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NumbersWeek Date Topic
1 08 Dec10 Numbers: An Introduction
2 15 Dec10 Census and Organization: 1:1-4:49
3 22 Dec10 Purity of the Camp: 5:1-6:27
4 29 Dec10 Dedication of the Tabernacle: 7:1-9:23
5 05 Jan 11 Failure of Israel: 10:1-12:16
6 12 Jan 11 Pinnacle of Failure at Kadesh: 13:1-14:45
7 19 Jan 11 Failure of Israel in the Wilderness: 15:1-19:22
8 26 Jan 11 Failure of Israel on the way to Moab: 20:1-25:18
9 02 Feb 11 Reorganization of Israel: 26:1-27:23
10 09 Feb 11 Snow Day
11 16 Feb 11 Regulations of Offerings and Vows: 28:1-30:16
12 23 Feb 11 Division of the Land: 31:1-33:49
13 02 Mar 11 Further Division of the Land: 33:50-36:13
References
• Constable Notes - Primary• Halley’s Bible Handbook• JFB Bible Commentary• ISBE (Encyclopedia)
Key Points for Today’s Lesson• Review last weeks lesson about Moses’ final battle,
Reuben and Gad’s desire to stay east of the Jordan, and a compilation of Israel’s journeys in Numbers
• Understanding Numbers 33-36 is critical to understanding much of the history contained in the rest of the Old Testament
• God directs the people of Israel to drive out all inhabitants in Canaan as they prepared to cross the Jordan river.
• The land is divided among the remaining tribes including cities set aside for the Levites
Previous Lesson• Learned about last battle led by Moses against
the Midianites, which ended in a complete victory by the Israelites
• Learned that the Israelites divided the plunder of battle with priests and Levites
• Learned that Reuben and Gad wanted to remain on the east side of the Jordan river for several reasons; the other tribes thought they didn’t want to fight
• Traced the journey of Israel from Egypt to Moab
TimelineEvent Year Hebrew Day Month
Departure from Egypt 1446 Nisan 15 April
Quail and Manna provided 1446 Iyyar 15 May
Ten Commandments in the Sinai 1446 Sivan ? Jun
Tabernacle Built 1445 Iyyar 1 April
Depart from Sinai 1445 Iyyar 20 May
At Kadesh-Barnea – second time 1406 Nisan 1 March
At Mt. Hor – Aaron Dies 1406 Ab 1 Jul
Moses Death 1406 Shebat 1 Jan
Cross Jordan 1405 Nisan 10 Apr
Keep Passover and Manna ceases 1405 Nisan 14 Apr
• God instructs Moses to deliver one of the key historical messages of the Bible (vs. 50)– Drive out all the inhabitants and destroy their carved
images, cast idols, and demolish high places (vs. 52)– Take possession of the land and settle in it (vs. 53)– Distribute the land by lot, according to clans (vs. 54)• See Numbers 26:53
– Failure to drive out the inhabitants will lead to significant problems in the future (vs. 55)
– But God will punish Israel through Israel’s enemies (vs. 56)
God’s Directives (33:50-56)
• God lays out the border of Israel through Moses– Four cardinal directions are laid out, defining the
boundaries of the new land (vs. 3-12)– Divided among the remaining 9 ½ tribes, not including
Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh (vs. 13-15)
• Men chosen to allocate and receive the land– Eleazar the priest and Joshua are to distribute the
land– One leader from each of the 9 ½ tribes are to receive
the land
Boundaries (34:1-29)
Allocation of the Land
• Cities of the Levites (vs. 1-5)– Again, God speaks to Moses and Moses delivers the
message to the people (vs. 1)– Levites are to live in cities within the territories of the
inherited lands of other tribes (vs. 2)– They are to also have pastureland for livestock (vs. 3)• Extend 1500 feet from the town wall• 3000 feet wide in all four cardinal directions
Levite Cities (35:1-5)
• Six cities given to the Levites will become cities of refuge (vs. 6-8)– A person who has killed someone accidently may flee
to these cities– 42 other towns given to the Levites– Towns are given in proportion to the inheritance of
each tribe
• Further narrative of the cities of refuge (vs. 9-15)– Person may flee until he stands trial– Three west of the Jordan and three east of the Jordan
Cities of Refuge (35:6-15)
• Goelism – obligated vengence• Defining murder when attempting to seek refuge– Striking someone on purpose (vs. 16-19)– Shoving or throwing something at someone and it
leads to their death or striking with a fist (vs. 20-21)– Avenger of blood puts the murder to death (vs. 22)
• Defining unintentional death (vs. 22-33)– Assembly must protect the accused person– Accused must not leave the sanctuary of the city
• Bloodshed defiles the land, atonement can only be made by the one who shed it (vs. 34)
Laws of Seeking Refuge (35:16-34)
• Moses mediates a property dispute issue• Family heads of Gilead clan of the Manasseh tribe – Reminds Moses that God had commanded him to give
the inheritance of Zelophehad to his daughters– However, if they marry, the property could
permanently end up in the hands of another tribe– Moses agreed
• The daughters must marry within the tribal clan of Manasseh– No inheritance will pass from tribe to tribe– They married within the Manasseh tribe
Zelophehad’s Daughters (36:1-16)
Review• Understanding Numbers 33-36 is critical to
understanding much of the history contained in the rest of the Old Testament
• God directed the people of Israel to drive out all inhabitants in Canaan as they prepared to cross the Jordan river.
• The land is divided among the remaining tribes including cities set aside for the Levites
• Next week: Deuteronomy 1-4, Covenant History
