When we were dead in our sin, God made us alive in Messiah. (Eph 2:4-5)

Defilement, Crimes, and Sins

A Sabbath Sermon on Numbers 5.1-10 by Michael David Gonzales taken from Torah Portion Naso (Elevate) found in the traditional one year Torah Reading Schedule. In this teaching Michael briefly looks at the issues of defilement in the camp and crimes committed within the people of Israel. This passage takes place just after the tribes are organized and just before they set off on their journey through the wilderness toward the Promised Land.

This message was recorded at Alive in Messiah, a Non-Denominational Bible Church in Tacoma, Washington where Michael served as an elder from October 2018 to March 2022.

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