Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Numbers for People Who Aren't Numbers People (An Overview): Numbers 1:1-3//Jan 27, 2019

(Optional: view this overview of Numbers by The Bible Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zebxH-5o-SQ. Based on this video, is there one part of the book of Numbers you are especially excited to study more deeply?)

1. Read Numbers 1:1-3. What do these verses tell us about the context of the book? How does that context help us understand the content of the book?

2. In his commentary on Numbers, Ian Duguid writes that the "story of the book of Numbers is written to people whose lives are lived between the accomplishing of their redemption and its consummation, between the exodus and the Promised Land." Explain how, as Christians, we find ourselves in a similar situation. How might that common experience help us relate to this book?

3. Read Genesis 12:1-3. What are the three components of God's covenant promised to Abram and his descendants? Discuss how God delivered on this promise in Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus -- and into Numbers. Is God still delivering on that promise? How?

4. Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. What does Paul want us to learn from the wilderness wanderings described in Numbers? How should we respond to his warnings?

5. Despite the Israelite's unfaithfulness, God remains faithful time and again -- refusing to give up on the promise He made to Abraham. Is there a situation in your life, right now, that seems hopeless? How do you need to be reminded of God's faithfulness, even when life seems bleak and barren, like a wilderness?

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