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…
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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…
Mark 4:26-29 – How Grows the Kingdom?
Many have attempted over the years to thwart the growth of God’s Kingdom. Incited by Satan and his minions, men have done all in their power to keep the Gospel from going forth and “infecting” others. The topic reminds me of numerous examples where – on the surface – it appears as though the God…
Numbers 2:2,17 – At the Center
We first encounter the term “tent of meeting” in Exodus 33:7-11 as the tent that Moses pitched outside the camp, where he would seek the Lord and speak with Him face to face. This tent was the temporary tabernacle of God that was a place of worship and where He dwelt. When Moses entered the…
Matthew 26:8 – They Were Indignant
On first reading, in suggesting the connection I propose in this commentary, you may say, “What?” But, hear me out. What if the original fall of the sons of God (bene Elohim) foreshadowed the indignation of the disciples when the woman anointed Jesus with oil and the subsequent action by Judas? The first rebel was…
Matthew 22:29-30 – The Nature of Angels
So, what is it? Do angels marry or not? In the verses we’re discussing today, it would seem that they don’t. The Sadducees have confronted Jesus about the issue of marriage and divorce. These are the seemingly secular religious rulers, if we can call them that. They were part of the Jewish Sanhedrin along with…