Title of the BookTitle of the Book
• Greek Name: Arithmoi
• Hebrew Name:
rB;d>miB. : - “In the Wilderness”
Then the Lord spoke toMoses in the wilderness of Sinai(Numbers 1:1)
BOOKS LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
Genesis Sets forth Israel's relation with the Covenant God, both as Creator of the universe, as well as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Exodus Relates the narrative of how God redeemed His people from their slavery in Egypt. He is pictured as entering into a covenant with His people whom He has purchased as His priced possession.
Leviticus Deals with the question of how men are to approach the Covenant God. It outlines the sacrifices and the forms of worship.
Numbers Since there is very little historical narrative in Leviticus, it takes up the historical narrative that Exodus left off.
LeviticusThe believer’s
worship
NumbersThe believer’s work
Purity Pilgrimage
Our Spiritual Position
Our Spiritual Progress
Ceremony in the Sanctuary
History in the Wilderness
Mount Sinai
Preparation for the
Journey
From Sinai to Kadesh
Kadesh to Moab
The Plains of Moab
1:1 10:10 10:11 14:45 15:1 21:41 22:1 36:13
The TestWilderness Wanderings
End of the Journey
The Old GenerationThe New
Generation
Several Weeks
Several Months
38 Years
Mount Sinai Mount NeboMount Hor
The Numbering of the PeopleNumbers 1 - 4
• A call to arms for the army of God
• A call to service• God is a God of order
Numbers 3:11-13Again the Lord spoke to Moses,
saying, 12 “Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every first-born, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine. 13 For all the first-born are Mine; on the day that I struck down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the first-born in Israel, from man to beast. They shall be Mine; I am the Lord."
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.
EGYPT
KadeshBarnea
SINAI
The people who live in the land are strong, and the citiesare fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw thedescendants of Anak there.
(Numbers 13:28).
Exodus 17 Numbers 20
Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by stages from the wilderness of Sin, according to the command of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink (17:1)
Then the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people stayed at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 17 Numbers 20
Moses told to strike the rock
Moses obedient to the command
Moses strikes the rock
Water given to the people
Moses told to speak to the rock
Moses disobedient to the command
Moses strikes the rock
Water given to the people