THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MIDIANITES
Numbers 31:1
In reading such a chapter as this we must remember that the Bible is
the history of the slow advance of a nation toward the knowledge of
God, and its preparation to become one of the greatest of spiritual
forces. That process could only be a prolonged... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DISPOSITION OF THE SPOILS OF WAR
Numbers 31:21
This law, which subjected the victors to a whole week of separation
and to special purification, instead of an immediate welcome into the
camp, was intended to wean the Hebrews from the practice of war,
giving them a higher standard than that of s... [ Continue Reading ]