Reading for the One Year Bible for the month of March
Today's readings: in Numbers 16:41-18:32; Mark 16:1-20; Psalm 55:1-23; Proverbs 11:7 (King James Version)
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Numbers 16 dealt with another rebellion. Korah and his friends attack the leadership of Moses and Aaron. Korah was a Kohahtite, and his job in the tabernacle was to take care of the most holy things(Num 4.1-20, 12.8-11). He wanted more, a higher position as a priest. God punished Korah, Dathan and Abiram by having the earth swallow them up. More details are on Korah's Rebellion. We need to be CONTENT in whatever position in life God gives us, He knows what is best for us regardless of how we feel about it.
Numbers 16.41-50 The people murmured against Moses and Aaron about the punishment of the death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. God sent a plague and some fifteen thousan people died. God is displeased when we take the side of the wicked, and not his side.
In Numbers 17, God told Moses to get twelve staffs from each leader of the tribe with the name of each man writen on it. They are to place in the tabernacle where God will meet with them. The staff that will sprout would be the man that God chose. He said this to gstop the constant grumbling agsainst Moses. When Moses went in the next day to the tabernacle and saw Aaron's staff not only sprouted but had budded and produce almond buds. This was to show Israel that Aaron was chosen. The reaction of the Israelites was terror. If we are chosen of God to do His work, the results wil be seen without us proclaiming how wonderful our ministry is.
We do not realize how terrible sin is. It does not matter whether the sin is commited intentionally or defiantly. God had to eradicate sin once and for all, that he sent his Son, Jesus to die in our place so that when we are His children, He does not see sin but righteousness.
Guzik on Numbers 16
Guzik on Numbers 17
Peter Pett on Numbers 11-19
Num 16, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Num 17, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Mark 16.1-20
This chapter speaks about the Resurrection
(Mark 16.1-8; Matthew 28,1-8; Luke 24.1-10)
We could imagine how shattered the women were, having seeing Jesus died on the cross, and the suffering that He went through. They were the ones who were at the tomb, where were the disciples? When they saw the angel they were alarmed. He told them to tell his disciples and Peter, that He is going ahead of them. Imagine the angel mentioned Peter by name! Jesus must have remembered him! Christianity would have died there if the Romans or the Jewish leaders could produce a body of Jesus. All of the major world religion cannot claimed that their founder rose from the dead, only Christianity can claim that there is an empty tomb. Jesus appeared to several groupos of people at different times (v. 9-14). He then gave them the Great Commission (Matthew 28.16-20 and 16.15-18) to go and preach the Gospel to all creation. He also promised them signs that would accompany those who believe. TWe should rejoice that Christ rose from the dead because we worship a living Savior with a living faith.
Application
If there was no resurrection, we would have no hope in the afterlife, have victory over our sin.
Psalm 55.1-23
This is a psalm of David for those who have been betrayed. David described his situation, betrayal by enemies (v. 1-8), the treachery of a friend (v. 9-15) and David's confidence in God and not man.
Proverbs 11.7
What happens to the wicked (the person without Christ) in their life? He has no hope and expectation in the afterlife but an eternity of hell. Those who are chosen and trust in Christ will have eternal hope and a life full of expectation.
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