Simon reads the Bible

Numbers 35 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the Lord said to Moses, 2  “Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands. 3  These towns will be for the Levites to live in, and the surrounding lands...

Numbers 34 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Moses, 2  “Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries. 3  The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will beg...

Numbers 33 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is the route the Israelites followed as they marched out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2  At the Lord’s direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way. 3  They set out from the city of Ram...

Numbers 32 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds, 2  they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said, 3  “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh,...

Numbers 31 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Moses, 2  “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.” 3  So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the Lord’s war of revenge against Midian. 4  From each tribe of Israel...

Numbers 30 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: 2  A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do. 3  “If a young woman makes a vow to the Lord or a pledge under oath while she is still living...

Numbers 29 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “Celebrate the Festival of Trumpets each year on the first day of the appointed month in early autumn. You must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work. 2  On that day you must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old...

Numbers 28 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The Lord said to Moses, 2  “Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions. 3  “Say to the people: This is the special gift you must present t...

Numbers 27 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph. 2  These women stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entranc...

Numbers 26 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  After the plague had ended, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, 2  “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war.” 3  So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from...

Numbers 25 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women. 2  These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab. 3  In this way, Israel joined in the worship of Baal of Peo...

Numbers 24 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  By now Balaam realized that the Lord was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness, 2  where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, 3  and this is the message he delivered: “This is the mess...

Numbers 23 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then Balaam said to King Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.” 2  Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar. 3  Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the L...

Numbers 22 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the people of Israel traveled to the plains of Moab and camped east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho. 2  Balak son of Zippor, the Moabite king, had seen everything the Israelites did to the Amorites. 3  And when the people of Moab saw how many Israelites there were, they were terrified. 4  The king of Moab sai...

Numbers 21 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were approaching on the road through Atharim. So he attacked the Israelites and took some of them as prisoners. 2  Then the people of Israel made this vow to the Lord: “If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy all their towns.”...

Numbers 20 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  In the first month of the year, the whole community of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. While they were there, Miriam died and was buried. 2  There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. 3  The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died...

Numbers 19 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2  “Here is another legal requirement commanded by the Lord: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer, a perfect animal that has no defects and has never been yoked to a plow. 3  Give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. 4&n...

Numbers 18 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood. 2  “Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist yo...

Numbers 17 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2  “Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel’s ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader’s name on his staff. 3  Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. 4  Place th...

Numbers 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben. 2  They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly. 3  They united against Moses and Aa...

Numbers 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord told Moses, 2  “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “When you finally settle in the land I am giving you, 3  you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at an...

Numbers 14 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. 2  Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. 3  “Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little...

Numbers 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The Lord now said to Moses, 2  “Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.” 3  So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran. 4  These...

Numbers 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he had married a Cushite woman. 2  They said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he spoken through us, too?” But the Lord heard them. 3  (Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.) 4  So immediately the Lord call...

Numbers 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. 2  Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord, the fire s...