Mental confusion can be the product of divine discipline.

Nothing should be considered outside the scope of God's authority.

Although their parents died in the wilderness for their stubbornness, Israel could profit from the older generation's failure by remembering that God had used adversity to train them.

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands.

A life that is lived without regard to God cannot be called living.

Only people of proven character should be placed in positions of spiritual leadership.

We dare not trim stones to make God an altar, for if we do we ruin everything. We would spend time bringing people to the altar and saying, "Look at those beautiful stones we trimmed!" We merely need to accept the work that God has done for us in Christ. The object of His restrictions is to help us see how wonderful He is and to spend the rest of our lives rendering true worship to Him.