A Study on the Book of Numbers (SHORT Bible Studies)

A Study on the Book of Numbers (SHORT Bible Studies)

Did you have to play dodgeball in P.E. when you were growing up? Maybe you experienced the all-dreaded team picking event. Maybe you were always picked last. Let me tell you, I was certainly not picked first. But thankfully we didn’t play much dodgeball when I was in elementary school. What we played most was red rover. And when it comes to red rover, being picked last to be “sent over” wasn’t the worst thing. It was sort of a compliment, actually. Maybe that is how we should view the book of Numbers, too. It is not a book that gets picked first. It is not a book that we talk about often. It is a book that is usually neglected and overlooked. But every book of the Bible is significant. Every book was inspired by God and every book is used by him to teach us. And sometimes, it is the least popular books that surprise us the most. And that is our prayer for the book of Numbers. We pray that it would surprise us. We pray that we would see the faithfulness of God in the censuses. We pray that we would see the righteousness of God in his laws. We pray that we would be overwhelmed by his patience and graciousness toward his people—time and time again. Because that is the heart of the book of Numbers. In the midst of the Israelites’ complaining, God remains good. In the midst of their disobedience, God remains righteous. In the midst of their unfaithfulness, God remains faithful. And even though we are reading about these events thousands of years later, our God has not changed . This God that we read about in Numbers is the same God that is good and righteous and faithful to us today. And this book of Numbers not only teaches us about his unchanging character, but it also points—as all Old Testament books do—to the character and person of Jesus Christ. This study is seven weeks long with eight video messages available on YouTube (one introduction video, plus one video per week). Each week has a memory verse and is divided into daily readings, which follow the pattern of preparing, reading, applying, and closing. Do it on your own or do it with a group. It’s up to you! Ready to get started?