Numbers 9: Stand Still, and I Will Hear

Another illustration of the principle of our meditation on chapter 8 comes up in this reading. What were people supposed to do who could not observe the Passover properly? “Stand still.” “Wait while I find out the will of the Lord.” Moses would not presume to tell them what he thought or felt. He would get the answer from God and then tell them what to do about the Passover. When we want to know what to do in “special circumstances,” let us search the scriptures and find the answers in the written word. They are always there to be found and followed.