Evers Bible Class - A Gentle Ramble through the Bible

                Numbers 21:10-27:11   Balaam and the Ass  Balaam is a prophet for sale. Israel's enemies hire him to curse the Israelites and the results are hilarious. From a talking donkey to "You're fired!" this is a complete fiasco for Balaam. You can almost hear God say, "Who's your Daddy?" Are sorcery and divination fake or real? What was Balaam's most grievous sin in this whole sorry saga? (It'll probably surprise you.) We give some thought to discernment, gifts and calling in the discussion afterwards. A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.   More info at EversBibleClass.com .

               Numbers 13-21   Chickening Out and Grumbling  The Israelites make it to the border of the Promised Land. Moses tells them to go for it! Take the land! And they chicken out.    Then, to make matters worse, a big group of the Levites stage a coup, accusing Moses and Aaron of being power hungry. The result of the coup is not pretty. But even that fiasco isn't enough to stop the Israelites from grumbling and rebelling.     God does some incredible, amazing things--so much so that Jesus even talks about it in a secret meeting with a powerful leader. And we make some surprising connections between the seraphim of the Hebrew Bible and a story about a snake on a pole. Who knew all this was in the Bible??? A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.   More info at EversBibleClass.com .

              The Golden Calf   We finish up Exodus and Leviticus with a Bang!  When Moses finally gets down off that mountain he's greeted with the Israelites running amok. Fireworks ensue.    Moses pleads with God to spare the people...and God does! Aaron doesn't even lose his job as High Priest. Amazing. In this lesson we see God's holiness in its stark power, and it raises a lot of questions. Join us for the discussion as we try to understand the "Both/And" God. A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.   More info at EversBibleClass.com .