Numbers study section

Numbers key verses

Seven verses capture the heart of Numbers, from the priestly blessing to the star out of Jacob.

Seven anchor verses

Numbers 6:24-26 “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”

The priestly blessing, placing God’s name on His people

Numbers 9:17 “Whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped.”

Life guided entirely by God’s presence

Numbers 14:9 “Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not fear the people of the land... the LORD is with us; do not fear them.”

The faith of Caleb and Joshua against unbelief

Numbers 21:8 “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”

The bronze serpent, a type of the cross

Numbers 23:19 “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it?”

The unchanging faithfulness of God

Numbers 24:17 “A star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel.”

The prophecy of the coming King, fulfilled in Christ

Numbers 32:23 “Be sure your sin will find you out.”

The certainty that hidden sin is exposed before God

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