Find encouragement and insight for your walk with God through these devotionals.
The Israelites were camping on the border of the Promised Land, ready to go in and possess the land. But God told Moses that he won’t be able to go with them into the Promised Land due to his disobedience at the waters of Meribah. Moses pleaded with God to let him enter the Promised […]
The Israelites were on the verge of entering the Promised Land. They were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan river, across from Jericho. God then told Moses to take a census of the people. The last census was done thirty eight years ago. Thirty eight years ago there were 603 550 Israelite men […]
Balaam had told the King of Moab to entice the children of Israel through sexual sin. The sexual sin led to the men of Israel attending Moabite festivals to the honor of their gods and it was not long before they started to worship Baal of Peor. They did just that and soon enough they […]
As you’ve seen over the past few weeks, King Balak of Moab was scared of the Israelites and what they might do to his country and his position in particular. He wanted them cursed and as we’ve seen, he asked Balaam to do it. Balaam did follow the lure of money and tried to persuade […]
Balak, King of Moab, took Balaam to three different viewpoints of the Israelites camped out below. He hoped that Balaam would curse them from there, instead he blessed them. He blessed them, because God took hold of him and wouldn’t allow him to curse them. Balaam wanted to curse them, because he wanted the riches […]
Balak, the Moabite King, wanted Balaam, the sorcerer, to curse Israel. He believed that those that Balaam curse, are cursed and those that Balaam bless are blessed. God told Balaam not to curse Israel for He had decided to bless Israel. But Balaam didn’t listen. The lure of the money promised by Balak was one […]
Last week we spoke about how Balak, the king of the Moabites, wanted Balaam, a sorcerer, to come and curse the Israelites in the hope of defeating them in battle, but God told Balaam no. He cannot curse those that God has blessed. But the lure of money was too tempting for Balaam and he […]
The Israelites had conquered the Amorites and they had conquered King Og of Bashan. They were on a winning streak and it felt good to be making some progress beyond their wilderness existence. They camped east of the Jordan river and King Balak of the Moabites were terrified when he saw them. They were as […]
The Israelites were on their way to their Promised Land. They came to the border of the land of the Amorites. They asked politely once again to pass through their land without making even a dent, but they were once again denied access. However this time they were not only rudely denied entry, they were […]
Easter is a special time of year for all. Not only Christian celebrates it, but in fact the whole world comes to a standstill. Of course they do it for different reasons; they enjoy an Easter egg hunt or two and love the break they get from work. But for us as Christians it is […]
Moses and the Israelites had to travel around Edom, because their relatives wouldn’t allow them to travel through their land. Very soon this longer journey proved too much for the Israelites and they did what they knew best, they started complaining again. They forgot all about God’s provision for them and how He looked after […]
Moses and the Israelites were camped at Kadesh and on their way to the Promised Land. But in order to reach the Promised Land they had to pass through Edom. Moses sent a friendly message to the King of Edom and asked him if they can pass through. Now the Edomites were relatives of the […]
The Israelites were moaning again, this time it was due to a lack of water. They rebelled against Moses and Aaron and they in turn turned to God and asked Him for help. God did help them and told Moses to get his staff, to assemble the community and to command the rock to pour […]
The Israelites were camped out at Kadesh, 37 years since the twelve scouts went to spy out the Promised Land. And true to their style they were moaning again. This time they moaned and groaned because there was no water for them to drink. They turned and rebelled against Moses and Aaron. They in turn […]
We are currently in Numbers 20 and according to the comments in my Bible, 37 years had passed since Israel’s first scouting mission and almost 40 years since leaving Egypt. Now the Bible is silent about the 37 years that had passed, but I am quite certain that it wasn’t 37 pleasant years. Judging by […]
Korah rebelled against Moses, due to him being jealous over the role that God gave Moses and it cost him dearly. He also incited Dathan and Abiram to follow him in this rebellion as well as 250 of Israel’s leaders. Today I would like to look at their, as well as the Israelites’ reaction during […]
The Israelites were camped out in the Wilderness after they didn’t want to obey and follow God into the Promised Land. And there a rebellion started against Moses. Korah was the ring leader and he conspired with Dathan and Abiram against Moses. The rebellion gathered momentum and soon 250 of the Israeli leaders were on […]
My children in South Africa, you need to let go of the past. Let go of the pain and let go of regrets. Forgive, learn from mistakes and move on, stronger in Me. My children, also give the future to Me. It is safe in My hands. Let go of worry, anxiety and stress. I […]
The Lord sent the Israelites back into the wilderness and there He gave them some further instructions. One of the instructions was very interesting to me. God told them to make tassels for the hem of their clothing and to attach it to the corner of the hem with a blue cord. And the reason […]
The Israelites didn’t want to enter the Promised Land, because they were scared of the giants that they have to face in the land. So instead of believing in the awesome power and might of God, they chose to listen to ten fragile men giving a bad report. God punished them for this and justifiably […]