Building a sustainable organization—in this case the nation of Israel—requires orderly transitions of authority. Without continuity, people become confused and fearful, work...
Although people make individual and family offerings at appointed times, there is also a sacrifice on behalf of the entire nation every...
Chapter 30 of Numbers gives an elaborate system for determining the validity of promises, oaths and vows. The basic position, however, is simple: do what you say you will do. When a man...
Unlike the rest of the tribes, the Levites were to live in towns scattered throughout the Promised Land where they could teach...
The book of Numbers shows God at work through Moses to order and organize the new nation of Israel. The first part of the book focuses on worship, which depends on the work...
