Today we begin Numbers Chapter 22. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Today we begin one of my most favorite parts of Scripture: the story of Balaam and Balak. First, a fair warning. When we get done with our epic study of this story, which actually encompasses […]
Archives for March 2018
N21-15: The Torah Teaches Us That Sometimes The Only Way To Achieve Peace Is To GO TO WAR!!!
“Then they turned and went up along the road to Bashan; and ‘Og, the king of Bashan, marched out against them, he with all his people, to fight at Edre‘i. Adonai said to Moshe, ‘Don’t be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you with all his people and his land. You […]
N21-14: How Israel’s Battle With The Amorites AMAZINGLY Resembles The 6-Day War
We’ve been studying about Israel’s military confrontation with the Amorites and how Israel’s victory in this battle resulted in them taking control of the Transjordan. However, what’s interesting is that Israel NEVER intended to occupy this piece of land located east of the Jordan River! Why? The answer is simple. This land was NOT Canaan. […]
N21-13: How Israel Conquering The Amorites Was Like Killing THREE BIRDS With One Stone!
“Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon.”-Numbers 21:26 In my last post I talked about how Israel went to battle and conquered Sihon king of the Amorites. There are actually […]
N21-12: Israel takes King Sihon’s Capital HESHBON!!!
“Israel sent messengers to Sichon, king of the Emori, with this message: “Let me pass through your land. We won’t turn aside into fields or vineyards, and we won’t drink any water from the wells. We will go along the King’s Highway until we have left your territory.” But Sichon would not allow Israel to […]