Chapter 35 ⁽⁶⁾

Passage Read: Numbers 32-35 Meditation Verse: 35:33-34 We have become so "noble" so as to seldom put anyone to death for murder. We're so afraid of miscarriages of justice, of putting an innocent man to death, that we fight to abolish the death penalty. The…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 34 - Ezra 1 Meditation Verses: 2 Chronicles 35:21-22 Josiah decided to tangle with the king of Egypt, evidently knowing it was wrong, such that he felt compelled to disguise himself. It was not a battle he needed to fight; it…

Passage Read: Numbers 32-35 Meditation Verse: 35:33 The blood of murder pollutes the land, and there is no other way to cleanse the land than by the death of the murderer. No ransom shall be offered or taken for the life of a murderer or…

Passage Read: Psalm 35-38 Meditation Verses: 35:12-14 David doesn't start off wishing for the destruction of the wicked; he cares about these people, even when they do him harm. He repays good for evil, seeks their good continually. But there comes a point when despite…

Passage Read: Numbers 32-35 Meditation Verse: 35:15 Death is a punishment, the ultimate human punishment for anyone who intentionally commits certain sins, especially murder. But the Lord makes provision for someone who accidentally kills his neighbor, without premeditation or hatred beforehand. Such a man is…