How could Moses have written Numbers when critics claim it was written centuries after his death? PROBLEM: Many modern critics claim that Moses did not write the first five books of the Bible traditionally attributed to him (see comments on Exodus 24:4). But the Bible declares here that “the Lord s... [ Continue Reading ]
How accurate is this census of the tribes of Israel? PROBLEM: According to the census taken in Chapter s 1–4 of Numbers, the newly formed nation of Israel must have numbered about 2 million people. According to Numbers 1:1, this census was taken while the people were in the wilderness of Sinai at t... [ Continue Reading ]
Was this census made here or earlier? PROBLEM: According to Exodus 40:2, Moses took the census of the people of Israel the “first day of the first month.” But in Numbers, the same census, yielding the same number of 603,550, was taken on “the first day of the second month” (Numbers 1:1). SOLUTION:... [ Continue Reading ]