Playlist: Quail (topic)
Lessons from the Count to Pentecost
Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe account of quail in Israel's wilderness experience appears twice, and comparing these two occasions reveals a vital lesson about spiritual growth and ingratitude. The first occurrence took place in Exodus 16, on what corresponds to the fourth Sabbath in the seven-Sabbath count to Pentecost, shortly after Israel's deliverance …
Numbers (Part One): Journey in the Desert
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe account of the quail in Numbers 11 serves as a pivotal illustration of Israel's failure to trust God's provision during their wilderness journey. The narrative begins when the mixed multitude among the Israelites yielded to intense craving, weeping and complaining, "Who will give us meat to eat? We remember the fish which we …
Passover (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe account of the quail in Exodus 16:12-13 serves as a critical demonstration of how God established the timing markers of ba erev (sunset) and ben ha arbayim (twilight), which are foundational to understanding when the Passover lamb was killed. In this passage, God tells the Israelites that "at twilight you shall eat meat, and …
The Count: A Still, Small Voice of Perseverance
Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe must reflect on the futility of focusing on the chaotic and repetitive cycles of human history in which human solutions refuse to factor in God's laws.
Passover (Part Nine)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe context of Deuteronomy 16:1-3 indicates the focus of these verses is on the Night to be Observed and the Days of Unleavened Bread rather than the Passover.
Passover (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughNine steps had to be included with the Passover observance, all within the house until morning. It takes place between sun's setting and complete darkness.
Passover and I Corinthians 10
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLike the Old Testament examples, the Corinthians had a careless presumption, allowing themselves to lust, fornicate, tempt God, and murmur.
How Does God Help Us? (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe trials we go through are part of His providence, putting us into humility and determining what really motivates us.
Numbers (Part Two): Graves in the Wilderness
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIf we, like Israel of old, choose to sin, we will receive the same consequence. Two thirds of the book of Numbers emphasizes that if we sin, we die.