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Among the remaining commandments in Leviticus, God instructs the Israelites to observe every seventh year as a sabbath year, during which the land rests from growing crops; and every fiftieth year as a jubilee year in which Israelites return to lands they had to sell and indentured servants return to their families.
Numbers begins with a census of the Israelites. After a year at Mount Sinai, the people resume their journey to Canaan. They also resume their complaints, fondly remembering the food they ate in Egypt. When Moses complains to God about his burden as a leader, God instructs him to appoint 70 elders to help.
But controversy continues. Moses's siblings, Aaron and Miriam, express envy at Moses's primacy. God punishes Miriam with diseased skin. She is put out of the camp unclean for a week.
Israelite spies spent forty days scouting Canaan. They return with a huge cluster of grapes, evidence of the land's bounty. But most of the spies despair of the Israelite's ability to conquer the land. Only Caleb and Joshua encourage trust in God's promise. When the people want to return to Egypt, God threatens to strike them with a plague and raise a great nation from Moses alone. Moses successfully intercedes for them, but God swears this generation will not enter the Promised Land. Neither shall Moses, because at Meribah, he fails to glorify God for the miraculously given water. The Israelites will wander in the wilderness for forty years before they enter the Promised Land.
The presentation from weeks 6 and 7 that was shared during class, which can be accesssed by clicking the button below:
Unfortunately, I don’t have a recording of this week's class meeting, but I have included the video learning materials we used.
Our next class will be on February 25, 2026
You are welcome to join us:
In person at the Royal Kahana Surf Room
4365 Lower Honoapiʻilani Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761Online via Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/8855454622
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. I am looking forward to some lively discussions this year, and I’m grateful to be on this journey with you.