This Bible study devotional covers Numbers 1:1-1:46. Here we find the census which famously gives the book its name. But there is so much more happening here than just counting. We are seeing the down payment on the countless descendants God promised Abraham. As always, we are committed to showing you how Jesus fulfills these specific passages. In Numbers 1:1-1:46, we see that Jesus is the one from whom Abraham's countless descendants come.
The book of Numbers isn't about numbers. It is a story. It is a story about ISRAEL TRAVELING THROUGH THE WILDERNESS TO GET TO THE PROMISED LAND.
One of the most important things is we are constantly remind ourselves in this passage and throughout the book of Numbers , is brought out in the very first verse. NUMBERS 1:1 THE LORD SPOKE TO MOSES IN THE WILDERNESS OF SINAI, IN THE TENT OF MEETING.
God spoke to Moses in the tent. And the first thing that He told Moses to do is to take a census, count the people. NUMBERS 1:2 "TAKE A CENSUS OF ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL." But he isn't instructed to count all the people, just the men of the age over twenty. See, the reason for this is Israel is about to set out to the land God promised them. But it was an inhabited land. GOD IS PREPARING THESE MEN OVER 20 FOR WAR. When the counting was done,
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