The account of Israel in Numbers 30-33 provides a view of how God further prepared Israel for the conquest of Canaan. Here the text ties up some loose ends—matters needing…
Category: <span>Numbers with Select Psalms</span>
The Scriptures are a storyline, not a random collection of ancient texts. They are arranged primarily for the sake of presenting the history of redemption. Numbers 26-29 address some of…
The initial record of Israel’s Transjordan conquest did not record military interaction with Moab. As the people of Balak received a new and numerous neighbor to the north, they were…
The Scriptures are an arrangement of selected material, not the detailed record of every occurrence in the history of the people of God. While thirty-eight years had passed since the…
These chapters show how God directed His covenant partner Israel after their great failure of faith at the southern edge of the Promised Land in Numbers 13-14. Numbers 15-19 offers…
If one is following the progress of the plot from Genesis to Revelation, Numbers 11-14 stands tall. It is not an overstatement to suggest that from the call of Abraham…
These chapters continue the theme of God’s presence among His people. Numbers 7-10 form a bridge between the initial census of Israel (chs. 1-6), and the survey of the land…
The book of Numbers picks up the history of Israel just over one year after the exodus. In the initial scene God was yet preparing His people to take the…
Numbers 34-36; Psalm 119:113-120
By presenting instructions for habitation in the land—as opposed to plans for military conquest—the concluding chapters of Numbers detail the surety of God’s promise to give His people the land…
Commentary Numbers with Select Psalms Old Testament