When God commanded Elijah to depart to Zarephath in Sidon, He was commanding him to go in a spiritual wasteland — a land of idolatry. It was where Jezebel’s father ruled. God was leading Elijah in dangerous territories. Who did God send him to? Did he send Elijah to a...

In Numbers 18:1-7, the author enumerated the duties of the priests. They were to bear the iniquity of the sanctuary. The other Israelites were not allowed to approach the sanctuary. They were also to conduct the tabernacle services. In the present times, the job of...

The priests had homes where they can live when they are off duty, but they had no territory of their own, in the same sense as Jews of other tribes. They had no land to work, which is why they relied on offering for personal consumption. Priests had families to...

20 The Lord spoke to Aaron. He said, “You will not receive any part of the land I am giving to Israel. You will not have any share among them. I am your share. I am what you will receive among the Israelites. (Numbers 18:20) The portion (Heb. ḥēleq, ḥeḇel, mānâ;...

The new generation of Israelites were given a chance to be in a relationship with the Lord. According to God’s covenant with Abraham, He gave the new generation a space where they can obey Him. Numbers 15 is a wonderful sequel to Numbers 14. The unbelief and...

Unbelief may sound passive. However, unbelief is actually a position involving just as much faith as belief. Unbelief is as strongly committed to its view of the world as belief is. The only thing is, the Israelites were believing that God is not as good as Moses,...

As children growing up, we often related obedience to being in bondage or being restricted to a set of do’s and don’ts. The older generation were in fear that if they obeyed, it would lead to their death (Num. 14:3). In reality, it was their unbelief that caused them...