Week:	2/5/2017	-	2/12/2017
Reading:	Numbers 1	-	Numbers 27

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2/5/2017 Numbers 1 Numbers 3 View Discussion

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2/11/2017 7:02:24 AM

Ok we have the 10 commandments in Exodos so just wondering why God allowed them to fight in the battles that they killed people? Since it does tell us tho shall not kill.
How do I get a reply to my questions? 

That is a really good question and one that has been debated by many over the years.  I believe that the distinction in the ten commandments is that we are told not to "murder".  

The Hebrew word for this refers to a premeditated and deliberate act.  There are other Hebrew words that are used for kill, but this one is specifically used for murder.   If you look at Mathew 5:21 you can see that Jesus makes this even tighter by saying that we shouldn't even have unreconciled anger against a brother which would indicate that this a personal act against an individual.  

I believe that there are times when we need to defend ourselves and our families or even our Country and this command does not preclude that.  

There are some who say that we should never kill because of this commandment, but I believe that if you look at the context and how the word is used in other areas of the Bible this applies to premeditated murder. 

That being said I would welcome other opinions on this as well.

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2/6/2017 Numbers 4 Numbers 6 View Discussion

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2/7/2017 Numbers 7 Numbers 9 View Discussion

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2/8/2017 Numbers 10 Numbers 13 View Discussion

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2/9/2017 Numbers 14 Numbers 16 View Discussion

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2/10/2017 Numbers 17 Numbers 20 View Discussion

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2/11/2017 Numbers 21 Numbers 23 View Discussion

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Morning Readers: 2/12/2017 Numbers 24 Numbers 27 View Discussion

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	This week we start out with quite a few lists of names. It seems clear that God is intent on having the Israelites maintain their family identities. They march by family they camp by family and their jobs are defined by family. Heritage and tradition were important because God wanted his people to remember who they were, set a part from the rest of the world, and whose they were, his chosen people! These family identities are maintained throughout the Bible, and even one of the names associated with Jesus is the "Lion of Judah" As you are reading think of ways that you can strengthen your own family identity of who you are and "whose" you are! As the week goes on we will read of many instances where God's people rebel against him, even Miriam, Aaron and Moses. As you read about these rebellions note how in each case the person rebelling is trying to impose his or her will on God, when God's primary goal for our lives is for us to "trust him". In many cases the rebellion results in disease and even death. Thank God we live in the age of Grace, because of Jesus' death on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins, for how often do we try to impose our will on God?

Questions:

This week we start out with quite a few lists of names.  It seems clear that God is intent on having the Israelites maintain their family identities.  They march by family they camp by family and their jobs are defined by family.  

Heritage and tradition were important because God wanted his people to remember who they were, set a part from the rest of the world, and whose they were, his chosen people!

These family identities are maintained throughout the Bible, and even one of the names associated with Jesus is the "Lion of Judah"  As you are reading think of ways that you can strengthen your own family identity of who you are and "whose" you are!

As the week goes on we will read of many instances where God's people rebel against him, even Miriam, Aaron and Moses.  As you read about these rebellions note how in each case the person rebelling is trying to impose his or her will on God, when God's primary goal for our lives is for us to "trust him".   In many cases the rebellion results in disease and even death.  

Thank God we live in the age of Grace, because of Jesus' death on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins, for how often do we try to impose our will on God?