Numbers 13:26-29  (HCSB)Report about Canaan26 The men went back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for them and the whole community, and they showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit....  Read More

Numbers 13:17-25  (HCSB)17 When Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up this way to the Negev, then go up into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications? 20 Is the land fertile or unproductive? ...  Read More

Numbers 12:10-16  (HCSB)10 As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased 11 and said to Moses, “My lord, please don’t hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. 12 Please don’t let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”...  Read More

Numbers 12:1-9  (HCSB)Miriam and Aaron Rebel12 Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2 They said, “Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does He not also speak through us?” And the Lord heard it. 3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miria...  Read More

ProvisionApply The TextBelievers should be careful not to take God’s provisions for granted.We can always take our concerns to God, telling Him what we need.We can trust God to provide what we need to carry out the tasks He gives us.What actions can your Bible study group take to help each other feel free to share their burdens and concerns openly—with God and with one another? What can you do to ...  Read More

What is one specific blessing in your life that you have recently taken for granted, and what is one way you can practice gratitude for it this week?Can you identify discontent or grumbling in your own life? What is the underlying desire behind that complaint, and how can you turn that into a prayer of thanksgiving instead?Where have you seen God work in ways you did not expect? In what area of yo...  Read More

Numbers 11:31-35 (HCSB)Quail in the Camp31 A wind sent by the Lord came up and blew quail in from the sea; it dropped them at the camp all around, three feet off the ground, about a day’s journey in every direction. 32 The people were up all that day and night and all the next day gathering the quail—the one who took the least gathered 50 bushels—and they spread them out all around the camp.33 Whi...  Read More

Numbers 11:24-30  (HCSB)24 Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. He brought 70 men from the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the 70 elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again. 26 Two men h...  Read More

Numbers 11:16-23  (HCSB)Seventy Elders Anointed16 The Lord answered Moses, “Bring Me 70 men from Israel known to you as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting and have them stand there with you. 17 Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the Spirit who is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so...  Read More

Numbers 11:10-15  (HCSB)10 Moses heard the people, family after family, crying at the entrance of their tents. The Lord was very angry; Moses was also provoked.11 So Moses asked the Lord, “Why have You brought such trouble on Your servant? Why are You angry with me, and why do You burden me with all these people? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth so You should tell me, ‘Car...  Read More

God Hears His Leaders and Sustains Them for His PurposesNumbers 11:1-9  (HCSB)Complaints about Hardship11 Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, His anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. 3 So that pla...  Read More

The JourneyApply The TextBelievers can be assured that God is with them and can provide trustworthy guidance.Following God’s guidance will require believers to act on His instruction.Following God in faith means that we act on His timeframe and not our own.How might the Lord be leading your Bible study group or church into a new ministry? What can the group or church do to follow His lead?Examine ...  Read More