Chad Bird

  1. May 9 - The Star of Jacob

    book
    05/09/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    כוכב - [Balaam said,] "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth." NUMBERS 24:17
    May 9 - The Star of Jacob

  2. May 8 - The Wise Donkey of a Foolish Prophet

    book
    05/08/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    פתח - When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” NUMBERS 22:27–28
    May 8 - The Wise Donkey of a Foolish Prophet

  3. May 7 - Serpent of Salvation

    book
    05/07/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    נחשׁ נחשׁת - And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. NUMBERS 21:8–9
    May 7 - Serpent of Salvation

  4. May 6 - Miriam, the First Mary

    book
    05/06/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    מרים - And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there. NUMBERS 20:1
    May 6 - Miriam, the First Mary

  5. May 5 - The Ashes of a Red Heifer

    book
    05/05/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    פרה אדמה - “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come. And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him." NUMBERS 19:2–3
    May 5 - The Ashes of a Red Heifer

  6. May 4 - A Royal and Priestly Uniform

    book
    05/04/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    ציצת - The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after." NUMBERS 15:37–39
    May 4 - A Royal and Priestly Uniform

  7. 2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Episode 265)

    book
    05/03/21
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    Who is going to build who a house?
    2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Episode 265)

  8. May 3 - Resident Aliens in Israel

    book
    05/03/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    גר - "And if a stranger is sojourning with you, or anyone is living permanently among you, and he wishes to offer a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, he shall do as you do." NUMBERS 15:14
    May 3 - Resident Aliens in Israel

  9. May 2 - The Good News of God’s Long Nose

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    05/02/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    ארך אפים - ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ NUMBERS 14:18
    May 2 - The Good News of God’s Long Nose

  10. May 1 - Grasshoppers and Giants

    book
    05/01/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    נפלים - So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” NUMBERS 13:32–33
    May 1 - Grasshoppers and Giants

  11. April 30 - Mouth-to-Mouth Conversation

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    04/30/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    פה אל פה - And [God] said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord.” NUMBERS 12:6–8
    April 30 - Mouth-to-Mouth Conversation

  12. April 29 - When God Smiles

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    04/29/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    פנים - 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. “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” NUMBERS 6:24–27
    April 29 - When God Smiles