conclusions, so this guide will conclude with a discussion of the theological message of the text in which the subjective element is less, though by no means absent. What does Numbers say about God and his relationship to Israel? What is its theme and how does it relate to the broader context of the Pentateuch? How have its ideas been interpreted within the Old Testament and beyond? Deuteronomy, Ezekiel and the Psalms are books which take up topics and motifs from Numbers and give them relevance