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Numbers 21:33-35

Numbers 21:33-35

King Og of Bashan comes out with his army to fight Israel, but the Lord tells Moses not to fear because he has delivered Og, his people, and his land ...

Numbers 21:21-32

Numbers 21:21-32

Numbers 21:21-32

Divine Victory and Promise

Sihon refused Israel peaceful passage and attacked, but Israel defeated the Amorites and took their cities. This victory gave Israel its first possess...

Numbers 22

Baalam and Balak

Balak repeatedly tries to hire Balaam to curse Israel, but God restrains Balaam and turns every attempted curse into blessing. The episode shows that ...

Numbers 21:10-20

Numbers 21:10-20

Israel's itinerary names camps east of Moab, the Arnon boundary, an excerpt from the lost Book of the Wars of the Lord, a divinely provided well, and ...

Numbers 21:4-9

Numbers 21:4-9

Israel grows discouraged, speaks against God and Moses, and despises God's provision. The Lord sends fiery serpents; the people confess, Moses interce...

Numbers 21:1-3

Numbers 21:1-3

The Canaanite king of Arad attacks Israel and takes prisoners. Israel vows to devote the enemy's cities entirely to the Lord if he gives victory; the ...

Numbers 20:22-29

Numbers 20:22-29

Numbers 20:14-21

Numbers 20:14-21

Israel asks Edom for peaceful passage on the king's highway and promises not to take crops or water without payment. Edom refuses and comes out with a...

Numbers 20:1-13

Numbers 20:1-13

When Israel again complains for lack of water, Moses and Aaron rightly seek God, who graciously commands Moses to speak to the rock. Moses instead reb...

Numbers 19:11-22

Numbers 19:11-22

Numbers 20:14-21

Passage Through Edom Refused

Israel asks Edom for peaceful passage, promising to remain on the highway and pay for any water, but Edom refuses and comes out with a strong force. I...

Numbers 19:1-10

Numbers 19:1-10

A perfect unyoked red heifer is burned completely outside the camp with cedar, hyssop, and scarlet. Its ashes are kept for purification water, while t...

Numbers 18:25-32

Numbers 18:25-32

The Levites must give a tenth of the tithe they receive, presenting its best portion to the Lord for Aaron and the priestly work. Faithful handling ma...

Numbers 18:21-24

Numbers 18:21-24

The Lord gives Israel's tithes to the Levites as their inheritance and compensation for tabernacle service. They bear responsibility for that work and...

Numbers 18:8-20

Numbers 18:8-20

Numbers 19:11-22

Overcoming Death through Faith

Contact with a dead body, grave, or death-contaminated place made an Israelite unclean for seven days. God provided cleansing with the water of purifi...

Numbers 18:21-24

Tithes to Support the Levites

God gives Israel's tithes to the Levites in return for their work at the tabernacle because they receive no territorial inheritance. Their provision a...

Numbers 18:8-20

Offerings Support the Priests

God gave Israel's holy offerings and firstfruits to Aaron and the priestly household as their provision. Unlike the other tribes, the priests would no...

Numbers 18:25-32

Stewardship and Service

The Levites were to give a tenth of the tithes they received, offering the best portion to the Lord for the priests. Their provision was God's reward ...

Numbers 19:1-10

Purification and Promise

God commanded Israel to sacrifice an unblemished red heifer completely outside the camp and preserve its ashes for purification. The rite taught that ...

Numbers 18:1-7

Numbers 18:1-7

Aaron and his sons bear responsibility for the sanctuary and priesthood. The Levites join them to guard and serve the tabernacle, while only Aaron's f...

Numbers 17

Numbers 17

God ends Israel's complaints over the priesthood by placing twelve tribal rods before the testimony. Aaron's dead staff buds, blossoms, and bears almo...

Numbers 16:41-50

Numbers 16:41-50 - Complaints of the People

The congregation accuses Moses and Aaron after Korah's judgment, provoking a plague. Aaron obeys Moses, carries incense into the assembly, makes atone...