3 Sentence Overview of the Bible So Far
Today, we wrap up Leviticus and begin Numbers, and I thought I’d offer a brief recap of where we are. It’s hard, sometimes, to keep track of the bigger picture, so I hope the following helps:
At the end of Exodus, because of the people’s sin with the golden calf, Moses (their representative) is unable to enter the tabernacle and draw near to the presence of the Lord.
Leviticus shows that the people can live in God’s presence only through the sacrifice of a blameless representative.
Numbers begins with Moses back inside the tabernacle, thereby showing that instructions in Leviticus have worked.
“The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt….” [Numbers 1:1]
TOMORROW is All-Church Bible Study at Asbury, 6:30-8:00 PM. We’ll be talking about Numbers (which is a strange book) and the puzzling detail that Moses is barred from entering the promised land.
