Category Archives: Numbers

By and large, I don’t think people like anonymity. I get that not everyone is a socialite or schmoozer . . . but I do think that everyone wants to be noticed by someone. That they didn’t feel anonymous has … Continue reading →

Not quite sure how Balak knew about him. Perhaps he was listed under “Prophets for Hire” in the “Beyond the Jordan Yellow Pages.” Maybe he had a billboard or two set up along the road . . . “Blessings for … Continue reading →

She was done! No more playing second fiddle. No more living in the shadow. It was time to assert herself. She was Moses’ big sister . . . probably the one who had followed him as a baby as he … Continue reading →

I encountered rebellion again this morning in the book of Numbers. Yesterday (Numbers 16) it involved Korah & Co. who made a play for the priesthood, standing up against Moses and Aaron. Didn’t end very well . . . the … Continue reading →

“You have gone too far!” That was the charge they made against Moses. “We’re all God’s people . . . all holy . . . all set apart . . . the Lord is with us all. So how come … Continue reading →

In perhaps one of the most famous lines of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Juliet asks, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” It was their names that … Continue reading →