Proverbs 26- Numbers 26-27

March 11-
Numbers 26-27
Men who rebelled against the Lord were swallowed by the earth and devoured by fire! 250 men! (vs 10) "They served as a warning sign."

The total number of the men of Israel over 20 and able to fight was 601,730. All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000. That's a LOT of people!!! God cared for each of their needs too! Food for their livestock and manna for the people. Of all the men over 20, only Joshua and Caleb would live to see the promised land.

The 5 daughters of Zelophehad came to Moses and asked for property because their father didn't have any sons. 'If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his inheritance over to his daughter then to his brother then his father's brothers. give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to be a legal requirement for the Israelites. I love that the women had value then! Give them their inheritance!

Because Moses didn't honor and obey God at the rock with the water, he wasn't allowed to enter the promised land. Joshua was appointed leader by God so the people of Israel wouldn't be sheep without a shepherd.

Proverbs 26-
is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
This reminds me of when you say something mean and then try and cover it up by saying you were joking! That's still a lie!!!

20 Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. 21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

Lord, help me not to give wood to the fire so that quarrels and gossip end with me.