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Summary of the Book of Numbers 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.
Title The English name of the book comes from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the OT) and is based on the census lists found in chs. 1; 26.
The Hebrew title of the book (bemidbar, "in the desert") is more descriptive of its contents.
Numbers presents an account of the 38-year period of Israel's wandering in the desert following the establishment of the covenant of Sinai (compare 1:1 with Dt 1:1).
Author and Date The book has traditionally been ascribed to Moses.
This conclusion is based on;
(1) statements concerning Moses' writing activity (e.g.33:1-2; Ex 17:14; 24:4; 34:27)
and (2) the assumption that the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch, are a unit and come from one author.
See Introduction to Genesis: Author and Date of Writing.
It is not necessary, however, to claim that Numbers came from Moses' hand complete and in final form.
Portions of the book were probably added by scribes or editors from later periods of Israel's history.
For example, the protestation of the humility of Moses (12:3) would hardly be convincing if it came from his own mouth.
But it seems reasonable to assume that Moses wrote the essential content of the book.
Contents Numbers relates the story of Israel's journey from Mount Sinai to the plains of Moab on the border of Canaan.
Much of its legislation for people and priests is similar to that in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
The book tells of the murmuring and rebellion of God's people and of their subsequent judgment.
Those whom God had redeemed from slavery in Egypt and with whom he had made a covenant at Mount Sinai responded not with faith, gratitude and obedience but with unbelief, ingratitude and repeated acts of rebellion, which came to extreme expression in their refusal to undertake the conquest of Canaan (ch. 14).
The community of the redeemed forfeited their part in the promised land.
They were condemned to live out their lives in the desert; only their children would enjoy the fulfillment of the promise that had originally been theirs (cf. Heb 3:7 - 4:11).
Theological Teaching In telling the story of Israel's desert wanderings, Numbers offers much that is theologically significant.
During the first year after Israel's deliverance from Egypt, the nation entered into a covenant with the Lord at Sinai to be the people of his kingdom, among whom he pitched his royal tent (the tabernacle) -- this is the story of Exodus.
As the account of Numbers begins, the Lord organizes Israel into a military camp.
Leaving Sinai, they march forth as his conquering army, with the Lord at the head, to establish his kingdom in the promised land in the midst of the nations.
The book graphically portrays Israel's identity as the Lord's redeemed covenant people and its vocation as the servant people of God, charged with establishing his kingdom on earth.
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