This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of numbers. Like the other books of the pentateuch, its name in hebrew is taken from the first significant word in the book the fifth word in chapter 1, which also reflects its theme, the wilderness wanderings. If you havent yet found out, most commentaries have very little discussion on the most important bible studies derived from the text. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of exodus israels deliverance, covenant, gods royal tent 20200122t14. The message of the book of numbers, is universal and timeless. Outline of the book of genesis overview of genesis the book of genesis covers a span of approximately 2,450 years. The offerings illustrate the abiding preciousness of christ, what god thinks of. Outline format rules 2010 associated students, inc. Key personalities include moses, aaron, miriam, joshua, caleb, eleazar, korah, and balaam. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes bookbybook.
Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Outlines for papers can be very general or very detailed. Numbers presents an account of the 38year period of israels wandering in the desert following the establishment of the covenant of sinai compare 1. The english name of the book comes from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot and is based on the census lists.
Each item in an outline may be divided into additional subitems. Numbers takes the reader on a long and winding path through a desert of excruciating detail. In contrast to a topic outline, a sentence outline goes into the little details of the paper and can therefore be useful for more complex topics, or providing a more detailed structures. You can find information on outlining in your mla handbook, 7th ed. Notice the hierarchical use of the roman numeral system.
The numbers in this line may sometimes have decimals. The fourth book of the pentateuch, called in the wilderness by the jews after its first significant word. The decimal outline is similar in format to the alphanumeric outline. Online access to the complete text of the schedules is available in classification web, a subscription product that may also be purchased. The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. From chapters 19 the israelites are preparing for their journey and entry into the promise land. Tradition holds that the author of numbers and all of the pentateuch. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Numbers bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Holiness is spoken of 152 times in the book of leviticus. Outlines arrange major topics, subtopics, and supporting details. The book of numbers begins with the words and the lord spake unto moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of egypt. Not counting the faith of moses throughout the book, the most notable event regarding faith is that of joshua and caleb in numbers 14. Summary joshua is a story of conquest and fulfillment for the people of god.
The first digit in each threedigit number represents the. The book of exodus is the book of national redemption. A b bc bf cj d g ge gr h the second line is made up of whole numbers, and is read numerically. Outline for numbers study or sunday school lessons. Writers use outlines when writing their papers in order to know which topic to cover in what order. Detailed outline of the book of numbers journey to the. The book of numbers is largely narrative history as far as its genre. Worse, having no outline often leads to not finishing your book at all. Every book of the bible outlined in section headings. Outline of the book forty years of wandering deut 14 promise of blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience deut 528 the palestinian covenant deut 29,30 joshua appointed moses successor deut 31 the farewell song of moses deut 32 final blessings for the tribes. Detailed outline of the book of exodus israels deliverance. An outline is a tool used to organize written ideas about a topic or thesis into a logical order. After a really long and detailed list of names, the total number of men counted is 601,730.
The advantage of this type of outline is seeing exactly what a paper will be about, rather than just relying on key words to spark ideas. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of numbers journey to the promise land, the new generation 20171014t10. Your book outline is the structure of your book, and thus incredibly important. Detailed observations and bible studies are brought up in these commentaries. Detailed outline of the book of numbers journey to the promise land, the new generation. One of the sermons, biblical studies, or topical studies in the christian library. Detailed outline of the book of numbers journey to the promise. The hebrew title is more meaningful than the english, for the book picks up the account of the wilderness wandering after the arrival at sinai exod.
Its also a secret your high school english teacher probably taught you. It is about gods great deliverance of israel from egypt and his meeting with them at mt. Fitting out the nation israel for wilderness march, chapters 18. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easyto. Top literary structures of the bible book of numbers pericope literary structure chiasm, chiasmus of book of numbers chiastic structure and concentric structure and parallel of each pericope 1the first census of israel. A very detailed outline and an introductory survey are included pdf file size. As it does for the rest of the pentateuch, universal jewish and christian tradition attributes the authorship of the book of numbers to moses. Numbers summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of numbers for bible study or sunday school lessons. But most book content is arranged in a traditional, prescribed manner. There is no rule for which type of outline is best.
The book records census results for all twelve tribes not once, but. Bible book outlines here you can find outlines for every book of the bible, including an extra, more detailed outline for 2 chronicles. This is an 18 lesson study on this new testament book. Outline of the book with questions for each section. Brian yeagers sermons, sermon outlines, church of christ, bible truths, baptism, simple bible studies.
All youll have to do then when you draft is just make complete sentences and paragraphs from your outline. The purpose of the book of numbers is to tell about how israel prepared to enter the promise land, but sinned and was punished. The hebrew title for the book is in the wilderness author moses penned numbers under the inspiration of the holy spirit. The promised land the land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. Line up every letter or numeral under the one above. Our overview and outline of numbers is intended to help you study gods word. Book report outline completed for fictional works usually contain following elements.
The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts. Book of numbers overview insight for living ministries. Library of congress classification outline classification. Then the remaining 23,000 died in result of numbers 25. Because the book is dominated with scenes of failure and defeat, these expressions of belief in the lord shine a bit brighter then they would otherwise. The book of numbers is a law book in the old testament section of the bible. The added benefit is a system of decimal notation that clearly shows how every level of the outline relates to the larger whole. These notes are meant to tackle these more difficult problems. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the hebrew bible, and the fourth of five books of the jewish torah.
God placed his people on a path to really be spiritual victors for the kingdom. The average call number has four lines on a book label, and each of those lines are read differently. Detailed bible book outlines old testament new testament. To explain that the 38 year period in the wilderness was a consequence for the unbelief of the older generation dt 1. I guarantee you will write your book faster if you start by creating a highly detailed outline showing each chapter, each point, each story, and each action you want readers to take, think, and feel. How to outline a nonfiction book with free template. Together with describing in detail the great things god has done to and for them he.
Choose the one that you think works best for your paper. The first line is made up of letters, and is read in alphabetical order. An outline is used to present the main points in sentences or topics terms of a given subject. After each roman numeral, letter, or number put a period. The title numbers is based on the two censuses presented in chapters 1 and 26 as well as references to the twelve tribes of israel. The detailed account, particularly involving leadership situations, points to moses as the eyewitness author. The second took place at the end of the 40 years in the wilderness as the nation was preparing to finally enter the promised land. Such a hierarchy is key to organizing your thinking and your argument and keeping track of the relationships between your ideas. Paul stated and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. If you have to go to more than one line, indent to the first letter of the line above. Camp organization, tribes, priests and levites, vows, joshua and caleb, balaam and the donkey. This helps both you and anyone who reads your outline to follow your organization easily. You could sum up the book of leviticus with gods repeated command. Remember the first census had only 1,820 more people.
May you grow ever closer to him as you read his letter to you. Moses is the central figure within the book, and in at least two instances numbers mentions him recording events by the lords commands numbers 33. Nov 17, 2019 nowadays, a book may be published traditionally or selfpublished or not even published in print at all. After many years of slavery in egypt and 40 years in the desert, the israelites were finally allowed to. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of. It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods. It is for a research paper, but the principles and structure apply to any paper. This whole book is about how the nation of israel needs to live in order to survive living in the presence of such a powerful, holy being. An old testament overview of the book of numbers made to count numbers when you study the book of numbers there are many interesting interactions between god, his leader and his people.
Outline mla style writing guide research guides at. The book has a long and complex history, but its final form is probably due to a priestly redaction i. Over the course of the twentieth century, the system was adopted for use by other libraries as well, especially large academic libraries in the united states. Just like the israelites, we are to be different from the world. Growing godly families series series manuals email version. Click on any class to view an outline of its subclasses. Use a hierarchical structure of main ideas, supporting ideas. To fillin the historical period from the exodus and sinai revelation to the preparations in moab to enter the promised land. Outline of numbers free bible outlines bible study start. Most of the events of the book of numbers take place in the wilderness, between the second and fortieth years of the wandering of the israelites. Genesis gives the origins of creation, sin, and death in the first three chapters. Moses death deut 33,34 see much more detailed outline of numbers. If you start writing without a good outline template, the process will take forever and your book will be haphazard and incomplete. The library of congress classification lcc is a classification system that was first developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to organize and arrange the book collections of the library of congress.
Introduction made up of key bibliographical information this is helpful in identifying written work you focus on, besides providing some useful contextual information. Listed below are the letters and titles of the main classes of the library of congress classification. Thirtynine years later, in chapter 26 we have a second numbering. Working from your ideas from step 1, put every idea and point you plan to include in your paper into your outline. It is mentioned here more than any other book of the bible. Outline format rules begin with a roman numeral for the topic. Whether you follow the suggested guidelines is up to you, but making any kind of outline even just some jotting down some main ideas will be beneficial to your writing process. The book of numbers is so named because it contains two numberings of the children of israel. Moses counted the people in numbers 1 and numbers 26. An outline, also called a hierarchical outline, is a list arranged to show hierarchical relationships and is a type of tree structure.
The elements of this content share a common structure, and each element appears in a similar location in every book. Book summary or plot this summarizes content, characters, main event or plot twist. This is the kind of outline most commonly used for classroom papers and speeches see the example at the end of this paper. God was teaching his people that they were to be set apart or separated for holiness. Numbers is a historical book, whose name refers to the two censuses which were taken to number the people. You should use the standard formatting times new roman, 12 point, doublespaced and include your information in the upper left corner and the title centered, as shown in the example on the home tab above. The word genesis means origin smiths bible dictionary pp. Thirteen months after the exodus, god commanded that a census be taken of potential soldiers. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and. Select the sample outlines pdf in the media box above to download the sample of this outline. It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods people.