The Book of Numbers - Generations of God's Blessings

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” – Numbers 6:24-26

The book of Numbers is primarily the information from a census that is taken by Israelites while they wandered in the wilderness.  But the book also tells the story of the generation detailed in that census.  A generation of Israelites died in the wilderness and the next generation is the group that God prepares to establish a new type of community in the Promised Land.

In many ways, Numbers invites us along on the journey out of Egypt and towards the promised land and connects us as modern day readers with the ways that God’s blessings endure across generations, across long journeys, and across difficult seasons of life.