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The Second Census and the Sons of Korah (Numbers 26)

The Lord commands Moses to take a second census, confirming that nearly all the men from the first census died in the desert before they reached the Promised Land. We wrestle with the sobering fact that only a few will be saved, and how we reconcile that with the nature of God, who is full

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First Steps in the Wilderness and a Water Crisis (Exodus 15)

Shortly after being delivered by God through the Red Sea, the Israelites complain when they face their first challenge in the Wilderness: no water to drink. Moses is told to cast a piece of wood into bitter (undrinkable) water, which miraculously becomes sweet. We consider two lessons from this encounter: first, the danger of complaining

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