How much do you remember?

• Who is the main character in Numbers?
• Who holds the office of High Priest?
• How many generations are found in the book?
• Why did they wander in the wilderness for 40 years?
• What is the central truth of Numbers?
• Can you name the three main sections in our outline of Numbers?

:As we close out this book, what things did you learn about the Character of God that were new? What did the Lord reveal to you about yourself and about other people? Was there something that really stood out to you in the last few weeks?

Let’s pray through Psalm 12 today. This verse is a good one to pray over our society today. It is talking about the oppression by the wicked. We can meditate on verse 7, asking the Lord to be this for His church, but also sitting and hearing about how you can be used within your sphere of influence, to draw others to Christ – to no longer be the oppressors but to be on the side of Christ.

Chapter 34

• Boundaries of the Promised Land (verses 1-15)
  • Look at ancient maps and see if you can find the borders of the Promised Land based on these areas listed.
• Leaders for Distributing the Land (verses 16-29)
  • Who did God appoint to distribute the land?
  • Who were the 12 men that were added to the list?

Chapter 35

• Cities for the Levites (verses 1-8)
  • Write out verse 2
  • Write out verse 6
• Cities of Refuge (verses 9-34)
  • According to verses 11-12, what is a city of refuge?
  • According to verses 16-18, what crimes are cause for death?
  • Who is the one to kill these criminals?
  • Explain crime in verse 20-21
  • Describe what is happening in verses 22-29
  • Write out verse 30
  • What does God say about ransoms here?

Chapter 36

• The Inheritance of Zelophehad’s Daughters (verses 1-13)
  • What was the complaint in verse 1-4?
  • What did Moses command the Israelites in verse 5-13?

What did you learn new today? What can you take from these lessons to help you in your walk with the Lord?

Reflection: Today let’s spend some time in Psalm 11. As you meditate on this Psalm, spend time listening to the Lord on anything you may be in need of confessing, repenting from, or changing in your life. We should always be aiming at growing in Him, and that means looking at the things that He sees are in need of some attention in your life, things that need to be brought into His control and in obedience to His ways.

• Chapter 31: War with Midian (verses 1-54)
  • What is Moses told in verse 2?
  • How many from each tribe went to war?
  • Who were the 6 people named that were killed?
  • Why was Moses mad at the Israelites after the war, according to verse 15?
  • What did he tell them to do in verses 16-19?
  • Write out verse 23
  • What was happening in verse 47?
  • Write out verse 49? What was significant in this verse?
• Chapter 32: Transjordan Settlements (verse 1-42)
  • What was being asked in verses 1-5?
  • What was Moses’ response to the request in verses 6-15?
  • What response did Moses receive in verses 16-19?
  • Explain Moses response in verses 20-24.
  • What directions were given to Eleazar and Joshua in verses 28-30?
• Chapter 33:
  • Review of the Wilderness Travels (verses 1-49)
    • Write out verse 2
      • What important information was shared here?
    • Write down anything important you see in their travels
  • Instructions for Occupying Canaan (verse 50-56)
    • Write out verse 52
    • What is happening in verses 55-56?

What did you learn today about God, yourself or people in general? How can you apply anything the Lord spoke to you today into your daily living?

Reflection: Today we will pray through Psalm 10. Take time to sit with it, read it a few times. Write out characteristics of God you see in these verses. Write out characteristics of man, or yourself that the Lord may be highlighting to you. Spend time stopping and listening for anything the Lord is speaking to you.

Numbers 28

• Prescribed Offerings (verses 1-3)
  • Write out God’s Instructions in verse 2
• Daily Offerings (verses 3-8)
  • what is this first offering?
• Sabbath Offerings (verses 9-10)
  • When are they to do this?
• Monthly Offerings (verses 11-15)
  • How many months of the year are they to do this?
• Offerings for the Passover (verses 16-25)
  • When is the Passover?
  • Write out verses 18
  • Write out verse 25
• Offerings for the Festival of Weeks (verses 26-31)
  • Write out verse 26
  • What are their animals to be according to verse 31?

Numbers 29

• Offerings for the Festival of Trumpets (verses 1-6)
  • When is this festival held?
  • What are they to do on that day (according to verse 1)
  • Write out verse 6
• Offerings for the Day of Atonement (verse 7-11)
  • Write out verse 7
• Offerings for the Festival of Booths (verses 12-40)
  • Write out verse 12
  • What do you notice as you go through what is to be offered on each day?
  • Write out verse 35
  • Write out verse 40

Numbers 30

• Regulations About Vows (verses 1-16)
  • Write out verse 2
  • What does the Lord say about woman and vows in verses 3-5?
  • What does the Lord say about a married woman and her vows in verses 6-8?
  • Write out verse 16
    • Remember we are learning about what the Lord said to the Israelites in the Old Testament. It is good to understand where they started and why the laws were as they were. This set up an order in the family – which we see carried out in the New Testament.

What did you learn today? What are you walking away with? How will you apply today’s lessons to you to your walk with the Lord?

Reflection: Psalm 9 is a celebration of God’s Justice. Take time to read through this Psalm, pondering each thing He did. Personalize the text by thinking about how He has done these things for you in your life. Then celebrate those victories in your life and where you see defeat or on-going battle, pray over those areas. Ask why you were defeated – was it sin, was it lack of faith, or where you in a battle you were never supposed to be in (for example). As for wisdom, knowledge, help for the on-going battle, and for victory over whatever that is. Then take time to sit in silence and wait to hear what He wants to tell you. Be ready for whatever He will share.

At the beginning of the forty years there were about six hundred thousand men and at the end of the forty years there were about six hundred thousand. Moses is also told of his impending death and then, Joshua is appointed in his place.

• Chapter 26 The Second Census (verses 1-65)
  • Verses 5-7 were the Reubenite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 12-14 were the Simeonite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 15-18 were the Gadite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 19-22 were Judah’s clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 23-27 were the Zubulunite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 28-34 were Manasseh’s clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 35-37 were Ephraim’s clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 38-41 were the Benjaminite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 42-43 were the Shuhamite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 44-47 were the Asherite clans. How many were there?
  • Verses 48-50 were the Naphtali clans. How many were there?
  • According to verse 51 how many men were counted in total?
    • Write out verses 64
• Chapter 27
  • The Case of Daughters’ Inheritance (verses 1-11)
    • Describe the situation and what the Lord decides in the end.
  • Joshua’s Commission to Succeed Moses (verses 12-23)
    • What is happening in verses 12-14?
      • Write out verse 17
    • Who does the Lord choose and why according to verse 18?
    • What is the Lord saying to Moses in verses 19-21?
    • What takes place in verses 22-23?

Did you learn anything new about the Lord in today’s text? How about with mankind or yourself? What will you walk away with from today’s text?

Reflection: Meditation is also A two-way conversation: It is seen as a process of communing with God, engaging in a “two-way conversation” to better know and love Him.

Today we will take time to pray through Psalm 8. Let this be a start of a conversation. Use the words here to speak to God, but don’t forget to stop and listen to what He is saying to you. He wants to converse with you, not just listen. He may share a scripture with you, put a thought in your mind that would only come from Him. He may put a song on your heart to sing to Him. Or He may whisper some wonder words of encouragement to you. Maybe He doesn’t speak in that moment, but has someone come to you later and share a specific word from Him that only you know is from Him. His speaking to you can look so many different ways. Be open today how He wants to talk to you.

We will see the death of Miriam and the sin of Moses when he smote the rock twice and God told him to just speak to it. Because Moses did not believe the Lored – he would not go into the land.

Numbers 19: Purification Ritual

• What is happening in verses 1-8?
• Describe what is taking place in verses 9-10
• What new laws are being told in verses 11-18?
• In verses 19-22 what do we learn about clean and unclean people?

Numbers 20

• The Rebellion of Moses and Aaron (Verses 1-13)
  • What happens in verse 1?
    • Write out verse 3
      • What did Moses and Aaron do in verse 6?
      • What did God tell them to do in verse 8?
      • What did Moses say and do in verse 10 & 11?
    • Write out verse 12
• The Conquests (verses 14-29
  • Edom’s Denial of Passage (verses 14-21)
    • Write out verse 17
    • What was Edom’s response in verse 18?
    • What was Moses response to this?
    • What did Edom tell them?
  • Aarons Death (verses 22-29)
    • Write out verse 24
    • What is happening in the rest of the chapter?
    • How many days did they mourn?

What did you learn that was a new concept today: about God’s character, people in general or yourself? What can you take away from todays lesson?

Reflection: Meditation Results in transformation: The ultimate goal is not just reflection but transformation—to have one’s thoughts and life shaped by God’s word, leading to “right living” and a more fruitful life. 

Today as you pray through Psalm 6, take time to process how God is calling you to live. What is He asking you to move from and/or move towards? How is He leading you to elevate your relationship with Him through obedience to His Word?

In this section is the transition from the old to the new generation with the exception of Joshua and Caleb. The Lord told the people they would die (see Numbers 14:29) and that their children would go into the land. For all those years they wandered and finally came to the same spot where they had been, Kadesh-barnea.

• Chapter 15
  • God continued to communicate with them through Moses during this time.
  • He gave them food and water, clothes and shoes
    • Read Deuteronomy 8:2-6
      • write out verse Numbers 15:1
    • Describe the offerings in verses 1-21
    • Describe the offering in verses 22-31
      • write out verse 31
    • why did the man die in verses 32-36?
    • Write out verse 39-40
• Chapter 16-18
  • In chapters 16-18 comes an attack on the Aaronic priesthood and over fifteen thousand die in earthquake, fire and plague.
  • Then God causes the rod of Aaron to blossom – showing His approval of the office
    • The budding of the rod speaks of Christ, our High Priest, and of His resurrection.
    • Write out Hebrews 4:14
    • Read Hebrews 5:4-10
• Chapter 16
  • What is happening in verses 1-3?
  • What is happening in verses 4-7
  • Describe what is taking place in verse 8-21
    • Write out verse 28
  • What happens next through the rest of the chapter?
    • write out verses 41
• Chapter 17
  • Describe what God asked Moses to do in verses 1-5
    • Write out verse 8
  • Describe the rest of the chapter
• Chapter 18
  • Write out verse 1
  • What did God tell Aaron in verses 1-7?
  • What rules were given to Aaron regarding the Offerings?

What have you learned new about God’s character today? What did you learn about the character of people? What did the Lord reveal to you about yourself?

Reflection: Meditation is A form of prayer: It is considered a form of prayer that goes beyond simple vocalization. It’s a way to be with God in silence and stillness, to ponder His nature, and to grow in love and communion with Him. 

As you pray through Psalm 5, think about His nature, His character, His love for you and talk to Him about how you can further your communion with Him.

Chapters 11-14 find the people moving toward the Promise Land – and after three days they begin to murmur and complain. Even Aaron and Miriam become jealous of their brother, Moses. At Kadesh-barnea they displayed their sinfulness of unbelief. They send twelve spies to search out the land and ten came back with a negative report. Only two, Joshua and Caleb, said, “Let us go up and possess the land.” The crowd would not believe them. Judgment falls in the form of forty years wandering.

• Chapter 11
  • Write out verse 1
  • Write out verse 4
  • What does verse 11 tell us was Moses’ state of mind?
  • From verses 16-35 what is taking place?
    • what are the Israelites told to do?
    • What is given to the Israelites in the end?
• Chapter 12
  • What are we seeing in Aaron and Miriam in verses 1 and 2?
  • Write out verses 6-8
  • What was happening in this chapter?
• Chapter 13
  • Write out verse 3
  • What type of things did Moses want to learn about the land?
  • Write out verses 27 & 28
  • Describe what is happening as they recount their exploration
• Chapter 14
  • Write out verse 1 and 2
  • Describe what is happening in verses 5-9
  • What is happening in verses 10-12?
  • Write out verse 19-20
  • What is different about Caleb?
  • Write out verse 33-34
  • In verse 36-38 who died?
  • Describe what is happening in verse 41-45

What things stuck out to you today about the Israelite’s? What did they continue to do? How does that look for you and your life? What did you learn about God? What can you take away from today’s lesson?

Reflection: Receiving revelation: The practice is a process of opening one’s heart and mind to receive guidance and new understanding from the Holy Spirit. 

Let us practice this as we read through Psalm 4 today. As you read through this and pray through the verse, sit and ask the Lord to show you some new understanding or to give you the guidance you need. Be quiet and ready to hear what He is telling you. It will be a sweet time.

These chapters are going to look at the first numbering of the Israelites. The numbering was for military purposes. Each of the twelve tribes were numbered and assigned a position around the tabernacle.

Chapter 3 gives the census of the tribe of Levi-exempt from the general census. They were priests, set apart to serve God and care for the tabernacle. Chapter 3:38 tells the position of Moses, Aaron and his sons.

• Chapter 1: The numbering of adult males:
  • What directions does the Lord give Moses and Aaron in verses 1-4?
  • In verses 5-15 how many leaders, outside of Moses and Aaron are called to help with the numbering?
  • Write out verses 17-18 and notice who was being counted.
  • From verses 20-43 list the names of the tribes (descendants) and how many men were counted in each tribe
  • Write out verse 46
  • Explain what is happening in verse 47-54
• Chapter 2: Distribution of the tribes:
  • Write out verse 2
  • Verses 3-9 The East – which tribes were here and in what order?
  • Verses 10-16 The South – which tribes were here and in what order?
  • Verse 17 – which tribe was here and what was their job?
  • Verses 18-24 The West – which tribes were here and in what order?
  • Verses 25-31 The North – which tribes were here and in what order?
  • Write out verse 34
• Chapter 3: Numbering of Levite Males (priests)
  • Verses 1-4 talk about Aarons family/sons. Anything there stand out to you?
  • Verses 5-10 give direction for Aaron and his family. What are they to do?
  • Verses 11-13 tell why God chose the Levites. Anything new there for you?
  • Verses 14-20 describe who the clans were.
  • Verses 21-39 is the counting of the Levites and their duties:
    • Write out the clan name and that clans duties
    • How many Levites were counted according to verse 39?
  • What takes place in verses 40-51?
• Chapter 4: Distribution of Levite Duties:
  • The Kohathites: verses 1-20
    • Describe the things they are to do
  • The Gershonites: verses 21-28
    • Describe the things they are to do
  • The Merarites: verses 29-33
    • Describe the things they are to do
  • The numbering of the clans: verse 34-49
    • What counts did they do and how many men were counted?

As you looked at these chapters, what do you learn about God’s character? There are things to see, it isn’t always obvious – just written in black and white – sometimes its in the things you notice about him. What things stuck out to you today?

Our spiritual practice through the book of numbers will be learning about Christian Meditation. So today I will define this for you:  

• Christian meditation is a spiritual discipline of reflecting on scripture, God’s attributes, or other religious themes to grow in relationship with God. 
  • Unlike some Eastern practices that involve emptying the mind, Christian meditation focuses on filling the mind with thoughts of God and scripture to receive revelation and transform one’s life. 
  • It is a prayerful practice aimed at communion with God through focused reflection, silence, and stillness.  

Everyday I am going to give you a Psalm to meditate on. Today I want you to start by taking the words of the Psalm, personalizing them and using the Psalm as a springboard to prayer. We will begin with Psalm 1. However the Lord leads you to pray using this verse. It is okay to change the wording to fit the cries of your heart. Our prayers do not have to match what the words say exactly, or if it is easier to just pray the Psalm word for word that is okay as well. Today we begin with reading the Psalm and praying it over our lives, our family, our friends, our country or whatever you want to pray it over. Just pray :)