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Journeying with God: A Commentary on the Book of Numbers is unavailable, but you can change that!

Although little studied by most Christians, the book of Numbers offers a rich storehouse of material for reflection on the relationship between God and the human community. This excellent commentary highlights this theme in the context of interpreting the many strange and obscure stories and laws of Israel’s wilderness journey.

material blessing, freeing from enemies, and especially forgiveness of sins. The term appears frequently in liturgical and narrative settings (e.g., Exod. 33:19; 34:6; Ps. 27:7; 31:9; 2 Kgs. 13:23; Jonah 4:2), and the concept is foundational for Israel’s self-understanding long before the NT era. In the Old Epic tradition, divine graciousness is included in the full liturgical title of God revealed to Moses at Mt. Sinai (Exod. 33–34), where it is explicitly related to divine forgiveness. In the era
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