DAY 49 Read Numbers 10:29 through chapter 13.
Today's reading: Israel breaks camp at Mount Sinai, and the people start in the direction of the Promised Land. One episode concerns Aaron and Miriam's jealousy of Moses.
Memory gem: "Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel" (Numbers 10:36).
Thought for today:
A snare so prevalent in this modern age is covetousness. In the Ten Commandments it says: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's" (Exodus 20:17).
God certainly knew what He was doing when He put that in His law. Jesus said, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" (Luke 12:15).
Men covet not only money, but power and esteem, position and praise. Nations have been plunged into war, millions of lives have been blotted out, billions of dollars in property have been destroyed to feed the ambition of a few men in power. Covetousness leads to stealing and dishonesty and marital difficulties. It affects Christians as well as those who are not. It is difficult to realize that "a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" (Luke 12:15), when we see in these modern days the mad race for riches and power and glory and security.
God hates sin with a deadly hatred, but He loves the sinner with an all-encompassing love. Christ can save you from these snares of Satan right now if you will have it so. Right now ask God to forgive your sin in Jesus' name, and you will find real peace and a better life.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Numbers 12:1. "Ethiopian"--literally "Cushite." Zipporah was a Midianite, descendant of Abraham. Her complexion may have been somewhat darker than that if Miriam, who used the epithet "Ethiopian" in a contemptuous manner.
Numbers 13:16. "Jehoshua"--usually given in its abbreviated form, Joshua.
Today's reading: Israel breaks camp at Mount Sinai, and the people start in the direction of the Promised Land. One episode concerns Aaron and Miriam's jealousy of Moses.
Memory gem: "Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel" (Numbers 10:36).
Thought for today:
A snare so prevalent in this modern age is covetousness. In the Ten Commandments it says: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's" (Exodus 20:17).
God certainly knew what He was doing when He put that in His law. Jesus said, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" (Luke 12:15).
Men covet not only money, but power and esteem, position and praise. Nations have been plunged into war, millions of lives have been blotted out, billions of dollars in property have been destroyed to feed the ambition of a few men in power. Covetousness leads to stealing and dishonesty and marital difficulties. It affects Christians as well as those who are not. It is difficult to realize that "a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" (Luke 12:15), when we see in these modern days the mad race for riches and power and glory and security.
God hates sin with a deadly hatred, but He loves the sinner with an all-encompassing love. Christ can save you from these snares of Satan right now if you will have it so. Right now ask God to forgive your sin in Jesus' name, and you will find real peace and a better life.
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Difficult or obscure words:
Numbers 12:1. "Ethiopian"--literally "Cushite." Zipporah was a Midianite, descendant of Abraham. Her complexion may have been somewhat darker than that if Miriam, who used the epithet "Ethiopian" in a contemptuous manner.
Numbers 13:16. "Jehoshua"--usually given in its abbreviated form, Joshua.
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