Rest Day
Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of God. Maybe you need to use today to get caught up on the reading plan if you’re behind, maybe you want to journal what you’re learning so you don’t forget what God is teaching you, or maybe you want to spend time in concentrated prayer–do that. Above all, just spend time in God’s presence.
Each Rest Day, we will have an additional element to help you dig deeper. Sometimes it will be extra resources to further your study, a video to watch, or a podcast to listen to. Sometimes we’ll have a verse to commit to memorize to help you hide God’s Word in your heart.
If you have kids, our Family Guide will help you discuss what you’re reading and learning with them! It’s a great opportunity for your family to read God’s Word together and review what we read the previous week!
Read This
What’s your response to reading about Moses not being allowed to enter into the Promised Land after all his years of leading the Israelites? Check out this blog post from The Gospel Coalition titled “Does it Bother You That God Barred Moses from the Promised Land?”
Family Guide
Check out this week’s Numbers 16-21 Family Guide!
3 thoughts on “Rest Day + Family Guide (Numbers 16-21)”
In the Hebrew Bible the name for the book of Numbers is “in the wilderness”. This is all continuation of the contrast of wilderness verse the garden. Israel is moving through the wilderness to the garden like place. But the people sin, Moses is their mediator, God listens, helps and they are (as we are) a dog chasing its tail. BUT GOD rich in mercy and patience helps the people eventually get into the garden like place with a new generation. We have an even better High Priest than Aaron, Jesus. Because of the death of Jesus Christ we get to move out of our wilderness and enter the land of our inheritance.
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fascinating! I didn’t know that!
Oh my, how we love to complain and murmur! Some things never change (except by the power of the Holy Spirit)!