Walk Through the Bible

Lesson 5 Numbers

Point 1 - #3 in the book

Learn how to count to at least two.

1 Corinthians 10:1-6

10 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our

ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2

They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the

same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the

spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless,

God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the

wilderness. 6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our

hearts on evil things as they did.

Hebrews 3:7-11

7 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your

hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, 9

where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I

did. 10 That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are

always going astray, and they have not known my ways.’11 So I declared on oath

in my anger,‘ They shall never enter my rest.’ “

[two generations, two movements – which one will you be in]

(#4 in the book)

• Two generations – ch. 1-14 and 21-36

• Two numberings – ch. 1-4; 26-27

• Two Journeyings – ch. 10-4 & 21-27

• Two Instructions – ch. 5-9; 28-36

Point 2: Count your offering - Mark 12:41-44

41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched

the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in

large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins,

worth only a few cents.

43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put

more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but

she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

Point 3: Start Finish Line - #8 n the book

2 Peter 2:15

15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam

son of Bezer,[a] who loved the wages of wickedness.

 Jude 11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed

for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.

 Revelation 2:14 - 14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There

are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught

Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols

and committed sexual immorality.

Review –

1. Who is the main character in numbers?

a. Children of israel/Moses

2. Who holds the office of high priest?

a. Aaron

3. How many generations are found in the book?

a. Two

4. Why did they wander in the wilderness for 40 years?

a. Disobedience

5. What is the central truth of numbers?

a. Central message – guidance by God and deliverance



6. Can you name three main sections in our outline of numbers?

a. The numberings

b. The journeyings

c. The instructions