As is often the case in Scripture, more is going on behind the scenes in many passages we read than first meets the eye. This is particularly true of the episode known as The Transfiguration. The account begins in Mark 9:2 which says: And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and…
Posts Categorized: Sin
Numbers 25:1-3 – Yoked to Baal
The Israelites had a constant problem. Despite the presence of Yahweh in many forms, and in their witnessing His awesome majesty, the children of Israel simply couldn’t help themselves. They seemed to have an irresistible urge to follow any god but the One who actually delivered them from slavery. While in Moabite territory, the Israelites…
Numbers 18:5 – Wrath No More
Yahweh had separated the Levites as a unique tribe among the twelve in Israel to serve Him. Because they had stood against the depravity that the children of Israel engaged in during the incident of the golden calf, God ordained them for service (Exodus 32:29). The Lord made many pronouncements about what this meant and…
Numbers 16:11 – Presumption
Korah’s rebellion during the Exodus reveals several issues that are worth considering. The situation arises following two events. Moses had sent the twelve spies into Canaan and ten of them came back with a bad report. Their rebellion against His Word, through their lack of trust that resulted in the people refusing to cross into…
Mark 6:22 – Herodias’ Daughter
It’s one thing for someone to reject Jesus, but another thing altogether when that person causes another to sin. Due to the choices one makes, in a sense, it’s easy to see how progressive sin brings him (or her) to a very bad place. During the Exodus, Yahweh dealt with this downward slide of iniquity…
Numbers 11:4 – Rabble Rousers
The effects of discontent can carry over well past an initial display of someone’s grievance. They can have disastrous consequences that go beyond one person’s bad thinking about something. There’s a contagious aspect about dissatisfaction; an infestation of sorts that creates a festering wound. The Israelites had a problem. They’d known nothing of Yahweh for…