No amount of temporal success can compensate for the loss of God's approval.

God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it.

Prosperity is often the enemy of spiritual development.

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.

The fear of God does not come naturally to human beings; it must be learned through Scripture, worship, and the hard knocks of experience.

The agonies of those who are falsely accused are of great concern to the living God, and He acts as their defender.

God supplies the needs of His people according to their needs but does not ordinarily allow stockpiling.