A Time of mobilizing the
people and clarifying the law

A Test of Their Faithfulness
to their Lord's Commands

Numbers is a book of tests, and
unfortunately, this one group failed
to pass them. In an opportunistic
way, God tested and proved His
people to see whether they were
ready for the demanding job. In a
very negative sense, the people
tested and proved God. The Lord is
not asking us to see whether we have
enough faith for a certain action, but
simply to obey Him. Obedience
always precedes true success.

 

Numbers could have been a much
shorter book! Disobedience puts off
the accomplishment of certain tasks
which would have made everything
much easier.