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Good strategy called for completing the
disposition of the Transjordan (land on the
east side of the Jordan where the Israelites
were now settled) before crossing into
Canaan proper (chaps. 31-32). Finally,
speci cations were given as to the
geographical distribution of the lands of
Canaan, with an identi cation of cities of
refuge, and a recognition of the stability of
inheritances within the respective tribes
(chaps. 34-36).
An important item of business at this time,
as noted above, was the designation of a
new leader to succeed Moses. After telling
Moses to take one last view of the promised
land before his death (27:12-14), the Lord
instructed him to commission Joshua, son of
Nun, as his successor (27:18-21).
And Moses, aged 120, a mature man of
God and faithful leader of His people


through agonizing years of tribulation, still
in prime physical condition (Deut 34:7),
who would have loved to be there when his
brethren nally crossed the Jordan into the
land of rest, un inchingly obeyed his Master
to the very end, and “did just as the Lord
commanded him” (27:22, italics added).
Before his death, recorded in Deuteronomy,
Moses was to manifest this obedient attitude

in a few more tasks as God’s servant.
V. KEY WORDS AND VERSES
Note the key words cited on Chart 24.
Refer to an exhaustive concordance, and
read all the phrases where these words
appear.
Two key verses suggested for Numbers are
10:9 and 10:29. Look for other key verses in
the course of your study.
VI. APPLICATIONS


1. Numbers reveals much about God’s
character. Look for passages in which these
attributes appear: unchanging faithfulness,
omnipotence, holiness, justice, mercy, and
sovereignty. Why is it important for you to
keep learning about who God is?
2. Why did God perform such extreme
miracles in the days of Numbers? Are such
miracles generally observed today? Why or
why not?
3. Numbers is like a mirror for man to
look in. Especially in the middle section of
the book, from chapters 10 through 21,
man’s heart is exposed with its many sinful
tendencies. The prominent sin of Numbers,
in the general category of unbelief and
disobedience, is that of murmuring against
God. The Israelites no sooner began the

journey from Sinai to Canaan than they
began to murmur. “Now the people became


like those who complain of adversity in the
hearing of the LORD” (11:1). This they did
despite the fact that everything was to their
advantage: (1) deliverance from Egypt’s
bondage; (2) no present problems on the
start of the journey; (3) promise of su cient
help from God for the successful arrival in
Canaan (cf. 10:29). About what things are
Christians tempted to murmur today?
4. The years of desert wanderings were
literally years of waste and void, giving
awesome testimony of the fact of divine
judgment for sin. Is God still the Judge of all
mankind? If so, what should the Christian’s
attitude be to this Judge?
5. Hebrews 3 and 4 apply Numbers to the
Christian life, concerning victorious living.
The main thrust of the Hebrews passage is
shown below.
a) God offered the occupation of Canaan to