February 22 Readings

Today's reading from Numbers 26-27
The Back to the Bible Beginning to End Reading Plan

Numbers 26 dealt with the Second Census. The First Census was taken some 38 years earlier. Most of the first generation of men 20 years or older had all died except Joshua and Caleb. This generation was almost ready to enter the Promise Land. Moses was assisted by his nephew Eleazar, since Aaron had died (Num 20.28). In this census, the prominent clans of each tribe is listed. God had not forgotten His promise to let the people enter the promise land but it was on God's terms, not man. He is eternal and sovereign and His purpose will be fulfilled in His own time. He waited for the whole generation (because of their disobedience and lack of faith (see Num 14).

In Number 27, Zelophehad's daughters, had a fathe who had no sons, and this posed a problem for them whether they could get inheritance and make sure that their father's name was not removed was not removed from the land. They went with boldness and God granted their request.
God told Moses that he should go in the mountain in the Abirim range and from there see the Promised Land, after that he would die. Moses and Aaron had disobeyed God at the Waters of Meribah, (Num 20.1-13) by not honoring Him as holy. Consequently both could not enter the promose land. In this passage, Aaron had already died. Moses asked God to chose a successor. God chose Joshua, a man of the Spirit. and told Moses to lay his hand on him. Moses and Eleazar would then commision Joshua in front of the community. In the transition before his death Moses was ordered to give Joshua some of his authority and instructed how to make judgement with the help of Eleazar and the Urim before the Lord.
We who are in leadership, should humble ourselves before God. Our authority is not from the senior pastors or elders or the denomination but from God. We are indispensible. Remember for every Moses, there is a Joshua.

Numbers 26-27

Please Note that the Commentaries studied here verse by verse include Adam Clarke, James Burton Coffman's Commentaries; John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, Geneva Study Bible; David Guzik's Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown; Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Complete and Concise; Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition); Spurgeon's The Treasury of David; Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; and Wesley's Explanatory Notes. Please be patient. It may take a while to scroll the verse you want, but you have the flexibility to change Translations, Commentaries and Bible Dictionaries.

Numbers 26 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 27 with Commentaries, verse by verse

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