Bible guide
Numbers
A book that shows God's guidance and the consequences of disobedience through the forty-year journey in the wilderness.
- Written by
- Moses
- Written
- c. 1400 BC
- Chapters
- 36
Historical background
It records roughly 38 years of wilderness life, from leaving Mount Sinai to entering the land of Canaan. It includes two censuses, which gave the book its English name, Numbers. The unbelief of the first generation is set against the fresh start of the second.
What to watch for
Consider why the incident with the spies at Kadesh-barnea brought such serious consequences.
Look at the repeated pattern of the people's complaints and God's responses in the wilderness.
Learn the importance of obedience from the reason even Moses was kept from entering Canaan.
Where this book falls in the reading plan
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