A sequel to Exodus, Numbers takes its name from two censuses (or “numberings”) of the people of Israel, following their journey through the wilderness for forty years.
INTRODUCTION TO
NUMBERS
Outline:
- The first census of the Israelites is taken. (1:1-4:49)
- The old generation prepares to inherit the promised land. (5:1-10:10)
- The old generation fails to inherit the promised land. (10:11-21:35)
- Israel encounters the Moabites and Balaam. (22:1-25:18)
- The second census of the Israelites is taken. (26:1-65)
- The new generation prepares to inherit the promised land. (27:1-36:13)
Author: Moses.
Date Written: Between 1450 and 1400 B.C.
Time Span: About 29 years (the period of Israel’s history from the second year after the exodus to just prior to the conquest of Canaan).
Title: The book of Numbers gets its name from the two censuses (numberings) of the nation of Israel.
Background: The fourth book of the Pentateuch, Numbers, is a continuation of the story in the book of Leviticus. Approximately one month elapses from the time the tabernacle is constructed at the end of Exodus to the time of the census at the beginning of Numbers. During that month the instructions in the book of Leviticus are given.
Where written: Mount Sinai and the wilderness, as Moses leads the people to the promised land.
To Whom: To the Israelites.
Content: Numbers is the story of nearly 40 years of wilderness wandering by the Israelites between the times of two separate censuses of the people. The first census is of the old generation, the generation that came up out of Egypt. It takes place at Mount Sinai in the second year of the exodus. The second census is of the new generation. It takes place on the plains of Moab, opposite Jericho, 38 years later and just prior to the nation’s entering of Canaan. Even though the old generation (except for Joshua and Caleb) is not allowed to enter the promised land, God still provides for and sustains the people through these wanderings.
Key Words: “wanderings”; “Census.”
The emphasis of Numbers is on the “wanderings” of the Israelites in the wilderness during the time between the “census” taken of the old generation of Israelites and later the “census” of the new generation.
Themes: • Our discipline from God is sometimes stern, but He ultimately rewards those who are obedient to His Word. • Believers will never have to live in the wilderness but may have to walk through it. • Just as God’s punishment of disobedience is sure, so is God’s pardon and restoration for repentance. • We can progress as children of God only as we allow Him to nurture our growth. • Murmuring and complaining are offensive to the God we serve (Ch. 11).
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