Numbers 35:16-34  (HCSB)16 “If anyone strikes a person with an iron object and death results, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death. 17 If a man has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death. 18 If a man has in his hand a wooden object capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murd...  Read More

Numbers 35:9-15  (HCSB)Cities of Refuge9 The Lord said to Moses, 10 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 designate cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there. 12 You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he st...  Read More

Numbers 35:1-8 (HCSB)Cities for the Levites35 The Lord again spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: 2 “Command the Israelites to give cities out of their hereditary property for the Levites to live in and pastureland around the cities. 3 The cities will be for them to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their herds, flocks, and all their other animals. 4 Th...  Read More

Numbers 34:1-15  (HCSB)Boundaries of the Promised Land34 The Lord spoke to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these borders:3 Your southern side will be from the Wilderness of Zin along the boundary of Edom. Your southern border on the east will begin at the east end of the Dead Sea. 4 Your border w...  Read More

God’s Plans Require Believers to Act on the Instructions He GivesNumbers 33:50-56  (HCSB)Instructions for Occupying Canaan50 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, 51 “Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52 you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images and cast images, and ...  Read More

GOD’S PLANSApply The TextBelievers must recognize that obstacles may arise as we are following God’s plans.Believers must remain sensitive to God’s leading, being intentional to seek Him regularly.We should be willing to surrender our plans so we can follow God’s plans.What advice would you give to a new believer about how to know when God is directing his or her path? Be ready to share your thoug...  Read More

Who or what are you living for? Does your life reflect your belief in and relationship with God? Are you living a life of integrity? It’s never too late to choose to put God first? Does obeying God feel like a chore, or is it a joy to honor God through wholehearted obedience? True surrender to God’s ways leads to peace and joy! It’s not always easy!Selling our house and most of our possessions and...  Read More

Numbers 22:31-41 (HCSB)31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the path with a drawn sword in His hand. Balaam knelt and bowed with his face to the ground. 32 The Angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you, because what you are doing is evil in My sight. 33 The donkey saw Me and turned ...  Read More

Numbers 22:22-30 (HCSB)Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel22 But God was incensed that Balaam was going, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand on the path to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing on the path with a drawn sword in His hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to...  Read More

Numbers 22:15-21 (HCSB)15 Balak sent officials again who were more numerous and higher in rank than the others. 16 They came to Balaam and said to him, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Let nothing keep you from coming to me, 17 for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’” 18 But Balaam responded to the servants of Balak, ...  Read More

Numbers 22:9-14 (HCSB)9 Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”10 Balaam replied to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent this message to me: 11 ‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”12 Then God said to Balaam, “You are not to ...  Read More

Numbers 22:1-8 (HCSB)Balak Hires Balaam22 The Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan across from Jericho. 2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous, and Moab dreaded the Israelites. 4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us ...  Read More