Musings on the Tough Life Questions

In 1911 mummified remains were found by guano hunters in Lovelock Cave, a large rock shelter in Nevada’s Lake Lahontan region. According to legend, these skeletons belong to a cannibalistic tribe of red-haired giants. Known to the Paiute indians as the Si-Te-Cah, these cannibals were at war with the Paiute until a number of tribes came together and trapped the Si-Te-Cah in Lovelock Cave, started a fire and asphyxiated them. Post credit: Raven Day 67,  March 8 Num. 21:1-9 The destruction of Arad (Hormah) / The bronze serpent Num. 21:10-20 / Deut. 2:1-23 From the Red Sea to Moab Num. 21:21-32 / Deut. 2:24-37 The defeat of Sihon Num. 21:33-35 / Deut. 3:1-11 The defeat of Og Num. 21:1-9 The destruction of Arad (Hormah) / The bronze serpent Num 21:1-3 One positive experience. Finally. Israel made a vow to God that If He would deliver Arad and the Canaanites, who wanted to fight Israel and took some prisoners, into their hand, then they would utterly destroy their cities.  Well God ...

Day 65,  March 6 Num. 13 / Deut. 1:19-25 Moses sends twelve spies to Canaan / The spies’ report Num. 14 / Deut. 1:26-46 The Israelites rebel / Forty years of wandering begin Num. 13 / Deut. 1:19-25 Moses sends twelve spies to Canaan / The spies’ report Deut 1:19-21 It is only an 11 day journey to the promise land from Horeb and Mt. Sinai. Moses is recounting how they journeyed to Kadesh Barnea, to the mountains of the Amorites which God promised to them as a possession. Deut 1:22-25 According to Deut. account, it was the people who suggested sending out men to search out the land to understand which way they should go and what cities they would encounter.   It is interesting to me that God dwelling in the ark was the One who directed them through the wilderness. Why would they suddenly decide not to have God direct the way they should possess the land.  Well it shows that if a human wants to take some initiative in activation of the promises, God can accommoda...

Day 64,  March 5 Deut. 1:6-18  The command to leave Mount Horeb / Appointing leaders Num. 10:11-33      The Israelites leave Sinai Num. 9:15-23                    The cloud of the Lord Ex. 40:36-38 / Num. 10:34 – (chap)11 The cloud of the Lord / Fire and quail from the Lord Num. 12     Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses / Miriam’s leprosy Deut. 1:6-18  The command to leave Mount Horeb / Appointing leaders Deut 1:6-8 Time to move from Mt. Sinai/ Horeb to go to the promised land.  It was an eleven day journey.  Deut 1:9-15 Leaders were appointed to help Moses.  Moses released that as the leader, it would be too much to hear everyone’s complaints, and problems. The criteria: possess wisdom, understand and knowledge,  What is the difference among all three? Knowledge is the ability to take raw data/ facts, and distill the appropriate information from it, placing it into di...

Day 61,  March 2 Num. 18:8-32 / Deut. 18:1-8      Offerings for priests and Levites / Levites’ tithes Lev. 27:1-29 / Num. 6:1-21 Vows and dedications to the Lord / The Nazarite vow Deut. 12:5-14        One place of worship and offerings Deut. 12:26-28      One place of worship Lev. 27:34  End of commands given on Mt. Sinai Num. 18:8-32 / Deut. 18:1-8      Offerings for priests and Levites / Levites’ tithes Num 18:8-11 Remember when we read about all those offerings before and we observed that the right thigh and sometimes breast were a heave offering, offered to the Lord? All of that was the priest's portion.   Num 18:12-13 In addition, all the firstfruits, of the grain, the best oil and new wine are the priests/ Levites Num 18:14 We haven't talked about the laws of devotion yet, but everything consecrated belongs to the priests/ Levites also. Num 18:15-18 First born of man and beasts also....