God is near us Deuteronomy 4:7 (AMP)” For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?”. The Good News Bible says, “No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the LORD our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help”. Being “near” means that God is present to answer our prayers, direct us, protect us, and provide for us. We can also have our prayers answered

How do you fight your giants? Deuteronomy 3:10-11 (AMP) “all the cities of the plain and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.” (For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the [the giants known as the] Rephaim. Behold, his bed frame was a bed frame of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It was nine cubits (12 ft.) long and four cubits (6 ft.) wide, using the cubit of a man [the forearm to the end of

Where God guides us, He will provide for us Deuteronomy 2:7 (AMP) “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all [a]that you have done; He has known about your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing”’. God reminded the Jews that they were a blessed people. He provided for them, even after they rebelled. He guided them by a visible pillar of light both by day and by night and He freed them from Eg

You have stayed too long at this mountain. Deuteronomy 1:6 NIV) “The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain”. The mountain was a place where the people were getting ready. God did not want them to become content with staying there. At Horeb, God gave the Israelites the law to prepare them for the land of Canaan. Their time at the mountain was also a learning experience for Moses. After receiving the laws from God while on the mountain,

Our inheritance in the Promised Land is an act of mercy and grace. Numbers 36:1-7 (ERV) “Manasseh was Joseph’s son. Makir was Manasseh’s son. Gilead was Makir’s son. The leaders of Gilead’s family went to talk to Moses and the leaders of the tribes of Israel. They said, “Sir, the Lord commanded us to get our land by throwing lots. And sir, the Lord commanded that the land of Zelophehad our brother be given to his daughters. Maybe a man from one of the other tribes will marry

Christ is our refuge Numbers 35:6 (NIV) “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee. Numbers 35:9-15(NIV) Then the Lord said to Moses: 10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan, 11 select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee. 12 They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that anyone accused o

God has a spiritual inheritance for each one of us. Numbers 34:17-18 (NIV) “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. And appoint one leader from each tribe to help assign the land”. Numbers 34:29 (NIV) “These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan”. God told Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and ten men from different tribes

Possessing the Land Numbers 33:53 (NIV) Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. The Israelites made 42 stops on their journey from Egypt to their final resting place in Jordan. These stops represent the journey from slavery to freedom. Interestingly, are also 42 names listed in the family line from Abraham to Jesus. The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness. After being dramatically freed from slavery in Egypt, God led the

Vengeance Belongs to God Numbers 31:1-2 (AMP) The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Take vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people [in death]. Vengeance belongs to the Lord. Romans 12:19 explicitly states that God is the ultimate judge that God will bring ultimate vindication and justice, and that evil will not go unpunished. Romans 12:19-21 (TPT) “Beloved don’t be obsessed with taking revenge, but leave that to God’s righteous

Keeping your promises Numbers 30:1-2 (AMP) “Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of the Israelites, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: If a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself with a pledge [of abstinence], he shall not break (violate, profane) his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth”. A vow or a promise is a solemn declaration or commitment to do something, typically involving a pledge to

Rosh Hashanah foreshadows Jesus Numbers 29 (NIV) “On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. As an aroma pleasing to the Lord, offer a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect. With the bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths; and with each of the seven lambs

Daily Offerings Numbers 28:1-8 (NIV) “The Lord said to Moses, “Give this command to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Make sure that you present to me at the appointed time my food offerings, as an aroma pleasing to me.’ Say to them: ‘This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord: two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular burnt offering each day. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, together with a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of

Called by God Numbers 27:18-23 (NIV) “So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your hand on him. Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence. Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him. He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the Lord. At his command he an

God cares about you Numbers 26:1-4 (NIV) “After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel.” So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, “Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.” At the end of their

Putting sin to Death Numbers 25:6-13 (NIV) “Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting. When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woma

Jesus the Star and sceptre to come Numbers 24:17 (AMP) “I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near. A star shall come forth from [the descendants of] Jacob, A sceptre shall rise out of [the descendants of] Israel And shall crush the forehead of Moab And destroy all the sons of Sheth”. When you hear the words "star" and "sceptre," we are talking about kingship. These ideas also connect to earlier promises in Genesis 49:10 about the tribe of Judah. Genesis 49:10 (AMP) “

The great, unchangeable God Numbers 23:19 (NASB) “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”. God always tells the truth so we can trust all His promises and agreements. He never changes, so His character remains the same. He is powerful and can do everything He promises and no one can control or influence Him. Throughout history God was with the people of

God protects His people Numbers 22:9-12 (AMP) “God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?” Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me: ‘Hear this, the people who came out of Egypt cover the surface of the land; come now, curse them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them out.’ ”God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people [of Israel], for they are blessed.” I was struck

Look and Live Numbers 21:4-9 (NIV) “They travelled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!” Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said,

Trust and Obey Numbers 20:10-12 (AMP) “Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?” Then Moses raised his hand [in anger] and with his rod he struck the rock twice [instead of speaking to the rock as the Lord had commanded]. And the water poured out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank [fresh water]. But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have no