From Numbers 19-21:
1. I wonder what is the significance of the red heifer for the purification offering that is used to make the water of cleansing. I wonder if the reason for it having to be red relates to the blood of Jesus which cleanses us from all sin.
2. They were to sprinkle the unclean things with the water of cleansing. Interesting. It does not really relate directly, but I wonder if this correlates to baptism in any way. I mean, with the big debate about immersion versus sprinkling - We know that Jesus was baptized using immersion, but it does not appear that sprinkling would be unacceptable, especially in light of this passage. (I could be wrong, though.)
3. I wonder how Aaron felt, knowing that he was going to die on top of the mountain before it ever happened. There is one thing that is a blessing in not being able to tell what the future holds: at least you don't know when you will die. But this blessing can also be a curse if you are not ready when you die.
4. It almost feels like there is something that is not being told on the passage in chapter 20 that talks about what Moses and Aaron did and how they sinned against God. I think this is because God told them to speak to the rock, and instead they hit the rock twice with the staff. (Actually, Moses did that. I wonder how Aaron got in trouble there. See Numbers 20:24)
5. I wonder about the reference that the bible has about the "Book of the Wars of the Lord". What book was this? Is this a book that is only used by the Israelites to this day, or does the book no longer exist? Or is it that it was determined to be inaccurate, due to some embellishments?
6. In Numbers 21:16, it is interesting that the Lord tells Moses to gather the people together so that he can provide water for them. This time they did not complain, but rather God made the decision as to when to give them water.
7. Dead Poet's Society - It also records in chapter 21 about what the poets said. I wonder what kind of poetry they had back in that day. Did they have books of poetry? If so, what were they called?
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