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Numbers 2-3 — What Ancient Israel’s Camp Can Teach Us About Belonging and Boundaries

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Post date March 19, 2011
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For many, the book of Numbers is the most boring book of the Bible because it seems to focus so much on numbers. God did not put this book in the Bible to bore us but to educate us.

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How Many Israelites Actually Left Egypt? A Fresh Look at the Census in Numbers 1

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Post date March 5, 2011
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The book of Numbers immediately starts out with a census, with lots of numbers. The book is named very well. If you just think of numbers for the sake of numbers, this chapter is very easy to skip. However, there are some important lessons we can glean from this chapter. First, notice the names of the heads of these families. Many of them have the name of “El” or “Shaddai” in their own names. This shows us that they know.