NUMBERS AUTHOR: MOSES PURPOSE: TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW ISRAEL PREPARED TO ENTER THE PROMISED LAND, HOW THEY SINNED AND WERE PUNISHED, AND HOW THEY PREPARED TO TRY AGAIN. THEME: CENSUS, GOD’S PRESENCE, GOD’S PROVIDENCE, GOD’S PATIENCE MOSES COUNTED THE ISRAELITES TWICE. THE FIRST CENSUS ORGANIZED THE PEOPLE INTO MARCHING UNITS TO BETTER DEFEND THEMSELVES. THE SECOND PREPARED THEM TO CONQUER THE COUNTRY EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER KEY VERSES: NUMBERS 14:22-23 “NOT ONE OF THE MEN WHO SAW MY GLORY AND THE MIRACULOUS SIGNS I PERFORMED IN Egypt AND IN THE DESERT BUT WHO DISOBEYED ME AND TESTED ME TEN TIMES-NOT ONE OF THEM WILL EVER SEE THE LAND I PROMISED ON OATH TO THEIR FOREFATHERS. NO ONE WHO HAS TREATED ME WITH COMTEMPT WILL EVER SEE IT.”

THE BLUEPRINT A. PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY (1:1-10:10) 1. THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE NATION 2. THE ROLE OF THE LEVITES 3. THE PURITY OF THE CAMP 4. RECEIVING GUIDANCE FOR THE JOURNEY B. FIRST APPROACH TO THE PROMISED LAND (10:11-14:45) 1. THE PEOPLE COMPLAIN 2. MIRIAM AND AARON OPPOSE MOSES 3. THE SPIES INCITE REBELLION C. WANDERING IN THE DESERT (15:1-21:35) 1. ADDITIONAL REGULATION 2. MANY LEADERS REBEL AGAINST MOSES 3. DUTIES OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES 4.THE NEW GENERATION

THE BLUEPRINT D. SECOND APPROACH TO THE PROMISED LAND (22:1-36:13) 1. THE STORY OF BALAAM 2. THE SECOND CENSUS OF THE NATION 3. INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING OFFERINGS 4. VENGENCE ON THE MIDIANITES 5. THE TRANSJORDAN TRIBES 6. CAMPED ON THE PLAINS OF MOAB

CENSUS THE CAMP OF JUDAH (EAST) JUDAH 76,400 76,500 (LEAH) ISSACHAR 54,400 64,300 (LEAH) ZEBULUN 57,400 60,500 (LEAH) 186,400 THE CAMP OF REUBEN (SOUTH) REUBEN 46,500 43,700 (LEAH) SIMEON 59,300 22,200 (LEAH) GAD 45,650 40,500 (ZILPAH) 151,450 THE CAMP OF EPHRAIM (WEST) EPHRAIM 40,500 32,500 (RACHAEL) MANASSEH 32,200 52,700 (RACHL) BENJAMIN 35,400 45,600 (RACHL) 108,100 THE CAMP OF DAN (NORTH) DAN 62,700 64,400 (BILHAH) ASHER 41,500 53,400 (ZILPAH) NAPHTALI 53,400 45,400 (BILHAH) 157,600 Total 603,550 (First) 601,730(Second) LEVI GERSHON 7500 KOHATH 8600 MERARI ,000

TWO TYPES OF LEADERS NUMBERS TEN TRIBAL LEADERS WE CAN’T ATTACK THEY ARE STRONGER WE SEEMED LIKE GRASSHOPPERS GO BACK TO EGYPT JOSHUA AND CALEB WE CAN CERTAINLY DO IT GOD WILL GIVE IT TO US WE WILL SWALLOW THEM DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM

ISRAEL’S COMPLAINING

LESSONS LEARNED HUMILITY OF MOSES TRUST GOD IN HARDSHIP PATIENCE SHEPHERD HEART SUPPORT LEADERS DO NOT COMPLAIN OR REBEL RAISE UP LEADERS REMEMBER GOD’S PROMISE ENTER THE PROMISED LAND BY FAITH