TAKE TIME Reading Assignment: June 17-22, 2013

Introduction: The Promised Land is in sight! Some of the citizens of nearby countries like Moab were afraid of the hordes of people that comprised the Children of Israel so they made plans to defeat them either by war or by witchcraft. Moab attempted to hire a wizard to pronounce curses upon Israel. The wizard himself received word from a very unusual source: his donkey!

We will also read the second census in the book of Numbers. This one was taken after the previous generation, the rebellious one that refused to take possession of the land, passed away in the wilderness. We will also read of the instructions that were given to the new generation. Although we just finished reading many of these same instructions a few weeks ago remember that about 39 years had passed since the people left Mount Sinai and rebelled after ten of the twelve spies brought back their evil report.


Reading Assignment:

• Monday - Numbers 22:1-40
• Tuesday - Numbers 22:41-24:13
• Wednesday - Numbers 24:14-25:18
• Thursday - Numbers 26:1-51
• Friday - Numbers chapter 26:52-27:23
• Saturday - Numbers chapter 28

Memory Verse

God is not a man, that he should lie: neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?. Numbers 23:19


Prayer Journal (ACTS)

• Adoration - This week take time each day to praise God for His victory over sin and death.
• Confession - The Israelites continued to complain about the circumstances in which God put them. We do this too, and it needs to be confessed.
• Thanksgiving - Thank God that He is our Leader to the land He has promised us. 
• Supplication - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.

Search the Scriptures

Look for references for each of the following:

• Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?
• References that either refer to or infer something about future events.
• What does this passage teach about Jesus?
• Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?

Putting the Word into Action

The people who are preparing to enter the land promised to them by God were either children when their family left Egypt almost 40 years earlier or they were born in the wilderness wandering years to people who had been former slaves in Egypt. They needed to be taught their own history, their future, and the ways of the LORD. Summer is a good time to have backyard Bible clubs for children or to work in summer Vacation Bible School programs. Or maybe you babysit children who are out of school to earn summer money and have time to talk to your young charges. Whatever your situation, see if you can find time to tell the children you encounter what the Lord has done for you, what you expect He will do for you in the future, and what He can do for them, too. It is important for younger individuals to learn the lessons of faith from those who are older than they are. It is often how the good news is spread.