The daughters of Zelophehad...came forward and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said, "Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah's followers, who banded together against the LORD, but he died for his own sin and had no sons. Why should our father's name disappear from his clan because he had no son...  Read More

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, who invited them to the sacrifices of their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the LORD's anger burned against them.The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them...  Read More

Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, He did not resort to divination as at other times, but turned his face toward the wilderness. When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him and he spoke his message:"The prophecy of Balaam...the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly, the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees...  Read More

This was the message Balaam delivered:"God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind.Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through? Listen, I received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!No misfortune is in His plan for Jacob; no trouble is in store for Israel. For the LORD their God is with th...  Read More

Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron.  . . . "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place?           . . . And there is no water to drink!"Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them. The LORD said to Moses, "Take the staff, a...  Read More

"...not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it. But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it."  Numbers 14:23-24. Of the twelve spies who went to explore the Promised Land, ten came back with...  Read More