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Numbers begins with the joyful occasion of Israel accepting the covenant at Mount Sinai and preparing to begin their journey to the promise land. But grumbling soon sets in, and the people of Israel begin a slow trajectory towards rebellion and complaining, and yet constantly encounter God's grace—even when he disciplines them. David Stubbs in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible:...

this passage too is part of Christian scripture. How should it and other holy-war passages (e.g., Num. 31:1–54) be read in order to best shape our faith and practice concerning war? This important question will be further examined in →21:10–35 (see Wood 1998 and Niditch 1993). A beautiful and elaborately carved cross, dating from 1148, is on display at the Cloisters Museum in New York City. At the
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