Beware of having an Evil Heart of Unbelief – have a Spirit of Faith in God’s Word!

Heb. 3:12 Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief in falling away from the living God.

For us to attain the goal of God's calling, the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ to bring in God's kingdom and become His building, we need to beware of an evil heart of unbelief. In Num. 13-14 we see that, as a result of the evil report given … [Continue reading]

Warning: don’t Repeat Israel’s History of Failing to Reach the Goal of God’s Calling!

1 Cor. 10:11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our admonition, unto whom the ends of the ages have come.

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 … [Continue reading]

We need to Enjoy Christ as the Star Shining in us and as the Sceptre Ruling over us

2 Pet. 1:19 And we have the prophetic word made more firm, to which you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

In the book of Numbers we see a prophecy concerning Christ - He is the Star shining in a dark place, and the Sceptre to rule with authority the whole earth for God's kingdom. The book of Numbers presents the history of Israel, and the history of … [Continue reading]

Christ is the Reality of the Cities of Refuge: as Mistake-Making Sinners, we Flee to Him!

Luke 23:34 And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing....

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 … [Continue reading]

Believe in Christ as the Reality of the Bronze Serpent and Enjoy His Sin-Dealing Life

John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up.

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 … [Continue reading]

Apply the Death of Christ to our Situation and Speak to Christ to Drink Living Water

1 Cor. 10:4 And all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of a spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was Christ.

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 … [Continue reading]

The Redeeming Christ as the Reality of the Red Heifer Cleanses us from Impurity

1 John 1:7 If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin.

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 … [Continue reading]