Interested in reading the Bible? Me too! Welcome to the Old Testament Reading Plan weekly podcast.

In this episode on Numbers 20-25, Joel offers some thoughts about the potential and reality of God's people.

RESOURCES:

One possible map of Israel's journey through the wilderness: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/25/30/bc/2530bcc7fd76c16a1cf81a44e4bc9bae.jpg

How do we deal with death? This is a helpful take on Miriam and Aaron's deaths: https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/death-miriam-death-aaron-death-moses-death-me

A thoughtful reflection about the bronze serpent, Moses, and Jesus: https://shereadstruth.com/moses-and-the-bronze-serpent/

A Jewish take on the Balaam and Balak story, anchored in Jewish midrash: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3715894/jewish/Balaam-and-Balak-The-Full-Story.htm

One Christian's reflection on Balaam: http://wordshalfheard.blogspot.com/2014/01/balaams-oracle-magis-star.html

Here are some Jewish traditions about the priest Phinehas: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4071544/jewish/Phinehas-The-Zealot-of-the-Bible.htm

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