Numbers 19
Numbers chapter 19 provides the details for producing the “water of cleansing” and the enigmatic red heifer. The chapter begins, “This is a requirement of the Law… Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.” By definition a heifer is a young […]
Numbers 20
Numbers chapter 20 is a chapter of transition and most notably includes the act of disobedience that prevents Moses from leading the nation of Israel into the Promised Land. The chapter begins, “The Whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.” Miriam was […]