Category Archives: Bible Narrative Project

Deuteronomy 5-7 Bible Narrative Project What would you tell your children if they had to go on through the rest of your life without you? That is what Moses is doing here. He is repeating the 10 Commandments, he is … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 3-4 Bible Narrative Project The history review is caught up to the then-present and Israel is urged to obey the God who brought them out of Egypt. “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 1-2 Bible Narrative Project So Deuteronomy is a grand pause before moving forward in conquest under Joshua. It is the last doings and words of Moses. He is blessing Israel and renewing their covenant with God as he began … Continue reading →

Numbers 35-36 Bible Narrative Project Part of divying up the land includes where the Levites will live, since they don’t get their own land like the other tribes. They will be spread out through the land in 48 cities, 6 … Continue reading →

Numbers 33-34 Bible Narrative Project Now that Joshua is good to go, Midian is taken care of, and they are set to take Canaan, it is time for a quick review (from Egypt to Jordan) and some ground-rules for how … Continue reading →

Numbers 31-32 Bible Narrative Project chapter 31–So, after a brief intermission to take a census and make sure Joshua’s good to go, we pick up where we left off at the end of chapter 25–tying up loose ends with Midian. … Continue reading →

Numbers 26-30 Bible Narrative Project The first census was 38 years earlier, this is the second, and it reflects population growth, but also loss resulting from plagues. The end total is almost the same as when they began their wandering, … Continue reading →

Numbers 23-25 Bible Narrative Project If the scuffle with the donkey wasn’t funny enough, check out the frustration of Balak in response to Balaam’s repeated prophecies. First, Balaam blesses Israel instead of cursing them, so Balak says, hey, if we … Continue reading →

Numbers 20-22 Bible Narrative Project There is a lot going on in these chapters. Miriam dies, more rebellion due to lack of water (“if only we had died!”–how quickly we forget), Moses disobeys God when he strikes the rock rather … Continue reading →

Numbers 16-17 Bible Narrative Project Forgot to include chapter fifteen in the last one. Hmm. There are some laws, perhaps to reestablish Moses’ authority and restore order to the people. A people cannot survive wilderness wandering if they are all … Continue reading →