Numbers 13:1-15:41, Annual Shelah lekha, “Send for yourself” Outline

Read Numbers 13:1-15:41 at Bible Gateway.

The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture

Hebrew paragraph divisions

13:1-14:10 {p} The twelve spies bring back an evil report
14:11-25 {p} The generation who has tested the LORD ten times will not enter the Land
14:26-45 {p} Those who were numbered will fall in the wilderness 40 years
15:1-16 {p} One law for native and stranger re: bread and wine w/ burnt offerings
15:17-21 {s} Firstfruits heave offering when Israel comes into the land
15:22-26 {s} When the congregation sins unintentionally, it shall be forgiven, native + stranger
15:27-31 {p} One law for native and stranger when an individual sins unintentionally or presumptuously
15:32-34 {s} Man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath
15:35-36 {p} Man who sinned presumptuously stoned with stones
15:37-41 {p} Law of tassels on the four corners of the garments

Strong themes of the parashah

13:1-14:45 {px3} The evil report tested YHVH ten times; wilderness wandering for 40 yrs and will not enter the Land
15:17-31 {s+s+p} Firstfruits offering when Israel comes into the land + unintentional and intentional sins
15:32-36 {s+p} Man gathering sticks on the Sabbath did so presumptuously, and was stoned with stones

Numbers 13:1-15:41 triennial Torah portions

13:1-33 Triennial Shelah lekha, “Send for yourself”
14:1-45 Triennial Vayibchu ha-am, “The people wept”
15:1-41 Triennial Ki tavo’u el eretz, “When you come into the land”

Numbers 13:1-15:41 Chiastic Structure

Download the fully expanded Numbers 13:1-15:41 Shelah lekha chiasm pdf.

Finding Messiah in Shelah lekha

This separate post is here.

Additional readings for this parashah

Jos 2:1-24 (my notes) | Mat 10:1-14 (my notes)

Studies in Shelah lekha

Numbers 13, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 13:1-15:41, Shelah lekha paragraph divisions
Numbers 13:1-15:41, Chiastic structure
Numbers 14, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 13 and 14, The power of an evil report
Numbers 15, Bible for Beginners
Numbers 15, Strong themes, and why the man gathering sticks was stoned
Numbers 15, One Torah for the native born and the stranger

Off-site Studies

Shelah lekha – Restoration of Torah
Shelah lekha Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson

SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | NUMBERS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE