We need to be those who care for God’s interests by having faith in God (as we are infused with Him) to be partners of Christ in His divine enterprise, the divine commission. In Num. 13-14 Joshua and Caleb honored God, and God honored them; they cared for God’s interests and had faith in God’s […]
Not being for Ourselves but for God’s Interest by Mixing God’s Word with our Faith
May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We need to learn from the history of the children of Israel the lesson of not being for ourselves but for God’s interest by mixing the word of God with our faith in prayer. Because the children of Israel were for themselves and didn’t care for God and His interest, they hardened their heart, rebelled […]
Warning: don’t Repeat Israel’s History of Failing to Reach the Goal of God’s Calling!
April 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In 1 Corinthians we see that the history of the children of Israel in the Old Testament is a type of the New Testament believer, and there is a warning not to repeat the negative history of those who had a heart of unbelief and didn’t enter the good land. This week in our deeper […]
Christ is the Reality of the Cities of Refuge: as Mistake-Making Sinners, we Flee to Him!
April 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In Num. 35 we see the cities of refuge, six cities among the cities of the Levites who were assigned to be cities of refuge; these typify the all-inclusive Christ as the embodiment of the redeeming God into whom mistaken sinners can flee for refuge. Today there’s such things as prisons, where the murderers – […]
Believe in Christ as the Reality of the Bronze Serpent and Enjoy His Sin-Dealing Life
April 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The bronze serpent in Num. 21:4-9 is a type of the Lord Jesus, who was crucified in the likeness of the flesh of sin as our Substitute and replacement so that we, sinners who are bit by the serpent, might look at Him (believe into Him) and have eternal life. In Num. 21 the people […]
Apply the Death of Christ to our Situation and Speak to Christ to Drink Living Water
April 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In Num. 20 we see that the people of Israel were thirsty, and Moses was told to speak to the rock so that water may flow; Christ as the spiritual rock follows us to give us living water to drink whenever we’re thirsty. The smitten rock is a type of Christ, and the water flowing […]
The Redeeming Christ as the Reality of the Red Heifer Cleanses us from Impurity
April 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
One of the types of Christ uniquely revealed in the book of Numbers is the red heifer, which is the principal component of the water for impurity, and which signifies the redeeming Christ. The type of the red heifer is not much talked about, but it refers to the redeeming Christ who, based on the […]
