Commentary on Numbers: From The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary

By Roy E. Gane

Comprehensive, accessible, and fully illustrated--this commentary on Numbers is a must-have resource.

You want a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, but the notes in your study Bible don't give you enough depth or insight. This commentary was created with you in mind.

Each volume of The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary is a nontechnical, section-by-section commentary on one book or section of the Bible that provides reliable and readable interpretations of the Scriptures from leading evangelical scholars. This information-packed commentary will help you gain a deeper understanding of the Bible in your own personal study or in preparation for teaching. It tackles problematic questions, calls attention to the spiritual and personal aspects of the biblical message, and brings out important points of biblical theology, making it invaluable to anyone seeking to get the most out of their Bible study.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: Oct 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781493424429

Roy E. Gane

Roy E. Gane (PhD, University of California, Berkeley) is professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern languages at Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He is the author of several books, including a commentary on Leviticus and Numbers.

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Abbreviations

Introduction

Commentary

1. Preparations for Resuming Journey (1:1–10:10)

A. Military Organization (1:1–2:34)

B. Organization of Sanctuary Personnel (3:1–4:49)

C. Laws and Blessing for Purity and Holiness (5:1–6:27)

D. Sanctuary Supplies and Service (7:1–8:26)

E. Passover and Final Organization (9:1–10:10)

2. Wilderness Journey with God (10:11–25:18)

A. Departure from Sinai Wilderness (10:11–36)

B. Escalating Rebellion (11:1–14:45)

C. Laws concerning Loyalty versus Disloyalty (15:1–41)

D. Rebellion of Korah and Aftermath (16:1–18:32)

E. Law of Purification from Corpse Impurity (19:1–22)

F. From Failure to Victory (20:1–21:35)

G. Balaam’s Failed Attempts to Curse Israel (22:1–24:25)

H. Apostasy with the Baal of Peor (25:1–18)

3. Preparation for Occupation of the Promised Land (26:1–36:13)

A. Organization of the Younger Generation (26:1–27:23)

B. Calendar of Communal Sacrifices (28:1–29:40)

C. Law of Vows (30:1–16)

D. Punishment of Midianites (31:1–54)

E. Allotment of Land in the Transjordan (32:1–42)

F. Itinerary (33:1–49)

G. Instructions for Conquest and Settlement of Canaan (33:50–36:13)

Time Lines

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Numbers

Roy E. Gane

Introduction

Numbers constitutes episode four of a larger five-part composition, the Torah, or Pentateuch. This foundational block of Scripture recounts the dramatic and often convoluted story of divine-human interaction in the early development of humanity and of the Israelite nation. The first verse of Numbers already indicates that it is not a self-standing work: "Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,