Daily Meditation  - "The Word of God"

61st  Issue

THE BOOK OF NUMBERS

"The Lords anger burned against Israel and He made them wander in the Desert Forty Years, until the whole Generation
 of those who have done evil in His sight was gone"

(Numbers 32:13)
 
By Patriarch John Williams (President of IICM)
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I. THE MAIN THEMES IN THE BOOK OF NUMBERS

1. Providing a Leader to the Children of God
2. Taking God's Children on a Journey to the Promise Land
3. God's Anger and Wrath upon His Children when they failed to trust Him and violated His Laws

II. THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK OF NUMBERS
The Book of Numbers covers following topics (which will be quite familiar to anyone who has some basic Knowledge of the Bible):
1. The Encampment of the Tribes of Israel
2. The Journey through the Wilderness for Forty Years
3. The Tabernacle
4. The Leadership of Moses
5. The Miracles that God wrought in the Wilderness
6. The Uprising of the Children of God against Moses
7. God's Anger and severe Penalty and Punishment imposed on His Children when they rebelled against Moses and 
    turned away from Him
8. The Supernatural Provision of God for over 2 Million Children of God in the desert for Forty Years
 
III. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOOK OF NUMBERS

1. The Murmurings and Complaints of God's Children in the Wilderness
2. The Rising of Miriam and Aaron against Moses, the Leader appointed by God
3. Sending some spies into Canaan to survey the Promise Land
4. The Trials and Problems Moses faced in His Leadership Role
5. The Sin of Balaam, which resulted in the death of 24,000 Israelites
6. The Use of a Bronze Snake for the healing of Israelites in the desert which was a
    Foreshadow of the healing work of Jesus Christ
7. The Dreadful and Tragic incident in which the Earth split Open and Swallowed
    Thousands of Israelites alive, as a result of the sin of Korah
 
IV. CONCLUSION
This book can be summarized in a simple and practical way as follows:
1. The Love of God for His People
2. The Promise of Heaven or a Promised Land for His Children who shall be obedient to God
3. The Imposition of Severe Penalties upon His People when the Wrath of the Lord is kindled
    through the sins of His people
4. The repeated Performance of Miracles in the wilderness by God, and sustaining the Lives
    of Millions of People in the wilderness for Forty Years
5. Taking the Remnants of Israelites who were Young and Innocent, into the Promised Land
6. The Demonstration of the Characteristics and Attributes of God including His Love, Making Provisions, Making 
    Promises, Performing Miracles, Holiness, Righteousness and Judgment
 
                                                                               THE END

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