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Numbers
Title
1.
Hebrew
rBe’d:y>w:
2.
Greek
avriqmoi,
3.
Latin
Liber Numeri
(arithmoi)
Author
Moses
Date of Writing
Between 1446 and 1406 BC
Theme
Along with more instructions and laws, the bulk
of the book tells the story of Israel’s rebellion
against the Lord and
his servants and of their
Punishment
consequent wanderings in the wilderness as a
punishment. Along with displaying the
punishment for sin, Numbers displays the mercy
and lovingkindness and patience of God towards
his people.
Purpose of Writing
To record the history of the Israelites 40 years in
the wilderness (the journey should only have
taken 11 days, according to most historians).
Only the most important stories are recorded of
those 40 years, which demonstrates the
drudgery that it must have been. Future
generations were to learn from the mistakes of
Israel.
Christ in Numbers
Numbers 14:19-21 “Pardon, I pray, the iniquity
of this people according to the greatness of Your
Moses and Aaron
lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven
this people, from Egypt even until now.” 20 So the
LORD said, “I have pardoned them according to
your word; 21 but indeed, as I live, all the earth
will be filled with the glory of the LORD.”
Christ in Numbers
Numbers 20:9-11 9 So Moses took the rod from
before the LORD, just as He had commanded him;
4 and all drank the same
110Corinthians
10:4
and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly
The Water from the Rock
before the
rock.for
Andthey
he said
to drinking
them, "Listen
spiritual
drink,
were
fromnow,
a
you rebels;
shall
we bring
forth water
youthe
out of
spiritual
rock
which
followed
them;forand
11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and
this
rock?"
rock was Christ.
struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came
forth abundantly, and the congregation and their
beasts drank.
Christ in Numbers
14 "As
Numbers
21:9 And
Moses
madelifted
a bronze
John 3:14-15
Moses
up
serpent
and set
it
on
the
standard;
and
it
the serpent
in
the
wilderness,
even
so
The Bronze Serpent
came
thatofif Man
a serpent
bit any
15 so
must about,
the Son
be lifted
up;man,
when he looked to the bronze serpent, he
that whoever believes will in Him have
lived.
eternal life.
Christ in Numbers
Numbers 35:15 15 'These six cities shall
The Cities of Refuge
be for refuge for the sons of Israel, and
for the alien and for the sojourner among
them;
Christ in Numbers
Numbers 19:9 and the congregation
The Red Heifer
of the sons of
Israel shall keep it as
water to remove impurity; it is
purification from sin.
Christ in Numbers
Numbers 24:17-18 17 "I see him, but not
now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall
come forth from
Jacob, Aof
scepter
The Prophecy
Balaamshall rise
from Israel, And shall crush through the
forehead of Moab, And tear down all the
sons of Sheth. 18 "Edom shall be a
possession, Seir, its enemies, also will be a
possession, While Israel performs valiantly.
The Place of Numbers in the Canon
We are the redeemed people but we are not
In the book
of Numbers,
people ofofIsrael
are
perfect;
we experience
thethe
discipline
the Lord
matured
frommore
beingconforms
a group of
rebels
which
more and
uswhining
to the image
into being
a disciplined
forcetransformed
ready to take
the
of Christ;
we are
being slowly
from
Promised Land. Numbers is a historical
weak,
wimpy, worldly people into mighty and
perspective on the growth of the nation.
disciplined soldiers of the cross; we are awaiting
the day when we will cross the Jordan River and
enter our Promised Land, the kingdom of
Heaven.