Contemplative Bible Reading

Numbers 6:22-26 (New Living Translation) 22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing: 24 ‘May the Lord bless you and protect you. 25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. 26 May the Lord show you […]

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Numbers 1:50-51 (New Living Translation) 50 Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it. 51 Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle […]

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Numbers 8:4 (New Living Translation) The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the Lord had shown Moses. The tabernacle and temple and all the decorations and furnishings were designed by God. God “had shown” these designs to Moses who […]

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Numbers 35:34 (New Living Translation) 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. The LORD God Jehovah had a strict warning to the people He had chosen. He was to live in the land with them. Therefore, they […]

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Numbers 15:37-41 (New Living Translation) 37 Then the Lord said to Moses, 38 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. 39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey […]

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Numbers 22:4-8 (New Living Translation) 4 The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!” So Balak, king of Moab, 5 sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethornear the Euphrates River. […]

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Numbers 16:12-14 (New Living Translation) 12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, “We refuse to come before you! 13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like […]

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Numbers 18:30-32 (New Living Translation) 30 “Also, give these instructions to the Levites: When you present the best part as your offering, it will be considered as though it came from your own threshing floor or winepress. 31 You Levites and your families may eat this food anywhere you wish, for it is your compensation […]

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Numbers 10:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 “When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the Lord your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies. 10 Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at […]

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Numbers 23:18-19 (New Living Translation) 18 This was the message Balaam delivered: “Rise up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor. 19 God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever […]

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