Welcome to a Year in the Bible with Daily Grace.

From Eden to eternity, the Bible tells one big story of redemption.

My name is Tiffany, and I want to spend a few minutes with you every day walking through the Bible chronologically.

Together, we will explore God's sovereign plan as the events of Scripture unfold and point to Jesus.

Hey, Daily Grace family, Tiffany here. We are plugging away at the Book of Numbers, and today we come to chapters 16 through 18.

Just as a reminder, we are in the section of numbers where we will

see God's judgment and wrath poured out on Israel, and their continual complaining and rebellion.

In fact, that is the theme for today. And while God's wrath can feel heavy as we study,

his wrath can also be a comfort to us.

God's character is equally wrathful and gracious. We all deserve his wrath because of our sinful and rebellious hearts. But in his grace, he provided a way for atonement, first through the sacrificial system for Israel,

and ultimately through Jesus Christ.

As we study today, let's take time to not only see God's wrath towards sin, but his grace

toward undeserving people.

We would like to think that the Israelites learned a lesson after the rebellion of the

ten spies and the defeat of the nation when they tried to conquer the promised land on their own.

But sadly, Chapter 16 reveals yet another group of Israelites that rebel, not only against

Moses, but against the priesthood and ultimately God. Let's take a moment to

understand who these rebels are. First is Cora. He was a coathite, which, if we remember, is the

clan, one of the clans of the Levites, that were put in charge of carrying the most holy furnishings of the

tabernacle, like the ark and the altar. They had an extremely important job that not just

anyone was allowed to do. Then we have Dathan and a Byram. They are both from the tribe of Ruben.

Together with Cora, they led 250 other community leaders to rebel against Moses.

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