Preparing Hearts for the Journey.. As Israel prepares to leave Sinai and begin the long wilderness journey, the Lord pauses the movement of the camp. Before the people travel further, God addresses their hearts. These chapters reveal something deeply important about God: He prepares the inner life of His people before He advances their path. Israel…
A People Ordered Around God’s Presence.. As the story moves forward from Sinai, these opening chapters of Numbers may appear administrative—censuses, tribal arrangements, and assigned duties. Yet beneath the structure lies something deeply theological. God is shaping a community where everything revolves around His presence. This section shows us that the Lord is not merely organizing…
Covenant, Consequence, and the Call to Belong.. As Leviticus draws to its close, chapters 26–27 gather everything the Lord has spoken—from sacrifices and priesthood to justice, worship, and holy rhythms—and press it into one searching question: What does it mean to live in covenant with a holy God who desires to dwell among His people?…
Sacred Time, Sacred Rest, and Trusting God’s Provision.. Leviticus 23–25 shifts the focus from sacred space and sacred people to sacred time and sacred rhythms. If earlier chapters taught Israel how to approach a holy God and live as a holy people, these chapters teach them how to order their time, work, land, and rest around God’s presence….
Honouring God’s Holiness in Those Who Draw Near… Leviticus 21–22 continues the unfolding vision of holiness in Israel’s life, but now the focus narrows to the priests—those entrusted with serving near God’s presence. If Leviticus 16–20 showed how a holy people can approach God and live in holiness, these chapters ask a more specific question: How…
Learning Holiness in Everyday Life.. Leviticus 11–15 can feel unfamiliar to modern readers. Lists of clean and unclean animals, laws about skin diseases, bodily discharges, and ritual purification seem distant from our daily experience. Yet beneath these chapters lies a profound theological truth:God is teaching His people how to live with His holiness in their…
From Rescue to Formation.. Exodus does not end at the Red Sea. The greater miracle after deliverance is formation. Once God brings Israel out of Egypt, He begins the slow and intentional work of bringing Egypt out of Israel. Exodus 21–25 sits at that turning point. The people who had lived for more than four…
Formed at the Mountain: From Rescue to Relationship… Israel has been delivered from Egypt.The sea has opened.The bread has fallen.The water has flowed. Now begins something just as important: formation. God did not rescue Israel merely to free them from Pharaoh.He rescued them to bring them to Himself (Exod. 19:4). These chapters show a shift:from deliverance → to discipleship,from escape → to encounter,from slavery → to covenant…
Bread in the Wilderness, Water from the Rock.. As we continue the journey from the Red Sea into the wilderness, these chapters feel very human. The songs of chapter 15 fade quickly into the complaints of chapters 16 and 17. Yet what stands out most is not the instability of the people, but the steady…