Numbers 34: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Numbers 34 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Yahweh instructs Moses to define the boundaries of Canaan for the Israelites (vv. 1-12). The southern border runs from the wilderness of Zin to the Salt Sea.

Key verse

“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.”
Numbers 34:17 (WEB)

Outline

Numbers 34:1–12 Boundary Descriptions of Canaan
Numbers 34:13–15 Inheritance of the Tribes
Numbers 34:16–29 Leaders for Land Division

Discussion questions

In v3, what location marks the beginning of the south border for Israel's land?
What specific 'borders' are described for the inheritance in v2?
Moses instructs Israel, v13: why does he focus on dividing the land by lot?
The names listed in v19-28: what do they indicate about the tribes and their roles?
When have you felt a sense of belonging to a 'land' or community as described in this chapter?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Numbers 34: Ezekiel 47, Joshua 15, Numbers 13.

Before next time: read Numbers 35.