Leviticus and Numbers (Teach the Text Commentary Series)
Overview
To many, Leviticus is difficult to understand and can seem distant from contemporary life. In reality, it has much to teach Christians about God, sin, holiness, worship, and ethical living, and it provides the framework for greater understanding of Christ’s atoning work. Joe Sprinkle offers historical and cultural information, in addition to insightful commentary on the text, in order to help any teacher bring Leviticus alive for today’s audience.
Numbers tells of the journey from Sinai to the Jordan and of the rebellion of the people that led to forty years of wilderness wandering. This commentary helps the reader navigate the lists, laws, and narratives of Numbers in order to illuminate the important lessons of Numbers that apply today: the dangers of disobedience, the fulfillment of God’s promises, the importance of godly leadership, and God’s commitment to his people.
- Provides information pastors need to effectively communicate Scripture
- Contains a concise summary, main theme, illustrations, and interpretation for each passage
- Points to key themes and ways to communicate them to today’s audience
Top Highlights
“In Leviticus and Numbers Moses is repeatedly said to have received laws from Yahweh for Israel. Any view must take into consideration the following observations. Moses could not have written the account of his own death (Deut. 34). Genesis, which is part of a continuous narrative with Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, mentions geographic and ethnic terms that probably were unknown in Moses’s day (Arameans, Chaldeans, Dan [the city], Philistines). The statement about Edomite kings reigning ‘before any Israelite king reigned’ (Gen. 36:31) seems to imply a perspective after kings reigned in Israel (i.e., after David and Solomon).” (Page 3)
“Though they are understandably tired of a steady diet of manna, Israel has ‘flocks and herds’ (see v. 22) that allow them the luxury of occasional meals with meat. They are exaggerating how bad their current deprivation is. Moreover, they are forgetting that without the miraculous gift of manna they would have starved long ago.” (Page 255)
“Symbolically the holy priest’s eating the sin offering symbolizes holiness swallowing up impurity.7” (Page 67)
“Leviticus is among the least appreciated books of the Christian canon” (Page 1)
“2. The food laws associate God with life, not death.” (Page 74)
A valuable addition to this very useful series. Not only is Sprinkle's work exegetically accurate, his theological summaries are concise and insightful. This book is especially necessary now to provide a firm foundation for interpreting this part of the Pentateuch at a time when people know less about this crucial part of God's revelation than ever.
Paul D. Wegner, Professor of Old Testament, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
This commentary deserves a wide reading. Sprinkle frequently cites the results of archaeology that illustrate the biblical text and has modern, moving illustrations that illuminate the theological content of the sections he is explaining from Leviticus and Numbers. This work will be a great source for Bible teachers to teach the text in a contextual and exegetically responsible way.
Mark F. Rooker, Senior Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Title: Leviticus and Numbers
- Author: Joe M. Sprinkle
- Series: Teach the Text Commentary Series
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Leviticus › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Numbers › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781493403783, 9780801092336, 1493403788, 0801092337
- Resource ID: LLS:TTC03LE
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:12:44Z