Scripture

In the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance that they possess, towns for the Levites to live in; you shall also give to the Levites pasture lands surrounding the towns. 3The towns shall be theirs to live in, and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle,

This manna seems to serve a threefold purpose: It serves a practical purpose by feeding the people, it serves an eternal purpose by glorifying God and showing His power, and it serves a spiritual purpose by testing the people and training them to trust God.

1. End your prayer with specific praise concerning God’s greatness. Focus your praise on His omnipotence (power), His omniscience (knowledge), and His omnipresence (presence). 2. With the psalmist let us “praise God because He has done it.” Look back at the devotional hour and praise God for hearing each of your requests. 3. Let your spirit “rejoice”

They are a nation void of sense; there is no understanding in them. 29 If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern what the end would be.

If, after all, he looked like leading a whole town astray, then Deuteronomy 13:12–18 would come into play; it has been suggested that this was why several towns refused to countenance his teaching, since to do so would court disaster for them as well as for him.