The book of Numbers /
**The book of Numbers tells a story that has two main characters God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. In spite of the difficulties imposed by Numbers on todays readers, the main point of the book is of immense importance for Gods people in any age: e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Mich. :
Eerdmans,
[1993], ©1993
Grand Rapids, Mich. : c1993 Grand Rapids, Mich. : ©1993 Grand Rapids, Mich. : [1993] |
| Series: | New international commentary on the Old Testament
The New international commentary on the Old Testament New international commentary on the Old Testament |
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| Summary: | **The book of Numbers tells a story that has two main characters God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. In spite of the difficulties imposed by Numbers on todays readers, the main point of the book is of immense importance for Gods people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial Ashley's study on the book of Numbers is part of The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Like its companion series on the New Testament, this commentary devotes considerable care to achieving a balance between technical information and homiletic-devotional interpretation Dividing the text of Numbers into five major sections, Ashleys commentary elucidates the theological themes of obedience and disobedience that run throughout the books narrative. His detailed verse-by-verse comments are intended primarily to explain the Hebrew text of Numbers as we have it rather than to speculate on how the book came to be in its present form |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 667 p. ; 23 cm xvi, 667 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-40) and indexes Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0802823548 (pbk.) 0802823548 0802825230 9780802823540 9780802825230 |