Good Morning. Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. (Numbers 8:6) In the Scripture we see there are times when people are tested and then there are times when they are proven -- and I do believe there is an important...

Good Morning. And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lamp stand, as the Lord commanded Moses. (Numbers 8:3) As was mentioned in the previous devotion, Messiah -- the Light of the world -- said that we, His people, are the light of the...

Good Morning. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ” (Numbers 8:1-2) As this chapter begins it speaks of kindling the lamps of the menorah (it...

Good Morning. Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him. (Numbers 7:89) It is...

Good Morning. Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering. And they brought their offering before the Lord. (Numbers 7:2-3) According to the text, as soon as...

Good Morning. This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” So they shall put My...

Good Morning. All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. (Numbers 6:5) As stated previously, during the course of his vow, the Nazirite was not...

Good Morning. Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: "When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, he shall separate himself to the Lord." (Numbers 6:2) In previous chapters, emphasis was sometimes placed on situations...

Good Morning. When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a curse will enter her and become bitter ... But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is...

Good Morning. Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: “If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him ... if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy...

Good Morning. When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. (Numbers 5:6-7) This passage begs the question: "Can a person truly repent if there...

Good Morning. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse." (Numbers 5:1-2) If we understand that the sanctity of the Sanctuary...