2. Name Name – Hebrew: “In the Wilderness” – English: “Numbers” Author & Date Author & Date – Moses – 1406 B.C. or c.1220 B.C.

3. Structure Structure – Chapters 1:1-10:10: Preparing for journey – Chapters 10:11-12:16: From Sinai to Kadesh – Chapters 13-19: 40 years in the wilderness – Chapters 20-21: From Kadesh to Moab – Chapters 22-36: Plains of Moab

8. Significant themes & theology Significant themes & theology – God is faithful – Disobedience is costly – Rebellion against spiritual leadership is dangerous – God is faithful

9. Numbers 13-14 Numbers 13-14 – The safest place to be is in the center of God’s will – God does not lead us to do what we can do on our own. – Looking backward is deadly – When God speaks is God’s timing