Lamentations 1 describes the city of Jerusalem as a destroyed shell of its former power and glory.
Shlomo Skinner
Numbers 23:19 – God is Not a Man
Balak the king of Moab is afraid of the Jewish people. He hires Balaam to curse them.
Numbers 20:8-12 – Moses Hits the Rock
After the death of Miriam, the Jewish people had no water for themselves or their cattle. God tells Moses and Aaron how to bring them the needed water.
Numbers 17 – Aaron’s Rod Blossoms
Korah lead a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. He claimed God had not appointed them to positions of power and authority over the Jewish people.
Numbers 13:30-31 – Caleb Speaks
Moses sent 12 leaders of the Jewish people to spy out the Land of Canaan. The report by 10 of the spies caused an uproar in the Jewish camp.
Numbers 8:1-4 – The Menorah in the Bible
In Exodus 25 God commanded Moses to build the Menorah as part of the Tabernacle. But why is the Menorah mentioned in Numbers 8?
Numbers 5:23 – The Curses
Numbers 5 describes the ordeal of a married woman who is suspected of committing adultery. The priest is commanded to write some curses and then dissolve them in water. What curses does the priest write?
Ruth 1:16-17 – Where You Go
After the death of her husband and sons, Naomi decides to go home to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law that they should return to Moab.
Leviticus 21:9 – The Daughter of a Priest
The Jewish priests, the descendants of Aaron, have a special sanctity that they are expected to live up to. Even the daughter of a priest after she is married should uphold that sanctity.
Leviticus 17:11 – Blood on the Altar
God commanded the Jewish people to slaughter some animals as sacrifices. He also permits animals to be slaughtered for food. But the Jewish people are not permitted to eat the animal’s blood.