Comments on: Reserve Reading #4 – Numbers, Deuteronomy

By: Posey

Posey — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:00:18 +0000

1. Could you please furthure explain “gematria”
2. Which theory concerning the interpretation of the numbers of Numbers do you believe is most plausible

By: Lydia Brauner

Lydia Brauner — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:46:15 +0000

From the great people at Ball State University down in Funcie….this stuff is great! you will take this material wherever you go. I am in a bible study here, where there are many different opinions and young believers, it’s amazing to be listening, and remember something that I learned in this class so i can share it with others.

God is good!

Enjoy your day, seniors! I mean it…Enjoy your day!
And you too, Mr. Stephen Glen Roy Webster!

By: Olivia Scharlacken

Olivia Scharlacken — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:50:17 +0000

Under “Purpose, Occasion, and Background” in the Deuteronomy article, the issue of transferring the covenant from Old Testament to New is discussed. That part makes sense to me. But often, when talking about tattoos or piercings or anything really, my Dad will refer to Leviticus and Deuteronomy saying that, that is God’s Word and we’re supposed to follow it. You made a comment once–but I can’t remember it–that made that subject so clear. I read in the previous articles that the OT is the Word of God for us, but not necessarily the Word of God to us. I guess my question is, what can I say? What is the truth? Your body is a temple of God–yes. But are tattoos or earrings actually sin? Or were they just back then? Or… what?

By: MWhitman

MWhitman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:07:40 +0000

it says there are similarities between Deuteronomy and the ancient treaty documents. what are the ancient treaty documents from the Hittites and the Assyrians?

By: JD

JD — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:57:55 +0000

pg. 261 3. The Numbers were changed due to scribal misunderstanding.

It says how it used to be thought that the numbers were much smaller because of a misunderstanding of the word ‘elep. How would scholars come to understand that word differently today? what would cause that to happen? Alo, you said that numbers were seen as symbolic and the key to the mind of God. Is that the case of the census numbers as well, or are the numbers of elligible male warriors meant to be mathamematical terms?

By: vbinkerd

vbinkerd — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:55:59 +0000

Question>>
pg. 12

I’m a little hazy as to what the deal with the whole dating of the book of Deuteronomy is … I don’t understand the conflict of times in question i guess.

By: BJehl

BJehl — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:47:45 +0000

It says that the Israelites wandered through the wilderness for 40 years. Is there any biblical significance behind the number 40 or any particular reason why God chose to keep the Israelites in the wilderness for that long?

By: Aguthrie

Aguthrie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:40:13 +0000

pg 258. “another way of looking at the Pentateuch is as a biography of moses.” Doesn’t this go against the whole thinking theologically concept we have been trying to institute?