Book of Numbers Themes
Community
No man is an island. We're all in this together. You can't eat just one. For the ancient Israelites, these were more than feel-good mottos (and catchy invitations to eat potato chips). Being part o...
Compassion & Forgiveness
The God of Numbers isn't exactly a warm and friendly deity. He regularly smites his people for their insolence and kills off hundreds of thousands of them in the wilderness. But God isn't totally w...
Justice & Judgment
One of the perks of creating a universe is that you get to be in charge. That means you can set rules for the people you made (from clay… which isn't easy). And if the people break those rules? W...
Rules & Order
In case you hadn't noticed, the Bible is pretty big on law and order. In fact, the first five books of the Bible contain exactly 613 different laws that Jews everywhere are supposed to be following...
Visions of the Promised Land
A land flowing with milk and honey—that's what God promised his people two books ago. In Numbers, the Israelites keep working towards their goal of finding a permanent (and totally awesome) home...
Warfare
War! What is it good for? Um, well, showing off the might and power of God for one. Oh, and taking over people's lands. And stuff. And bodies. Yup—war gets all kinds of things done. The Book of N...