The Message of Numbers

Getting Ready; 1. God's people prepare (1:1-2:34); 2. Community servants (3:1-4:49); 3. Keeping the camp clean (5:1-31); 4. Short-term voluntary service (6:1-21); 5. Inherited riches (6:22-27); 6. Giving and receiving the best (7:1-89); 7. Israel's role models (8:1-26); 8. Three dimensional grace (9:1-10:10); Setting Out; 9. Sharing good things (10:11-36); 10. Leadership issues (11:1-35); 11. Disoloyal colleagues (12:1-16); Drawing Back; 12. Giants or grapes? (13:1-28); 13. Israel's sleepless night (14:1-45); Marking Time; 14. When God speaks again (15:1-41); 15. More leadership tensions (16:1-50); 16. Kept as a sign (17:1-18:32); 17. The perils of pollution (19:1-22); 18. Coping with crisis (20:1-21:3); 19. Life for a look (21:4-9); 21. The march to Moab (21:10-35); 22. A tragic sequel (25:1-18); Pressing On; 23. Facing a different future (26:1-65); 24. Human rights and divine commands (27:1-11); 25. Leadership lifestyle (27:12-23); 26. Variations on a majestic theme (28:1-29:16); 27. Keeping promises and idcentifying dangers (30:1-31:54); 28. Alternative destinies (32:1-42); 29. Recollections and resolutions (33:1-56); 30. Generous provision (34:1-36:13)