Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 63, 4 Mar 2021



NUMBERS 21 - 22



NUMBERS 21



Arad Destroyed



1 (Nu 33:40; Jdg 1:16) When King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the Negev,

heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and

took some of them captive.

2 (Ge 28:20; Jdg 11:30) Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said,

"If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand,

then I will utterly destroy their cities."

3 (Nu 14:45; Dt 1:44) The Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered

up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities,

and he called the name of the place Hormah.



The Bronze Serpent



4 (Ex 6:9; Jdg 11:18) They journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea,

to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people was

very discouraged because of the way.

5 (Ps 78:19) The people spoke against God and against Moses,

"Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness?

For there is no bread or water, and our soul loathes this worthless manna."

6 (Dt 8:15; Jer 8:17) So the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people,

and they bit the people, and many children of Israel died.

7 (Ex 8:8; Nu 11:2) So the people came to Moses and said,

"We have sinned for we have spoken against the Lord and against you.

Pray to the Lord, and He will take away the serpents from us."

And Moses prayed for the people.

8 The Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and put it on a pole,

and it will be, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, will live."

9 (2Ki 18:4; Jn 3:14-15) Moses made a bronze serpent and put it on a pole,

and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the bronze serpent he lived.



The Journey to Moab



10 The children of Israel set out and camped in Oboth.

11 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim in the wilderness,

which is before Moab toward the sunrise.

12 (Dt 2:13-14) From there they journeyed and camped in the Valley of Zered.

13 (Nu 22:36; Jdg 11:18) From there they journeyed and camped

on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes

out of the borders of the Amorites, for Arnon is the border of Moab,

between Moab and the Amorites.

14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:

"Zahab in Suphah, and in the brooks

of Arnon,

15 (Nu 21:28; Dt 2:9) and at the stream of the brooks

that goes down to the dwelling of Ar,

and lies on the border of Moab."

16 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:8) From there they went to Beer.

That is the well of which the Lord spoke to Moses,

"Gather the people together, and I will give them water."

17 (Ps 105:2) Then Israel sang this song:

"Spring up, O well!

sing to it—

18 the leaders dug the well;

the nobles of the people dug,

by the lawgiver, with their staffs."

And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,

19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

20 (Nu 23:28) and from Bamoth in the valley that is in the country

of Moab to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.



King Sihon Defeated



21 (Dt 2:26-28; Jdg 11:19-21) Israel sent messengers to Sihon

king of the Amorites, saying,

22 (Nu 20:17) "Let me pass through your land.

We will not turn into the fields nor into the vineyards.

We will not drink of the waters of the well.

But we will go along by the king's highway

until we are past your borders."

23 (Jdg 11:20) Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border.

But Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel

into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.

24 (Am 2:9; Ge 32:22) Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword

and possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok,

all the way to the children of Ammon, because the border of the children

of Ammon was strong.

25 Israel took all these cities, and Israel lived in

all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

26 Because Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites,

who had fought against the former king of Moab

and taken all his land out of his hand, to Arnon.

27 Therefore they that speak in proverbs say:

"Come into Heshbon; let it be built,

and let the city of Sihon be established,

28 (Nu 21:15; Jer 48:45-46) because a fire went out of Heshbon,

a flame from the city of Sihon;

it has devoured Ar of Moab

and the masters of the high places of Arnon.

29 (Jdg 11:24; 2Ki 23:13) Woe to you, Moab!

You have perished, O people of Chemosh!

He has made his sons fugitives,

and his daughters captives,

to Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 (Isa 15:2; Jer 48:18) "We have overthrown them;

Heshbon is perished to Dibon,

and we have desolated them to Nophah,

which reaches to Medeba."

31Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.



King Og Defeated



32 (Nu 32:1; Jer 48:32) Moses sent to spy out Jazer,

and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.

33 (Jos 13:12; Dt 1:4) They turned and went up by the way of Bashan,

and Og the king of Bashan went out against them,

he and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

34 The Lord said to Moses, "Do not fear him because

into your hand I have given him, and all his people,

and his land, and you will do to him as you did to Sihon

king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon."

35 So they killed him, and his sons, and all his people,

until there was not a survivor left to him alive,

and they possessed his land.



(The Lord will give you Victory in every battle)



NUMBERS 22



Balak Summons Balaam



1 (Nu 33:48-50; 36:13) Then the children of Israel set out

and camped in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan from Jericho.

2 (Jdg 11:25) Balak the son of Zippor saw

all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 (Ex 15:15) Moab was very afraid of the people because they were many,

and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

4 (Nu 25:15-18; 31:8) Moab said to the elders of Midian,

"Now this company will lick up all that are around us,

as the ox licks up the grass of the field."

And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 (Dt 23:4; Jos 24:9; Mic 6:5) He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor

at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of the sons of his people,

to call him, saying,

"A people went out from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth,

and they dwell next to me.

6 (Nu 23:7-8; 24:9) And now, please come curse this people for me

because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I will prevail, a

nd we will defeat them, and I will drive them out of the land

because I know that he whom you bless is blessed,

and he whom you curse is cursed."

7 (1Sa 9:7-8; Mic 3:11) The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian

went with the divination payments in their hand, and they came to

Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.

8 He said to them, "Lodge here tonight,

and I will bring you word again, as the Lord will speak to me."

And the leaders of Moab dwelt with Balaam.

9 (Ge 20:3; Nu 22:20) God came to Balaam and said,

"Who are these men with you?"

10 And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor,

king of Moab, has sent word to me, saying,

11 'A people went out of Egypt who covers the face of the earth.

Now come, curse them for me.

Perhaps I will be able to battle them and drive them out.'"

12 (Ge 12:2) God said to Balaam, "You will not go with them.

You will not curse the people because they are blessed."

13 So Balaam rose up in the morning and said to the princes of Balak,

"Go to your land because the Lord refuses to let me to go with you."

14 The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak and said,

"Balaam refuses to come with us."

15 Again Balak sent officials, more numerous and more honorable than they.

16 They came to Balaam and said to him,

"Thus says Balak the son of Zippor,

'Please, let nothing hold you back from coming to me,

17 (Nu 24:11) because I will promote you to very great honor,

and anything you say to me I will do. Come please, curse this people for me.'"

18 (Nu 24:13; 1Ki 22:14; 2Ch 18:13) Balaam answered the servants of Balak,

"If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go

beyond the command of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

19Now please remain here tonight, that I may know what

more the Lord will say to me."

20 (Nu 22:35; 23:12) God came to Balaam at night and said to him,

"If the men come to call you, rise up and go with them.

But surely the word which I will say to you, that will you do."



Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel



21 Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey,

and went with the princes of Moab.

22 (Ex 4:24; Nu 22:32_ The anger of God was inflamed because he went,

and the angel At times the Lord speaks directly through an angel

(cf. the story of the burning bush in Ex 3:2–4).

of the Lord stood in the way as an adversary against him.

Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

23 The donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way,

and His sword was drawn in His hand, so the donkey turned out of the way

and went into the field. Balaam struck the donkey to turn her onto the road.

24 But the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path of the vineyards,

a wall on this side and a wall on that side.

25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she threw herself

into the wall and crushed the foot of Balaam against the wall,

and he struck her again.

26 The angel of the Lord went further and stood in a narrow place

where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

27 When the donkey saw the angel of theLord, she fell down under Balaam,

and the anger of Balaam was inflamed, and he struck the donkey with a staff.

28 (2Pe 2:16) Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey,

and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you,

that you have struck me these three times?"

29 (Pr 12:10) And Balaam said to the donkey,

"You have mocked me. O that there was a sword in my hand,

for now I would kill you."

30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, whom you have ridden

since I became yours, to this day? Do I normally do this to you?"

And he said, "No."

31 (Ge 21:19; Lk 24:16) Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam,

and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way,

and His sword was drawn in His hand,

and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.

32 (Nu 22:22) The angel of the Lord said to him,

"Why have you struck your donkey these three times?

I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before Me.

33 And the donkey saw Me and turned from Me these three times.

If she had not turned from Me, surely by now I would have slain you

and saved her alive."

34 (Job 34:31-32; 1Sa 15:24) Balaam said to the angel of the Lord,

"'I have sinned because I did not know that You stood in the way against me.

Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will return."

35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men.

But only speak the word that I tell you to speak.”

So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.

36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come,

he went out to meet him in a city of Moab

which is on the border of Arnon,

which is at the furthest end of the border.

37 (Nu 24:11) Balak said to Balaam,

“Did I not earnestly send to summon you?

Why did you not come to me? Indeed am I not able to honor you?”

38 (Nu 22:18; 23:16) And Balaam said to Balak, “I have come to you now.

But am I able to speak just anything? T

he word God puts in my mouth is what I will speak. ”

39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.

40 (Nu 23:14) Balak offered oxen and sheep and sent them to Balaam

and to the officials who were with him.



Balaam’s First Prophecy



41 (Nu 23:13) It came to pass on the next day that Balak took Balaam

and brought him up to Bamoth Baal, and from there he saw

the extent of the people.



(Never oppose the Will of God)



Our Daily Bread for 4 Mar 2021

https://www.odb.org/CA/2021/03/04/knowing-the-father

entitled Knowing the Father



John 14:8–11



8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father,

and that is sufficient for us.”

9 (Heb 1:3; Jn 12:45; Col 1:15) Jesus said to him,

"Have I been with you such a long time, and yet you have not known Me,

Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. So how can you say,

'Show us the Father'?

10 (Jn 5:19; 10:38) Do you not believe that I am in the Father

and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak

on My own authority. But the Father who lives in Me does the works.

11 (Jn 5:36; 10:38) Believe Me that I am in the Father,

and the Father is in Me. Or else believe Me on account of the works themselves.



According to legend, British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham once saw

a distinguished-looking woman in a hotel foyer. Believing he knew her

but unable to remember her name, he paused to talk with her.

As the two chatted, he vaguely recollected that she had a brother.

Hoping for a clue, he asked how her brother was doing

and whether he was still working at the same job.

"Oh, he’s very well" she said, "And still king."



A case of mistaken identity can be embarrassing, as it was for Sir Beecham.

But at other times it may be more serious,

as it was for Jesus' disciple Philip.

The disciple knew Christ, of course, but he hadn't fully appreciated

who He was. He wanted Jesus to "show [them] the Father," and Jesus responded,

"Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:8-9).

As God's unique Son, Christ reveals the Father so perfectly that

to know one is to know the other (vv. 10-1).



If we ever wonder what God is like in His character, personality,

or concern for others, we only need to look to Jesus to find out.

Christ's character, kindness, love, and mercy reveal God's character.

And although our amazing, awesome God is beyond our complete

comprehension and understanding, we have a tremendous gift in

what He's revealed of Himself in Jesus.



By: Con Campbell



Reflect & Pray



How well do you know God’s character?

How does it match your perception of who Jesus is?



Dear God, help me to grow in my knowledge and appreciation of who You are.





3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 5 - 1 John 1:9



9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



"If God already knows everything about me, everything I've done,

then why do I need to confess it?" Grant struggled with a common

dilemma for many Christians. Indeed, God, knew all his sin - much

better than Grant did himself. But Grant needed to confess,

not for God's benefit, but for his own. Grant needed to agree with God

that his sin was wrong, and put himself in a position to receive God's

grace in forgiveness.



1 John 1:9 make the process quit clear. We confess,

and God forgives and cleanses. Many of us, however, want to take on

God's part as well. We confess, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong.

But then we proceed to try to 'clean up our act,'bargaining with God,

promising that if he will forgive us just this once,

we won't ever to it again.



The problem is, we can never keep such a promise.

We probably will do it again, and then we are back where we started,

begging for forgiveness, and trying once more to cleanse

ourselves for our unrighteousness.



God offers freedom from such futile performance. He says, "Just confess.

Agree that you sinned. Submit yourself to me. Then I'll take over from there."

God's grace does not give us freedom to keep on sinning, of course - we need

to cooperate with the work of his Spirit in our lives and do all we can

to avoid sin. But we do not have to beg God for forgiveness - forgiveness

is offered to us freely.



We do not have to clean up out act before God will accept us; God can make

the necessary changes in our lives. When we confess, submit ourselves to God,

and allow him to work within us, he is able both to forgive us and to cleanse

us from unrighteousness.



Application



a) In what ways have I bartered with God and tried to "Clean up my act"

in order to deserve his forgiveness?



b) What is my part in confession? What is God's response?

Why it is important for me to recognize God's part in my

confession and forgiveness?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Joshua 1:8



8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.

Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all

that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,

and you will be wise.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:





When you are discouraged or Depressed



Matthew 11: 25-300



25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,

Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things

from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.

27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me

by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.

And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom

the Son will reveal Him.

28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily

burdened, and I will give you rest.

29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.

For I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).

30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."







The Lord's Prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."





6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)





Saskatchewan



Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan



Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400



est Muslim Population 17279



CNMM Networks: Saskatoon



Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past

5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have

focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts

of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres

of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a

Christian school.

Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up

in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young

women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.

Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart

and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing

Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.

- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the

spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into

converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.

- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more

to be raised up into effective witness.

- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon

to spread and grow to other cities.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month



and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days



of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that



usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,



of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be



decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the



distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of



Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",



which means Blessed Eid!"





Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you



know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions



in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about



unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such



movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three



decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim



relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,



"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;



your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,



your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.



18 Even on My menservants and maidservants



I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.



19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:



blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,



and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.



21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]





Footnotes



Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective



discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for



Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a



hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under



a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the



house."







Ideas for prayer







- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you



- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving



Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."



- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims



throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further



call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



4th Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right use of

power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be fully trust His Will.



Pray to the Lord to seek him depite those who wants you to go

against his will.



Pray to the Lord to seek the Lord's character.



Pray to the Lord to seek Him when you are discouraged or depressed.



Pray to the Lord to forgive your Sins in humbleness and confession.



Pray to the Lord to medidate on his Word.



Pray to the the Lord for any burdens you have.



Pray for Muslims in Saskatchewan to receive Christ as Saviour .



Pray for the Nation to preserve Godly Values.



Pray to Lord that all politicians will come to know

themselves are stewarts of the Lord.



Repent of and turn away from your sins



and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -



Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.