Numbers - a journey in discipleship

‘The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt.’ Numbers 1:1

‘Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.’ Luke 12:32

‘Numbers’, the fourth book in the Old Testament, narrates the journey made by the Israelites from Mount Sinai north through the desert to the plains of Moab and Ammon on the Eastern side of the river Jordan, opposite Jericho. (See the Map Below)

Numbers tells the story of how God prepared his people to inherit the land he had promised to give them. (God made this promise to Abraham early in Genesis; Genesis 12:1 & 13:15.)

In the same way, the New Testament begins with Jesus proclaiming the coming of the kingdom – the inheritance that God has planned for His people, those who believe in and follow him.

In this plan, we shall study in Numbers how the Lord prepared his people to take possession of their inheritance, so that as his disciples we can learn more about engaging in the kingdom and living in our inheritance in Christ.