Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Numbers 31

Phinehas is the man!  And Balaam didn't live very long with all his hard-earned cash (see 2 Peter 2:15 and Jude 11).  People still name their kids Phinehas.  And Balaam will always be remembered as the pitiful man who got rebuked by a mule.  Love of money does that to people.

Out of gratitude the soldiers gave back to God a portion of their spoils.  Think about this: God gave them all that they held in their hands.  Not one soldier lost his life in the battle.  To say "thank you" they gave back to God a small portion of what He had first given to them.  And it pleased the Lord.

There's a principle there somewhere...

Read it here.

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