Old Testament · Law · Book 4 of 66
Numbers
Israel in the wilderness: two censuses, a generation that refuses to enter the land, and forty years of consequence. Narrative and legal material alternate throughout.
- 36chapters
- 10days in the plan
- 30–39days of the year
Reading Numbers in a year
Easier than Leviticus because the story resumes. The census lists are skimmable without losing the thread.
In a one-year plan, Numbers occupies days 30 to 39 — 10 days out of 365, or 3% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. Short enough not to become a project, long enough to develop.
The exact days
- Day 30 — Leviticus 27, Numbers 1–3
- Day 31 — Numbers 4–7
- Day 32 — Numbers 8–11
- Day 33 — Numbers 12–15
- Day 34 — Numbers 16–19
- Day 35 — Numbers 20–23
- Day 36 — Numbers 24–27
- Day 37 — Numbers 28–31
- Day 38 — Numbers 32–35
- Day 39 — Numbers 36, Deuteronomy 1–3
Questions
- How many chapters are in Numbers?
- Numbers has 36 chapters, which is 3% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.
- How long does it take to read Numbers?
- In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, Numbers takes 10 days — days 30 to 39.
- What is the book of Numbers about?
- Israel in the wilderness: two censuses, a generation that refuses to enter the land, and forty years of consequence. Narrative and legal material alternate throughout.
- Is Numbers in the Old or New Testament?
- Numbers is in the Old Testament, classified as Law. It is book 4 of 66 in canonical order.