Numbers tells the story of Israel between the exodus from Egypt and the entrance into the promised land, and it records two generations: the first lacking faith and receiving God's just punishment, the second believing his Word and entering their inheritance as his children.

Christians today are on a journey between events of comparable weight, from the work of Christ that delivered us out of bondage to sin and death to the second coming that will usher God's children into the true and final rest. Iain Duguid helps pastors and lay readers alike by explaining the profundities of the text, including its less transparent stretches, and drawing out God's lasting devotion to those who follow him in faith.