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Book of Numbers Old Testament Workshop Morrison Heights Baptist Church September 22, 2019

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Book of NumbersOld Testament Workshop

Morrison Heights Baptist Church

September 22, 2019

In English Bibles, the fourth book of the Pentateuch “earns” the name Numbers because a census brackets chapters 1-2 and 26.

Title and Overview

600,000

Ex. 12:37

603,550

Num. 1-2

601,730

Num. 26

TIME

First Generation Second Generation

Population Increase Population Decrease WHY?

In the Hebrew Bible, the fourth book of the Pentateuch is , translated “in the wilderness,” also a fitting name.

WHY?

The entire action occurs in the wilderness.

The book answers why Israel wandered in the wilderness.

Title and Content

ANSWER: Numbers 13-14

Wilderness is Desert

Wilderness is Desert

Breaking Camp | Going to Canaan Numbers 10:11-32

Content

The Book of Numbers is one of the saddest books in the Bible.

God killed the Israelites.

Content

WHY? Numbers 11:1-21:9Wilderness

Crisis

Whining

Wrath

Judgment

Death