“Next, the mixed crowd that was with them grew greedy for an easier life; while the people of Israel, for their part, also renewed their weeping and said, “If only we had meat to eat!  We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt — it cost us nothing! — and the cucumbers, the […]

“But the people began complaining about their hardships to Adonai. When Adonai heard it, his anger flared up, so that fire from Adonai broke out against them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.  Then the people cried to Moshe, Moshe prayed to Adonai, and the fire abated.   That place was called Tav‘erah [burning] because […]

I want to start off today’s post with an interesting question. Numbers Chapter Ten ended with the following verses: When the ark moved forward, Moshe said,“Arise, Adonai! May your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you! When it stopped, he said, “Return, Adonai of the many, many thousands of Israel!” -Numbers […]

In my last post, I talked about how the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians made good use of this section of the Torah we’re about to get into starting from Numbers Chapter Eleven. He makes it clear that what was written in the past (referring to the Torah) was written for our […]

Today we begin Numbers Chapter Eleven. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. What irony of ironies!!! Yesterday we just finished up Numbers Chapter Ten and boy did it end on such a positive and inspiring note! In the closing verses of the last chapter, the Tabernacle has […]