Moses Book

Numbers – This is the story of the journey into the wilderness. It was written 1444-1406 BC. The author for this was Moses by all accounts. This is a story that shows what happens to the Israelites after they left Egypt and because they were did not believe that God was going to keep his promise to them, they ended up in the wilderness for thirty-eight years. The book is broke down into first and second generations. Moses had twelve spies to go seek out the land Canaan, but when they came back the people did not believe, which resuted in the exodus event. When the second generation came along, Moses wanted to make sure that they believed in what God was trying to do for them. He emphasized the need for “faith and obedience” (Hindson and Towns …show more content…
There is notes that when he was in his 80’s he was still strongly and a powerful voice for God (Amazing Bible Timeline with World History 2011 2011). He was the son of Jephunneh and he was born a slave in Egypt. Caleb was well known for his faith in God and belief in God. He was one of the spies that were sent in to Canaan by Moses. He was a leader for the Judahs. He ended up spending 40 years in the wilderness due to the people could not believe in the land that was ahead, even after reporting to the people that God was trustworthy. He ended up with the land as God promised and he even fought the giants of Anak for the people. They were the only two that survived the 40 years in the wilderness, as neither one of them gave up on God. He is recognized in Scripture, mainly through his companion during the spy efforts, Joshua. “And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak” (Joshua 15:13-14, KJV). He is well known for his faith and trust in God. He never stopped that faith …show more content…
This was in the Hebrew Bible, but it was also a land that was put under a spell after Noah’s grandson is seen drunk and naked. They were thrust in to a world of slavery. This is found mainly in the mostly in the Pentateuch and the books of Joshua and Judges (Canaan n.d.). This land is mentioned frequently in the Old Testatment, but only a few times in the New Testament. The country makes a “bridge” with three different continents. It is now called Isreal the Holy Land, but was called the Promised Land before that. It borders with the Dead Sea, a brook, and the Mediterrain Sea. Abraham moved to Canaan after God told him to. Canaan is found in multiple parts of the bible including Genesis, Exodus. Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Psalms, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Obadiah, and Zephaniah. There have been different religions in Canaan including the practice of animal sacrificing of donkeys.There were many different Gods that were worshiped in the Canaan history. By the time Jesus came, most of all the other Gods had vanished. “Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom” (Genesis 13:12,