05 Numbers & Deuteronomy
Numbers
Author: Moses
When: 1445 BC
Theme: __Unbelief _________
o Travel log of the Israelites in the wilderness
o 40 years in the wilderness
Location 1: Sinai (Num. 1-10)
• Census: 603,550 men
• Given another overview of the Law
• Tabernacle at the __center_________ of the camp
o A visual symbol of God’s holiness___________ at the center of their society, and a
symbol of God’s _leadership__________ as they journey
Travel (Num. 10-12)
• After 3 days, the Israelites begin to _complain__________
• The Lord feeds the people with __quail_________
• Aaron and Miriam complain about Moses
o ___The Lord________ defends Moses
o God strikes Miriam with leprosy; Moses prays for her healing, and God heals her, and
the people wait for 7 days to move on.
Location 2: Paran (Num. 13-19)
Israel has been led to the Promised Land (Canaan), and _12 spies_________ are sent
to scout out the land
__10 spies_________ return with a negative report that scares and discourages the
people; _Joshua__________ and __Caleb_________ know that with God, it is possible,
and they try to encourage the people
● The people rebel and start a mutiny
o They want to return to___Egypt________
o They don’t __believe_________ that God will give them the land
Punishment: this generation will not enter the __Promised Land
God remains _faithful__________ and able, but he honors human choices
Travel (Num. 20-21)
Even Moses _rebels__________
o Moses _misrepresents __________ God to the people
oPunishment: Moses is not allowed to enter the Promised Land
___Snake________ attack
o Israel continues to complain and rebel
o God sends snake among the camp as punishment
o The snakes bite and kill the Israelites
o Moses prays, and God instructs him to make a bronze serpent on a pole
o Those who _look up__________ will live
Location 3: Moab (Num. 22-36) Balak and Balaam
Balak (King of Moab) hires__Balaam_________, a pagan sorcerer, to curse Israel
Balaam pronounces 3 oracles
o God prevents him from cursing Israel. Each time he tries, it comes out
as__blessings_________
o In the 3rd oracle, Balaam declares that out of Israel will arise a _victorious
king__________ through whom all the nations will be blessed
Another census is taken at the end Israel is poised to enter the Promised Land at the end of
Numbers
__Moses _________ prepares to give his goodbye sermon to the people
Deuteronomy
Author: Moses
When?: 1405 BC
What? Moses’ __goodbye sermon____________ as Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land
To Whom? _New generation_____________
Where? Moab
Why? __reconfirm____________ and ____prepare__________
Past: __History__________ (Deut. 1-11)
Review of Israel’s history (ch. 1-4)
Recalling of Israel’s laws (ch. 5-11)
Their history is based on God’s covenantal faithfulness______________________
The __Shema __________: Deut. 6:4-5
God expects Israel to not only hear, but obey and be faithful to the covenant.
Present: _Holiness___________ (Deut. 12-26)
Reviewing the laws; how to be holy before God
Ceremonial, civil and social laws: idolatry, diet, Sabbath, the poor, rules for the kings’ behavior,
cities of refuge, war
Messianic Promise: __Prophet __________ like Moses
Future: _Heritage ___________ (Deut. 27-34)
Ratification (ch. 27-30)
o Blessings if they obey
o Curses if they disobey __
Warning signs to repent
o Choice of __life__________ or _____death_______! (30:15-20)
Preparation (ch. 31-34)
o __Joshua__________ officially succeeds Moses
o ____Moses________ dies in Moab
Numbers & Deuteronomy & Jesus
Jesus as the obedient __servant__________
Jesus as the coming Messiah
Jesus as the bronze serpent
Jesus as the ultimate _deliverer___________
Jesus as the prophet like __Moses________
