BOOK OF NUMBERS – OVERVIEW
| THE BOOK OF NUMBERS “Wilderness Wandering” |
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| Numbers 1-12 WALKING |
Numbers 13-25 WANDERING |
Numbers 26-36 WAITING |
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| 1-4 Counting & Camping |
5-8 Cleansing & Congregation |
9-12 Carping & Complaining |
13-16 12 Spies & Death in Desert |
17-18 Aaron & Levites in Wilderness |
21-25 Serpent of Brass & Story of Balaam |
26-30 Second Census 7 Laws of Israel |
31-33 Last Days of Moses as Leader |
34-36 Sections, Sanctuaries Settlements |
| Law & Order | Rebellion & Disorder | New Laws-New Order | ||||||
| Old Generation | Tragic Transition | New Generation | ||||||
| Preparation for Journey Moving Out |
Participation in Journey Moving On |
Prize at end of Journey Moving In |
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| At Sinai – Mt Sinai | To Moab; Mt Hor | At Moab; Mt Nebo | ||||||
| En Route to Kadesh (Mt Sinai) |
En Route to Nowhere (Wilderness) |
En Route to Canaan(Plains of Moab) | ||||||
| A Few Weeks to 2 Mo | 38 years, 3 mo, 10 d | A Few Months | ||||||
| Author: Moses | ||||||||
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Key Words (NAS95): Service (41x/37v), sin/sins (49x), Passover (11x/10v), covenant (5x), holy (38x/35v), atonement (17x/15v), offering(s) (296x/167v), “the LORD spoke to” (47x), wilderness (48x/44v), tent/tabernacle (93v), cloud (20x/16v), curse(s) (23x/19v) |
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Christ in the Book of Numbers (A. M. Hodgkin): Portrayed as our “Lifted-Up One” ( (Nu 21:9 – sermon by Spurgeon, cp Jn 3:14-15-sermon by Spurgeon) |
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Numbers: 100’s of Resources – Commentaries, Sermons, Devotionals |
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