“But Moshe was angry with the army officers, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds coming in from the battlefield. Moshe asked them, “You let the women live?  Why, these are the ones who — because of Bil‘am’s advice — caused the people of Israel to rebel, breaking faith with Adonai in the […]

“They fought against Midyan, as Adonai had ordered Moshe, and killed every male.  They killed the kings of Midyan along with the others who were slain — Evi, Rekem, Tzur, Hur and Reva, the five kings of Midyan. They also killed Bil‘am the son of B‘or with the sword.  The people of Israel took captive […]

“They fought against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every man.  Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.”-Numbers 31:7-8 We’re in the midst of studying about the Israelite slaughter of the Midianites. And again, I need to […]

“Moshe said to the people, “Equip men from among yourselves for war. They are to go and fight Midyan, in order to carry out Adonai’s vengeance on Midyan.  You are to send to the war a thousand men from every one of Israel’s tribes.” So out of the thousands of people in Israel, a thousand […]

I don’t know if you’ve realized it yet, but there is a divine pattern set down in Scripture concerning how God doles out punishment and vengeance. The divine pattern can be expressed in this one phrase: TO THE JEW FIRST, AND THEN THE GENTILE. We mustn’t lose sight of this. The Lord always deals with […]