17Whenever the cloud lifted f...

17Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped. - P36

18At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. - P36

19When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order and did not set out.

20Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out.
- P36

21Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out.

22Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out.

- P37

23At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses. - P37

The cloud covers the tabernacle from the day it is set up. When the cloud lifts,
the Israelites set out on their journey; when it settles, they camp. Their travelsare guided by the cloud, whether they camp for a day or longer. They encampand set out at the Lord‘s command. - P37

God provides the Israelites with a simple yet powerful sign. Not only do the cloud and the fire guide Israel to its next destination, but they visibly represent God’s presence with His people. - P38

Though the Israelites may not know exactly where they are at any given moment, they know they are exactly where their Lord wants them to be. - P38

The saints today have something better than cloud and fire; we have God’s very presence dwelling inside us. And though we do not see Him physically, He speaks to us through His Word and guides us through His Spirit. And when we err, He promises to discipline those He loves and bring us back on track. - P38

Whether they had to stop for a day or for a month, they learned to be wholly dependent on the Lord for every step. They were a nation recently freed from the oppression of Egypt, but what God teaches them is not how to be autonomous. Instead, He teaches them to depend on Him. - P38

Modern culture idolizes the notion of freedom. Freedom is painted as the means to do anything an individual pleases whenever the desire arises. In contrast, biblical freedom—true freedom—is always defined as the means to obey God and depend on Him in whatever He calls us to do. - P38

John 16:33 NLT [33] I have t...

John 16:33 NLT
[33] I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."
- P116

한줄노트 믿음과 신앙의 경계선에서 우리가 붙잡아야 하는 것은 ‘담대한 믿음입니다. - P116

올바른 관계 속 흩어짐은진정한 내적 죽음의 의미를 아는 복된 흩어짐입니다. 이 흩어짐은 우리가 원해서발생하는 상황이 아닙니다. 하나님께서 우리 삶에 개입해 만드시는 일이기에 우리는 준비되어 있어야 합니다.  - P116

"예수님께서 ‘주‘가되실 때까지 우리 모두 자신의 유익을 구하게 되어 있습니다. 우리의 믿음은 진실한 것이지만 아직 흔들림이 없는 영구한 믿음은 아닙니다."  - P116

Matthew 26:36 NLT
[36] Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, "Sit here while I go over there to pray."
- P117

Matthew 26:38 NLT
[38] He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."

- P117

 겟세마네에서 주께서 두려워하신 것은 ‘인자‘로서의 사명을 다 감당해낼 수 있을까 하는 것이었습니다. 사탄은 ‘하나님의 아들‘을 공격할 수 없기에 ‘인간의 몸‘을 입은 예수님의 약점을 공략합니다. 우리 죄를 사하시려는 하나님의 계획을 방해하려는 것입니다.  - P117

사탄의 공격은 한 번으로 끝나지 않습니다. 하나님의 뜻을 이루려 할 때면 사탄은 어김없이 우리의 가장 연약한 부분을 찾아 공격할 것입니다. 그러나 사탄의시험을 이상하게 생각할 필요가 없습니다. 오히려 "시험은 우리의 친구다"라고말해야 합니다.
- P117

십자가는 ‘인자‘로서 승리의 표시입니다. ‘인자가 고통을 겪으심으로 누구든지 하나님의 존전에 나아갈 수 있게 되었다는 사실을 우리는 기억해야 합니다.
주님의 고통에 동참할 때, 우리의 인격이 그리스도와 하나 됨을 경험합니다. 하나 됨은 우리를 하나님 나라의 일원으로 인도합니다.  - P117

두려움으로 흔들릴 때, 고통으로 요동할 때, 절망으로 부서질 때 십자가의 주님을 바라보십시오. 목마름의고통을 맛보신 십자가의 주님은 우리가 그분을 바라볼 때마다 우리를 도우시고고통을 함께 져 주십니다.
- P117

한줄노트 고통은 힘들지만 승리로 이끄는 통로임이 분명합니다. 이것이 십자가의 비밀입니다. - P117

1The Lord spoke to Moses in t...

1The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said,

2"Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time.

- P30

6But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day - P31

12They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations. - P33

13But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.

14"‘A foreigner residing among you is also to celebrate the Lord’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’"

- P33

God instructs Moses to have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at its ap-pointed time. Specific guidelines are given, allowing those ritually uncleanor away on a journey to observe the feast later.  - P31

God extends the celebrationof the Passover to the foreigners living among Israel. - P31

God tells Moses that the Israelites are to celebrate the Passover. He wants His people to remember that they have received salvation from slavery and oppression because of Him. - P34

They are to recognize the blessing of being His covenant people, and celebrate His faithfulness - P34

Our relationship with the Lord weakens when we forget what He has done for us. Taking the time to remember God’s goodness and Christ’s sacrifice renews and refreshes our souls. - P34

Reflecting on the salvation and freedom that we have received helps us maintain a heart of thanksgiving and strengthens our joy in God.

Ceremonially unclean Israelites and foreigners residing among God’s people could easily have been excluded from the Passover celebrations, but God allows them to be included. - P34

The Lord is indeed gracious to us, but we should not take this grace for granted. Ignoring or neglecting Him would be sinful. - P34

May we not fail to remember God’s past faithfulness but celebrate and worship Him as He deserves! - P34

she needed two months to recover. Thus, on my birthday, I remember mymother‘s long pregnancy, labor, and recovery, and I appreciate her. I ac-knowledge all her efforts and the pain she endured so that I could enter thisworld. The yearly celebration of my own birth is a happy birthday becauseI remember her love, pain, and sacrifice. - P35

 Passover reminded God‘s peopleof how He saved them out of Egypt, and Christmas and Easter remind usof the gift of our salvation through the birth, death, and resurrection of ourLord.  - P35

We celebrate the Father for sending His Son, and we honor Jesus forHis selfless sacrifice on the cross.  - P35

We take time to remember and respondin love and thanksgiving, letting God‘s faithfulness inspire us to continueto serve Him and give Him glory. - P35

Dear Lord, thank you for the faithfulness and grace You have shown me. Forgive me for the times I ignored or neglected my relationship with You. - P35

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and let Your Spirit ever remind me of Your goodness. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P35

[오늘의 한문장] 하나님의 시선

챔버스가 경험한 우상은 기괴한 형상이나 타 종교의 상징물이 아니었습니다. 자신의 내면에서 자신을내주는, 하나님이 아닌 ‘어떤 것‘이었습니다.  - P115

John 16:32 NLT
[32] But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
- P116

올바른 관계 속 흩어짐은진정한 내적 죽음의 의미를 아는 복된 흩어짐입니다. 이 흩어짐은 우리가 원해서발생하는 상황이 아닙니다. 하나님께서 우리 삶에 개입해 만드시는 일이기에 우리는 준비되어 있어야 합니다. 하나님께서 흩으시는 자리를 경험한 사람은 어떤내적 황폐함에서도 하나님을 찬양할 수 있습니다. - P116

우리 믿음이 증명될 때까지 하나님은 서두르시지 않습니다. 기다림의 시간을 통해 하나님은 우리관심이 주님과의 관계‘보다 ‘축복‘에 쏠려 있었다는 사실을 깨닫게 하십니다. 믿음의 경계선에 있는 우리에게 필요한 것은 하나님께서 우리에게 주시는 영적 용기입니다. "담대하라! 내가 세상을 이기었노라"(요 16:33). - P116

한줄노트 믿음과 신앙의 경계선에서 우리가 붙잡아야 하는 것은 ‘담대한 믿음‘입니다. - P116

16They are the Israelites who...

16They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn, the first male offspring from every Israelite woman. - P26

17Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal, is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself. - P26

19From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites and to make atonement for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary." - P26

20Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses. - P27

23The Lord said to Moses,

24"This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,

- P27

The Levites represent the firstborn sons of Israel, who are set apart for God. - P28

They(livites) bear the responsibility of ensuring that the appropriate cleansing rituals and offerings are performed so that the Israelites remain pure and holy as God’s people and do not incur the consequences of any neglect when going near the sanctuary.  - P28

The Levites are involved not only in the worship, ceremonies, and offerings, but also in the assembling, maintenance, and transport of the tabernacle and all of its contents. Thus, God wisely ensures that after twenty-five years of hard work, the older Levites can retire and no longer bear any unnecessary burdens. - P28

They are given the freedom to contribute to the community without allowing their service to negatively impact their health. - P28

Regardless of our life stage, we can all serve with appreciationfor one another, working together to build up God‘s kingdom. - P29

Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunities I have to serve in Your house. Please open doors for me to serve in areas that are being neglected so that all might thrive and bring glory to You. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. - P29