Daily Bread — Thursday, October 12, 2023
For there is no sorcery against Jacob, nor any divination against Israel. It now must be said of Jacob and of Israel, "Oh, what God has done!" (Numbers 23:23) The prophet Amos wrote, “Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, October 11, 2023
He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a King is among them. (Numbers 23:21) This verse – especially the part about having “not observed iniquity” -- has interesting implications....
Daily Bread — Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there.” So he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built...
Daily Bread — Monday, October 9, 2023
Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face. (Numbers 23:5, 8) When Balaam arrived, Balak was obviously annoyed at the length of time it took...
Daily Bread — Sunday, October 8, 2023
Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face. (Numbers 22:31) Once his eyes were opened and he realized what was happening, Balaam became...
Daily Bread — Saturday, October 7, 2023
Now the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road. (Numbers 22:23) This is perhaps one of the...
Daily Bread — Friday, October 6, 2023
Then Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. Now therefore, please, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what more...
Daily Bread — Thursday, October 5, 2023
Then he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying: “Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me!" (Numbers 22:5)...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. And Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was sick with dread because of the children of Israel. (Numbers 22:2-3) As Israel continued to journey, they...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, October 3, 2023
From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.” Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it." (Numbers 21:16-17) The Hebrew word Be'er is literally...
Daily Bread — Monday, October 2, 2023
Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. (Numbers 21:10-11) After the incident involving the fiery serpents, the children of Israel...
Daily Bread — Sunday, October 1, 2023
So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. (Numbers 21:9) As believers, we understand that this picture presented to us in the Scripture is intended to point us...
