Why should we read the book of Numbers? (w/ Dr. Jay Sklar...

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In this episode Dr. Jay Sklar returns to the Dojo to talk about one of my favorite books of the Bible! (If you missed Jay’s previous appearance here on the channel, you can find it at: https://youtu.be/r7KFrKDcWCs )  Jay’s writings on Numbers and other Pentateuch resources can be found all in one place at: https://www.otpentateuch.com/  Jay can be reached via his faculty page at: https://www.covenantseminary.edu/jay-sklar Other Numbers resources mentioned: * 6 Black Belt Bible Tips for Reading Numbers - https://youtu.be/rBlc6PiD9wU * Timothy Ashley’s Numbers commentary (NICOT) - https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-International-Commentary-Testament-NICOT/dp/0802872026/ * Dennis Olson’s Numbers commentary (Interpretation) - https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Interpretation-Commentary-Teaching-Preaching/dp/0664238823/ * Gordon Wenham’s Numbers commentary: https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Tyndale-Old-Testament-Commentaries/dp/0830842047/ * Jacob Milgrom’s Numbers commentary - https://www.amazon.com/JPS-Torah-Commentary-Numbers-English/dp/0827603290 * Zondervan Bible Atlas - https://www.amazon.com/Zondervan-Atlas-Bible-Carl-Rasmussen/dp/0310270502/ * DiscipleDojo’s review of the ESV Archeology Study Bible - https://youtu.be/JZ_MM4KFpls ***Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts (like the one JM is wearing in this episode!) and gifts over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate  ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate

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