[Linux4christians] Monday - Numbers 5-8

[pastordavid at bibleseven.com]

    Monday


      Numbers 5-8


http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=5 
<http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=5>

http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=6 
<http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=6>

http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=7 
<http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=7>

http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=8 
<http://net.bible.org/bible.php?book=Num&chapter=8>




      Prayer


Lord, every sin we commit against another person we first commit against 
You; may I be ever mindful of that and may that awareness strengthen me 
against the temptation to sin.


      Commentary


The Lord God commanded, as He had previously taught, that Moses put 
every leper, everyone with a discharge, and anyone defiled by a corpse 
outside the camp. This served both to protect against a plague and 
enforced the general sense of holiness among the people. [He had 
elsewhere in Leviticus described the means of restoration.]

He declared that any sin that people committed broke faith with Him. 
They were to confess and repent and make reparations to the one they 
offended, and if that person was unavailable then to a close relative, 
and lacking that to the high priest.

If a husband suspected his wife of infidelity he was to bring her to the 
priest who would administer the rite of bitter water. If guilty the Lord 
would make her physically ill and if not she would be symptom-free. If 
guilty she, and other man, would receive the punishment for adultery 
described elsewhere in Leviticus.

A man or a woman is permitted to voluntarily take a Nazarite vow. This 
set them apart to the service of the Lord. There were a number of 
special restrictions and requirements thereafter.

The Lord God provided Aaron a priestly blessing to speak to the people 
and He promised to bless them as a result:

"/The Lord bless you and protect you; /

/The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; /

/The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace./"


When the dedication of the altar had been completed "... Moses went into 
the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking 
to him from above the atonement lid that was on the ark of the 
testimony, from between the two cherubim."

The Lord God then gave Moses some additional instructions about the 
lighting of the lamps and the separation of the Levites from the rest of 
the Israelite population.

He also instructed that the Levites were available to work in the 
tabernacle at the age of 25 but had to retire at age 50. after 50 they 
could assist others but to not do the work themselves.



      Interaction


        Consider this:

Every sin we commit against others is first committed against God 
because He is holy and we belong to Him.


        Discuss this:

The Lord God knew that jealously related to a husband suspicious of his 
wife could lead to him attacking her and her presumed lover in a jealous 
rage -- is it not an excellent solution to require him to bring her to 
the priest for God's judgment?


        Reflect on this:

Both men and women were allowed the honor of choosing to take a Nazarite 
vow to serve the Lord God. This is another evidence that He did not 
reserve all duties related to His work to males only.


        Share this:

When have you observed a jealous person reacting irrationally? Can you 
see a value in a system that requires one to bring the accused into a 
neutral place of evaluation rather than every person being their own 
judge and priest?



      Faith in Action


        Prayer

Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how the "priestly prayer" given to Aaron 
for the people might still be an encouragement to you and to others.



        Action

Today I will read aloud and/or quietly the "priestly prayer" at least 
three times -- in the morning, at mid-day, and again in the evening. I 
will meditate on the words and their meaning and prayerfully ask the 
Holy Spirit to enlighten my heart.  I will share with a fellow believer 
what I learned.

"/The Lord bless you and protect you; /

/The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; /

/The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace./"


        Be Specific ______________________________________________________



    Tuesday's text will be:


      Numbers 9-10



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Have an http://Ultrafidian.com Day!  Pastor David
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