Faith and trust
Holding Fast Where Faith Is Tempted: Learning Trust at Shittim
Numbers 25 records Israel at Shittim drawn into sexual immorality with Moabite women and the worship of Baal-peor. A plague swept the camp until Phinehas, in fierce zeal, turned back the Lord's wrath. Faith here is more than belief—it is steadfast trust in the covenant God when the world around Israel shakes loose.