The Book of Numbers: Look and Live

Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 367 minutes

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Summary

The Lord was ready to bring Israel into the Promised Land in just eighteen months. Instead, it took forty years. Is your own "wilderness wandering" a result of geography, or is it a matter of the heart? Summary: In this episode, we dive into the Book of Numbers. We move past the genealogies to uncover the spiritual friction that keeps us from moving forward. We analyze the pivotal moments where faith collided with fear and learn how to speed up the clock on our own spiritual progress. The Timetable of Faith: We discuss how our activities or procrastinations can "slow the hands of the clock" on God’s promises. The Report of the Spies: We contrast the "grasshopper complex" of the ten spies with the "mountain-moving faith" of Joshua and Caleb. The Brazen Serpent: We explore the profound simplicity of "looking to live" and why we sometimes refuse the easiest cures offered by the Savior. Miriam and Aaron’s Murmuring: We look at the dangers of "steadying the ark" and questioning local and prophetic leadership. The Daughters of Zelophehad: We conclude with the beautiful balance of agency and order found at the end of the book, proving that the "Number" God cares most about is the individual soul. Call-to-Action: Are you currently in a "Caleb" season of faith or a "Grasshopper" season of fear? What is one "giant" in your way that you are ready to overcome with the Lord’s help? Share your journey in the comments! To keep your faith "Unshaken" while navigating the wilderness, please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell. Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:21 The Book of Numbers: "Wander, Wander, Die" 12:44 Numbering Israel & Setting up Camp 22:08 Setting Up Camp 31:29 Ransoming the Firstborn 51:28 Awakening a Guilty Conscience 1:06:56 Set Apart for God 1:24:26 Gifts to God 1:41:55 Flexibility & Obedience 1:59:09 Murmuring about the Manna 2:18:15 The Meekness of Moses 2:47:05 Spying Out the Land 2:57:16 Faith or Fear 3:14:18 Rebellion in the Ranks 3:36:55 Proof of the Priesthood 3:54:24 Moses' Mistake 4:07:34 The Brazen Serpent 4:20:23 Balaam & the Rewards of Unrighteousness 5:00:18 Idolatry & Adultery 5:09:00 Renumbering Israel & Exceptions to the Rule 5:18:47 Successors & Mentors 5:35:47 Unity & Diversity 5:46:33 Exodus & Inheritance 5:58:59 Conclusion

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0:00.0	When the son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
0:05.0	Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief.
0:12.0	May our testimonies be as deep and as strong as that of Jacob,
0:19.0	when confronted by one who sought to destroy his face, declared,
0:22.8	I could not be shaken.
0:39.6	Hello, my friends, I'm Jared Halverson.
0:40.5	Welcome back to Unshaken.
0:46.8	If you survived last week, our near five-hour episode that covered the entire book of Leviticus,
0:52.6	you are either an insomniac, a masochist, or a true lover of the Word of God.
0:54.0	I'm banking on the third.
0:56.2	The fact that you would spend that much time,
0:57.1	if you made it to the end,
0:59.0	I feel like I owe you a bumper sticker or something.
1:04.0	I survived Leviticus, or better yet, I love Leviticus.
1:04.7	Finally.
1:06.7	I hope that's the case.
1:09.9	The plan for church was simply to study chapter 1,
1:30.4	chapter 16, and chapter 19, so you get a little taste of some of the sacrificial rituals. You spend a good chunk of time in the day of atonement, well deserving of your attention, and then talk a little bit about some of the I am the Lord commandments that he gives us. Well, we did cover those three chapters, but we covered the other 24 as well.
1:36.6	And if you didn't have time last week to spend five hours in Leviticus with me, I understand.
1:45.9	Actually, only four hours were Leviticus. The first hour was finishing Exodus. So, but if you didn't have time, I do hope you'll at least go back in last week's lesson to study those three chapters, the church recommended, as well as chapter 14, which
1:52.4	is the ritual of the cleansing of the leper. To me, it's one of the richest and deepest and
1:57.7	weirdest if that piques your curiosity, sacrificial rights that we see in the Old
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