Who would have thought that a book called Numbers would contain interesting stories that are applicable to our lives today? Actually, the Jews call the book In the Desert, which is not only a more engaging title but also more descriptive of the history the book records about the wanderings of the people of God in the desert between Egypt and the Promised Land. The New Testament refers several times Numbers in order to point us to Christ and to call us to persevere in faith until we reach our Promised Land. If you need some encouragement for the journey, it’s Numbers to the rescue!
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.
When we considered the Covenant of Law given through Moses, we detected a major problem that we have with God’s law: we cannot keep...