Israel sins in Moab. It all started with sexual immorality and led to the worship of other gods. The Israelites allowed the ways of other nations to corrupt them and pull them away from God. Do we allow things and the ways of the world to corrupt us and pull us away from God?

While Phinehas' actions seem harsh to us, he was zealous for God's honor and illustrates the power of ONE. He was rewarded for that. This family will remain as high priests.

God’s consequences for this behavior were most severe. Does that tell us something about how much God wants His people to obey Him completely?

I Jn 5:3
This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

To show our love for God is to obey His commands. He's told us, it's not that hard!