Now viewing scripture range from the book of numbers chapter. Grand old holy tells the story from book of numbers. Numbers 1 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 king james bible kjv book of numbers bible. The ancient town of hebron was founded seven years before the egyptian city of zoan. Paul stated and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. She had the gospel preached to her, as we read in hebrews 4, but she didnt combine it with faith. This passage calls us to examine the challenge god may be setting before us, and to embrace the caleb option in the midst of it. John bunyan leads us to sing about that in that hymn, even as moses leads us to lament the way the children of israel responded to this particular challenge. Numbers new international version niv exploring canaan. Bsp on numbers verses 1,2 god commanded moses to send out men to spy out the land and these were just any men, they were the chieftains.
Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. Numbers the lord spoke to moses, saying, send men to spy. Caleb and joshua brought back a good report of the land but, because the other 10 spies brought back a bad report, the people did not want to enter the promised land. What was the purpose of sending spies into the land of canaan. When leadership leads to unpopularity numbers and 14.
They belonged to the same people that god brought out of. Now, here in numbers 12, moses takes another nonhebrew wife. The lord tells moses to send spies into the land of canaan to prepare for the conquest. Ever since the days that they left egypt, this is where they were heading. This 10 or digit number identifies a specific book, an edition of a book, or a booklike product such as an audiobook. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less.
For more information relevant to this present passage of numbers thirteen and fourteen, see the accompanying appendix pdf download that provides the complete scripture text of numbers. Numbers 1 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, 2 send thou men, that they may search the land of canaan, which i give unto the children of israel. There is a detailed explanation below to help bring out some of the important parts of the story. And they went up through the south and came to hebron. Delivered sunday, january 14, 2007 at bethany bible church. After this lesson, the children will demonstrate an understanding of the story of the 12 spies by being able to tell the main parts of the story to the teacher items needed bible. The intention is to inform you of the excellence of the land of israel, for there is no place in the land of israel rockier than hebron, which was why it was designated for a burial ground. The book leadership on the line by ronald heifetz and martin linsky. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. David guziks commentary on numbers, where moses sent spies to scout out the promised land. Not that they no longer remembered that the promise had been made, but they were no longer reckoning with it. Numbers commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Israel had left egypt and was headed for the promised land.
If, because of gods promises in exodus 23, they did not expect confrontation, why do they show so much trepidation. And so we were in their sight an hyperbole, signifying that the anakims looked down upon them with the utmost contempt. So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of zin as far as rehob, near the entrance of hamath. Finding the isbn number on a book on most books, the isbn number can be found on the back cover, next to the barcode. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them. Numbers niv exploring canaan the lord said to bible. Here in numbers, the israelites have arrived at the southern border of the promised land. Bible class book on numbers david padfield numbers, moses, old testament, bible class, workbook, study.
Ahiman, sheshai, and talmai, the descendants of anak, were there. Never was the criticism any more bankrupt than in the assaults directed against this chapter. So moses sent them from the wilderness of paran, according to the command of the lord, all of them. And there is no country in the world as excellent as egypt, as it says, it was like. When leadership leads to unpopularity numbers and 14 bible commentary produced by tow project another challenge to moses authority arises in numbers and 14.
They were on the verge of entering into a great land. The lord spoke to moses, saying, send men to spy out the land of canaan, which i am giving to the people of israel. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. No matter what kind of rotten atmosphere they encounter. Then the remaining 23,000 died in result of numbers 25. Notice the spies timidity even at the beginning of their report, and they become increasingly fearful. Caleb and joshua brought back a good report of the land but. We were in our own sight as grasshoppers thus their fear magnified these sons of anak above measure, so that in comparison of them they thought themselves as weak and contemptible as insignificant insects. Numbers 1 the lord said to moses, 2 send some men to explore the land of canaan, which i have given to the israelites. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. The returned with unbelief, except for joshua and caleb. Numbers, new king james version nkjv the bible app.
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