"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.The Sovereign LORD is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights."Habakkuk 3:17-19 The...  Read More

The cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,"Rise up, LORD!May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."Whenever it came to rest, he said,"Return, LORD to the countless thousands of Israel." Numbers 10:34-36. This seems to be a rather curious thing that Moses did. The ark of God was always in front of the Israelit...  Read More

"When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:9-11 The instructions above might seem rather strange to us but God was simply asking the Israelites to make p...  Read More

Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.  Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke of when He said: " 'Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of...  Read More

The LORD said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands -- If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.  . . . He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the LORD.  . . . The pries...  Read More

"When a foreigner resides among you in the land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:33-34 Every regulation the LORD gave the Israelites to observe in the Promised Land was geared toward bringing them peace, prosperity, and blessing. This was the ca...  Read More