Day 37: October 16, 2025 – Numbers 24-27 and I Corinthians 7-8

We find the prophesies of Balaam which are somewhat homogenous in that all of the nations are predicted to fall in the sight of Israel. We also see at the end of our reading in chapter 27 the baton pass from Moses to Joshua. It is in this Scripture where we see our tradition of laying hands on people who are chosen for a specific duty. Even the word commissioning is mentioned in this passage as what Moses does to Joshua so that a spirit of his leadership and a part of the Holy Spirit that was with Moses would be handed down to Joshua. When we commission people or groups it is with the same thought. The quote is: “Give him some of your authority.” When we go outside of the walls of the church and we do the work of God we do it with some of the authority that rests upon the church. We no longer act for ourselves, but we represent the church and Christ. This Scripture lays the groundwork for that.