabernacle many days, the Israelites carried out the Lord’s requirement and did not set out. 20 Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. They would camp at the Lord’s command and set out at the Lord’s command. 21 Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning; when the cloud lifted in the mornin...  Read More

Numbers 9:15-18 (HCSB)Guidance by the Cloud15 On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and it appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning. 16 It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night. 17 Whenever the cloud was lifted up above the tent, the Israelites would set out; at t...  Read More