Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNumbers 25: Baal of Peor and Phinehas' Zeal
"Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel." What Balaam could not accomplish through …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Numbers 24: A Star from Jacob and the End of Balaam
"I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob." In his final oracles, Balaam's prophecy reaches far beyond Isra…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Numbers 23: Balak Doesn’t Get What He Paid For
"How can I curse whom God has not cursed?" Balaam, the for-profit prophet, tries again and again to curse Israel, but each time blessings pour forth …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Numbers 22: Balaam's Talking Donkey and a Bought Prophet
"What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?" In one of Scripture's most unusual narratives, a donkey sees what a prophet can…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Numbers 21: Fiery Serpents, a Bronze Savior, and Victories Won
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up." When Israel once again grumbles against God, fiery serpe…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Numbers 20: Water from the Rock and the Cost of Disobedience
"Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the la…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Numbers 19: The Red Heifer and Cleansing from Death
"This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded." The ritual of the red heifer is one of the most mysterious in all of Scripture. A perfe…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Numbers 18:8-32: The LORD Is Their Inheritance
"I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel." While the other tribes receive land, the Levites receive something far greater: …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Free-Text First Friday: Just War? The Sword, the Cross, and the Christian Conscience
There is a time for peace and a time for war, according to God’s Word in Ecclesiastes. With American forces engaged in combat operations in Iran and …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Numbers 17:1-18:7: Aaron's Staff Buds and God Protects His People
"The staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout." After Korah's rebellion, God confirms Aaron's priesthood through a miraculous sign. Twelve staffs …
5 months ago