Tag: Numbers
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Numbers 14 10-20
We are studying Numbers 14:10-20 for Sunday, September 29. This is the next part of the story of the Israelites NOT entering the land right away – the part where God forgives them for not wanting to go ahead with the project. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions about […]
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Study Notes – Numbers 14 10-20
We are studying Numbers 14:10-20 for Sunday, September 29. This continues the story we began last week, with YHWH’s response to the Israelites’ refusal to enter the land – or at least, a portion of that response! [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on the text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This […]
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Study Notes – Numbers 13 1 – 14 10
We are studying Numbers 13:1-14:10 for Sunday, September 22, focusing on Numbers 13:25-28 and 14:5-10. This is the story of Israelite spies sent to reconnoiter the Promised Land before the main body of the Israelites, and of their initial, discouraging, report, and of the minority report, and of the majority response to that dissent. The […]
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Just Say No More
Noticed in today’s reading: “Nor shall you accept ransom for one who has fled to a city of refuge, enabling the fugitive to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. You shall not pollute the land in which you live; for blood pollutes the land, and no expiation can […]
Matters of Interpretation 