Posts Tagged "Numbers"

Ever have one of those moments when your prayer time turns out weird? A few nights ago when I was in prayer, a verse reference came to me that I didn’t recognize.  Out of nowhere, what came to my mind was “Numbers 22:13″.  Then, shortly after that, it was revised to “Numbers 22:11-13″. Weird. Of course I looked it up, and not surprisingly, I was blessed!  Here’s what it said… ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” So Balaam rose in the morning and said to...

Why bother with the genealogies in the Bible? For most of us (myself included), it’s hard to really “get something” out of the long lists of names scattered throughout the Bible. However, with a little digging, you can find some pretty interesting things. For instance… Matthew 1:1-11 records the genealogy of Jesus Christ. I was told that in the original Greek language in which it is written: The total number of words is evenly divisible by 7. The total number of letters is evenly divisible by 7. The total number of vowels & consonants are also divisible by 7. The number of words that begin with a vowel is divisible by 7. The number of words that begin with a consonant is divisible by 7. The number of words that occur more than once,...

"Father, settle my heart so I can hear your Spirit, and settle my pride so I can follow your servants..."

"Be at peace, O my soul, with the blessings the Lord HAS given you, and do not fret about the ones He hasn't yet..."

“Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.” -Numbers 6:27 In the nation of Israel, the priests were God’s authorized representatives on earth.  Yahweh gave them the authority to act “in my name”, and as such, they mediated His favor to the people. Now, the Church of all believers is the authorized representative of God.  We ourselves are the ones to whom God has given the right to act “in my name”, to whom He has given “the keys to the Kingdom”, the right of blessing and cursing. We have the authority.  What are we doing with it? Did you like this post? >> If you haven't already, click here to subscribe and have new posts delivered right to your inbox.