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Numbers

Numbers. Forty years wandering. T ransition. This book marks the transition of Yahweh’s revelation at Mount Sinai with Israel’s journey to Canaan Numbers looks ahead to Israel’s future military victories over the Canaanites. Numbers. Part narrative Part legal directives. Census.

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Numbers

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  1. Numbers Forty years wandering

  2. Transition • This book marks the transition of Yahweh’s revelation at Mount Sinai with Israel’s journey to Canaan • Numbers looks ahead to Israel’s future military victories over the Canaanites

  3. Numbers • Part narrative • Part legal directives

  4. Census • Reports the census of the Twelve Tribes of Israel • Numbers takes its title from the Greek arithmoi, referring to the census or the “numbering of the people.”

  5. Itinerary • Chapters 10 through 36 of Numbers reports Israel’s itinerary, camp to desert camp

  6. Proposed Route of the Exodus

  7. Divine presence • Although blessed with the divine presence, the Israelites seem unable to recognize or honor Yahweh living in their midst. • Yahweh visibly guides them • Columnar cloud by day • Towering flame by night • Despite these phenomena that confirm Yahweh’s guiding presence, the people incessantly complain, including outright rebellions against Moses

  8. Doubt leads to delays • The cowardly dread of the Canaanites causes Yahweh to delay the Israelites trek to Canaan • Joshua and Caleb indicate they could beat Canaanites and the people threaten to kill them • No Israelite over age twenty will live to see Canaan • Older generation lapses into idolatry • Younger generation indoctrinated in Mosaic religion

  9. rebellion • Moses’ family members claim their conversations with Yahweh were as good as his • Miriam is struck with leprosy, but then cured

  10. Land • Yahweh allocates specific territory to tribal leaders

  11. FEar • The people question whether Yahweh can drive out the Canaanites for them

  12. Challenge to authority • Moses, Aaron, Miriam, condemned to die in the wilderness before reaching the Promised Land

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