Common Sense

Numbers 13:17-20 New International Version (NIV) 17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 What kind...

Discipline

Numbers 12:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.” Spitting in the face...

Guard Your Motives

Numbers 12:11 New International Version (NIV) 11 and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. Aaron asked that he and Miriam not be punished for their sin. It can be easy to look back at mistakes and...

Keep Your Promises

Numbers 30:1-2 New International Version (NIV) Vows 30 Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands: 2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do...

Deal with the Real Problem

Numbers 12:1 New International Version (NIV) Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. There are times people argue over minor things leaving the real issue untouched. The...