Israel in the desert (Thinking Inside the Quarantine #26)

The desert wanderings of Israel make up one of the most peculiar trips in the Bible, because of how long it took, why it was extended by so many years, and who started and finished it. And though it is crammed with sad stories of rebellion and unbelief, it is also full of wonderful works of God and beautiful spiritual instruction and imagery. In fact, many New Testament lessons would be very difficult to understand if we didn’t know about these dramatic events recorded primarily in Exodus and Numbers. (WT43)