Numbers (Part 1) Bible Study & Leader's Guide$15 $7.97 -47% Save $7.03
Do you ever feel like just one more face in the crowd at church? You show up, you serve, you pray, and quietly you wonder whether anyone, even God, really notices the part you play. Numbers 1–10 may look like a stack of lists at first glance, but these chapters hold some of the most reassuring news in Scripture for anyone who has ever felt unseen: before Israel took a single step into the wilderness, God counted every one of His people by name.
In this first study of the Numbers series, you’ll discover:
- Why God counted His people “by name, one by one” (Numbers 1:2), and what it reveals about His heart
- How every tribe was given a place around His presence, and what that means for the Body of Christ today
- Why the tent-peg crew mattered just as much as those who carried the ark, and how the Levites point to Jesus, who paid the price of our redemption
- How Eleazar’s care for the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, and the anointing oil carried the fragrance of worship through the wilderness
- Why God wrote out twelve identical offerings in full rather than skimming a single one
- The beautiful Hebrew word pāqad, “to count, visit, and care for,” and why Jesus is the Shepherd and Overseer of your soul
- The blessing God spoke before the journey began: “The LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace” (Numbers 6:26)
What’s included (30 pages):
- Bible Study: seven teaching sections, three Hebrew and Greek word studies (pāqad, shālôm, and zākar), a closing prayer, six group discussion questions, and six journal prompts with space to write
- Leader’s Companion Guide (for a 60-minute session):
- session flow and timing
- opening and closing prayers
- deeper theology for the leader
- modern-day examples and facilitator notes
- leader’s notes for handling hard questions
- two timestamped podcast audio cues
- an optional aroma moment
Written by Pastor Paula Behrens, an ordained United Methodist elder who served as a senior pastor for 21 years, this study is warm, theologically sound, and easy to follow. It’s written for both men and women and works well for personal devotions, small groups, and Sunday school classes.
Pair this study with the companion podcast episode, “172 | When You Feel Overlooked in the Body of Christ (Numbers - Bible Study 1).”
This is a printable PDF download. Part One of a three-part series through the book of Numbers.
