26 May 2007
BIBLE STUDY of the book of NUMBERS 15 - 36

(6) ISRAEL FROM KADESH-BARNEA TO THE EASTERN BANK OF JORDAN
NUMBERS 15 TO 36


KEY CHARACTERS
1) Moses
2) Aaron the priest
3) Eleazar the priest, son of Aaron
4) Joshua, son of Nun**
5) Caleb, son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah (surviving spy sent to Cannan then, survivor of Kadesh rebellion**)



Numbers 32
The Tribes Settling East of the Jordan
1) Reuben
2) Gad
3) Half-tribe of Manasseh

Key events during the period of aimless wanderings


1) A futile attack stopped (Number 14:40 – 45) à After disobeying God’s command to attack the inhabitants of Cannan, the Israelites changed their mind to attack but failed due to DISOBEDIENCE.

2) A Sabbath breaker STONED. (15: 32 -36) à Seriousness of abiding by God’s commandments
3) A trouble maker, Korah swallowed (16: 1 -32) à Stern warning against apostasy
4) Sprouting/ Budding of Aaron’s stick (17:1-13) à Emphasis on the authority bestowed on Moses and Aaron to lead the people
5) A red heifer slained (Number 19: 1-22) à Offering for solving the problem of defilement
6) Rules for cleansing (Numbers 19:11-32)

7) An angry man snared (20:1-13) à death of Miriam à anger of Moses resulted in disobedience … instead of speaking to the rock once, he struck the rock twice.

8) A simple request scorned (20:14-22) Edomites refused entry to the Israelites.
9) A high priest stripped (20:23-29) à Aaron’s priestly garments were stripped and placed on his son, Eleazar. à Change of high priest

10) A serpent problem solved (21:5-9)
11) The Amorites slaughtered (21:21-24)

12) A perverted prophet (Numbers 22 – 24) => Balaam, a pagan diviner from Mesopotamia
13) A patriotic priest (Numbers 25) à Phinehas, godly grandson priest of Aaron executed a brazen sexual couple à displayed faithfulness and fearlessness à promised the covenant of peace à line of high priest

14) The second census (Numbers 26)
15) Five determined daughters (Numbers 27: 1 – 11)

16) A change in commanders (Numbers 27: 12 – 23) à Moses => Joshua

17) The mortification of Midian (31)

18) Some worldy warriors (Numbers 32) à Reubenites, Gadites & half-tribe of Manasseh requested to settle in Gilead, an area east of Palestine, across the Jordan River

19) A summary of the sojournings (Numbers 33)

20) 6 cities of salvation (Numbers 35) à Bezer, Golan, Ramoth (East), (West) Kadesh, Shechem, Hebron (Numbers 35: 10 -14, Deut 4: 43; Joshua 20:7-9)

Numbers 33
Israel’s Journey from Egypt Reviewed
Starting points of their journey

1) Rameses in Egypt

2) Succoth
3) Etham, on the edge of the wilderness
4) Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon near Migdol
5) Marah, in the Wilderness of Etham
6) Elim (12 springs of water & 70 palm trees)
7) By the Red Sea
8) Wilderness of Sin
9) Dophkah
10) Alush
11) Rephidim (No water for the people to drink)
12) Wilderness of Sinai
13) Kibroth Hattavah
14) Hazeroth
15) Rithmah
16) Rimmon Perez
17) Libnah
18) Rissah
19) Kehelathah
20) Mount Shepher
21) Haradah
22) Makheloth
23) Tahath
24) Terah
25) Mithkah
26) Hashmonah
27) Moseroth
28) Bene Jaakan
29) Hor Hagidgad
30) Jotbathah
31) Abronah
32) Ezion Geber

33) Wilderness of Zin, Kadesh
34) Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom (Aaron, 123 years old, died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the first month.)

35) Zalmonah
36) Punon
37) Ije Abarim, at the border of Moab
38) Dibon Gad
39) Almon Diblathaim
40) Mountains of Abarim, before Nebo

41) plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho
42) by the Jordan, from Beth Jesimoth as far as the Abel Acacia Grove in the plains of Moab
Finally,
43) Cross the Jordan into the land of CANNAN => Drive out the inhabitants of the land.

Why?
Land of Cannan = promised land = inheritance
The Israelites were commanded to dispossess the inhabitants and dwell in it.
Divide the land by lot = inheritance by lot among the families
Drive out the inhabitants of the land or they will remain to be irritants and thorns.
God will do to the Israelites as He thought the Israelites to do to the inhabitants of the land. (Cannanites by the sea, Amalekites in the land of the South, Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites in the mountains.)

In the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho…

Commandments & Judgments…


Numbers 35
Cities for the Levites

- 48 cities
- Out of these, 6 cities as CITIES OF REFUGE for the manslayer to flee to.
- A murderer shall surely be put to death.
- No ransom is to be taken for a murderer guilty of death or a manslayer who returns from the city of refuge to his land before the death of the priest.
- Do not defile the land that they inhabit in for the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

Numbers 36
Marriage of Female Heirs

- Marry only within the family of their father’s tribe (Case study of the 5 daughters of Zelophehad: Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah & Noah married to the families of the children of Manasseh the son of Joseph)
- The inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s family

The above is a record of my learning points from the BIBLE STUDY that I did for the whole of today.
Well, the time was well spent. I had spent the past 2 weeks slowly reading & digesting the book of NUMBERS. What a long book in the Law of Moses, Old Testament with 36 chapters.

Tomorrow, for Sunday School, I will be presenting on these points. Well, I definitely have a lot to say in 3 minutes. I shall have to zoom in on the key points that I have highlighted. Hahaha. Looking forward to going to church tomorrow to worship the LORD my GOD. Yeah!


However, I may have problem singing aloud as I am currently having a bad sore throat... hoarse voice due to the hot weather. Been drowning myself with lots of water, but more needs to be consumed to recover my sweet voice. :P I simply love singing and praising my GOD. Yeah!

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