Numbers Studies
Sermons and studies from the book of Numbers, as preached from the pulpit of Brackenhurst Baptist Church.
Hazardous Work (Numbers 18:1–32)
In Numbers 18, God reinstructs Aaron and the Levites concerning their work in the tabernacle on behalf of the people as well as revealing some new aspects of their work....
God’s Staff Meeting (Numbers 17:1–13)
Following the grumbling in Numbers 16, the Lord called a “staff meeting” as a means to put an end to the people’s grumbling against his appointed leaders and, by...
Who is Holy? (Numbers 16:1–50)
Numbers 16 records Korah’s infamous rebellion. As ugly as the scene is, we do well to recognise that we struggle with similar temptations, including the temptation to...
Graced Expectations (Numbers 15:22–41)
We saw last week that, in Numbers 15, God provided his people with a gracious revelation assuring them of a future loaded with favour. The next generation would inherit...
He is Not Silent (Numbers 15:1–31)
Though there is a lot of legislation in Numbers 15, this chapter is an account of grace more than of law. It is a story of mercy rather than a story of the merely mundane....
The Failure of Unbelief (Numbers 14:39–45)
This text brings to a close the tragic account of Israel’s sin of unbelief as they stood on the threshold of God’s Promised Land. Just when we think that things could not...
Glory Amid the Grief (Numbers 14:1–38)
In Numbers 14, the nation of Israel—the graciously chosen people of God—minimised God as they made much of themselves, manifested in their pursuit of self-preservation....
So Close, and Yet (Numbers 13:1–33)
Numbers 13 is the story of defeat grabbed from the jaws of victory—of the failure of the mission because of the failure of faith. What should have been mission...
Sibling Envy (Numbers 12:1–16)
Numbers 12 continues what we might call a negative narrative. Having examined the ugliness of grumbling and ingratitude in chapter 11, we now enter another sad example of...
A Grave Mistake (Numbers 11:16–35)
We can often secure the various delights of the world but it will cost us a lot more than we ever thought. This is a major lesson in the text before us. The people made,...
From the Battle Cry to a Bitter Cry (Numbers 11:1–30)
With the opening words of chapter 11, the book of Numbers takes a dramatic turn for the worse: from celebration to complaint, from glory to grumbling, from marvel to...
Still Tracking with the Trumpets (Numbers 10:29–36)
Previously, we considered, from Numbers 10, how Israel was called to order by the means of the trumpets that God provided. Theirs was to be a structured march (vv. 1–28)....
Tracking with the Trumpets (Numbers 10:1–28)
As the local church congregation walks together in the wilderness of this world, we must be biblically and thus well-ordered. Under the sovereign leadership of our Lord...
Keeping the Feast and Keeping the Faith (Numbers 9:1–23)
Like Israel, the new covenant church has experienced God’s grace and, with it, many victories. But, also like Israel, we could fall. What will aid us as a community of...
Caring for the House of God (Numbers 8:1–26)
Though we no longer have a physical tabernacle, no holy furniture, and no Levitical order, the principles revealed in Numbers 8 are just as relevant to the new covenant...
Cheerful Giving (Numbers 7:1–89)
Numbers 7 is both the second longest, and (arguably) the most repetitive, chapter in the Bible. It is not a chapter that most Christians are thrilled to read. But it does...
God, Bless Us (Numbers 6:22–27)
In order for you and me, and in order for our local churches, to be both faithful and fruitful in the Great Commission, we require God’s blessing. We need our God to bend...
All to Jesus, I Surrender (Numbers 6:1–21)
A major doctrinal recovery during the Reformation was the biblical teaching of the priesthood of all believers. This doctrine is as old as the book of Numbers. We see...