Cover; Short Title page; Dedication Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; General preface; Author's preface; Chief abbreviations; Commentaries; Texts and versions; Introduction; 1. Title and contents; 2. Structure; 3. Sources; 4. Date and authorship; 5. The Hebrew text of Numbers; 6. Problems of interpreting Numbers; a. The importance of ritual; b. The essence of ritual; c. The interpretation of ritual and symbol; d. An anthropologically based approach to ritual symbolism; 7. The theology of Numbers; a. The character of God; b. The land; c. The people of God

8. The Christian use of NumbersAnalysis; Commentary; 1. The people of God prepare to enter the promised land (1:1-10:10); A. Censuses (chapters 1-4); B. Cleansing the camp (chapters 5-6); C. Offerings for the altar (chapter 7); D. Dedication of the Levites (chapter 8); E. The second passover (chapter 9); F. The silver trumpets (10:1-10); 2. From Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-12:16); A. Departure in battle order (10:11-36); B. Three complaints (11:1-12:16); 3. Forty years near Kadesh (13:1-19:22); A. The rebellion of the spies (chapters13-14); B. Laws on offerings (chapter 15)

C. Prerogatives of the priests (chapters 16-18)D. Laws on cleansing (chapter 19); 4. From Kadesh to the plains of Moab (20:1-22:1); 5. Israel in the plains of Moab (22:2-36:13); A. Balaam and Balak (chapters 22-24); B. National apostasy (chapter 25); C. Census (chapter 26); D. Laws about land, offerings and vows (chapters 27-30); E. Defeat of Midian and settlement in Transjordan (chapters 31-32); F. List of camp sites (33:1-49); G. Laws about land (33:50-36:13); Additional Notes; Additional note on the large numbers; Additional note on the history of the priests and Levites

Additional note on the sources in Numbers 13

14Additional note on the source analysis of chapters 16

17; Additional note on Old Testament sacrifice; Additional note on the route of the Israelites; Maps; Map: The route of the Israelites from Goshen to Kadesh (Num. 33); Map: The conquest of Transjordan (Num. 33); Map: The borders of Canaan and the mission of the spies (Num. 34:1-12); Praise for Tyndale Commentaries; About the Author; Tyndale Commentary Volumes; More Titles from InterVarsity Press; Academic Textbook Selector