Sermons worldwide missionary baptist church of detroit, mi. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. Numbers 22 new international version niv balak summons balaam. Numbers is the fourth of five books commonly called the pentateuch genesis through. When god speaks through unexpected sources numbers 2224.
It has subdivisions of the canaanites, the fiery serpents, serpent of brass, the march toward. Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the lord, what he did in the red sea, and in the brooks of arnon. Worldwide missionary baptist church of detroit, mi sermons. The person that does not have gods wisdom,understanding, knowledge, knows nothing. It might, too, be called the book of murmurings because from beginning to end it is filled with the spirit of rebellion against god. After clicking register, you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. They contain gods instructions about how his people should live. Albright, the journal of biblical literature, an article. He had a false notion, that if he could get some prophet to pray for evil upon them, and to pronounce a. You can study and take notes online as you listen to over 1,800 fulllength bible teachings for free. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the christian old testament. Synopsis of the book of numbers a jet tour thru numbers i. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided.
Bible books study guides from the executable outlines series by mark a. The filling up of a census paper is, in itself, a piece of secular business. Numbers chapter 22 bible bible sermons online bible. Numbers chapter 22 kjv king james version stupid,idiot,crazy.
Fourth sunday in lent, year b march 30, 2003 numbers 21. They got people to stone the spies joshua and caleb that brought good reports. Just 10 spies with unhealthy attitudes inspired doubt in all 1 million of them. The first part of the book of numbers describes the lives of the numbering of the people at sinai and the preparations that were made for resuming their journey across the desert. Numbers 22 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this 12 volume, chapter by chapter commentary of 4,800 sermon outlines and 24,000 homiletic references. The hebrew name for these books is the torah, which means law. Since there is one book of the bible in between numbers and joshua. Then gods anger was aroused because he went, and the angel of the lord took his stand in the way as an adversary against him. Nov 28, 2007 and the authors of the bible knew that numbers are more than just a sciencenumbers have a deeper spiritual meaninggod uses numbers throughout the bible in order to convey deeper spiritual truth. A man named balaam suddenly appears in the book of numbers.
Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Numbers 22, new international version niv the bible app. Numbers is one of the bible s darker books, and as such, conducive to helping people achieve a more balanced, adult faith. The book of numbers the book of numbers gets its title from the greek word arithmoi. And he is so sure of himself that he misses the obvious, not once, not twice, but three times. At first glance the book of numbers reads a bit like an operations manual. The church in our text today, a single word has changed, in a multitude of ways, entire dialogues, entire situations, and even an entire world, simply by the power of one simple word. He sent messengers to balaam, a seer, to have him come down and curse the children of israel. And the children of israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of moab on this side jordan by jericho. Bible study guides executable outlines free sermon. The story of balaam in the book of numbers provides us with a case study of.
Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Numbers 11 new international version niv fire from the lord. Now balak the son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the amorites. The book of numbers niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed. Book of numbers numbers chapter 1 numbers chapter 2 numbers chapter 3 numbers chapter 4 numbers chapter 5 numbers chapter 6 numbers chapter 7. That is why i have been preaching the concept that we rely upon his power in order to live the type of life that god wants us to live for him. The english title for this book refers to census taking that occurs in this book, though most of the book is better described by its hebrew title, which means in the wilderness. In numbers 22, we are introduced to a new character in the bible, balaam, who was considered a false prophet. The bible tells us that this gospel, this good news, is the power of god for the. So long as the bible has a book of numbers in it, intelligent bible readers will see in it an admonition to fill up their census papers with exactness and for conscience sake. Something wrong with conscience, christian age, numbers 22. Come now therefore, i pray thee, curse me this people. Bible sermons online, the bible, numbers chapter 22.
If any man shall add unto these things, god shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. Then the children of israel moved, and camped in the plains of moab on the side of the jordan across from jericho. Then fire from the lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The promised land the land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
Lets talk about one of the most interesting stories in the bible, when a donkey talked to the prophet balaam. In numbers 22 and 23, the protagonist is not moses but balaam, a man residing near. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. If the lord delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. He sent messengers to balaam the son of beor at pethor. Sermon by pastor todd riley of islington baptist church on april 07, 20 numbers. The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps.
Ashley, the book of numbers, the new international commentary on the old testament grand rapids, michigan. The book of numbers is one of the darker texts in scripture. Numbers 22 25 give us the account of balaam, one of the bad men of the bible, a rogue of revelation, a scoundrel of scripture, a villain of the volume. Its got numbers of soldiers, lists of names, and a bit of repetition. The first generation participated in the exodus from egypt. Most sermons built around a biblical, narrative passage could profit from a fresh suit of clothes. Numbers chronicles the experiences of two generations of the nation of israel. This is a selftest on chapters 22 36 of the book of numbers. The book of numbers begins with the words and the lord spake unto moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of egypt. Over the course of chapters 23 and 24, the king of moab continues to entreat balaam. Verses 114 the king of moab formed a plan to get the people of israel cursed. The holy angels oppose sin, and perhaps are employed in preventing it more than we are aware. He was a heathen prophet with magical powers numbers 22. I do not say this because i believe the bible account should be ignored when we are building a story, but because generally speaking we are so used to the story as it appears in the biblical text that merely to repeat the tale as we know it does not often intrigue the listener as much as we might.
Choose a tab below to view either our sermons or weekly lessons. Study guide for numbers 22 by david guzik blue letter bible. Numbers chapter 27 john karmelich receive bible study. Gods people are long afterwards told to remember what balak the king of moab consulted, and what balaam the son of beor answered him, that they might know the righteousness of the lord, mic. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. If you have your bibles, id invite you to turn with me to numbers 22, the last verse of that chapter, and then well read the first twentysix verses of the twentythird chapter tonight. Numbers is so named because a census of israel is taken twice in the book.
But in numbers 22 this selfconfident highlypaid spiritual consultant is shown up by an ass. The first census was completed while the israelites were still at mount sinai chapters 12, and the second one came 38 years later when they arrived at the borders of canaan at the end of their wanderings in the wilderness chapter 26. Balak was ruling moab and heard all israel had done to the amorites and was afraid. God responds with shortterm severity and longterm generosity as he leads them. Each number we will talk about has a special meaning, symbolism, significance. Any condemnation or device of the crafty satan and his agents shall be aborted. Numbers 22 balak summons balaam then the bible gateway.
The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. At this chapter begins the famous story of balak and balaam, their attempt to curse israel, and the baffling of that attempt. Brian yeagers sermons, sermon outlines, church of christ, bible truths, baptism, simple bible studies. Plans for women plans about books of the bible what is gods calling for your work. This generation was numbered for the war of conquest in canaan 1. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the end of their. The book of numbers god further defines the roles of the priests and levites, and institutes a tithing plan to support t.
Copeland hundreds of free sermon outlines and bible studies available for online browsing and downloading. Numbers is also called the book of the march and the roll call numbers 33. Sermons on numbers first presbyterian church, jackson. This is the word assigned by the lxx the septuagint a greek translation of the ot, due to the two numberings of the people in chapter 1 and 26. Numbers chapter 22 numbers chapter 23 numbers chapter 24 numbers chapter 25 numbers chapter 26 numbers chapter 27 numbers chapter 28 numbers chapter 29 numbers chapter 30. Their unbelief called for gods wrath upon themselves and others that believed them. The bible and numbers sermon by jerry shirley, revelation 1.
The book of numbers chapter 21 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Every reader of this book must have observed that in numbers 22. Now the donkey saw the angel of the lord standing in the way with his drawn. The first 5 books in the bible are called the 5 books of moses. This passage from numbers 6 that were going to study tonightand were not going to go through the whole chapter, because as some of you may know, maybe because youve read ahead, maybe because you remember the different contents of the books of the bible and you know that numbers 6 has a very. In chapter 22 of numbers, the children of israel were stationed in the plains of moab by jericho on the east side of the jordan. Most of the events of the book are set in the wilderness.
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