Numbers
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale C The Configuration 5. The Codicil, Text: 36:1-13 Title: Wills and Deeds INTRODUCTION Many people are very concerned with what happens to their property after they die. They not only write wills and pass on deeds, they do all they can to obtain the result they wish after they…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale C The Configuration 4.The Cities, Text: 35:1-34 Title: Crime and Punishment INTRODUCTION Having given directions for the dividing and purifying of the Promised Land God now reveals through Moses directions for the sanctification of the land . As you will recall the descendants of Levi were not given a…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale C The Configuration 3. The Compassing, Text: 34:1-29 Title: Life Is Not Unlimited INTRODUCTION This Scripture deals with a topic which is very much discussed today in the news. When Britain established the modern state of Israel with the Balfour declaration they set certain boundaries in Palestine to be…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale C The Configuration 2 The Custody, Text: 33:1-56 Title: The Stages of Life INTRODUCTION Here are recorded the stages of Israel’s journey to the promised land. They are comparable in a unique way to the stages of our lives. This chapter does not report on the happenings at these…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale C The Configuration 1 The Compromise, Text: 32:1-42 Title: Keeping the Fellowship INTRODUCTION The question settled here is whether we will support our brethren or leave them in the lurch. The promised land lay on the far side of the Jordan river. The tribes had to cross it in…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale B The Celebrations 4 The Contraband, Text: 31:25-54 Title: Divine Distribution INTRODUCTION As God gave instructions for the battle, He now gave instructions for the distribution of the plunder. It was His battle and His right to order the way in which the captured people, creatures, and goods were…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale B The Celebrations 3 The Captives, Text: 31:1-24 Title: A Holy War INTRODUCTION This is Moses’ last hurrah. He has already been warned of his departure before Israel enters the promised land. But he goes out with a bang. He gets to see the vengeance of the Lord visited…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale B The Celebrations 2 The Contracts, Text: 30:1-16 Title: Promises Matter INTRODUCTION This whole chapter is about vows. Most of the chapter refers to vows women make, and the relationship of the men in their life to those vows. Unfortunately we are likely to spend an inordinate amount to…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale B The Celebrations 1 The Calendar, Text: 28:1-29:40 Title: Sacrifices INTRODUCTION In these Scriptures we have a complex delineation of the great multiplicity of offerings prescribed for Israel under God’s law. It is the sheer volume of these offerings that should astound us. In addition to these there were…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale A The Continuity 2 The Claims, Text:27:1-23 Title: True inheritance INTRODUCTION In the Bible God’s people are spoken of as His inheritance, Deuteronomy 32:9 For the LORD’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance. But He is also their inheritance, Jeremiah 10:16, He who is the Portion of…
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Studies in Numbers III The Finale A The Continuity 1 The Census, Text:26:1-51 Title: Preparing For War INTRODUCTION This is a chapter which you would expect to find in the book of Numbers and from which it draws its English name, “Numbers.” Remember, the Hebrew name is “In The Wilderness” Undoubtedly most of us reading…
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Studies in Numbers II Failure E Compromise 1. The Commitment, Text:24:1-18 Title: No Other Gods INTRODUCTION The first commandment is the greatest. We often focus on the sins of the flesh as being the worst, sins like fornication, stealing, murder etc. But the primary sin in the Bible is denying God. “Thou shall have no…
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Studies in Numbers II Failure D The Contrivance I The Curse, Text: 22:1-24:25 Title: Impenitent Miracle Workers ? INTRODUCTION Numbers 22-24 contain a story about a man named Balaam and should be considered as a unit. Therefore we will consider them together and use a different approach in this study. But, who was Balaam? There…
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Sermon on Numbers II Failure C The Changes 2 The Commencement 21:1-35, Text: Numbers 21 Title: The Path to Victory INTRODUCTION In this chapter we see the beginning of the conquest of Canaan. We therefore also see the prerequisites for success in battle. By implication we see from the physical realm what we need in…
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Studies in Numbers II The Failure C The Changes 1 The Conclusion, Text: Numbers 20:1-19 Title: Who’s In Charge? INTRODUCTION This is the last chapter in Part one of Numbers. Israel is again at Kadesh where they sent forth the spies into the promised land 40 years earlier. They have been wandering the entire time,…
