The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Numbers 11:1-2,
"Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down."
This narrative is given to us just following the account of Israel setting out for the first time from the foot of Mt. Sinai (Numbers 10:33). We are told they traveled three days on that first leg of their wilderness wanderings. As they went (or upon arrival at the destination), we read that the people began to complain about "their hardships." The response from the Lord for their complaining was a fire that "consumed some of the outskirts of the camp." Moses interceded for them and the fire died down. He became a mediator on Israel's behalf with God. A mediator is someone who intervenes with the intention of bringing two parties together.
In this account Moses is portrayed as a type of Jesus Christ. The people sinned and Moses stepped in to bring an end to God's judgement of it. In a similar way, Jesus Christ has become our mediator to save us from God's judgment and wrath. We have all sinned and face God's judgment of us.
"There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people." 1 Timothy 2:5-6. In this verse Paul tells Timothy there is only one mediator that can save us from God's wrath, and that is the man Jesus Christ.
"Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down."
This narrative is given to us just following the account of Israel setting out for the first time from the foot of Mt. Sinai (Numbers 10:33). We are told they traveled three days on that first leg of their wilderness wanderings. As they went (or upon arrival at the destination), we read that the people began to complain about "their hardships." The response from the Lord for their complaining was a fire that "consumed some of the outskirts of the camp." Moses interceded for them and the fire died down. He became a mediator on Israel's behalf with God. A mediator is someone who intervenes with the intention of bringing two parties together.
In this account Moses is portrayed as a type of Jesus Christ. The people sinned and Moses stepped in to bring an end to God's judgement of it. In a similar way, Jesus Christ has become our mediator to save us from God's judgment and wrath. We have all sinned and face God's judgment of us.
"There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people." 1 Timothy 2:5-6. In this verse Paul tells Timothy there is only one mediator that can save us from God's wrath, and that is the man Jesus Christ.
Make sure you have availed yourself of the only qualified mediator between you and God's judgment!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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