Numbers 33 - Isaiah 15 – 1 Corinthians 14 – 1 John 5

Numbers 33
- Moses now recounts how the Israelites left Egypt (because most who are alive were too young to remember)
- God commanded Moses to write the starting places down place by place.
- Left Rameses - First Month (15th day) (This was the day after Passover)
- During their departure the Egyptians were still burying their first born sons.
- They went to Succoth, then Etham (edge of wilderness), turned back to PI-hahiroth, then to Migdol, then from Hahiroth through the sea, into the wilderness, paseed Etham, to Marah, then to Elim (place of 12 springs and 70 palms), then camped by the Red Sea, then to the Wilderness of Sin, to Dophkah, then to Alush, then to Rephidim (place with no water to drink), then to Sinai, Kibroth-hattaavah, then to Hazeroth, then to Rithmah, then to Rimmon -perez, then to Libnah, then to Rissah, then to Kethathath, then to Mount Shepher, then to Haradah, then to Makheloth, then to Tahath, then to Terah, thento Mithkah, then to Hashmonah, then to Moseroth, then to Bene-jaakan, then to Horhaggidgad, then to Jotbathah, then to Abronah, then to Ezion-geber, then to Zin (Kadesh), then to Mount Hor (edge of Edom)(Aaron died here at age 123 on the first day of the 15th month), then to Zalmonah, then to Punon, then to Oboth, then to Iye-abarium, then to Dibon-gad, then to Almondiblathaim, then to the mountains of Abraim, then to Nebo, then to the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, then to Beth-jeshimoth.
- The Lord spoke to them by the Jordan at Jericho and told them to drive out the people in the land of Canaan destroying all their carved gods.
- They shall then possess the land for themselves.
- The inheritance shall be divided by lot by clan.
- Large tribe + large inheritance etc...
- God warns that if they don't drive out ALL the inhabitants, they shall be thorns in the Israelites' sides.
- He ends by saying he will do to the Israelites what He was going to do to the Canaanites.

Isaiah 15
- Oracle about Moab
- Ar and Kir of Moab will be laid to waste.
- Moab will weep over Nebo and Medeba
- Every head shaved and beard cut off (in mourning)
- Heshbon and Elealeh cry out too and their souls tremble.
- His heart cries out for Moab.
- The waters of Nimrim are desolated.
- There is no more greenery.
- The abundance that the people of Moab stored up is carried away over the Brook of Willows
- The water of Dibon are full of blood.
- God will send a lion to kill the Moabites who escape.

1 Corinthians 14
- Pursue love and seek spiritual gifts
- Speak in tongues to God, not men for man cannot understand tongues but God can
- The one who prophecies should speak to people to builds the church up and encourages them.
- Paul says he wants them all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy.
- Prophecy is greater than tongues unless there is an interpreter.
- Tongues, like an instrument, must be understood and clear
- If a trumpet isn't heard, the people will not know to get ready for battle.
- Tongues = no one knowing what you said. You are a "foreigner" to your hearers.
- Their goal with gifts should be building up the church.
- We should pray with spirit and mind.
- People cannot agree with what is said in a tongue and is useless.
- Paul says he speaks in tongues more than any of them, but he'd rather say 5 clear words that build others up than 10,000 words in tongues.
- Be infants in evil but mature in thinking.
- Paul quotes a verse from Isaiah 28:11-12 about speaking in tongues to prove his point.
- Tongues are a sign to unbelievers and prophecy a sign for believers.
- Outsiders will think tongue speaking believers are crazy.
- But prophecy will convict an unbelieving hearer.
- This conviction will lead the unbeliever to worship God and be added to them.
- Hymns, Lessons, Revelations, Tongues or Interpretation should all be done to build others up.
- Paul tell them to limit those speaking in tongues to 2 or 3 and to take turns sharing.
- If there is no interpreter tongues shouldn't be spoken.
- Prophecies should be shared in turn because God is a God of peace not a God of Confusion
- Women should keep silent in church, they should be submissive and are not permitted to speak as the Law says.
- What does this section mean exactly?
- Women should ask their husbands later if they have a question.
- Paul reminds them that his instructions are from the Lord.
- Paul ends by repeating that they should greatly desire to prophecy and tongues may be spoken but it should all be done orderly.

1 John 5
- Believers believe Jesus was born of God.
- We know we are saved because we know God and keep His commandments.
- His commandments should not be burdensome.
- Our faith is victory over the world.
- Only those who trust in Jesus have overcome the world.
- Jesus came of water and blood and the Spirit is of truth.
- The Spirit, the water, and the blood all testify
- God's testimony is greater than that of men.
- Not believing God = calling God a liar.
- The testimony = God gave us eternal life through His Son.
- John write them to remind them that they have eternal life.
- Our confidence is believing that He hears us when we ask Him.
- What are defined as "sins that do not lead to death"?
- All wrongdoing is sin but there is sin that does not lead to death.
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- God protects those born of Him and the evil one will not touch him.
- The whole world is under the evil one.
- The Son of God came to give us understanding and to know what is true, that we have eternal life in Him.
- John ends with a random though to keep oneself from idols.