Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the aLord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. This is the command of the Lord to Joshua before he sends the Israelites into the land of Canaan. But I feel it is also a command[…]
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Help The Poor
Deuteronomy 15:11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine ahand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. How many ways. can we help the poor and the needy. Even the little things can make a big difference in[…]
The First Commandment
Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt alove the Lord thy God with all thine bheart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy cmight. In his final discourse to the Israelites this is the first thing he tells them – Love the Lord thy God. This is the first commandment just as Jesus says in the New Testament. Gratitude I am[…]
Do What The Lord Says
Numbers 24:13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own amind; but what the Lord saith, that will I bspeak? Balaam told the princes Balak sent to him that he would only speak what the Lord said. Balak wasn’t very happy about[…]
The Brass Serpent
Numbers 21:8 And the Lord said unto Moses, aMake thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall blive. We know from the Book of Mormon that many of the Israelites, because of the easiness of the way, would not look[…]
We All Could Be Prophets
Numbers 11:29 …would God that all the Lord’s people were aprophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! Moses wished for all the children of Israel to be prophets. Clearly we can all be prophets and the spirit can be upon us. Gratitude I am thankful for the doctors and nurses I saw today.
Symbolism Of The Sacrifice
Leviticus 16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. The scriptures describe in detail all about the sacrifices that were to be made. It is all meant to strengthen faith in the Messiah or in other words in Jesus Christ. Christ[…]
Offer Voluntarily
Leviticus 1:3 If his offering be a aburnt bsacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male cwithout dblemish: he shall offer it of his own evoluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. The Israelites were to offer a sacrifice voluntarily just as Jesus offered himself to be a sacrifice voluntarily. Gratitude I[…]
Israel Came With Willing Hearts
Exodus 35:21 And they came, every one whose aheart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made bwilling, and they brought the Lord’s coffering dto the work of the etabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. The children of Israel had an inconsistent relationship with the Lord, but when He asked they came with willing hearts.[…]
Blessing Of The 70 Elders Of Israel
Exodus 24:10 And they asaw the God of Israel: and there was under his bfeet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as cit were the body of heaven in his clearness. What an amazing blessing given to the 70 elders of Israel. To see God in such perfect clarity. It had to be a changing point in their lives. Gratitude[…]