Old Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading is the account of God being angry with Israel for resisting entry into the promised land. Israel had reached the border of the land that God was going to give them. Moses then dispatched 12 men: one from each tribe, to enter the land and assess the situation. Were the people numerous? Were the cities fortified? Was the land good? The men spent 40 days spying out the land. They…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of God taking some of His Spirit from Moses and placing it on 70 elders of Israel. Moses had told God that the burden God had placed on Moses was too great for Moses to bear. God listened to Moses, and told Moses to select 70 elders who Moses trusted to make good decisions on behalf of the people. These elders would assist Moses in Moses’ duties…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Israel departing from Mount Sinai to proceed on their journey to the promised land. They had been at Mount Sinai for over a year. During that time God provided Moses with God’s laws and commandments by which Israel was to live. Additionally, the Tabernacle and articles of worship were built; and Aaron and his sons were consecrated to be priests before God. Now it was time…

In this daily Bible reading God tells Moses to prepare or consecrate the Levites to serve God in the Tabernacle. The Levites were set apart from the other tribes of Israel, and their lives were to be dedicated to God. However, only those Levites between the age of 25 and 50 were to enter to perform service in the work of the Tabernacle. Evidently, God viewed those under the age of 25 to have insufficient…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Moses completing the Tabernacle and consecrating it. Moses consecrated and anointed the Tabernacle and all its furnishings. Then the leaders of the 12 tribes gave the Levites 6 carts and 12 oxen to be used for moving the Tabernacle on their journey to the promised land. Two carts carried the cloth material. Four carts carried the framework. However, the Kohathites carried the Holy objects of worship…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of God telling Moses in detail how the Tabernacle and its objects of worship were to be moved. The Tabernacle was to be managed by the tribe of Levi. The tribe of Levi consisted of three divisions: The Gershonites, the Merari-ites, and the Kohathites. Those who were between the ages of 30 and 50 years old were to do the work.  The Gershonites were to pack and…

In this daily Bible reading God instructs Moses regarding the order in which Israel was to camp and move. Israel’s camp was very structured and organized. So too was their order of movement. The Tabernacle was positioned in the middle of the camp. To the east were the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, whose armies numbered 186,400. On the south side of the Tabernacle were the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, whose armies…

In this daily Bible reading God instructs Moses and Aaron to take a census of Israel by tribes of all men 20 years old and upward. The results of the census showed that the most populous tribe was the tribe of Judah, which numbered 74,600 men.The tribe of Judah is significant in that King David was of the tribe of Judah. More importantly, Jesus was of the tribe of Judah.  The next most populous tribe…

In this daily Bible reading God tells Moses the good things that will happen in Israel if Israel follows and obeys God’s commandments and directions. Their crops and herds will prosper. They will become vastly superior in strength to their enemies. They will live peacefully and securely in their land. God also tells Moses what will happen to Israel if Israel does not obey God.  God will restrict the rain, and their crops will suffer.…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian man cursing using the name of God. God told Moses that this young man was to be stoned to death. He further said that any person in Israel that blasphemed the name of God was to be put to death. God also said that if any person killed another, that person was to be put to death.…