Thursday, June 13, 2013

Student Choice Assignment

For this week's assignment I chose choice number 1: Why is the book called "numbers?" After reading over some of the material, I learned that the book of Numbers does indeed number each tribe of Israel. At the beginning of the of the children of Israel's sojourn into the wilderness, the males twenty years of age and older were counted at 603,550. After the 40 years of wandering and bearing children in the wilderness, the ending count for males twenty years of age and older were counted at 601,730. It's interesting that there would be less than the original amount counted for at the beginning, but I think a reason for this could be that the Lord saw some of them being ungrateful of the wonderful blessings that would come from the promised land so, the ones that did not make it were those who were not worthy and did not show a great amount of faith. Being in the wilderness for 40 years would be a difficult and a trying time for anyone and with the people of Israel complaining toward Moses and God, it was hard for them to see and understand the blessings that the Lord was giving them. I think it is a good reminder that no matter what the situation or circumstance may be, or even how difficult it may seem, God always has a reason and purpose behind everything. Strive to look for the positives and try to be strengthened to grow closer to Heavenly Father and feel of his love, constant comfort, and guidance.

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