Numbers 9 - Isaiah 1 – Romans 6 – Hebrews 7

Numbers 9
- First month on 14th day God told people to keep the Passover.
- Some men had touched a dead body and asked Moses why they shouldn't keep the Passover.
- Moses went to take their question before the Lord.
- Anyone unclean or on a journey are to keep the Passover on the 14th day of the 2nd month.
- If someone forgets to celebrate Passover they should be cut off from the people.
- The cloud of God covered the Tabernacle.
- If the cloud lifted the people moved if it came down the people set up camp.

Isaiah 1
- Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
- God said that the people did not know Him.
- Isaiah calls them a sinful nation who has turned from God.
- He compares them to Sodom and Gomorrah.
- God says He does not delight in their sacrifices.
- God says He hates their sacrifices mixed with iniquity.
- God says He will ignore the people's prayers.
- God tells them to cease to do evil and do good.
- God says their sins are like scarlet but He will make them white as snow.
- If they do not turn from their sins they shall be "eaten by the sword"
- God says He will remove the evil and make them a faithful city of righteousness again.
- Those who forsake the Lord and think they are strong shall be consumed.

Romans 6
- Our response to grace should not be to sin more but we should die to sin in Christ who died and was raised again.
- Our old self was crucified with Christ so that sin would be nothing.
- Since Christ was raised from the dead, death no longer has reign over Him.
- We are dead to sin and alive in Christ.
- Live no longer in sinful passions.
- Sin no longer has dominion over believers since we are under grace not the law.
- Paul states a second time that grace does NOT mean we are to go on sinning.
- We were slaves to sin but now we are slaves to righteousness.
- Impurity and lawlessness leads to greater lawlessness, where as righteousness leads to greater sanctification.
- The end of sin is death.
- The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ.

Hebrews 7
- Melchizedek, king of Salem, met with Abraham and blessed him and Abraham gave 1/10 of everything to Melchizedek
- Melchizedek means "king of righteousness"
- He didn't have a geneology.
- Levi can even be said to have paid tithes to Melchizedek through his relationship to Abraham.
- Change in priesthood would mean change in the law.
- Jesus was a descendant of the tribe of Judah.
- Melchizedek was not a priest by bloodline
- The Law made nothing perfect.
- Christ holds his priesthood permanently.
- Unlike other priests Christ does not have to offer sacrifices for His sins and the sins of others.
- The law appointed priests who were weak (sinful).

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