Why was this book named Numbers?
"The book of Numbers is the scriptural history of the Israelites
while they traveled in the desert between Mount Sinai and
the eastern edge of their promised land. It covers over thirty-
eight of their forty years in the wilderness and explains why
the Lord kept them in this wilderness for so long. From it we
learn how God works with His children and how we can
receive His promised blessings" (from the student manual).
Today everyone was assigned a tribe and and asked to find where they belonged in the encampment of Israel.
What was at the center of the encampment?
Why do you think the Lord had them positioned this way?
