Numbers 30-36 mission accomplished! promises & authority (ch30) if you give your word keep it Matt 5.33-37 don’t give your word too rashly Eph 5.22-6.4 all God’s promises (Ch31-36) cursing (Ch 31) Romans 12.14-21 persevering (Ch 32) Hebrews 10-12 blessing (Ch 33-36) Revelation 21.22-27
Numbers 26-29 mission continuity God’s people (ch 26) in God’s place (26.52-56; 27.1-11) under God’s rule (27.12-23) enjoying God’s blessing (28-29)
Numbers 25 mission compromise ‘my pleasure’ the worship of self (25.1-3) we become what we worship, GK Beale, IVP, 2008, p295 the worship of God back then (25.4-17) the worship of God now in the church beware the pleasure problem Revelation 2.14-16 (Matthew 5.27-30) fix the pleasure problem 1 […]
Numbers 22-24 a blessed mission the story so far… an attempt to curse God’s people (Numbers 22) Balaam – Deuteronomy 23.3-6; Joshua 13.22; Joshua 24.9-10; Nehemiah 13.1-2; Micah 6.4-5; 2 Peter 2.15-16; Jude 1.11; Revelation 2.14 God reveals his blessing on his people (Numbers 23.1-24.9) God reveals that his enemies are cursed (Numbers 24.10-25)
a mission of grace | Numbers 21 the greatest gifts for Christmas… a long and difficult year a long and difficult journey look up and live (Numbers 21.4-9) a long and difficult life look up and live forever (John 3) a long and ___________? eternity the greatest gift is Christmas
a mission of faith | Numbers 20 superstitions… physical water (20.1-13) needy people speak to the rock a lack of faith the rock is Christ 1 Corinthians 10.1-6 living water (John ch 4 & 7) a needy person speak to ‘the rock’ a saving faith take God at his word take the word of God
a priestly mission | Numbers 15-19 community life (ch 15) thankful obedient sin? Hebrews 10.26-31 the work of the one and only (ch 16-17) unique perpetual fulfilled Hebrews 4-10; 10.11-14 the work of the many (ch 18-19) a priesthood given to the priest John 17.6-9 a priesthood whose inheritance is the Lord John 17.10-11 a priesthood who take […]
mission promises | Numbers 13-14 be afraid, be very afraid the fear of big people (ch 13.1-14.4) the fear of God (ch 14.5-45) God is bigger Matt 10.28 God is better Matt 10.29-31 Trust and Obey Matt 10.32-33 have no fear…
missionary people | Numbers 10-12 good and great… the faithful God (ch 10) faithless people (ch 11) the faithful servant (ch 12)
Numbers 1-10 | a mission plan going to Gunbar… getting our bearings… warriors (ch 1-2) worshipers (ch 3-8) not wanderers (ch 9-10a)