Commentary on the book of numbers by matthew henry old. See more ideas about bible, bible art and scripture art. Below i have written each category as a whole and after that in the new testaments and the old testaments. The reader will find profit as well as inspiration from this intriguing study. Numbers is so named because a census of israel is taken twice in the book. Moses is the central figure within the book, and in at least two instances numbers mentions him recording events by the lords commands numbers 33. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight. The book of numbers in the bible is the fourth book in the old testament. They contain gods instructions about how his people should live. Genesis the first book of the old testament recounting the events from the creation of the world to the sojourning of the israelites in egypt exodus the second book of the old testament, recounting the events connected with this and the divine visitation of moses at mount sinai leviticus the third book of the old testament, containing levitical law and ritual precepts numbers the fourth book. This book is called numbers from the several numberings of the people contained in it.
The promised land the land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. Take a census of all the males of the congregation of the israelites by families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of. This generation was numbered for the war of conquest in canaan 1. The first 5 books in the bible are called the 5 books of moses. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the bible and also the fourth out of the five moses wrote. The book of numbers the new revised standard translation of this epic road trip.
Numbers in the bible gods unique design in biblical. But numbers and the rest of the pentateuch were cast in the form of a unified, fivevolume book sometime between the days of joshua and the elders of israel josh. Numbers in the bible gods unique design in biblical numbers 9780825429651 by robert d. Many people take this with a grain of salt but many others consider it to be very important and believe that the study of. It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods people. Summary of the book of numbers the story of the bible. They have added 7 extra books in the old testament which we will be discussing in details in the upcoming articles. The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps. If a mans wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act, 14 and if feelings of jealousy come. Numbers the bible project videos israel takes an epic road trip through the wilderness on their way to the promised land. It is the book that displayed the cowardice of a certain generation of the children of israel their distrust in god made him to. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. An account is given of their murmuring and unbelief, for which they were sentenced to wander in the wilderness nearly forty years. What were the names of moses brother and sister, and why did they at one point oppose him.
The israelites begin the journey, but they murmur at the hardships along the way, and about the authority of moses and aaron. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of. Book of numbers encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus.
But things go horribly wrong as israel rebels and almost misses their chance to enter the land. Numbers chronicles the experiences of two generations of the nation of israel. This is the word assigned by the lxx the septuagint a greek translation of the ot, due to the two numberings of the people in chapter 1 and 26. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the hebrew bible, and the fourth of five books of the. Numbers gets its name from the two censuses, or numberings, of the people of israel. The interpretation of numbers in the bible is quite different from how numbers are interpreted under popular numerological methods. However, here is the list of the books in the bible are. The bible as a whole has 66 books among which 39 are in the old testament and 27 are in the new testament. The book of numbers the book of numbers gets its title from the greek word arithmoi. The book of numbers is largely narrative history as far as its genre.
Numbers 1 niv the census the lord spoke to moses in bible. The book of numbers records the israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years. This is an insightful presentation of the accuracy of scriptural numerics and the perfection of the son of god in numerical ways. Numbers in the bible gods unique design in biblical numbers. Bullingers reseach and insight into this topic is excellent. The book of numbers is important in this debate esp. It is called a book of moses because it contains the story of moses and the israelites when they wander throughout the wilderness before ending up at israel also known as canaan or palestine, where god. The hebrew name for these books is the torah, which means law. These are all of the chapters of the book of numbers. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the law of moses, also known as the torah or pentateuch. Book of numbers simple english wikipedia, the free. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of numbers. The first generation participated in the exodus from egypt. Once again its name is derived from the septuagint via the vulgate.
Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. Top 10 significant numbers in biblical numerology listverse. Biblia sacra the holy bible is the most widely read book in the world. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a. This priestly blessing also happens to be the earliest biblical passage ever. The message of the book of numbers is universal and timeless. Numbers is the fourth of five books commonly called the pentateuch genesis through deuteronomy.
The hebrew name for the book is transliterated breshiyth, which means in beginning. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. Its a historical account but also teaches important lessons about god fulfilling his promises. When the people get about halfway there, moses sends a few spies into the land to scout it out for the upcoming. Biblical numbers are used in prophecy of time and cycles. People who may not know a lot of details about catholicism may not be too familiar with this, but this has often been connected to the holy bible. Was moses a very quiet and humble man, or a very proud and arrogant man. An introduction to the book of numbers an argument of the book of numbers. The law includes the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. If the lord delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey.
Nov 6, 2017 bible journaling examples from the book of numbers. The english name of the book comes from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot and is based on the census lists found in. Introduction to the book of numbers learn religions. This is the fourth book in the pentateuch, the first five books of the bible. The second took place at the end of the 40 years in the wilderness as the nation was preparing to finally enter the promised land. It is a source of inspiration to many and more curiously a source of divination and secret codes. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. This list looks at ten significant numbers in the bible numbers that pop up time and again. The most popular bible verses from numbers found 1,288 verses numbers 1.
Tom constables expository notes on numbers this is also available in the net. As i write this introduction, my personal notes on this book exceed four hundred pages. The first census was completed while the israelites were still at mount sinai chapters 12, and the second one came 38 years later when they arrived at the borders of canaan at the end. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the end of their. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing. Key personalities include moses, aaron, miriam, joshua, caleb, eleazar, korah, and balaam. Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36. The second episode of the bible series on the history channel focuses on the events of exodus through joshua that means numbers is tucked in there, too. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of numbers in the bible king james version. Numbers bible book with full chapters king james version.
The purpose of the book of numbers is to tell about how israel prepared to enter the promise land, but sinned and was punished. Biblical numerology is the use of numbers for their symbolic value in biblical texts for example, the seven days of creation in genesis 1 while many ancient languages, religions, and philosophies contained numeric interpretation of events, words, and names, this article is concerned with those uniquely affecting judeochristian beliefs. Numbers might be a bleak account of the israelites stubbornness if it were not outweighed by gods faithfulness and protection. The first census was completed while the israelites were still at mount sinai chapters 12, and the second one came 38 years later when they arrived at the borders of canaan at the end of their wanderings in the wilderness chapter 26. The majority of the book talks about the wilderness experience of the people of israel. Robert johnston develops his fascinating investigation of biblical numerology by showing the uniqueness of the eternal word of god and its godbreathed inspiration. It is called a book of moses because it contains the story of moses and the israelites when they wander throughout the wilderness before ending up at israel also known as canaan or palestine, where god promised they will settle the promised land. As with the exodus, it is difficult to establish the exact route that the israelites took, but it is generally believed that they headed east from mount sinai until they reached the red sea, where they turned northward to the top of the gulf and on to kadesh. There are about significant numbers in the holy bible that have some special symbolism. Moses is the central figure within the book, and in at least two instances. The book of numbers was written between 1440 and 1400 b. After their liberation from egypt, god organized his people into an army and a priesthood as they go. The name numbers is a translation of arithmoi, from the septuagint, titled thus because the book contains many statistics, population counts, tribal and priestly figures, and. And i must mention out of curiosity that according to the roman catholics there are 73 books in the bible.
If one understands the numbers to be literal and the men to represent about onefourth of the population, then the number of the israelites ranges from two to three million people 10 a literal understanding of the numbers in the census is in congruence with pharaohs fear of the rapidly increasing hebrews overrunning egypt ex 1. The name old testament was devised by a christian, melito of sardis, about 170 ce to distinguish this part of the bible. Numbers 1 niv bible the lord spoke to moses in the tent. The book of numbers was named after the first key word bemidbar in hebrew scripture, which appropriately means in the desert, the place where the israelites. It extends from the giving of the law at sinai, till their arrival in the plains of jordan. The niv study bible calls numbers 2theologically significant. The title is probably derived from the two occasions in the book where a census is taken num.
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