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Numbers Chapter 9   (ESV)

 

4 So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. 5 And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did. 6 And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 And those men said to him, “We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the Lord’s offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?” 8 And Moses said to them, “Wait, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”

 

9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your descendants is unclean through touching a dead body, or is on a long journey, he shall still keep the Passover to the Lord. 11 In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they shall keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it.

 

REFLECTION:

• Read the passage five times, each time focusing on a different aspect of it.
• As humans, we are forgetful people, and as forgetful people we need tangible reminders – symbols – of who God is and what He’s done. Therefore, as God commanded, many Jewish homes celebrate Passover around the time of Easter to remember all that God orchestrated to bring them out of bondage in Egypt and into the Promised Land.  Under what circumstances are you most prone to forget who God is and what He’s done for you?
• Create a symbol that will remind me of God’s faithfulness in my life. Maybe it’s a photograph of close friends or a rock I picked up during a hike.  Put this symbol in a place where I will see it often.  When I look at it, I will be reminded and thank God for His blessings.

 

PRAYER:

Take a stroll down memory lane.  Think about the times when God was evident and at work.  Allow your memories to guide your prayers of gratitude for all He has done.