Week 8: Numbers 10-28

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NUMBERS 10 TO 27 – Study Guide
10:1-10 – Two silver trumpets.
10:11-36 – The departure.
10:14 –First in order of march was the standard of the camp of _______________.
10:25 – Acting as rear guard was the camp of _________.
10:29-32 – Why was Moses eager to have Hobab his brother-in-law along?
10:33-36 – The initial journey was ______ days, with the ____ going before them.
11:1-35 – The sins of Israel.
11:1-3 – The people __________, leading to ______ from the Lord. _______
interceded for them. This place was named _______________.
11:4-9 – There was complaint and even weeping about ________________, even
about the __________ God had provided.
11:10-15 – ________ was finding the burden of the people too heavy to bear.
11.16-30 – To assist Moses ________________________ were appointed. The Lord promised meat. Moses questioned whether this was possible. The Lord replied: ______________________________________________.
11:31-35 — The meat provided was in the form of ____________. But what followed was _______________. This place was called Kicroth-hattaavah, which means
___________________.
12:1-16 – Moses was opposed by __________ and ________________.
12:3 – How is Moses described?
12:7, 8 – How did Moses differ from other prophets?
12:10-16 – In punishment, _________ was struck with ___________. Who pled for her?
13:1 – 14:45 – Spies to the land of Canaan. Rebellion. Punishment.
13:24 – A man from each tribe, ______ in all, were chosen to visit the land of Canaan. What were they to find out?
13:25-33 – The twelve spies returned with reports, positive and negative. In response to the reports, _________ argued to go at once and occupy the land, but the other spies (except ___________ 14:6) argued __________________________________.
14:1-4 – What was the cry of the congregation?
14:5-10 – Who argued against the majority?
14:11-19 – What did the Lord threaten to do? Who interceded for the people?
14:20-38 – What was the Lord’s judgment on the people?
14:39-45 – In reaction to the Lord’s judgment, what was attempted and with what result?
What lessons are there for us in these two chapters?
15:1-41 – Laws and regulations.
15:2, 18 – note the glimmer of hope in a dark time for Israel.
15:22-31 – offerings for unintentional sins (cf. Lev. 4).. But note v. 30,31 re “high-handed” or “defiant” sins.
15:32-36 – dealing with a sabbath breaker.
16:1-50 – The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
16:1-11 – a challenge against _______ and _________ regarding the priesthood.
16:12-40 – the test and the dramatic punishment.
16:41-50 – the assembly rebelled. A ________ spread among the people. Aaron took a censer and incense and stood between the __ __ and the ________ and the plague was stopped, though ______________died. Note 1 Corinthians 10:10.
17:1-13 – Settling the matter. Of the twelve staffs, ________ of the house of _______ budded.
18:1-32 – The duties and offerings of the priests and Levites.
18:21-24 – The Levites were given the ________ of Israel for their inheritance.
18:25-32 – The Levites were to give to the Lord a _______ of the ________ given them.
19:1-22 – Water for cleansing from the _____ __________.
20:1-21 – Incidents at Kadesh. It was at Kadesh that _________ died and was buried.
20:2-13 – The people gathered against Moses and Aaron and ________________. Moses in his anger _______ the rock instead of _____________ it. What was to be Moses’ punishment for not honouring God’s holiness?
20:14-21 – __________ refused to give Israel permission to pass through its territory.
20:22-29 – At _______ _____ on the border of Edom, __________ died, ______________
became high priest, and the people mourned for _____ days.
21:4-9 – Israel became __________ and again ___________. The Lord sent _________
__________ among them and people died. ________ prayed for the people and God directed a ________ of bronze to be put on a pole, that a person could look at it and live.
Note some 700 years later, 2 Kings 18:4. Note also 1 Corinthians 10:9 and Jesus’ words in John 3:14,15.
21:10-20 – Israel on the march.
21:21-32 – Defeat by Israel of King _________ of the __________. Israel now controlled land east of the Jordan River from the Arnon River (flows into the Dead Sea at midpoint) and the Jabbok River (flows into the Jordan River c. 38 km north of the Dead Sea) (21:24). This was the land of the _________ (21:31,32).
21:31-35 – Israel now defeated King _________ of _______and possessed his land. Israel now controlled land east of the Jordan River all the way to northeast of the Sea of Galilee.
22:1 – 24:25 – Balak and Balaam. Israel now camped across the ________ River east of the city of _________. Israel had no designs on Moabite land, but they and their king _________ were terrified of them.
22:5-14 – A delegation was sent to Balaam son of Beor with _______ (v. 7) to get him to
_______ Israel (v. 11). But God spoke to Balaam and refused to let him.
22:15-21 – Another delegation was sent and Balaam said he must check with the Lord to
see what more (else) the Lord might say. God said, ____, but only _______________.
22:22-35 – Balaam’s _________ saved him from the ________ of the Lord who met them with a ________ ______. Again Balaam is given permission to go, but to speak
__________________________.
22:36-23:24 – Twice Balaam __________ Israel instead of ____________ them.
23:25-24:25 – Now Balak urged Balaam not to _______ Israel and not to _______ them (23:25). But Balaam uttered further blessings and a prophecy. Note especially a changed approach in Balaam (24:1,2) and statements 24:9b and 24:17.
25:1-17 – Israel sins at Shittim. What did Israel do at Shittim which angered the Lord? (For an interesting sidelight, see Numbers 31:16)
25:6-13 – Who acted with zeal and stopped the plague? What was granted him and his descendants?
26:1-65 – The second census of Israel. Note the sad summary (26:63-65).

27:1-23 – The case of Zelophehad’s daughters. Instructions as to Moses’ successor, who was to be ___________________.

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