Sermon book of numbers

Numbers commentary, sermon, illustration precept austin. Gods purpose for you in the book of numbers youtube. The source of the rebellion 1 now korah, the son of izhar, the son of kohath, the son of levi, and dathan and abiram, the sons of eliab, and on, the son of peleth, sons of reuben, took men. While some preachers might preach certain passages out of numbers, rarely will a preacher take on the daunting task of preaching through the entire book. The most popular bible verses from numbers found 1,288 verses numbers 1. The first 5 book of the bible, called the law, of which numbers is the fourth, are ascribed to moses throughout scripture joshua 8. For more than twenty years, author troy brewer has studied biblical text and collected interesting facts, figures and statistics that show powerful meaning in the numbers. However, when they ate the quail, the anger of yahweh was kindled against the people, and yahweh struck the people with a very great plague numbers 11. The english name of the book comes from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot and is based on the census lists found in.

Theres a whole sermon series and a book, maybe even a franchise in that one prayer. Sermon notes on numbers 14 why positive attitudes matter. At the end of the story about the manna and the quail in the book of numbers, the last verse says, they. As advocates for textdriven preaching, one of the things we tend to push for is systematic preaching. I hope that over the course of our studies of the book of numbers youll get a good foundation, a good grasp, of this.

The book of numbers is one of the darker texts in scripture. Watch our overview video on the book of numbers, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps. Numbers doesnt have the big, bulky sets of laws we see in the latter half of exodus, leviticus, and almost the whole of deuteronomybut theres still plenty of rules in here.

An introduction to the book of numbers an argument of the book of numbers. The book of numbers begins with the words and the lord spake unto moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of egypt. Numbers 11 niv fire from the lord now the people bible. This evening we are going to explore the book of numbers. Gods purpose in numbers is to encourage you to live in the wilderness of this life trusting him to lead you to your heavenly resting place. The book of numbers the book of numbers gets its title from the greek word arithmoi. Synopsis of the book of numbers a jet tour thru numbers i.

The israelites disobedience and lack of faith caused god to make them wander in the desert until all the people of that generation had diedwith a few important exceptions. While it is a fairly short distance from egypt to israel, it took the ancient jews 40 years to get there. The remainder of the scripture always views these 5 books as a unit. The first verse of the book speaks of the lord, moses, the tabernacle and the exodus from egypt.

So long as the bible has a book of numbers in it, intelligent bible readers will see in it an admonition to fill up their census papers with exactness and for conscience. Aug, 2017 the book of numbers is a string of episodes from israels journey. Free access to sermons on book of numbers, church sermons, illustrations on book of numbers, and. The message of the book of numbers is universal and timeless. Dec 17, 20 gods purpose in numbers is to encourage you to live in the wilderness of this life trusting him to lead you to your heavenly resting place. It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods people. Most of the events of the book are set in the wilderness. Then fire from the lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. So, what book of the bible do you think of for us to turn to for this message. There are over 1,100 written sermons and sermon outlines on this site. Here in numbers, the israelites have arrived at the southern border of the promised land. The book of numbers teaches us that when god is with his people, the.

What other characters in the story do and say, especially in the larger context of scripture, tells us who he is. When the people cried out to moses, he prayed to the lord and the fire died down. God responds with shortterm severity and longterm generosity as he leads them into the promised land. The book of numbers is typically not at the top of everyones reading list. Book of numbers overview insight for living ministries. Someone has said that the order of the books is as follows. He is a special baby, but jesus is not an actor in the story. This christmas sermon on jesus dedication at the temple notes how luke presents jesus at the temple in a remarkable way. Feb 05, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of numbers, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. No doubt to build the palaces, the tombs, and the pyramids for the egyptians. General let us begin at a point in scripture which refers to two things the blood of jesus accomplished for believers, in order to lead up the significance of the above text.

The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. The five daughters of zelophehad boldly approached moses, eleazar the priest, the. This sermon speaks of israels story of being on the edge of the land of canaan and turning back. A little girl was sitting on the lap of her grandfather. Preparing for god to work meeting with god exodus 29. This book of numbers owes its name to the fact that it records two censustakings, one at the beginning, the other at the close, of the forty years sojourn in the wilderness. Numbers sermon series web page by dr j ligon duncan iii. Preach on topics including disobedience and lack of faith, the promises of god, and the sure redemptive purposes of god for his people. They had been delivered out of egypt and into the wilderness. Our overview and outline of numbers is intended to help you study gods word. I corinthians 10, you will find that there is a commentary given built on these chapters in the book of numbers.

Fire from the lord now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. This was the land of canaan, which i am giving to the israelites. May you grow ever closer to him as you read his letter to you. In the new testament numerous allusions to incidents in the book of numbers appear. This unique resource is designed to empower pastors and leaders to effectively preach and teach gods word.

The two possible reasons for the different number would be. Introduction apart from deceases in the world, there are many things that are not contagious. After their liberation from egypt, god organized his people into an army and a priesthood as they go. Sermons on numbers first presbyterian church, jackson. What if you could study numbers with your favorite bible scholars from across the ages. Take a census of all the males of the congregation of the israelites by families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of. The book of numbers was written between 1440 and 1400 b. If you have your bibles, id invite you to turn with me to the book of numbers. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of numbers. And the author punctuates many of these episodes with a new set of laws given to the people.

Learn what the bible teaches in the book of numbers. This website is dedicated to sharing gods truth with the men of god who minister to others. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing. More than just a history lesson, the book of numbers reveals how god reminded israel that he does not tolerate rebellion. The book of numbers the bible project sermons online. Numbers was written in the final year of moses life. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the end. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. As we address this fouth book of moses lets begin with some introductory matters. The chief divisions of the book of numbers are as follows. Imagine this scene from numbers chapter 27 with me.

The biblical books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy form the torah. 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. Sermon notes for numbers 14 next section sermon notes for leviticus 18 sermon notes for deuteronomy 1. I would encourage you to bring your bibles, though. Numbers that preach is a fun look at the otherwise hidden sermons god is declaring through his mathematical lingo. From ideas on sermon topics to how to develop church growth to insight on ministry life, preaching helps pastors develop every area of life and work in ministry. The book of numbers is so named because it contains two numberings of the children of israel. One has dealt with some particular number, such as seven. Introduction to the book of numbers learn religions. When we started our series on the book of numbers all those months ago back on wednesday, january 10, 2007, we admitted that numbers is probably not one of your top ten favorite bible books. Numbers is the fourth of five books commonly called the pentateuch genesis through deuteronomy. I will be preaching at new prospect baptist church in horton, al, july 2327, 2018. The book of numbers a journey through the bible lurgan baptist church.

Ashley, the book of numbers, the new international commentary on the old testament grand rapids, michigan. Anchor is a gospel book that explains the good news in a simple and persuasive manner. Its been a month since weve been in the book of numbers. In chapters 12, we have the first numbering of those 20 years and older able to go to war, a total of 603,550. Numbers 7 is the longest chapter in the bible, with the exception of psalm 119, if you want to count that as a chapter. The title numbers is the book of the numbering and wandering of the children of israel norman geisler, a popular survey of the old testament. But numbers and the rest of the pentateuch were cast in the form of a unified, fivevolume book sometime between the days of joshua and the elders of israel josh. Sermon notes for numbers 14 by chuck smith blue letter bible. Yahweh, whose patience had already grown thin numbers 11. For the first time, the child was really giving her grandfather the onceover. Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. It is a bridge between the giving of the law in exodus and leviticus with the entering of the promised land in deuteronomy and joshua. The book of numbers itself refers to the writing of moses in 33. In numbers, israel travels through the wilderness on the way to the land.

Take a census of the whole congregation of israelites, in their clans, by ancestral houses, according to the number of names, every male individually. The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. So that place was called taberah, because fire from the lord had burned among. It is a reminder to the believer that even though he has been freed from the bondage of sin egypt, there is still a spiritual battle to be fought in daily life the. The ultimate meaning of numbers cannot be divorced from its context in the pentateuch. Textfeaturing a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion.