Immorality on the Border

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 5 to December 12

A Prophet for Profit (Numbers 24-25) TEXT: Numbers 24:15-17,19 15 Then he uttered his oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly, 16 the oracle of one...

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The “Madness” of the Prophet

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 28 to December 5

The Story of Balaam (Numbers 22-23) TEXT: Numbers 22:26-31 26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the...

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The Sin of Moses and Aaron

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 21 to November 28

The Darkest Chapter in Numbers (Numbers 20) TEXT: Numbers 20:6-11 6 Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD...

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Priests and Levites

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 14 to November 21

The Best Type of Offering (Numbers 18-19) TEXT: Numbers 18:25-29 25 The LORD said to Moses, 26 “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ”When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give...

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Power Struggle

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 7 to November 14

A Power Struggle (Numbers 16-17) TEXT: Numbers 16:1-3 1 Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent...

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Planning Ahead

• Lesson 6 for the week of October 31 to November 7

Plans for the Future (Num. 15) TEXT: Numbers 15:1-5 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ”After you enter the land I am giving you as a...

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From Complaints to Apostasy

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 24 to October 31

The Worst Rebellion (Numbers 11-14) TEXT: Numbers 12:1-3 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the LORD spoken only through...

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Trumpets, Blood, Cloud, and Fire

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 17 to October 24

Concern for the Non-Hebrews (Numbers 9-10) TEXT: Numbers 9:4-5, 14 4 So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover, 5 and they did so in the Desert of Sinai at twilight on the fourteenth...

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Worship and Dedication

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 10 to October 17

Services in the Tent of Meeting (Num. 7-8) TEXT: Numbers 8:1-4 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ”When you set up the seven lamps, they are to...

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Preparing a People

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 3 to October 10

People Special to God (Numbers 5-6) TEXT: Numbers 6:1-6 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ”If a man or woman wants to make a special vow,...

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A New Order

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 26 to October 3

People on the Move (Numbers 1-3) TEXT: Hosea 2:14-15 Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back...

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John’s Letter to the Chosen Lady

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 11 to September 19

Observations for discussion and questions: The text of 2 John has been translated directly from the Greek in order to get a more literal rendition. Notice that the same sort of style regarding densities of...

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Important Themes in First John

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 5 to September 12

Observations for discussion and questions: The Godhead: The clearest examples of triadic formulation of the Godhead are found in Matt 28:19 and 2 Cor 3:14, but even there we do not have any attempt to...

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Confidence

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 29 to September 5

Observations for discussion and questions: The overall unity of this passage may be seen in the density of recurrences of the clause we know that. The subunit of 5:14-17 defined by the recurrences of the...

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