Closer Day By Day

Today we have come to the final 4 chapters of the Book of Numbers. How do you feel after walking with the Israelites for 40 years through the wilderness? Indeed the harsh conditions which the Israelites had gone through were not something that we can easily imagine. But at the same time, God was always [...]

As we read today’s 4 chapters, we will find they touch on laws regarding offerings and vows; and matters regarding obedience and unity. All these can be closely related to our life of faith in Jesus, except regarding vows, we are cautioned by our Lord Jesus in Matthew 5: 33 – 37 to never swear [...]

We are more endangered by the charms of a smiling world than by the terrors of a frowning world, do you agree? This time the Israelites incurred the wrath of God not due to complaints, but due to falling into a snare willingly and broke the commandments of God. Bible Passage: Numbers 25 to 28 [...]

God had made many promises to His children and there was none that He did not fulfill. In today’s reading, we will see how God kept and fulfilled His promises to His children then and even now. Let’s read on. Bible Passage: Numbers 21 to 24 Promise of Life through the Bronze Serpent God kept [...]

Some people say that they can’t see that God is love in the Old Testament. But if we read carefully, we can see and even sense the love of God throughout the Bible from cover to cover. Let’s read today’s 4 chapters to find out the love of God in the Book of Numbers. Bible [...]

Now the people of God had set off and started their journey. The next place that the people came to was the Wilderness of Paran. Let’s read on to see what happened at this place. Bible Passage: Numbers 13 to 14 Since today’s Bible reading is on The Law, I shall comment on chapter 15 [...]

Once again we come back to join the Israelites in their camps which God had already set in order. Let us read on to see what warnings and teachings we can gather through this divinely recorded history of the people of God. Bible Passage: Numbers 9 to 12 The Command of The Lord This phrase, [...]

The records in the Old Testament are indeed quite detail in many aspects. From what the people of God had done and the consequences that God had caused them to experience, to the prophecies of the things to come, all of these contain precious spiritual teachings that are vital for our spiritual lives today. This [...]

Today we will continue to follow the Israelites on their journey towards Canaan. There may be a shared feeling of dryness between the Israelites and us who are reading the records of the exodus episodes. The people of the exodus experienced the dryness from the extreme climate of the wilderness, for the readers today; we [...]