(From Today's Reading: Numbers 1-4)
"The Lord spoke to Moses . . . "
- Numbers 1:1
Point of Interest:
God speaks to Moses over 150 times in the book of Numbers.
As a recap: Genesis and Job cover the period of time from the beginning of the world to the Israelites' bondage in Egypt approx 1500 BC.
Exodus covers a two year time period from about 1450 BC to 1448 BC chronicling their escape from Egypt.
Leviticus is the handbook for the priests.
The book of Numbers chronicles the Israelites' 40 years wandering in the desert. By the time we get to the end of Numbers, the Israelites will be encamped on the Eastern border of the promised land.
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