Not a big theological thought, but I noticed this verse in today's Numbers text: Numbers 8:25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: Also recalled that in Luke we read about Zacharias being an old man. Luke 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel,… Continue reading Number 8 – Planned Retirement…..
Category: Devotional Readings
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism picks up on this verse but characterizes it in terms of giving glory to God. Q. 1. What is the chief end of man? A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. The Book of Ecclesiastes ends with this chapter which is a marvelous image of… Continue reading Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Numbers 1 – Number them…..
Gill writes a short introduction to this book. Num 1:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Num 1:2 Take ye the sum of… Continue reading Numbers 1 – Number them…..
Leviticus 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
This chapter opens with these verses. Lev 24:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Lev 24:2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. Lev 24:3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order… Continue reading Leviticus 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
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