NUMBERS, DEUTERONOMY:
LIFE ON THE EDGE
Unit 1: Warning! Watch Out for Pitfalls
December 4
Numbers 1:1–8:26
Numbers 6:1-15
Stay True to Your Commitments
December 11
Numbers 9:1–10:10
Numbers 9:1-11a,15-19
Stay on Track with God's GPS
December 18
Numbers 10:11–14:45
Numbers 13:26-28,31; 14:6-9,17-23
Stay Fearless in Your Obedience
January
1 setting
Numbers 15:1–25:18 context
Numbers 22:4b-6,31-35;
23:19-23 lesson
Stay Grateful for God's Care
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SETTING
While
we look at the five Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and
Deuteronomy) as five separate books (Pentateuch), it is essentially one piece
of writing. Genesis gives the beginnings: creation, man, sin, salvation,
covenant, and Abraham’s family. Exodus sees Abraham’s family become the nation
of Israel as they travel from Egypt to Mt. Sinai.
Numbers
finds them here at Mt. Sinai. They have already experienced the “golden calf”
incidents—where Moses made “God with them” as crucial to their travel—and are
now preparing to travel. In preparation for their travel to Kadesh-Barnea,
they must include spiritual and ceremonial cleansing so that God will travel in
their midst. Numbers 1-10 record these preparations and those instructions from
God that accompany their work.
After
a formulaic record of a tribe by tribe military census and instructions for the
responsibilities of uncounted Levities, the LORD instructed Israel on the
arrangement of the tribes as they camp around the Tabernacle so that every
Israelite is defined by his service to the LORD. Then, the LORD sets specific
details for the Levites by clan as well as the purification laws for the
community. So the reader is given specific qualifications and duties for office
holders in the service of the LORD. However, even though office holding is not
for every Israelite, dedicated service is. Thus, in chapter six, the Nazarite Vow instructions provide for any Israelite to
dedicate himself to God in a more specific way than his general
responsibilities already provide.
The
apex of spiritual and ceremonial cleansing before Israel can leave Mt. Sinai
with God in their midst comes at God’s command to commemorate the Passover. On
the first month and the fourteenth day, Israel consecrated itself just as it
had the night of that final and dreadful tenth plague in Egypt by remembering
God’s deliverance from slavery at the meal of the paschal lamb.
Israel’s
journey brings them to Kadesh-Barnea where they fail
to enter the Land of Promise and then after forty years of wondering, back to Kadesh-Barnea. Here they are called to enter the land of
Promise again. This generation having witnessed the failure
of their parents seem ready to follow the LORD. They skirt around the
Dead Sea and enjoy early success in conquering the Transjordan side of the
Promised Land. Here in the Plains of Moab, Israel prepares to cross the Jordan
River and conquer the remainder of their inheritance.
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OUTLINE
Book One:
The End of the First Generation
in the Wilderness (1:1–25:18)
I. Faithfulness of Israel at Sinai (1:1–10:10)
1. Sinai Cycle A:
Census and Consecration of the Tribes of Israel (1:1–6:27)
2. Sinai Cycle B:
Tabernacle and Celebration (7:1–10:10)
II. The Rebellious Generation in the Wilderness
(10:11–25:18)
1. Rebellion Cycle A:
From Sinai to Zin—Decline and Fall
of the First Generation (10:11–15:41)
2. Rebellion Cycle B: Korah
and Company Challenge Moses (16:1–19:22)
3. Rebellion Cycle C: From Zin
to Moab: The Rebellion and Replacement of Moses (20:1–25:19)
(1) From Kadesh of Zin to Mount Hor: The End of an
Era (20:1–29)
(2) Victory over the Canaanites of Arad Hormah (21:1–3)
(3) Rebellion and Judgment (21:4–9)
(4) Journey through Moab (21:10–20)
(5) Victory over the Amorites of Transjordan (21:21–35)
(6) The Book of Balaam
(22:1–24:25)
Cycle I: First Messengers Sent to Balaam (22:2–14)
Cycle II: Second Set of Messengers Sent to Balaam (22:15–21)
Cycle III: God’s Messenger Sent to Balaam (22:22–38)
Preparation for the First Oracular Event (22:39–40)
Balaam’s First Oracle (22:41–23:10)
Balak’s Response to Balaam and the Rejoinder (23:11–12)
Balaam’s Second Oracle (23:13–26)
Balaam’s Third Oracle (23:27–24:14)
Balaam’s
Fourth Oracle (24:15–19)
Balaam’s
Fifth Oracle: Against the Amalekites (24:20)
Balaam’s
Sixth Oracle: Against the Kenites (24:21–22)
Balaam’s
Seventh Oracle: Against Assyria (24:23–24)
Balaam
Departs Homeward (24:25)
(7) The Final Rebellion: Idolatry at Baal Peor (25:1–19)
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LESSON
Here
on the plains of Moab rest the entire nation of Israel. God has brought them to
the heart of the Land of Promise in such a way as to as instill great fear
among the inhabitants of the Land. He is taking care of His people by
fulfilling His promised restoration of their homeland. At the same time, He is
taking care of the current inhabitants by fulfilling His promised execution of
judgment for their great debauchery.
Rather
than comparing great number of Israelites to a plague of locust, the Moabites
depict their great strength to a wild ox, a sort of unstoppable, destructive
force. Since Balaak could not meet this threat with
force, he turned to Balaam to curse them. Balak said to him: "Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the surface of
the land and are living right across from me. 6 Please come and put
a curse on these people for me because they are more powerful than I am. I may
be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that those
you bless are blessed and those you curse are cursed. (Num
22:5b-6, HCSB)"
The
interaction between Balaak and Balaam provides both a
humorous and impressive display of God’s active governance over this situation.
First, Balaam refuses Balaak’s offer because God told
him that Israel is blessed. Then, when Balaak’s
representatives returned with a better offer, Balaam accepts. God permits him
to go with the warning that he only follows his instructions. God insures this
by opposing him as he travels. During this encounter with the Angel of the LORD,
Balaam cannot see his adversary, but his donkey can. The donkey even chides Balaam
for striking it when it tries to evade the Angel of the LORD.
31 Then the LORD opened
Balaam's eyes, and he saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the path with a
drawn sword in His hand. Balaam knelt and bowed with his face to the ground. 32
The Angel of the LORD asked him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these
three times? Look, I came out to oppose you, because what you are doing is evil
in My sight. 33 The donkey saw Me and turned away from Me these three times. If she had not
turned away from Me, I would have killed you by now and let her live." 34
Balaam said to the Angel of the LORD, "I have sinned, for I did not know
that You were standing in the path to confront me. And
now, if it is evil in Your sight, I will go
back." 35 Then the Angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go
with the men, but you are to say only what I tell you." So Balaam went
with Balak's officials. (Num
22:31-35, HCSB)
All along this story is about the Lord God, His purposes,
His actions, and His blessing. He restores His people to the land promised to
Abraham. He has blessed them and insures that all their enemies know it.
Through Balaak’s blessing Israel, the Lord puts the “fear
of God” into the residents of the land who are under God’s judgment as he
foretold Abraham four hundred earlier. As a final touch, God uses Balaam to state
His praise based on His unchangeable nature.
19 God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind. Does He speak and not act, or promise and
not fulfill? 20 I have indeed received a command to bless; since He
has blessed, I cannot change it. 21 He considers no disaster for
Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and
there is rejoicing over the King among them. 22 God brought them out
of Egypt; He is like the horns of a wild ox for them. 23 There is no magic curse against Jacob and no divination against
Israel. It will now be said about Jacob and Israel, "What great things God
has done!" (Num
23:19-23, HCSB)
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Outline of Numbers 1
Book One:
The End of the First Generation
in the Wilderness (1:1–25:18)
I. Faithfulness of Israel
at Sinai (1:1–10:10)
1. Sinai Cycle A:
Census and Consecration of the Tribes of Israel (1:1–6:27)
(1) Historical
Setting: Prologue (1:1)
(2) Military
Conscription of the Twelve Tribes of Israel (1:2–46)
Census Instructions (1:2–4)
Census Assistants Enlisted (1:5–16)
Census Directed by Moses (1:17–19)
Census Results by Tribal Households (1:20–43)
Census Summary and Total (1:44–46)
Responsibilities of Uncounted Levites (1:47–53)
Census Conclusion: Faithful Obedience (1:54)
(3) Holy Arrangement
of the Israelite Camps (2:1–34)
Introduction (2:1–2)
East Side, South Side West Side, North Side Encampments
(2:3–31)
Conclusion: Faithful Obedience (2:32–34)
(4) Responsibilities
and Census of the Levite Clans (3:1–4:49)
Introduction: Genealogy of Aaron and Moses (3:1–4)
Levite Consecration to Service (3:5–10)
Levite Replacement of the Firstborn (3:11–13)
Genealogical Delineation of Levite Clans (3:14–20)
Census and Responsibilities of the Levite Clans (3:21–39)
Dedication of the Levites in Firstborn Redemption (3:40–51)
Further Responsibilities and Census of Levites for Service
(4:1–49)
Kohathite Service Detailed (4:1–20)
Gershonite Service Detailed (4:21–28)
Merarite Service Detailed (4:29–33)
Summary Census of Levites (4:34–49)
(5) Purification Laws
for the Faithful Community (5:1–31)
Cultic Isolation of Various Disease Carriers (5:1–4)
Restitution for Wrongs Done (5:5–10)
The Case of a Suspected Adulterous Wife (5:11–31)
(6) The Sacred Nazirite Vow (6:1–21)
Introduction (6:1–2)
Prohibitions (6:3–8)
Purification from Corpse Defilement (6:9–12)
Completion Rituals of the Nazirite
Vow (6:13–20)
Summary (6:21)
(7) The Priestly
Blessing (6:22–27)
2. Sinai Cycle B:
Tabernacle and Celebration (7:1–10:10)
(1) Offerings of the
Leaders of the Israelite Tribes (7:1–89)
Historical Setting and Introduction (7:1–11)
Tribal Gifts Delineated (7:12–83)
Summary of Offerings Presented (7:84–88)
Yahweh Speaks with Moses in the Tabernacle (7:89)
(2) Menorah Lamp
Arrangement (8:1–4)
(3) Installation of
the Levites (8:5–26)
Ritual Cleansing (8:5–7)
Presentation of Levites with Sacrifices (8:8–11)
Offering of Sacrifices (8:12–14)
Levite Substitutionary Role (8:15–19)
Summary of the Levite Dedication (8:20–22)
Postlude: The Levite Retirement (8:23–26)
(4) The Second
Passover: With New Delineations (9:1–14)
(5) Pattern of the
Journey: The Lord and the Cloud (9:15–23)
(6) The Silver
Trumpets (10:1–10)
Gathering and Disembarking the Camps (10:1–7)
Rallying for Battle and Rejoicing in Festival Offerings
(10:8–10)
II. The Rebellious
Generation in the Wilderness (10:11–25:18)
1. Rebellion
Cycle A:
From Sinai to Zin—Decline and Fall
of the First Generation (10:11–15:41)
(1) Historical
Reference: From Mount Sinai to the Paran Desert
(10:11–13)
(2) The Departure from
Sinai (10:14–36)
The Israelite Tribes Depart in Orderly Array (10:14–28)
Hobab: Departure or Guidance in the Wilderness? (10:29–32)
First Stage of the Journey
(10:33–36)
(3) First Rebellion:
General Murmuring (11:1–3)
(4) Second Rebellion:
Complaint about Food (11:4–35)
The Rabble’s Complaint (11:4–6)
Yahweh’s Provision of Manna (11:7–9)
Moses’ Complaint about the People (11:10–15)
Yahweh Responds: Assemble Seventy Elders (11:16–17)
Preparation for Provision of Meat: Purification and
Confession (11:18–20)
Moses Expresses Disbelief to Yahweh (11:21–22)
Yahweh Responds to Moses’ Disbelief (11:23)
Preparation for Blessing: Elders Assembled (11:24)
Yahweh Sends Spirit upon the Seventy Elders (11:25–27)
Moses Responds to Joshua’s Complaint (11:28–30)
Yahweh’s Fresh Provision of Meat (11:31–32)
Plague upon the People: With Meat in their Mouths (11:33–34)
Second Stage of the Journey: Kibroth Hattaavah
to Hazeroth (11:35)
(5) Third Rebellion:
Challenge to Moses’ Authority (12:1–16)
Miriam and Aaron’s Challenge of Moses (12:1–3)
God Speaks to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam (12:4–8)
The Judgment against Miriam (12:9–13)
God’s Reply to Moses, Miriam, and Aaron (12:14–15)
Third Stage of the Journey
(12:16)
(6) Fourth Rebellion:
Rejection of the Promised Land (13:1–14:45)
Instructions from Yahweh to Explore the Promised Land
(13:1–3)
Tribal Scouts Enlisted (13:4–16)
Moses Instructs the Tribal Scouts (13:17–20)
Scouts Explore the Land (13:21–25)
Report of the Scouts (13:26–33)
Congregational Response to the Report (14:1–4)
Leadership Response to the People (14:5–10)
God Intervenes: Glory of Lord Appears (14:10b–12)
Moses Intercedes with Yahweh for the People (14:13–19)
Yahweh Responds to Moses’ Prayer (14:20–23)
Caleb My Servant Will Live (14:24–25)
Yahweh Speech: The Unfaithful Community Will Die in the
Wilderness (14:26–35)
Judgment against the Leaders: The Ten versus Joshua and
Caleb (14:36–38)
Conclusion: Moses Reports Judgment—Israel Mourns (14:39–45)
(7) Offerings from the
Land of Promise: Covenant Hope (15:1–41)
Offerings from the Land (15:1–16)
Offerings of the Firstfruits
(15:17–21)
Offerings for Inadvertent versus Intentional Sins (15:22–36)
Covenant Epilogue: Garment Tassels and Growing Faith
(15:37–41)
2. Rebellion
Cycle B: Korah and Company Challenge Moses
(16:1–19:22)
(1) Rebellion of Korah and the Reubenites
(16:1–50)
Korah Instigates Rebellion versus Moses and Aaron (16:1–3)
Moses’ Initial Response: Yahweh Will Demonstrate (16:4–7)
Moses’ Confrontation with Rebellious Leaders (16:8–15)
Moses’ Further Instructions to Korah
(16:16–19)
Yahweh’s Judgment and Moses’ Appeal (16:20–22)
Yahweh’s Response: Judgment Is Imminent (16:23–30)
Yahweh’s Judgment (16:31–35)
Yahweh’s Instruction to the Priests (16:36–40[Hb. 17:1–5])
People’s Response: Grumbling (16:41–43[Hb.
17:6–8])
Yahweh Dispenses Judgment (16:44–50[Hb.
17:9–15])
(2) Aaron’s Budding of
Staff: Primacy of the Aaronic Priesthood Reconfirmed (17:1–13 [Hb. 17:16–28])
Requirements: Instructions and Commands (17:1–5 [Hb. 17:16–20])
Ready Compliance of the People and Moses (17:6–7 [Hb. 17:21–22])
Results of the Test (17:8–9[Hb.
17:23–24])
Renewed Instructions (17:10–11[Hb.
17:25–26])
Rhetorical Response of the Israelites (17:12–13 [Hb. 17:27–28])
(3) The Priests and
the Levites: Additional Responsibilities and Provisions (18:1–23)
Priests and Levites as Guardians of the Sanctuary (18:1–7)
Provisions of Tribute for the Priests (18:8–19)
Provisions for the Levites (18:20–24)
Tithes and Offerings of the Levites (18:25–32)
(4) Red Heifer Ashes
and the Waters of Purification (19:1–22)
Introduction: Divine Instruction and First Statute (19:1–2a)
Preparation of the Ashes of the Red Heifer (19:2b–10)
General Rule for Applying Red Heifer Ashes (19:11–13)
Second Statute: Applying the Waters of Purification for
Death Impurity (19:14–22)
3. Rebellion Cycle
C: From Zin to Moab: The Rebellion and
Replacement of Moses (20:1–25:19)
(1) From Kadesh of Zin to Mount Hor: The End of an Era (20:1–29)
Historical Setting: Kadesh of Zin and the Death of Miriam (20:1)
Moses’ Rebellion at Meribah- Kadesh (20:2–13)
Edom Denies Passage to the Israelites (20:14–21)
The Death and Burial of Aaron (20:22–29)
(2) Victory over the
Canaanites of Arad Hormah (21:1–3)
(3) Rebellion and
Judgment (21:4–9)
(4) Journey through
Moab (21:10–20)
(5) Victory over the
Amorites of Transjordan (21:21–35)
Victory over Sihon of Heshbon (21:21–31)
Victory over Og
of Bashan (21:32–35)
(6) The Book of Balaam
(22:1–24:25)
Literary Analysis of Numbers 22–25
Introduction to the Balaam Oracles (22:1–24:25)
Geographical Setting: Arabah of
Moab along the Jordan across from Jericho (22:1)
Cycle I: First Messengers Sent to Balaam (22:2–14)
Balak Sees—Moses Fears the Numerous Israelites (22:2–4)
First Messengers Sent (22:5a)
The Message: Curse the Mighty Israel (22:5b–6)
Elders of Moab and Elders of Midian
Journey to Pethor to Meet Balaam (22:7)
Balaam’s Response (22:8)
God’s Encounter with Balaam (22:9–12)
Balaam’s Response of Refusal (22:13)
Messengers Return Home to Moab (22:14)
Cycle II: Second Set of Messengers Sent to Balaam (22:15–21)
Messengers Again Sent to Balaam (22:15–17)
Balaam’s Response to Balak’s New
Messengers (22:18–19)
God’s Second Encounter with Balaam (22:20)
Balaam Departs with Messengers (22:21)
Cycle III: God’s Messenger Sent to Balaam (22:22–38)
Introduction: God’s Anger with Balaam (22:22a)
The Angel of Yahweh Appears (22:22b)
The Donkey Responds (22:23)
The Angel of Yahweh Appears Again (22:24)
Donkey Responds Again (22:25)
The Angel of Yahweh Appears the Third Time (22:26)
Donkey Responds the Third Time (22:27)
God’s Third Encounter with Balaam (22:28–35)
Balak Goes out to Meet Balaam (22:36–38)
Preparation for the First Oracular Event (22:39–40)
Balaam’s First Oracle (22:41–23:10)
Balak Leads Balaam to Bamoth Baal
(22:41)
Balaam Instructs Balak to Prepare
Sacrifices (23:1)
Balak Obeys Balaam (23:2)
Balaam to Balak: Stand Beside Your Burnt Offering (23:3)
God Manifested Himself to Balaam (23:4–5)
Balaam Returns to Balak (23:6)
Balaam Obeys Yahweh: Speaks the First Oracle (23:7–10)
Balak’s Response to Balaam and the Rejoinder (23:11–12)
Balaam’s Second Oracle (23:13–26)
Balak Sacrifices Animals on Seven Altars (23:14b)
Balaam to Balak: Stand Beside Your
Burnt Offering (23:15)
God Manifested Himself to Balaam (23:16)
Balaam Returns to Balak (23:17)
Balaam Obeys Yahweh: Speaks the Second Oracle (23:18–24)
Balak’s Second Response to Balaam and the Rejoinder (23:25–26)
Balaam’s Third Oracle (23:27–24:14)
Balak Leads Balaam to Bamoth Baal
(23:27–28)
Balaam Instructs Balak to Prepare
Sacrifices (23:29)
Balak Obeys Balaam (23:30)
God Manifested Himself to Balaam (24:1–2)
Balak’s Angry Response (24:10–11)
Balaam’s Retort (24:12–14)
Balaam’s Fourth Oracle (24:15–19)
Balaam’s Final Three Oracles (24:20–24)
Balaam’s Fifth Oracle: Against the Amalekites (24:20)
Balaam’s Sixth Oracle: Against the Kenites
(24:21–22)
Balaam’s Seventh Oracle: Against Assyria (24:23–24)
Balaam Departs Homeward (24:25)
(7) The Final
Rebellion: Idolatry at Baal Peor (25:1–19)
Setting of Immorality (25:1–3)
Moses Receives Instruction from Yahweh (25:4)
Moses Instructs the Leaders of Israel (25:5)
Phinehas Follows Moses’ Instruction (25:6–8a)
Wrath of Yahweh Allayed (25:8b)
The Results of Israel’s Immorality (25:9)
Moses Receives Further Instruction from the Lord (25:10–18)
Conclusion: The End of the Former Generation and Setting for
the New (25:19)
Book Two:
The New Generation
and the Prospects of
the Promised Land (26:1–36:13)
III. Preparation of
the New Generation of Israel (26:1–30:16)
1. The Second
Census in the Plains of Moab (26:1–65)
(1) Census
Instructions (26:1–4)
(2) Reuben’s
descendants (26:5–11)
(3) Simeon’s
Descendants (26:12–14)
(4) Gad’s Descendants
(26:15–18)
(5) Judah’s
Descendants (26:19–22)
(6) Issachar’s
Descendants (26:23–25)
(7) Zebulun’s Descendants (26:26–27)
(8) Sons of Joseph:
Manasseh’s Descendants (26:28–34)
(9) Sons of Joseph:
Ephraim’s Descendants (26:35–37)
(10) Benjamin’s
Descendants (26:38–41)
(11) Dan’s Descendants
(26:42–43)
(12) Asher’s
Descendants (26:44–47)
(13) Naphtali’s Descendants
(26:48–50)
(14) Total Population
of the Second Generation (26:51)
(15) Instructions for
Division of the Land (26:52–56)
(16) Levi’s Descendants
(26:57–62)
(17) Conclusion of the
Second Census (26:63–65)
2. Land Inheritance
Laws: The Case of Zelophehad’s Daughters (27:1–11)
(1) The Case of Zelophehad’s Daughters (27:1–5)
(2) Case Decision and
Derived Principles (27:6–11)
3. Joshua Heir to
Moses (27:12–23)
(1) Moses’ Sin
Recapitulated (27:12–14)
(2) Moses’ Entreaty
for a New Leader (27:15–17)
(3) Moses’ Instruction
from the Lord (27:18–21)
(4) Moses Commissions
Joshua (27:22–23)
4. The Appointed
Times and Offerings (28:1–29:40)
(1) Introduction
(28:1–2)
(2) Daily Offerings
(28:3–8)
(3) Weekly (Sabbath)
Offerings (28:9–10)
(4) Monthly (Rosh Chodesh) Offerings (28:11–15)
(5) Passover (Pesach)
and Unleavened Bread Offerings (28:16–25)
(6) Feast of Weeks (Shavuoth / Pentecost) Offerings (28:26–31)
(7) Feast of the
Blowing Trumpets Offerings (29:1–6)
(8) Day of Atonement
(Yom Kippur) Offerings (29:7–11)
(9) Feast of Booths
(Sukkoth) Offerings (29:16–38)
(10) Summary (29:39–40)
5. Women’s Vows
(30:1–16)
(1) Introduction:
General Principle for Vows (30:1–2)
(2) Vows of Unmarried
Women (30:3–5)
(3) Vows of Newly
Married Women (30:6–8)
(4) Vows of Widowed or
Divorced Women (30:9)
(5) Vows of Married
Women (30:10–15)
(6) Summary (30:16)
IV. Advent Cycle B:
Preparation for War and Entry into the Promised Land (31:1–36:13)
Introduction to the Second Advent Cycle
1. The Midianite Campaign (31:1–54)
Critical Issues in
Numbers 31
(1) Israelite Armies
Battle the Midianites (31:1–12)
(2) Preserving the
Sanctity of the Camp (31:13–24)
(3) Division of the
War Booty among the Israelites (31:25–54)
2. Settlement of
the Transjordan Tribes (32:1–42)
(1) Reubenite and Gadite Request
(32:1–5)
(2) Moses’ Response
(32:6–15)
(3) Promise of Support
(32:16–19)
(4) Moses’ Response to
the Promise (32:20–24)
(5) Gad and Reuben
Ratify the Agreement (32:25–27)
(6) Moses Informs Eleazar and Joshua of the Decision (32:28–30)
(7) Gad and Reubenite Reiterate the Promise (32:31–32)
(8) Moses Grants
Transjordan Tribal Territory (32:33–42)
3. The Israelite
Victory March: From Ramses to the Plains of Moab (33:1–49)
4. Instructions for
the Conquest of the Land (33:50–56)
5. Preparation for
Allocation of the Promised Land (34:1–29)
(1) Boundaries of the
Promised Land Delineated (34:1–15)
(2) Leaders Appointed
to Divide the Promised Land (34:16–29)
6. Levitical Cities and the Cities of Refuge (35:1–34)
(1) The Levitical Cities (35:1–8)
(2) Cities of Refuge
(35:9–34)
7. Inheritance Laws:
Zelophehad Clarifications (Laws and Land) (36:1–12)
Legal Precedent: Historical Background of the Request by Zelophehad’s Daughters (36:1–2)
The Case Presented by the Gileadite
Clans (36:3–4)
Moses Presents the Case Adjudication at Yahweh’s Command
(36:5–12)
8. Conclusion to the Case and the Book of
Numbers (36:13)
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1 R. Dennis Cole, Numbers, electronic ed., Logos Library
System; The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman
Publishers, 2001). 21–575.