Numbers 8 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Let’s review where we are in the book of Numbers.  The following is a partial outline of the book of Numbers from Wenham:…

Numbers 6 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin The Nazarite vow was a voluntary vow temporarily made by an individual man, or a woman, to separate himself unto the Lord in…

Numbers 5 by Pastor David Groendyk The first ten chapters of Numbers describe Israel’s preparation to go into battle and (hopefully) take the Promised Land. Chapters 1–4 focused on the…

Numbers 4 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin Just as the fighting men of Israel were all counted, so too the Lord counts the number of Levites able to assist the…

Numbers 3 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Gordon Wenham’s commentary in the Tyndale provides an interesting discussion on ritual.  Quoting M. Wilson, an anthropologist, “Rituals reveal values at their deepest…

Numbers 2 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin Once all the fighting men had been counted in Israel to determine the overall troop strength, the next command was to arrange the…

Numbers 1 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin As one might expect, the book of Numbers does contain some counting but not an excessive amount. There is actually a lot more…

Malachi 4 Pastor David Groendyk This is a very short chapter, but it packs a serious punch. Verses 1–3 continue the dispute between the people and God from the end…

Malachi 3 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin The Lord’s prophet Malachi brings three more charges against the Jews in this chapter. The first is actually mentioned in the last verse…

Malachi 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Douglas Stuart in his commentary on Malachi in An Exegetical & Expository Commentary: The Minor Prophets edited by Thomas E McComiskey uses the…