Book of numbers john gills exposition of the bible. Joshua and caleb alone among the twelve spies encouraged israel to take possession of the land numbers 14. The book tells of the murmuring and rebellion of gods people and of their subsequent judgment. May the result of this contribution to a great subject be to stimulate the labours of bible students. God orders moses, in the wilderness of sinai, to number those able to bear armsof all. While it is a fairly short distance from egypt to israel, it took the ancient jews 40 years to get there. The book of numbers was written between 1440 and 1400 b. The greek title in the translation of the ot lxx was arithmoi ariqmoi emphasizing the lists of numbers recorded in the book 14. Numbers 12, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The people complain, miriam and aaron oppose moses, and the people refuse to enter canaan because.
The israelites disobedience and lack of faith caused god to make them wander in the desert until all the people of that generation had diedwith a. The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the hebrew bible, and the fourth of five books of the jewish torah. The purpose of the book of numbers is to tell about how israel prepared to enter the promise land, but sinned and was punished.
Key personalities include moses, aaron, miriam, joshua, caleb, eleazar, korah, and balaam. Outline of the book of numbers israel prepares for the journey to the promised land numbers 1. Consider these examples of the symbolic meaning of numbers in the bible. The book is basically the sacred history of the israelites as they wandered in the wilderness following the departure from s. The book of numbers was named after the first key word bemidbar in hebrew scripture, which appropriately means in the desert, the place where the israelites spent forty years following the exodus. Moses struck a rock and water spouted forth numbers 20. Numbers bible book with full chapters king james version.
The book of numbers becomes a warning and encouragement for us to follow god and trust his good plan for his people. These are all of the chapters of the book of numbers. Browse all courses logos mobile education certificate programs course catalog topics courses for congregations access my courses. Numbers 1 niv the census the lord spoke to moses in bible. Its narrative begins at the point where exodus leaves off. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the end of their encampment at sinai to their arrival at the border of the promised land. Numbers is so named because a census of israel is taken twice in the book. He told him, 2 take a census of the entire congregation of the sons of israel by their clans and families, listing the name of every man, one by one. Numbers in the bible can often be taken literally, but they are sometimes used as symbols. Take a census of all the males of the congregation of the israelites by families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of.
Leviticus, which interrupts the flow of narration, consists almost entirely of legislation independent of historic precedentwith the exception of lev. Book of numbers simple english wikipedia, the free. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the law of moses, also known as the torah or pentateuch. Numbers 19, new international version niv the bible app. A pagan prophet is hired to curse israel, but he only hears words of blessing from god. The hebrew name for these books is the torah, which means law. The first census was completed while the israelites were still at mount sinai chapters 12, and the second one came 38 years later when they arrived at the borders of canaan at the end. Book of numbers overview insight for living ministries. The majority of modern biblical scholars believe that the torah the. Most of the events of the book are set in the wilderness. Study numbers using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 30 chapter 31 chapter 35 chapter 36 chapter 36. Much of its legislation for people and priests is similar. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of.
Even in their rebellion, god continues to show his incredible love and provision for them. The most popular bible verses from numbers found 1,288 verses numbers 1. Exodus ends by relating the erection of the tabernacle on the first day. The second episode of the bible series on the history channel focuses on the events of exodus through joshua that means numbers is tucked in there, too. Numbers is a historical book, whose name refers to the two censuses which were taken to number the people. The message of the book of numbers is universal and timeless. This book provides basic and straightforward explanation of the meaning of the numbers 112 and the number 40. The english title is a translation of the septuagint greek title referring to the numbering of the tribes of israel in chapters. The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps.
It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods people. But numbers and the rest of the pentateuch were cast in the form of a unified, fivevolume book sometime between the days of joshua and the elders of israel josh. The book of numbers in the bible is the fourth book in the old testament. Then aaron turned toward miriam, and there she was, a leper. Numbers in the picture study bible the book of numbers. Tell the israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke. It is called a book of moses because it contains the story of moses and the israelites when they wander throughout the wilderness before ending up at israel also known as canaan or palestine, where god. The book was very interesting and clearly explained the significance of how god uses numbers in the bible. Numbers, hebrew bemidbar in the wilderness, also called the fourth book of moses, the fourth book of the bible. For 40 years the people wander in the desert until the faithless generation is consumed.
The english title is a translation of the septuagint greek title referring to the numbering of the tribes of israel in chapters 14. This conclusion is based on 1 statements concerning moses writing activity e. Learn about faith and rebellion in the book of numbers. How to prepare a sermon how to learn biblical hebrew how to learn biblical greek how to do inductive bible study see all guides. Summary of the book of numbers the story of the bible. The law includes the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a. The book of numbers is largely narrative history as far as its genre. Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. Introduction to the book of numbers learn religions. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus.
It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the end of their. The following scripture is from the authorized king james version of the holy bible, now in the public domain. The holy bible book 04 numbers kjv dramatized audio. Bullingers reseach and insight into this topic is excellent. The first 5 books in the bible are called the 5 books of moses.
Most commentators divide numbers into three sections based on locale mount sinai. The context usually indicates whether a particular number is used as a symbol. The book of numbers is composed of narrative, legislation, and archival records. God responds with shortterm severity and longterm generosity as he leads them into the promised land. The book was extremely helpful as i prepared a lesson on the significance in the bible. Most of the events of the book of numbers take place in the wilderness, between the second and fortieth years of the wandering of the israelites. The book of numbers the new revised standard translation of this epic road trip. Deuteronomy deuteronomy repetition of the law serves as a reminder to gods people about his covenant. They contain gods instructions about how his people should live. This is the holy book of numbers, known as the fourth book of moses called numbers. Moses lifted up a bronze serpent on a pole so that believing israelites might be healed of their snake bites numbers 21.
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