Friday, April 29, 2005

April 29 Readings

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Blended Reading Plan from Back to the Bible

Index to Blended Readings

Today's Reading
Numbers 5-6; Revelation 16

Numbers 5.1-4 discusses purity in terms of isolating those who had infectious skin diseases, or a discharge of any kind from the rest of the camp. This was to keep the community healthy.
Numbers 5.5-10 discusses restitution for wrongs. v. 11-31 has the test the priest must do to see if the wife was unfaithful.

Numbers 6 talks about the Nazirite vow. The person, man or woman, who is a Nazirite makes a vow of separation to the Lord. He must abstain from wine and other fermented drinks or eat anything from the grapevine. The person must let the hair of his head grow long, he cannot go near a dead body even it is his parent's. Check the commentaries below for further details.
Aaron is suppose to bless the people with this benediction that is well known to Christians and is very comforting to hear it.
Num 6.24-25 It is not only a great benediction but the words make you realize it is God who doing the work in your life, blessing, keeping, making His presence known to you and giving you His peace. This was probably the first benediction given to a community of people.

Tabernacle Page

Numbers 5 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 6 with Commentaries, verse by verse

Guzik on Numbers
Levites
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader

Links to Commentaries and other References - Old Testament

Revelation 16, Commentaries, verse by verse

Revelation 15 described the seven bowls of God's wrath. A description is given here:
Bowl 1 is poured out on the land and it effects the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped his image.
Bowl 2 is poured out on the sea.
Bowl 3 is poured out on the rivers
Bowl 4 is poured out on the sun
Bowl 5 is poured out over the throne of the beast.
Bowl 6 is poured out over the Euphrates
Bowl 7 is poured out into the air.



Revelation Commentary on Revelation 16
Guzik on Revelation 16
Series in Revelation by J, Hampton Keathley III
Stedman on Revelation
Precept Austin on Revelation

Links to Commentaries and other References - Revelation
The Antichrist
Arthur Pink on the AntiChrist
Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian

Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.

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