Numbers 19-36

Red Heifer Numbers 19

The story of Moses striking the rock is found in the Book of Numbers, specifically in Numbers 20:7-11. In this passage, Moses, following God's command, is supposed to speak to the rock to bring forth water for the Israelites. However, in frustration with the people's complaints, Moses strikes the rock twice with his staff instead. Water does flow from the rock, but God expresses displeasure with Moses for not following His instructions precisely and for not demonstrating His holiness to the Israelites. This incident has significant consequences for Moses and his leadership.

Numbers 35:34 “You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the Lord, who lives among the people of Israel.”

Numbers 33:55-56 provides a clear warning from God about the consequences of not driving out the inhabitants of the Promised Land. Here’s the passage:

55 But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live. 56 And I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.

In this passage, God warns the Israelites that if they fail to remove the inhabitants of Canaan, those people will become a source of ongoing trouble, leading the Israelites away from God's commands. As a result, God would bring upon the Israelites the same judgment that was intended for the Canaanites.

Numbers 1-18

Leviticus 1-27

"With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever."— Hebrews 9:12

"Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf." — Hebrews 7:25

Matthew 26:28: "for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many."

Romans 3:25: "For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,"

Ephesians 1:7: "He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins."

Ephesians 2:13: "But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ."

Colossians 1:20: "and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross."

Hebrews 9:14: "Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins."

Hebrews 10:19: "And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus."

1 Peter 1:18-19: "For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God."

1 John 1:7: "But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin."

These verses highlight the significance of the blood of Jesus in the context of atonement, redemption, and reconciliation with God.