UNDERSTANDING NUMBERS | VITAL STATISTICS

0. Introduction

a) The Bible Book Introductions are divided into 4 parts (Overview, Vital Statistics, Blueprint, Mega-themes) for easy-to-understand.

1. Vital Statistics

@1. Purpose:

a) To tell the story of how Israel prepared to enter the Promised Land, how they sinned and were punished, and how they prepared to try again. 

@2. Author:

a) Moses. 

@3. To Whom Written:

a) The people of Israel.

@4. Date Written:

a) 1450-1410 B.C.

@5. Setting:

a) The vast wilderness of the Sinai region, as well as lands just south and east of Canaan. 

@6. Key Verse:

a) ²² because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, ²³ they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. (Numbers 14:22-23 NKJV) 

@7. Key People:

a) Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua, Caleb, Eleazar, Korah, Balaam. 

@8. Key Places:

a) Mount Sinai, Promised Land (Canaan), Kadesh, Mount Hor, plains of Moab.