Numbers

I often hear someone say, "I'm going to read through the whole Bible this year."   I don't say it, but I think, "Yeah, that's not going to happen." … — April 11, 2018

The book of Numbers gets no respect. Seriously, don't you feel bad for Numbers? It's the fourth book of the Bible, but it gets ignored. I think one of… — November 13, 2015

I received an email this morning from a current student.  Here is how he started, “Since we talked about weird laws tonight, Numbers 5:11-31 has been deeply troubling to… — September 17, 2014

Big news on the Old Testament scene, check it out here: Expert discovers ancient Torah scroll in plain sight - CBS News. The "re-discovered" scroll is of the… — May 29, 2013

“God is not man, that he should lie or a son of man that he should change his mind (naham)” (Num. 23:19).  Thus, Divine Immutability. "So the LORD… — April 29, 2013

In a recent post (Sticks and Stones) I asked what would you say to someone who asked about the man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath.  In case you're not familiar… — September 12, 2012

What do you do with the story of the guy who was stoned for picking up sticks on the Sabbath?  I taught on this in Sunday school this past week.… — August 29, 2012

My last Luddite Chronicle argued that real books are like the Energizer bunny (click here).  It elicited an interesting comment from Simon: "To be honest, there's no spiritual… — June 20, 2012