The book of Numbers may well be one of the least read and most neglected books in the entire Bible. Although its very title may appear off-putting to many, the book has considerable relevance for contemporary communities of faith, in the view of Eryl Davies. Some of the issues it raises--war, disease, survival, hunger, race relations--are among the perennial problems faced by nations across the centuries and across cultures. While individual passages within Numbers may reflect a questionable sense of morality, Davies ...
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The book of Numbers may well be one of the least read and most neglected books in the entire Bible. Although its very title may appear off-putting to many, the book has considerable relevance for contemporary communities of faith, in the view of Eryl Davies. Some of the issues it raises--war, disease, survival, hunger, race relations--are among the perennial problems faced by nations across the centuries and across cultures. While individual passages within Numbers may reflect a questionable sense of morality, Davies demonstrates that the book, when viewed in its totality, encompasses a number of important theological themes which recur throughout the Old Testament: the interplay of forgiveness and judgment, and of sin and punishment, and the need to trust in the power of God rather than human might.
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