- A New Beginning: An Ancient Purpose
- Promised Land becomes Holy Land
- Final Reflections on the book of Numbers
To see the gospel bear fruit in the Inner West and the World as we commit, grow, engage and send.
Numbers
What issues does Israel need to resolve if they are to enter the promised land?
- Zelophehad’s Inheritance
- The Whole Nation’s Inheritance
- Keeping the Law
- Balaam’s trap and Israel’s self-destruction
- YHWH’s anger, the zeal of Phinehas and hope for the future
- Warnings for us
- Year 10 Irish Class
- Balaam is Summoned (22:1-41)
- Balak’s master plan (vv. 1-20)
- Angels and donkeys (vv. 21-41)
- Balaam’s Oracles (23:1 – 24:25)
- Behold Your God
- Remember God’s power and protection
- Realise the extent of God’s grace
- Leaders make mistakes too (20:1-13 and 20:22-29)
- God’s timing and ours (20:14-21)
- Trusting God when trouble comes (21:1-3)
- Impatience, penitence and God’s provision (21:4-9)
Where will Israel go from here?
- Korah and co.
- YHWH’s fury
- Israel’s insolence, and the human heart
What’s the issue behind the issue?
- The first two complaints
- Moses’ complaint and YHWH’s response
- The third complaint
Chernobyl …
- Getting our bearings again on Israel’s story
- The problem of war in the Old Testament
- Genesis 15
- Israel’s more pressing issue
- The formation of the tribes
- The fear and hope of Israel
- Getting our bearings again