Can anyone tell me the main difference between the first Passover that occurred in Egypt and the 2nd Passover we’re dealing with here in Numbers 9? The main difference is of course that the first Passover took place prior to the Law being received at Sinai and the second Passover here took place after the […]

Today we begin Numbers Chapter 9. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. The very first topic introduced in Numbers Chapter 9 is PESACH (Passover). This is the second PESACH or Passover that Israel will celebrate. The very first Passover took place on that dreadful night in Egypt […]

“…because they are entirely given to me from among the people of Israel; I have taken them for myself in place of all those who come first out of the womb, that is, the firstborn males of the people of Israel.  For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both humans and […]

Today I want to explore a topic I believe is quite misunderstood by the church. I am talking about the concept of “atonement“. In my last post, I expounded on this concept by analyzing the Hebrew word KIPPUR from which we get the English word “atonement“. Biblically speaking, the word “atonement” means to pay a […]

“For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both humans and animals; on the day I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.  But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and I have given the Levites to Aharon and […]