Free teaching materials · Law and covenant

Teacher guide

Prepare a complete 45-minute session for every passage unit.

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

The lesson is free, printable, and usable without an account. Adjust vocabulary for your group, but keep the passage boundaries and evidence visible.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

5 min

Orient the group

Name the book, passage boundary, setting, and the question this unit will explore. Allow learners to pass on personal sharing.

10 min

Read the text

Read the assigned passage aloud or silently. Mark speakers, repeated words, commands, contrasts, promises, and changes.

10 min

Explain from the evidence

Walk through the observations on this page. Connect every conclusion to a verse and label interpretive judgments honestly.

15 min

Discuss and apply

Use the discussion questions. Move from what the passage says to responsible application without forcing disclosure.

5 min

Summarize and pray

Ask for one sentence that captures the passage. Close with a prayer shaped by its words and concerns.

All study units

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

Passage study 01 · Numbers 1:1–2:34

The census and ordered camp around the tabernacle, with tribal standards and family groupings

Open study
Passage study 02 · Numbers 3:1–4:49

Levite families carefully carrying the tabernacle furnishings according to their assigned work

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Passage study 03 · Numbers 5:1–6:27

A community lesson on restitution, vows, holiness, and the priestly blessing

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Passage study 04 · Numbers 7:1–9:14

Tribal leaders presenting offerings and families keeping Passover in the wilderness

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Passage study 05 · Numbers 9:15–10:36

Cloud lifting from the tabernacle, silver trumpets sounding, and the camp setting out in order

Open study
Passage study 06 · Numbers 11:1–35

The people gathering quail while Moses stands overwhelmed and the appointed elders share the burden

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Passage study 07 · Numbers 12:1–16

Miriam and Aaron confronting Moses, followed by Miriam outside the camp and the people waiting for her restoration

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Passage study 08 · Numbers 13:1–14:45

The spies returning with the cluster of grapes as fear spreads through the camp and Joshua and Caleb urge trust

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Passage study 09 · Numbers 15

Numbers 15: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 10 · Numbers 16:1–50

Korah’s assembly challenging Moses and Aaron before judgment divides the congregation

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Passage study 11 · Numbers 17:1–13

Aaron’s staff budding, blossoming, and bearing almonds among the tribal staffs

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Passage study 12 · Numbers 18

Numbers 18: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 13 · Numbers 19

Numbers 19: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 14 · Numbers 20:1–29

Moses striking the rock, the people receiving water, and Aaron’s final ascent of Mount Hor

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Passage study 15 · Numbers 21:1–35

The bronze serpent lifted above the camp as afflicted people look and live

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Passage study 16 · Numbers 22:1–24:25

Balaam’s donkey halted by the angel, followed by Balaam blessing Israel from the heights instead of cursing

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Passage study 17 · Numbers 25:1–18

The camp’s covenant unfaithfulness and the solemn action that stops the plague

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Passage study 18 · Numbers 26:1–27:23

The new census, the daughters of Zelophehad presenting their case, and Joshua commissioned before the congregation

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Passage study 19 · Numbers 28

Numbers 28: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 20 · Numbers 29

Numbers 29: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 21 · Numbers 30

Numbers 30: a guided close reading of the complete chapter

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Passage study 22 · Numbers 31:1–32:42

The aftermath of war and the eastern tribes negotiating their inheritance while promising to help Israel cross the Jordan

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Passage study 23 · Numbers 33:1–36:13

A visual journey record of Israel’s encampments, boundaries, cities of refuge, and inheritance instructions

Open study