Numbers Outlined
I. Israel in the Wilderness (1:1
to 22:1)
A. Counting the people (1:1-54) total
603,550 Only 70 souls went to Egypt Exodus
1:5
1. Only males over 20 were counted
(1:3)
2. Levites not included in the count (1:47)
3. They obeyed Moses (1:54)
B. Arrangement of the tribes (2:1 to 4:49)
1. The tabernacle and its attendants
were in the center (2:2,17)
2. On the East side were Judah, Issachar,
and Zebulun (2:3-9)
3. On the South side were Reuben, Simeon,
and Gad (2:10-16)
4. On the West side were Ephraim, Manaseh,
Benjamim(2:17-24)
5. On the North side were Dan, Asher, and
Naphtali (2:25-2:31)
6. Each tribe had its own standard and leader,
or prince (1:5-16; 2:2)
7. Priestly offices and functions (3:1-39)
a. Generations of Aaron and Moses
(3:1)
b. Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, died before
the Lord (3:4) Leviticus 10:1-2
c. Aaron’s sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, took
the priest’s office (3:4)
d. Duties of Levites (3:5-9)
e. The Levites counted and assigned their
duties (3:10-39)
8. Numbering of the firstborn males from a month
old, Levites exempted (3:40-45)
9. Firstborn redeemed by payment of five
shekels each (3:46-51) A Shekel was $1920 x 5
= $9600. A Gerah .02 ounces x 20 = .4 ounces the weight of a Shekel.
10. Duties assigned to Levites (4:1-49)
C. Purification of the camp (5:1 to 10:10)
1. Defiled person (ceremonially unclean)
excluded from the camp (5:1-4)
2. Confession and restitution in trespass
(5:5-10) I John 1:9
3. The trial of jealously (5:11-31)
4. Law of the Nazarites (6:1-21)
5. Priestly blessing of Israel (6:22-27)
Blessing
was conditional Deuteronomy 28:1-6,
Leviticus
26:3-6, and Isaiah
26:3. V.26 Peace comes through Christ to us
Romans
5:1 and
Philippians
4:6-7
6. Offering of tribal leaders (princes) to
the Levites (7:1-89)
7. Lighting of the lamps (8:1-4)
8. Consecration of the Levites (8:5-26)
9. Passover stipulations (9:1-14)
10. The Pillar of cloud to guide the Israelites
(9:15-23)
11. The silver trumpets (10:1-10)
D. Sins on the journey from Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-12:16)
1. Departure from Mount Sinai (10:11-36)
2. People complained; burning at Taberah
(11:1-3)
3. Manna from Jehovah (11:4-9)
4. People long for flesh to eat (11:10-15)
Matthew
6:25-34
5. Seventy elders established (11:6-30) Notice
verses 14-15, the weight of leadership Hebrews
13:7;17
6. The Israelites fed quails (11:31-35)
7. Sin of Miriam and Aaron in rebelling against
Moses (12:1-16)
E. Failure at Kadesh (13:1 to 14:14:45)
1. Spying out the promised land (13:1-33)
2. Israel rebels (14:1-10)
3. Moses intercedes (14:11-19) Hebrews
3:7-16
4. God condemns Israel to die in the wilderness
(14:20-45) Hebrews 3:17-18
F. Wandering in the wilderness (15:1 to 19:22)
1. Sacrifices of animals and wine
(15:1-31) 15:10 "sweet smelling savour"Ephesians
5:2
2. Sabbath breaker stoned (15:32-36)
3. Fringes on garments (15:37-41)
4. Sin of Korah (16:1-50)
5. Aaron’s rod that budded (17:1-13) Hebrews
9:4
6. Function and place of the priests (18:1
to 19:22)
G. Sins on the way to Moab (20:1 to 25:18)
1. Death of Miriam (20:1)
2. Sin of Moses and Aaron in striking the
rock to bring water (20:2-13) Deuteronomy 34:4-5
and Numbers 27:12-14
3. Edom refuses to let the Israelites pass
through (20:14-21)
4. Death of Aaron (20:22-29)
5. Defeat of the king of Arad (21:1-3)
6. The burning, fiery serpents and the brazen
serpent (21:4-9) God’s forgivness continually
displayed
7. Journey to Moab (21:10-20)
8. Victory over Sihon (21:21-32)
9. Victory over Bashan (21:33-35)
II. Israel turns away
from God (22:1 – 25:18)
A. Balak fails to turn the Lord from
Israel (22:2 – 24:25) I
1. Balaam summoned by Balak (22:2-
22:40)
a. The first creature to speak in unknown tongues
(22:21-35)
2. The oracles of Balaam (22:41 – 24:25) I
Peter 4:11 (Notice 22:35, 23:11-12, 23:26,
and 24:13)
B. Israel turns from Lord Numbers
31:16, II Peter 2:14-16, Jude 11, and
Revelation 2:14
1. The Baal-peor sin (25:1-5)
2. Zeal of Phinehas (25:6-18) In
verse 25:9 24,000
died in result of their sins. I Corinthians
10:8 mentions the number of 23,000.
The two possible reasons for the different number would be:
-
1,000 were slain in the punishment
of Numbers 25:4.
Then the remaining 23,000 died in result of Numbers
25:5.
-
Paul stated "…and fell in one day
three and twenty thousand…"
III. Reorganization
of Israel (26:1 to 36:12)
A. Second counting of the people (26:1
to 27:23)
1. Total number of males over 20
was 601,730 (26:1-51)
2. Inheritance in the land (26:52-65)
B. Inheritance of daughters (27:1-11)
C. Israel’s new leader – Joshua (27:12-23)
Moses is put aside for his sin at Kadesh (20:2-13)
D. Regulations and vows (28:1 to 30:16)
1. Offerings to be observed (28:1-8)
2. Continual burnt offerings on the sabbath
(28:9-10)
3. Sacrifices at new moons (28:11-25)
4. Sacrifices on the day of firstfruits (28:26-31)
5. Sacrifice at the feat of trumpets (29:1-6)
6. Sacrifice at the afflicting of souls (29:7-11)
E. Sacrifice of holy convocation at feast of
tabernacles (29:12-40)
F. Regulation of vows (30:1-16)
G. Conquest and division of Canaan (31:1
to 36:13)
1. Midianites defeated (31:1-54)
2. Ruben and Gad inherit on the East side
of the Jordan (32:1-42) Notice the agreement in
32:16-23.
In32:6the
question Moses posed "Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here".
Reflecting to the Christian war against Satan Ephesians
6:11, Matthew 13:38-39 and James 4:4; we must
be united not scattered Matthew 12:30
3. Summary of journeys from Rameses to the plain
of Moab (33:1-49)
4. The Canaanites and their idols to be destroyed
(33:50-56)
5. Borders of the land (34:1-16)
6. Men which shall divide the land (34:17-29)
7. Cities given to the Levites (35:1-8)
8. Avenger of wrath and cities of refuge (35:9-34)
9. Inheritance of daughters, and marrying
within the tribe (36:1-12)
IV. Commandments and
judgments made by the hand of Moses (36:13)
A. God spoke through the prophets
36:13
B. Throughout Old Testament times Hebrews
1:1 and II Peter 1:21
C. Now, in the present time speaks through
Christ Hebrews 1:2
1. Which is the New Testament Hebrews
9:15
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