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Numbers : a pastoral and contextual commentary / Mitchel Modine

By: Material type: TextSeries: Asia Bible commentary seriesPublication details: Carlisle, U.K., Langham Global Library, 2018Description: xvii, 193 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781783684144,
  • 1783684143
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.7 ASI
Contents:
COMMENTARY Series Preface Author's Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Commentary on Numbers 1-36 Bibliography. TOPICS The importance of symbols in Christianity : reflections from the Philippine context Sacred fire in Papa New Guinea Blessing and cursing in tribal societies Can God speak through the Buddha? Sabbath observance The red heifer and eschatology Balaam the shaman Can God speak rhrough a pig? Marriage of daughters in Nagaland, India
The book of Numbers is a misunderstood book of the Bible. It is about a lot more than just numbers. Rather, it is about the people's journey with God in the desert. The Hebrew title of the book, Bammidbar, means "In the Desert" indicating that the setting is the most important part of the story. The God who delivered his people from Egypt is the same God who will lead them through the wilderness and give them the Promised Land. But as the book of Numbers shows us, often it is through the experience of being in a desert that God fulfils his purpose. It is the same thing for God's people today. This commentary opens up the value of this often overlooked Old Testament book to those who find themselves or their churches in a barren place but with the presence of the Lord alongside them. The Asia Bible Commentary Series empowers Christian believers in Asia to read the Bible from within their respective contexts. Holistic in its approach to the text, each exposition of the biblical books combines exegesis and application. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the Body of Christ in Asia by providing pastoral and contextual exposition of every book of the Bible. --! From publisher's description
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COMMENTARY
Series Preface
Author's Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Commentary on Numbers 1-36
Bibliography. TOPICS
The importance of symbols in Christianity : reflections from the Philippine context
Sacred fire in Papa New Guinea
Blessing and cursing in tribal societies
Can God speak through the Buddha?
Sabbath observance
The red heifer and eschatology
Balaam the shaman
Can God speak rhrough a pig?
Marriage of daughters in Nagaland, India

The book of Numbers is a misunderstood book of the Bible. It is about a lot more than just numbers. Rather, it is about the people's journey with God in the desert. The Hebrew title of the book, Bammidbar, means "In the Desert" indicating that the setting is the most important part of the story. The God who delivered his people from Egypt is the same God who will lead them through the wilderness and give them the Promised Land. But as the book of Numbers shows us, often it is through the experience of being in a desert that God fulfils his purpose. It is the same thing for God's people today. This commentary opens up the value of this often overlooked Old Testament book to those who find themselves or their churches in a barren place but with the presence of the Lord alongside them. The Asia Bible Commentary Series empowers Christian believers in Asia to read the Bible from within their respective contexts. Holistic in its approach to the text, each exposition of the biblical books combines exegesis and application. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the Body of Christ in Asia by providing pastoral and contextual exposition of every book of the Bible. --! From publisher's description

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