March 12   Numbers 6 Psalm 33:10-17 Proverbs 8:1-3 Mark 11:12-33 Blessing   “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.”  Number 6:24-26 ESV   This passage in Numbers 6 is known as the Aaronic Blessing.  It is the blessing that God instructed Aaron and his sons to speak over the people of Israel.  It has been used throughout the centuries, long after the Aaroni

March 11   Numbers 4-5 Psalm 33:1-9 Proverbs 7:24-27 Mark 11:1-11 Hosanna In The Highest!   “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”  Mark 11:9b-10 LSB   The Sunday before Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection is referred to in modern times as Palm Sunday.  The day began with Jesus and His disciples travelling over the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem.  Jesus sent two of His disciples ah

March 10   Numbers 3 Psalm 32:8-11 Proverbs 7:21-23 Mark 10:32-52 Numbered   “Then Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, ‘Number the sons of Levi by their father’s households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall number.’  So Moses numbered them according to the word of Yahweh just as he had been commanded.”  Numbers 3:14-16 LSB   The Bible contains multiple genealogical records.  When we encounter them in our reading, we oft

March 9   Numbers 2 Psalm 32:1-7 Proverbs 7:18-20 Mark 10:13-31 Forgiven   “How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man whose iniquity Yahweh will not take into account, and in whose spirit there is no deceit!”  Psalm 32:1-2 LSB   The last couple of days we have looked at the destructive power of sin in our lives.  We have examined the costly nature of evil physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.  And we have