Reading the Bible Through

Deuteronomy 17 - 19   Here we see that Israel will want a king. I think this is the first time we see that.  When it talks about false prophets here, I am reminded that we will see quite a few off them telling kings what the kings want to hear.  When I listen today to the part about witnesses at the end of the reading, I am reminded that Jesus was testified against by false witnesses. I am also realizing that these laws about who must die/capital punishment are part of what lead to death on the cross to fulfill what is done over and over by animal sacrifice. 

Numbers 27 - 29   I really like what happens with  Zelophehad's daughters, to me it shows a movement toward equality for women. 

Numbers 16 - 18   So the ground splits open and swallows the rebellious Korah and his follows. The rest of the Israelites are afraid they will be swallowed up as well. Then, the next day, it says, the Israelites grumble that Moses and Aaron killed the Lord's people. What gives? What didn't the Israelites understand from the group swallowing up Korah and his followers?  Then the  Lord uses Aaron's staff to designate the Levites which convinces the Israelites seeming. Why this and not the ground swallowing people up? I wonder, what is the significance of "covenant of salt?"

Numbers 7 - 9   Although I find the listing of what each tribe brought to the tabernacle dry reading, I do note that each tribe brought exactly the same thing. It's fair. I am also curious about how they decided which tribe presented on which day. It's not by age and it doesn't say.  I am also struck by a celebration lasting 12 days. What celebration in our culture lasts 12 days? None that I can think of. The longest thing I can think of in our culture is the county fair which lasts for a week.  I continue to remind myself that all of these offerings speak to the holiness of God and a greater understanding, albeit it a nanoparticle, of the import of Jesus' death on the cross.