Oh, Jeez, Two Demoralising Stories In A Row… I Can Only Go “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” Upon Reading This (Numbers 16) [06/03/2026]

I don’t want to write on this, but I promised years ago I’d get through every part of the Bible, as far as each chapter is concerned, at least… I’m legit speechless on the fact that Korah with three others among the priesthood mentioned by their names, two of whom were descended from Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn (read Genesis 29:32 for his birth) and 250 others tried to take Moses’ priesthood away from him… I don’t even like to believe anything bad about even one human being, including an enemy of the Lord Jesus who has wilfully disgraced me and all the others with them before… this chapter that makes me wish I weren’t in a grocery store where I work (I’m still on vacation; thank God ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡ I’m halfway through it right now) every so often is found in pages 88-89 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 113-114 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 179-181 of my VOICE copy, and pages 182-184 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I find it interesting there’s a note somewhere in the middle of this chapter (in the VOICE version) that says everyone could experience God’s glory, but this isn’t good news, seeing that the two Reubenites had complained about both the promise land being bad and claiming their experience in Egypt to be good and that Moses was like a thoughtless dictator ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ he was furious concerning this. And I don’t blame him! Indeed, I actually sometimes pray to God that He would kill those who destroyed everyone’s peace when I’m working at Fry’s! That’s not something I enjoy anyway, prayers like these. Yet Jeremiah would later pray things like in Jeremiah 18:21-23 โ€” who doesn’t rage against the violent people from time to time? I work in Gilbert, where it’s supposed to be safe for an American town, but I guess no blessing cannot be cursed into oblivion later, even if it actually is from God! And He seemed short of patience, yet thankfully, it says in 1 Timothy 1:16 that He never grows impatient with anyone, such as you, the reader of this post. I think He only said what He had said in verse 21 here to stir Moses and Aaron to plead for His mercy ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ

And when I read verses 28-33 here, I noticed the earth opening its mouth and swallowing the 254 people (the 250 with Korah and his three co-leaders had probably been a rough estimate, which is important to differentiate between Numbers 25:9 and 1 Corinthians 10:8, since they say 24,000 and 23,000 people, respectively โ€” there’s no contradictions in the Bible, so neither writer probably had any idea what the other had written) was pretty extraordinary, and I’d rather nor die in my sins like these guys did. I don’t want an unrepentant soul! Nor do I want to be fake about it… indeed, I’ve mentioned to several of my friends, both among our former Awaken crew (I used to attend the Awaken young adult group at Two Rivers, but I’m 35, now, and had aged out in early 2024) and at work, that I don’t think I’m as kind as I want to be. I hate it. But I did look at images of Hawai’i and French Polynesia ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ through Google Maps this week so far to fill my mind and heart with pure bliss, since I want to go on several mission trips one day, and also take a vacation on both areas for several weeks each. Heck, I think it’d be cool to live there ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ’ฎ๐Ÿต๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฆญ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ‘๐Ÿš๐Ÿชธ๐Ÿชผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿž๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿต๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿž๐Ÿ”โ›ฐ๏ธ๐ŸŒ‹๐ŸŒ„๐ŸŒ…๐Ÿ›ต๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ›บโš“๏ธ๐Ÿ›Ÿโ›ต๏ธ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšค๐Ÿ›ณโ›ด๏ธ๐Ÿ›ฅ๐Ÿšขโœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ฉ๐Ÿ›ซ๐Ÿ›ฌ๐Ÿงณ๐Ÿ›Ž๐Ÿข๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿ’’

What I don’t want to see here or anywhere else is anything like what had happened in verses 41-50 in response to the judgment in verses 31-35… it shows how far the Isralites had gone into a wild bout of insanity and depraved content ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“ what if we do some humanitarian aid here in the U.S. to the least of these and someone comes to you, saying, “You have raped the Lord Jesus with your generosity!” I’d be utterly horrified and flabbergasted again, just as I was with reading this chapter (this is the first time in years that I had done this) about the wild mega-crap the evil one had inspired in all the people. Indeed, 14,700 or so perished for the attacks on Moses and Aaron for what had happened โ€” this was literally the next day after the rebellion had started. I think a long time had passed between the events of chapters 15 and 16 here. There’s probably several episodes of God’s judgment in anything like this in many parts of the world for opposing Jesus and His Gospel work, just as Paul had mentioned to Timothy that Alexander thr coppersmith had done him much harm and that God will recompence him so that he is forgotten by God Himself (2 Timothy 4:14). Maybe that’ll work for seeing numerous people in each of these places giving thanks to God for Him making them safe? For judgment to the offenders of the Lord Jesus is mercy to everyone else. I’d rather testify of Jesus getting people saved, though. There’s a difference between being safe and getting people freely loving Jesus, for safety is often working with forgiveness to make it happen.

It’s good that Eleazar was around as a priest to curb the Lord’s wrath in future possibilities of presumption of their leadership by others, but again, I think it’s unfair that wickedness-lovers take the positions frequently. For if everyone in leadership was Christian, no matter what facet of life they’re in, the world would be a lot less unfair and ungracious. I don’t know how old Eleazar was in this chapter, but he was one of Aaron’s other sons who didn’t perish with Nadab and Abihu when they offered strange fire before God in Leviticus 10:1-2. I’ll also cover Aaron’s blossoming staff in the next chapter, and God-willing, I’ll see you soon.

In Christ,

Ron Outland

Not If, But When We Fail… And Dealing With An Example Of Someone Sinning With A High Hand: A Muse Of Numbers 15:22-41 (06/03/2026)

This isn’t really a favourite passage of mine, since there’s an actual public execution because someone had gathered firewood one Sabbath (Saturday) during the wilderness. The Sabbath being a Saturday will serve as a main plot element in Jesus being in a tomb for three days, much later in Luke 23:56. Indeed, this system God never wanted anyway, since it’s impossible for the blood of goats ๐Ÿ and sheep ๐Ÿ‘ to take away our sins. But this passage is found in page 88 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 112-113 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 178-179 of my VOICE copy, and pages 181-182 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I already don’t like when I sin by accident and/or do anything that may offend someone unawares, for I know I can put someone in danger if I’m not careful enough. And if I have sinned against someone under 18, woe unto me! I never mean for that to happen, though… but you know what I don’t understand? Why do those people who lord it over all mankind claim you’ve put their little ones in danger when they’ve probably had sex with them? But I gained knowledge two weeks ago from a friend of mine from Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ that sadly, the U.S. was founded by violence, and Jesus said those who live by the sword die by it (Matthew 26:52). I was texting several large messages to a friend of mine this morning around sunrise concerning this; I don’t think he’s read it yet… but it was pretty early; I’m not sure when the sun rises in his area, but we are in the same time zone most of the time (Arizona doesn’t do daylight savings). But anyways, someone would use this and the following chapters as a weapon to deceive their victims into believing God is so ungracious He has no interest in forgiveness, no matter what it is. Sadly, though, it’s difficult to find ANYONE who even believes God’s love still never fails (see 1 Corinthians 13:8 (NKJV)) โ€” yet I met someone from India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ and wants to do life with us here, and I’m thrilled for it ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ he’s receptive to the words of Jesus, and me and several others celebrated his birthday last night at Pita Island, where the Mediterranean food is a blast! I highly recommend you try that if you’re in Gilbert. I’m really happy he made it here, and I want to see India have more and more godly moments. And thank God just about every nation is more receptive to godliness and kindness than the U.S. is. Even the U.K. can’t be THAT selfish… but many people from different countries do come here to the U.S. for work, and I’m here for it ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ there’s also the World Cup occurring here in North America, with 11 stadiums ๐ŸŸ in the U.S. alone. I don’t think there’s any games in Arizona, but it’s still pretty awesome ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ too bad Trump’s willing to transform the hearts of all the people visiting into something like his, though. Even if someone’s heart ๐Ÿซ€ has been restored in Jesus our God, these antagonists who work in the governments here are willing to erase every last trace of what is holy, good, righteous, true, and lovely… and freedom is supposed to be honoured here? *scoffs* I guess that’s why they call it America ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„

But enough of my rambling, I pray the lovely men, women, and their families can read this passage in their native tongue when watching the games here, or in Canada, or in Mexico, and then find out about Jesus’ sacrifice for them so they’d recognise His love for them ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— it says in Revelation 7:9 there will be a multitude from every nation, tribe, and tongue whose population is so high no one can count them. The Bible is clear on this. There’s no room for debate. And India is the world’s most populated nation, now, so we need to pray for deliverance from the Hindu gods there (but thankfully, freedom of religion and speech is legal there, mostly). And I understand the local Christians’ approach to Jesus in some ways, since I know what it’s like to be trapped in a hostile environment, and I know what it’s like to be stuck in the streets more than once, not to mention for nuclear suffering to happen (though not in a high or extensive amount). But I did give a Bible and 60 bucks to someone outside a Wal-Mart once, and he said his roommate had stolen his rent money ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ so I hope he’s doing OK, now ๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ‘ค๐Ÿ‘ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ‘ฃ I pray the guy can receive Jesus, and likewise for another dude I gave another Bible to one day by Fry’s, as well as ten bucks, although I don’t find it fair that someone was spying on me, and I didn’t know they were there. I don’t want to reveal the details here, though. Regardless, if we follow the media too much, we violate Romans 12:2. And that’s un-Christian.

The story of someone violating the Sabbath in verses 32-36 is particularly easy to manipulate, forcing dozens of episodes containing legalism and unforgiveness on me and my friends. Jesus never wanted that to happen anyway (see Ezekiel 33:11 and 2 Peter 3:9). I respect the fact that people are willing to preach on overlooked passages like this, but man, these people do not respect me back. And when someone sees this and decides to… try the Lord Jesus, as if Paul mentioning that the only way to put Jesus to the test (as per his referencing of Numbers 21:4-9 in 1 Corinthians 10:9), was to do anything like what’s in the Numbers passage referenced above, God will be offended with them because He knows everything the “peace” makers are up to. For a time is coming when sudden destruction and punishment (I remember I looked into the Greek for that several years ago) will overtake them (1 Thessalonians 5:3), and for them, there will be no escape! I don’t want to say worship of true or false peace is common, but I swear, every time a macho dude comes forward to announce his agenda for power, a huge crowd follows them. I haven’t done so hot in dealing with the Trump supporters here, and I actually feel defiled in watching those I know follow the pedophile ๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ so if I had lived in the 70s watching Dobson and his satanic content getting so popular that all the lovers of joy and peace whimper and shiver and tremble in fear, I don’t know what I’d do. And I was born in 1990, but thankfully, I hadn’t heard almost anything about the heretic when he was alive (he died in his sins last August). I’m glad the pastor never mentioned anything favourable concerning him around that time, but it’s unfair he and all the others in the Valley worshipped Charlie Kirk for supposedly dying as a martyr (he didn’t talk about Jesus when he died, but about his politics ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ he’s in Hell with Dobson and all the other children of the devil, where all their supporters are going). It’s been nearly nine months since then, and nothing has changed. Indeed, my spirit and soul don’t feel right most days because of the extreme atheism of all the people, especially the “Christians” here. I feel like there may be something like the scenario in Ezekiel 9 where God told his angels to mark those who grieved over all the sins of Jerusalem and take out everyone else with advanced technology, but a lot of people probably have this worthless and unforgivable idea to shoot everyone in a marketplace or a school who disagrees with the “sound” and “divine” words of the president ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ I can never say this dude speaks anything besides what’s worth literally less than nothing. What do Trump and his supporters do in their spare time, anyway? Cut themselves to showcase their bloodlust for endless and unrestrained power like Baal’s worshipers did in 1 Kings 18 when they tried to call for him?! I’m not ready for this ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“ heck, just the fact there’s a Trump statue which multiple pastors claim isn’t an idol shows this is the USA’s darkest era yet.

There’s no footnote in the first Amplified Bible translation, so I don’t think I need to say anything else. But I’ll see you in the next one! Later, guys!

In Christ,

Ron Outland

Some Time Later, More Instructions Are Given (Numbers 15:1-21) [05/31/2026]

I don’t want to touch on any of the sins the Israelites are warned against today, and God must’ve had to wait at least several years before giving any further instructions to Moses and Aaron after He had pronounced judgment in verses 28-35 in the previous chapter. But this passage is found in pages 87-88 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, page 112 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 178-179 of my VOICE copy, and pages 181 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

As God’s people (most of whom really being His enemies) were perishing, He was giving Moses and Aaron more instructions for the promise land, Canaan. And I wonder if I’ve lagged behind in following Jesus as of late? But I thank God I’m on vacation from work this week ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ I want to go to Hawai’i at some point, or another Pacific island with lovely everything, but I know my only choice is to wait a very long time for that, possibly, even with my savings, all due to my debts I need to start repaying soon (though thankfully isn’t a big amount right now, but it sucks). Besides, I feel for the missionaries who are doing God’s work and spreading His love to unreached places like John Chao once did several years back to the North Sentinelese tribe, though he was martyred for it ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ may God reward him for his work there on the day of judgment (see 1 Corinthians 3:10-15)! โ€” I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to do the same thing in the future, and I’d rather live in an actual safe country where I can have all my needs met without having to take out a loan for something. I’m grateful to God for a hotel ๐Ÿจ stay almost a year ago in the neighbourhood I used to live in, but this time, I can’t afford that one, especially since next week, when I go back to work, I’ll have to buy new uniforms. And I don’t expect to be allowed to wear shorts when that happens (we’ll all be required to wear new uniforms soon) but I did discover earlier this month that I had gotten a 20ยข raise from my maintenance duties I pull off at work sometimes. And if I get to do that full-time in the autumn ๐Ÿ‚ I’ll have only ๐Ÿ•—โžก๏ธ๐Ÿ•“ shifts five times a week, which will put me at 4๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ hours every time, even when I’m sick or need to take a personal holiday to take a break from all that. It’s a shame I can’t go to church when working during the weekends, but I thank God I played a Hillsong Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ message from Arizona, where I live โ€” it’s about submission, but thankfully, the speaker mentioned it has nothing to do with making people feel less valued and that submission is supposed to be mutual; the wives-submitting things is tossed around too much, and there’s always worldliness when that happens. We as Christians are called to be different from that. And I’m glad God includes the foreigners to the Israelites in His plan for redemption for the entire world, as detailed for something in verses 15-16. So I can take delight in the fact that everyone gets a chance to know Him ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’•โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฉถ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ to God be the glory ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

Maybe sometime later this week, I’ll write on the rest of the chapter, and I’d really love to mention godliness again on here, too, not just my personal stories of life. But for now, let’s rest awhile. And for those who love what’s good and are reading this, I hope you can be encouraged with today’s post! I’ll be back with the rest of this chapter, if I or anyone else can wait that long ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

In Christ,

Ron Outland

Forgiveness Doesn’t Always Mean Reconciliation… The Lord’s Judgment In Numbers 14 (04/17/2026)

This is a key chapter in understanding this book, in that the Lord God finally said He was going to purge Israel of everyone who had no faith in Him. Indeed, how can one not be aware if they’ve read the Bible at least once? For they had tested Him ten times (verse 23) and if any remained, Jesus probably wouldn’t have been born over 2,000 years ago. This chapter is found in pages 86-87 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 110-112 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 176-178 of my VOICE copy, and pages 179-181 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Many churches preach this to highlight Israel’s failure here and invite us to ask ourselves what we can learn from this, which is good, but I should once again say that those who preach this yet think Jesus would’ve guaranteed reconciliation because He had forgiven everyone on the cross or say otherwise (as if Romans 14:15 and 1 Corinthians 8:11 didn’t matter, as well as Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45) โ€” that’s like saying enemies of God don’t exist, and while we don’t need to follow the Mosaic Law anymore (read the narrative of Acts 15:1-35 and the book of Galatians), Paul wrote of Alexander the coppersmith who hated the Lord and His message in 2 Timothy 4:14-15 โ€” a footnote in a study Bible I have mentions that imprecatory psalms and prayers exist. I don’t like to think of this, though… yet Jesus said if we deny Him, He will also deny us (2 Timothy 2:12, also Matthew 10:33 and Luke 9:26 (being ashamed of Jesus is also denying Him)) โ€” if we trifle with Him, we’ll be in the lake of fire eventually (Revelation 20:15, also Matthew 25:41). However, He is able to prevent you and me from denying Him ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ I have been caught in the crossfire of real enemies of the Lord Jesus, though… some of whom I’m related to. And I was unfortunate enough to be unable to succeed for years after I left home, hopefully to never return. I have a therapist appointment this afternoon, too, so I hope to explain more, but it’ll only be a half-hour long today. Thankfully, though, the next one’s in six days and is twice as long, so I may be able to explain more than I haven’t already covered.

One thing I should mention, though: unfortunately, the U.S., in every single county, will never have a lot of forgiving people, even if it’s “safe”. For if that weren’t the case, Trump and Clinton never would’ve ran for president ten years ago, and several good things would’ve happened here, but I guess the “Christian” churches can’t survive without hateful creeps and the media they worship! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ Indeed, everything since 2015 tells us that this is the beginning of the end of all mankind, and even with an authoritarian who had long since ruled Hungary ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ recently lost an election, he probably will never concede, and TPUSA probably won’t concede to last week’s SRP election loss (SRP is the main water/power company here in the Phoenix area), just as Trump refused to accept his loss to Biden in 2020, which I didn’t see coming ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค” I think the nationalists’ losses in 2022 started the heretical organisation mentioned above, hence, that may be how Trump won not long later, too. All these years since 2015, and things are only getting worse, even if corruption can go down here or in some other nation. For we’re in the last days, and freedom is dying as a result, for the devil is only hijacking the Christian faith so he can have all the churches worship the antichrist one day (see Revelation 13:4), and sadly, there’s no stopping him. Funny how we cannot find out when Jesus will take His church into Heaven, though (Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32)… good thing I want to be productive in all my mechanisms until he comes back, as 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 addresses… but we do need to rest every once in a while (Matthew 11:28). I guess that’s why I had to take more than half this week off work… but I do hope to get a second job if necessary, if only to help with paying rent, but if I do get one, I’ll soon need to pay back my student loans, seeing the income will most likely be greater than the poverty threshold this time.

Also, when it comes to missionary travel, I don’t really know if that’ll even be possible for me in the future, whether I’m debt-free or not. For if the American churches can’t help but be idolatrous (usually in the context of “Christian” nationalism), even if I had the right pastoral skills, I won’t be able to establish one here, and I’d hazard a guess in saying better men than me cannot succeed, either, given my “we’re in the last days” comment earlier in this post. So I don’t know what I can do… but I just discovered this footnote in the Amplified Bible (I don’t know why I didn’t cover that in the last note), located in Numbers 13:28, which says, “The scouts probably had not seen walled cities before, having lived their childhood in Goshen in Egypt. Those who forgot God’s power to help them naturally found the situation formidable, as happens in the lives of most people. ‘”But God” makes all the difference between cowards and Calebs.'” I mean, the Lord Jesus is able to stop even the worst enemy from having their way against Him, but the hypocrites have used His Name in vain by claiming He’s with them in their selfish endeavours, so that people would blaspheme Him, just as 2 Peter 2:2 had predicted. We’ve seen this in everything here… and now I’m stuck writing from the fringes of the arena, knowing the “Christians” in every ministry can’t handle me preaching the love of Jesus. Indeed, they won’t listen even if we did. That’s why God will judge the U.S., leaving no stone unturned in eliminating heretical worship here. And with more atheists being spawned in an exponential rate each day, that’ll only add insult to injury, since Psalms 14 and 53 testify that there’s no reasoning with them, since they have rejected Jesus. And honestly, there’s nothing we can do about it. For many people think Christianity’s worse than the other religions based on the hypocrisy that the devil has made since Acts 5:1-11. I don’t want to wait too long to see God’s glory…

All the offences that hinder any good I want to prevent, but I don’t know how it’s even possible. And with the Bible being used more frequently by the religious people who managed to influence the crowd enough to vote for Trump a year and a half ago (again, it’s the same pattern with how Jesus was crucified), only this time, there’s no resurrection… I think that’s why Hebrews 6:4-6 and 10:26-31 were written, for those who reject Christ will never be saved. Indeed, Jesus died for all mankind to cover their sins and cannot die again, as Romans 6:9 says, and if He could die again, He wouldn’t be God, but would end up playing the Father (Hebrews 9:25-26 talks about some of this). For His sacrifice ends sin forever for those who receive it, and He won’t turn them away (John 6:37). Indeed, nothing can remove the one who receives Him from God, as Jesus said in John 10:28-29. I’m sorry many people would preach it’s possible to lose one’s salvation, though… yet it is easy to take God for granted, and I’d rather not pull that off. I’m glad He was happy to take our place on the cross, though ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉนโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน and I don’t want to add anything to this. And contrary to popular opinion, Jesus isn’t exclusive, as if He were willing to exclude some people from His love for them. I do want to preach His Name in places where He’s never been preached at before, though, so that it would be fulfilled what it says in Isaiah 52:12: “Those who’ve never been told of Him will see, and those who’ve never heard of Him will understand.”

Even though the U.S. will fall to pieces because of the offences the people have practised (probably inspired from this chapter, given the fact the Israelites had tons of money and livestock, not to mention the favour of others because of what God had done in Egypt) โ€” indeed, this country has about $30 trillion in reserve, a lot of assets, and is highly revered for work opportunities… at least in theory for that last part. I don’t think there’s actually a lot available for me, nor can most foreigners actually make it here to find work if they wanted to, which honestly, sucks. Indeed, this morning, as I was doing a little grocery shopping ๐Ÿ›’ I thought, “If someone wants to live here in the U.S., awesome!” Indeed, I’m not opposed to immigration here. I do wish I could explain the Gospel of Jesus to them, though… most of them don’t know Jesus, and I don’t understand their langauages… it’d be great for me to love the Venezuelan lady and the Moroccan family who are here in Arizona, one of whom works with me alongside the Venezuelan lady so they’d know Jesus, too. Indeed, without those from overseas, I probably wouldn’t have been born here. It’s too bad I don’t have any Christian family members… I don’t know. But I was reading 1 Chronicles 1 in the HCSB today and noticed two descendants from Japheth in verse 5: Magog and Tiras, who later engendered what is now Russia and Scandavania. I pray repentance for the descendants from the people in that chapter, if they’re willing to know Jesus, of course. I want to say receptivity is high, but I can’t tell for sure… if even Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช is starting to oppose God’s works yet have a lot of people claim they’re doing His will, I guess anything’s possible ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ it just goes to show you how far the Great Apostasy has deepened, for Sweden is also cutting off aid to needy countries, and so are several others who are developed, as the U.S. had done. But thank God that won’t stop Jesus from returning to set things right! But anyway, at the time I’m writing this, my therapy appointment is in less than five minutes, so I’ll publish this now and will be back sooner or later with the 40-year wilderness chapters!

In Christ,

Ron Outland

Motivation And Morale Is Low โ€” A Brief Take On Numbers 13 (04/11/2026)

This is really about how the Israelites must’ve felt when they were about to enter Canaan, and it is relatable as to why they may be so demoralised concerning even getting there let alone giving the destructive locals the boot… yet ten of the spies (not Caleb and Joshua, see verse 30) were fear-driven and actually poisoned all the people listening to them concerning the report they gave โ€” why did they all think Jesus couldn’t finish the job? Hopefully I can get to this here… this chapter is found in page 86 of my NKJV Bible, page 110 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 175-176 of my VOICE copy, and pages 178-179 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve believed there was no way I could go forward, but at least every time I was able to believe Jesus was able to clear a path. Still, I don’t want to test Him as the ten spies with Caleb and Joshua had done, either in thinking He couldn’t help or that we can do something reckless and expect Him to clear the way… and I’m not sure which is more frequent. But when I was homeless a second time, and when this had happened for quite a while, I was starting to wonder if I’d ever find work. But Jesus didn’t quit or give up, nor did He take the easy way out ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ and I’m still grateful to Him that He got me through that. Later, though, more mega-crap happened, and I’ll spare you the details for now, but thankfully, He delivered me into an even better living situation in Gilbert ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽŠ I still don’t want to embarrass anyone, for there’s a good chance someone will see this and report lies and slander to the one who had betrayed Jesus… yet after a year in the Gilbert apartment, I had to leave because of inflation and that the help to sustain me was running out, but I still never returned to homelessness a third time ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡ I do hope to stay where I’m living, though, mostly if it’s close to work… but another living situation in Gilbert would be great if I can’t. However, due to more and more American “Christians” getting more and more unsound (as opposed to 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)) and that not enough people with good leadership skills can prevent hateful rhetoric from seizing the entire planet (not to mention freedom of religion will probably end when the U.S. turns 250 in less than three months), there’s a good chance I won’t be able to post on here anymore.

In Moses’ time, though, freedom didn’t mean offence was supposed to happen, and the people’s hearts were willing to serve Jesus for a time, but I’m sure many readers know most of them defected to their own agenda and the gods of Egypt after this ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ indeed, Acts 7:42-43 quotes Amos 5:25-27 about this sort of thing with the golden calf Stephen had mentioned in Acts 7:41. I pray repentance for those who still do this right now, for it doesn’t seem right if they reject God in following that stuff enough… but again, the people who suppose they would’ve known better in those days (I don’t know how I would’ve reacted to this if I were with them) โ€” as for me, I think any step in faith is always met with criticism and opposition so that everything Jesus does is reversed, and those wickedness-lovers who make it happen are stronger, smarter, and more prepared than everyone else. For they’re able to use the Scripture as a weapon and even shield themselves from accountability in terms of an inflammatory saying ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ the atheists are professionals in doing this. Indeed, the Great Apostasy was perfected several years back when every country had COVID-19 and we were all in lockdown mode, knowing that authoritarianism would be the only thing we can look forward to when it comes to leadership of any kind. Even the churches who were unwilling to support this at first have since fallen in love with it ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ so even if you’re not in MAGA country, there’s no way we can stop them from taking over the world. But Jesus will take His Church from among the unrighteous in every people group and the congregations that still have any disciples. Yet He says, “Come out of her, My people!” (Revelation 18:4) โ€” so that He would have us all to Himself. For He is a jealous God, and for His bride, and He won’t forgive those who try and steal you from Him should they know what He’s like yet come to the inappropriate conclusion that He’s dumber than a pile of rocks or something.

In short, the devil must’ve sensed that Israel had been getting worn out from the journey to Canaan and was pragmatic on putting his own thoughts in Caleb and Joshua’s fellow spies, knowing God would pulverise the whole country because they had listened to them and challenged His goodness, and on the tenth occasion in their time together since leaving Egypt, too. His glory was threatened. May we do well to learn from them… by means of Hebrews 3:7-19. That will expand more on all this, but for now, I’ll mention it was unbelief and offence that had stopped Israel from entering Canaan for 40 years, which I’ll speak more of in the next note. See ya!

The Approach To Canaan and Israel’s Greatest Blunder So Far… I Can’t Believe This Is Actually Unpopular (Numbers 13-14) [03/29/2026]

I don’t want to write too much today, mostly because I have work in less than three hours (it’s just after 7 a.m. where I live) โ€” I probably will explain this in further detail in the coming weeks ahead, though. These two chapters are found in pages 86-87 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 110-112 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 175-178 of my VOICE copy, and pages 178-181 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

This story about Israel almost taking Canaan… I sort of understand that the Lord was going to judge them through the Israelites (but He’s never enjoyed anyone’s death; see Ezekiel 18:32, 33:11), but knowing that this was going to occur in the first place does really suck… yet they had a very strong influence in Egypt while Israel was there, so that Israel would be like them… and I also know Jesus wants them saved, too, whether it’s Israel or Canaan (Matthew 24:14, also 1 Timothy 2:4). However, I don’t agree with the words the VOICE staff decides to use for Numbers 14:12, for I’m not convinced they’re… reflective of the Hebrew there. It’s too bad it’s often awkward at best to render a good English version… but if you remember that I had said in Leviticus 26’s note that even the Bible translators are afraid of God, you’ll understand that unfortunately, too many people by now among the staff in probably every team want Jesus to be One of conquest by force, as if He were to work according to the Romans of His time ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ I mean, today’s Palm Sunday, and not addressing Jesus as the One who puts an end to multiple wars and worldly thinking (both lust and power alike) โ€” He may not be forgiving should this be ignored in the churches again. But when they do this today, more and more people will turn away from Him… and I mean people who don’t believe in violence and money-worship. I think those “churches” are of the Illuminati’s plan to exalt satanic content ๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“ and if a church has been godly here in the past, they’re no longer practicing safety… I think they believe 1 Thessalonians 5:3 a little too well. For there is none here, and yet they lie about the Lord Jesus and say, “Not He, misfortune won’t happen to us, and we won’t see sword or famine, and the prophets are as wind, and the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!” (See Jeremiah 5:12-13.) So when I say this is Israel’s greatest blunder so far (the refusal to enter Canaan and God’s sharp response to them, detailed in chapter 14), this really is their worst mistake yet, and Hebrews 3-4 references this and mentions unbelief as the primary culprit. And unbelief here is probably at an even greater level now… I can’t wait for Jesus to return so I don’t have to see this again ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ and yes, I was inspired by a few Threads posts explaining the truth about Palm Sunday to write this, seeing Jesus had come as humble instead of looking like some kind of Chad alpha-male who believes in bravado above everything, including love and humility… and on a donkey, no less! That looks like something most of us would rather avoid, sadly… but I don’t!

I need to explain to my therapist (yes, I’ve been seeing one for professional help the last few weeks) that I actually feel like some stupid, spoiled brat whenever I address an unmet need or even try to fulfill a good responsibility most of the time and therefore cannot feel safe half my days ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ if I get another profound loss because I mention the truth, they’ll be held responsible for this, and Jesus will NEVER forgive them, just as He had rejected everyone at least 20 years old (except Caleb and Joshua, see Numbers 14:24 and Joshua 1:9) during the wilderness journey. Worse still, they’ll claim, “It’s for your own good, son” โ€” Jesus is nothing to them all ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ and yet, if I mention something good in due season but the enemies of the Lord prevail upon me for this (and prevail they will), I’ll be stuck in MORE mega-crap โ€” it’s just easier to say Jeremiah 20:9 is being lived out again. Life is but a fight I was born into, and I don’t belong here… if I can make it past these next few days, I’ll be back with writing a note on Numbers 13. See ya!

Does God Support Hateful Parenting? (Numbers 12) [02/26/26]

Amidst all the jibberjabber I always hear from others at work, I read chapter 12 and am actually afraid that… maybe there was a reason controversial passages like this and Amos 3:2 were written, but then I remember something in Deuteronomy 32 about the Israelites not being God’s real people after all. This chapter is found in page 86 of the NKJV Bible, page 109 of the NASB Bible, pages 174-175 of my VOICE copy, and pages 177-178 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

With what I just said, I’m actually referring to those who know Jesus to be the One to save the earth even in Moses’ time, since there were many prophecies pointing to His birth centuries before, including in Isaiah 7:14. For if all the Israelites were indeed God’s children (yet He has no grandchildren), they wouldn’t have opposed Him like this โ€” one such case being Aaron and Miriam, Moses’ older brother and sister, respectively, being detailed here. And Jesus took all mankind’s punishment on the cross so we’d experience His forgiveness and new life, but it’s not enough to know this (for each human being needs to receive and love Him in response to this, and no one is left out of a chance to know Him โ€” perfection even after receiving Him is still impossible, though, but thankfully not necessary). One song by Casting Crowns, in the middle, has these lyrics: “The Father gave His only Son, the Way, the Truth, the Life had come, but there was no room for Him in the world He came to save” ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’” and I don’t know what good this post will do. Indeed, I have a history with this passage (though I didn’t believe myself to be like Moses in every way), mostly in the first half here. For I referenced verses 1-8 to someone in downtown Phoenix when I had discovered an apartment staff member of where I was living at the time had made things up concerning my demeanour โ€” more mega-crap followed, which I don’t want to go into details, but it would be another three years before I’d find a job for sure. People like this can ruin our lives… and that’s how I went to the mental hospital: by someone’s prejudice against my Christian faith. And sadly, the enemies of God… are real, and they’re everywhere…

It’s a shame Aaron and Miriam had opposed Jesus because of Moses’ humility towards Him, and they were all in their 80s, too, so it doesn’t make sense that they, the older siblings, had criticised Moses because he loved Jesus (he’d later write about Him; see Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18, and also John 5:46). They also likely knew He’d take their punishment over 1,450 years after this incident, too, so I’m convinced they’re in Hell, now… their deaths are recorded in Numbers 20, but I don’t want to go into detail about this now. But you what I don’t understand? How does verse 14 here explain something humiliating a guy had done in one culture so that God would reference it? And why is this happening as if His goodness were irrelevant? I don’t want to be around those who say Jesus didn’t take our place on the cross for all mankind, of every generation. It makes about as much sense as Frogger dying in the water even though he’s a [expletive] frog! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ This [expletive] I can’t accept, for the Americans love to portray God as hateful and unforgiving, and that’s why I’d rather not be around the public most days. They hate any idea about God being compassionate or anything else like it, and there’s at least 200 million of them in the U.S. alone, especially the “Christian” nationalists, which number a frighteningly high 120+ million here. And the population’s almost at 350 million, but I pray for those who visit to attend a FIFA ’26 match to experience the love of Christ that they deserve to hear (FIFA is the Soccer World cup occurring here in North America, and it happens in a particular part of the world every four years). I pray the same thing for the visitors for the Women’s World Cup occurring here a year later, and for those from every country watching the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics in southern California ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ at least, for now, though, I can’t wait to get to the Psalms… I want to remember God’s goodness explained in some of them, but I guess people would rather erase it from everyone else’s brains and memories! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ Until then, God-willing, I’ll see you in chapters 13-14 where I’ll write multiple notes ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ“‹ and even slip in something concerning the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Later, everyone!

“Would That All The Lord’s People Were Prophets!” An Unexpected Moment Of Signaling The Lord’s Benevolence In Numbers 11 โ€” With A Comparison Of Good Complaints Against Bad Ones (02/26/2026)

These complaints addressed here aren’t any ordinary yammerings (it was worse than if someone repeatedly asks, “Are we there yet?”) But they believed the food sucked (all they ate was manna, but that was to avert any inclination to idolatry, which I’ll get into later). This chapter is found in pages 85-86 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 108-109 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 173-174 of my VOICE copy, and pages 175-177 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for an honest request of any kind when it’s reasonable, for that’s what David had in mind when he went to Nabal in 1 Samuel 25 (I wanted to read my HCSB Bible through that chapter from where I had left off after leaving the bookstore when I was seeking Christian advice yesterday), but spoilers, Nabal was utterly defaming David ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ and the Israelites had been attached to Canaanite worship, ironically, when they had been in Egypt for hundreds of years (for Canaan had a very strong influence over Egypt in those days) โ€” I don’t even know if they were telling the truth in whatever food they had wanted to eat in Numbers 11:5. And they had complained about God leading them just moments earlier in verse 1. I know I don’t want greedy desires… avoiding them is easier said than done, though… and I actually think it’s easier to stay with the same sin you’re hoping to quit but feel at home with, for while I’ve tried to set mine aside for good, I grow worse when I do, and I’m not sure where to go from here. If Jesus indeed came to set us free from our sins in this life, then great… but we can’t claim we’re above all sins with or without Him. I guess soon, we’ll each have to face the choice between what is right and what is easy… I feel I’ve lost too much already. And even if all my student loans were forgiven today (they’re my only debts remaining), my confidence still won’t be very high even in the Lord’s justice… I don’t know… when they decided not to forgive up to $20,000 of every former college student’s loans, that was when I wanted to set aside my U.S. citizenship, even if I were able to have my loans erased. This was in mid-2023… and the U.S.A.’s 250th birthday is just over four months from now, so when they make their next move (though I discovered they had blocked most of the tariffs โ€” that didn’t really work, though, for Trump then set new ones โ€” seems like every good thing that happens is only fuel for the fire, actually), I’ll likely be arrested for being myself… whether forgiveness is legal or not.

I can also relate to Moses when he heard all the people go “yap, yap, yap” about nothing… he actually said in verse 15, “If You plan to treat me like this, then just kill me now. If You care about me at all, just put me out of my misery so I do not have to live out this distress” (VOICE) โ€” trust me, Moses, I feel you BIG TIME. EVERYONE who understands useless complaining from grown men and women who know better feel you. And I’m scared I’m not a good human being or had even been blessed by Jesus Himself sometimes… also, while I was writing this down, something went wrong with this tab as I was trying to type again. I think Satan didn’t want me to speak the truth about the technology acting up, too. But God is stronger than he is, so that’s nice. I don’t want to lash out against any customer or staff member at Fry’s, though. I guess I’m running out of faith that sanity actually exists ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

I do love that God selected 70 men to prophesy over all Israel, though… too bad they all were rejected by Him when they also complained against Him with all the others upon hearing a weird report about Canaan, concerning which this book details later. Sort of. Yet it’s the backbone of much of the book, and Hebrews 3:7-19 references this and Psalm 95:7-11 where it says, “Today, if you hear the Lord’s voice, don’t harden yourselves” (author’s translation). But I don’t think retribution would be the only thing He does โ€” it’s not His heart to punish, actually (see Lamentations 3:33). Many people would tell you this is the driving force behind His love, but there was none of that retribution stuff at creation, just as Jesus would say in Matthew 19:8 that divorce wasn’t a thing in the days of Adam and Eve before the snake deceived Eve and Adam followed suit. I’m sorry that there’s too few people who believe forgiveness exists, not to mention patience, hope, love, all of that ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’” I don’t want to be around them…

Moses’ wish at the camp (verse 29) was actually God’s desire for all the people who’d later become Christians out of knowing they can’t save themselves… I know I couldn’t. And whenever the law of Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts, as Paul would mention in 2 Corinthians 3:14 much later. But thank God that salvation’s actually possible by Jesus โ€” comfort shouldn’t be worshiped, and neither should safety, but He loves both within reason. And I’m done talking about the same Numbers passage twice, for it ends with the Israelites getting a bunch of meat then getting struck by God’s plague โ€” yeah, funny how I just said that ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ but I don’t want to talk at you concerning this. Next up: chapter 12… this will be another ridiculous event. But I pray I can withstand it and also think carefully on how it unfolds. See ya!

There’s Too Much Unfaithfulness โ€” A Quick Note For Numbers 11-25 (02/26/2026)

If you’re like me, you’ll probably go “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” when reading most of what’s in these 15 chapters. And I remember trying to steer clear of doing the sins the Israelites had pulled off when I did Bible notes on this for the very first time in late 2012. I discovered the episode when God judges Israel for these things to be in chapter 14, and over the years after that, I found out they weren’t poor like I had been (I’m barely making enough to pay rent this month, but the tax refund was a big help). But this section of Numbers deals with the 40-year waiting period God consigned Israel to due to most of the people being overtly hostile to Caleb and Joshua in response to their plea for hope in Jesus to take Canaan (Numbers 14:10). Indeed, it’s found in pages 85-95 in the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 108-121 in the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 173-193 of my VOICE copy (with all its notes ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ“‹ there’s a lot of them; I should actually comment on each one like I remember saying in the beginning of this journey), and pages 175-196 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I don’t have anything to say except that waiting is always frustrating, including in events like this. And if you don’t have the chance to be productive, too bad. Yet this is what Israel forced an entire generation full of those under 20 years old into (given the census in chapter 1; there’s another in chapter 26 after all this) โ€” I’m reminded of my own misfortune when reading this, for I was supposed to have graduated ๐ŸŽ“ from ASU in the mid-2010s, but my mom was petty enough to break good laws by lying about me and hiding the truth about it until I realize how bad my grades were one week in the summer after high school (this was in mid-July 2009) โ€” what followed was a lot of crap, for lack of a better word. I did become Christian later that same week, but it was too late: I couldn’t clear my name due to me not knowing it was illegal for someone to force me to live somewhere I didn’t want to be… until I went to a mental hospital five years later where I found that out ๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜“ I’ve been in a lot of debt ever since. And they don’t want to forgive another one of my loans, even without Trump around. For his return to office over a year ago signaled everlasting doom for even born-again Christians like myself who don’t believe politics is the Gospel, and now, there’s nothing I can do but go back to work every week to basically… watch nothing but defeat at every corner. And most of the people doing this claim to be born-again Christians! For if the country had honoured Jesus, they wouldn’t have reinstated the acceptance of child abuse and the death penalty. And they claim abortion’s worse than both? While I don’t believe in that stuff, either (indeed, Romans 1:30 does say a deprived human being is an inventor of evil), abortion’s been around for less time than the other things had been. I don’t know when it was invented, but I guess they’d rather enforce ye olde-tyme religion instead of acting against anything hateful! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ Why do you think Europe’s ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ mostly a lot safer than anything in the U.S.? For the nation’s hovered around 128th place (out of 163 countries in the rankings) of how… SAFE it is compared to the others for nearly a decade, now. They also have no interest in releasing the files that can relieve this generation of the abuse they’ve endured for decades. I don’t know if anymore good will happen here, actually…

I also think the Lord Jesus is now the U.S.A.’s enemy due to all this, and I’m not looking forward to when they do me in because I write the truth on here… but God-willing, I’ll see you in Numbers 11 soon. Later!

Moses And Hobab โ€” Numbers 10:11-36 (02/24/2026)

During the narrative about Moses leading all of Israel out of Sinai to Canaan, after the Passover had been observed, he asked Hobab, his brother-in-law, if he could join him. Initially, he declined, but Moses appealed to his knowledge about the wilderness, for neither he nor the others with him had been to Israel before, so Hobab accepted the offer. I think Jesus wanted to give Hobab a good place where the Israelites were going to be living. And I wonder, if we’ve declined an offer for something familiar, wouldn’t Jesus try again to reach out? This passage is found in pages 84-85 of the NKJV Bible, pages 107-108 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), page 172 of my VOICE copy (the note in between that and chapter 11 goes into the next page for some reason), and pages 174-175 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I think I’m a lot like Hobab in this passage right now, and so are most of us, for I often daydream about getting a place in Gilbert again, and I work here, too, but it’s a shame TPUSA has ruined everything even before the pandemic had started (Trump and his men, along with the other heads-of-state in other countries โ€” they love to trample underfoot the poor and needy ones from among mankind; I didn’t vote for any of this). Now, of course, corruption can go down in any place despite that, seeing they put Biden in charge in late 2020 (though corruption went down for only one year after that, and in 2023), but I guess the voters are callous-hearted against anything good! I didn’t find the COVID-19 vaccine any good, though, for I knew it was satanic and deadly, seeing it had killed thousands more on top of those the virus had already eliminated, and so the last plague was worse than the first. Thankfully, in early 2022, the mandate for the “vaccine” ended for everyone in the country, so I didn’t need to get tested again. And I’m grateful I always came back negative every time, and I never got the virus anyway, so I didn’t need the vaccine, but I couldn’t have avoided that by my own strength; Jesus, I think, had kept me from it. Psalm 91 wasn’t written in vain or to no purpose ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡ I was also kept safe from many other bad things during that time, and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass tracks were being released in two 4-track GPs each several times during that era, doubling the game’s tracks from 48 to 96. I still wish they had waited another year or two to release the next Mario Kart game after the Switch 2 came out in mid-2025… oh, well ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

When Moses appealed to Hobab to come on over and live with him and the others in Canaan (remember, Canaan had been the one to populate the area until Israel came over), and Hobab accepted it, I think it’s a lot like Jesus’ invitation for others to experience eternal life in Him, which other Scriptures later explain (see 2 Timothy 3:15). Of course, by this time, the Israelites had tested God on several occasions already, and we’ll later read that they sadly are stuck in Kadesh as He judges everyone who violently opposed Caleb and Joshua (at least, if they were 20 years or older) โ€” for 40 YEARS!! I’m not actually looking forward to this, as I said in a previous post, but shortly after I’m done writing this one, first off, I don’t have much time to write anything else online for today, and second, I’d rather not ride my bike at night, even with my bike lights on, seeing that I now live northwest of the library by several miles, so it’s past U.S. 60, and I don’t need to be at the library every day. But I came to drop off some CDs I had borrowed. The next note will be a short overview of Numbers 11-25 โ€” this will be filled with a bunch of disappointing episodes, just so you know. I’m sorry if you were expecting more successes, but we need to remember the Bible is a brutally honest book, containing controversial stories in many parts, even on part of many of the good guys. But Jesus never did anything wrong, so we can worship Him freely, even if someone were to judge Him as if He were supporting sins of some kind. Maybe many of them don’t know any better? I’m not sure; I can’t say, but I don’t want to conclude that ANYONE is headed to Hell! Even the ICE guys should repent and follow Jesus. Literally. But I’ll see you in the next post! Later, everyone!