Herein is Love - Numbers: A Commentary for Children

The beginning books of the Bible are essential to our understanding of God's redemptive story. The Herein is Love series creatively focuses our attention on the events that bring this story to life, combining the richness of literature and the depth of a commentary.

Teacher's Guides for each book help parents and Sunday School teachers discuss the lessons with children. Teacher's guides can be found here.

Why has God recorded the long list of numbers? Why did God command a census to be taken twice, both recorded in the book of Numbers? Why is it important to know about these numbers now? Nancy Ganz shows God's purposes in commanding that a census be taken and recorded in Scripture. More importantly, she shows how Numbers foreshadows the grace of God in our time when He grants His children an equal share in the greater inheritance received through faith in Jesus Christ.

Table of Contents:
1. God's Army
2. God's Own Tribe
3. God's Special Servants
4. Forward March!
5. Grumbling and Complaining
6. Whining and Wailing
7. A Hideous Plague for a Hideous Sin
8. Eyes of Unbelief
9. Israel's Choice
10. A Tragic Experiment
11. Something Totally New
12. Aaron's Censer
13. Aaron's Staff
14. The Missing Miracle of Meribah
15. Grief Upon Grief
16. A Taste of Victory
17. Serpents
18. War and Peace by the Word of the Lord
19. A False Prophet and a Wicked King
20. A Sign of God's Love
21. One Last Try
22. Balaam Receives His Reward
23. Preparing for the Conquest of Canaan
24. The Daughters Who Dared

Author:

Nancy Ganz has spent the last twenty years in her native land of Canada, helping her husband, Dr. Richard Ganz, in church-planting work and home-schooling their four daughters. She received her formal theological training from the University of Toronto prior to her conversion to Christ at L'Abri in the Netherlands. However, it has been the many years of Bible study since that time which has produced here Herein is Love commentaries on the Old Testament. Currently, most of her time is spent studying the Scriptures, writing various books, and taking long walks along the country roads and woodland paths near her home.

Endorsements:

"Bible Commentaries for children? Yes, Bible commentaries for parents to read to their children. This series of books provides what children need - solid truths to grow into. Too much material for children is so light and fluffy that children are not encouraged to think great and glorious thoughts about God. these books are different. Artfully written, they beautifully draw out the implications of the Old Testament narrative that are foundational for Christian faith. I guarantee that your children will not want you to stop reading these books and you won't want to stop either."
--Tedd Tripp, Pastor, author, conference speaker

"Doctrinally sure-footed, warmly devotional and refined of years of practical teaching experience, these lessons will prove an invaluable resource for all those engaged in training children for God. As society drifts ever farther from biblical moorings, here is timely help towards preparing a new generation to stand steadfast in the faith and, by God's grace, impact the world for King Jesus."
--Ted Donnelly, President, Reformed Theological College, Belfast

"Where can one even think of finding such treasures as these fine commentaries on Bible books written for children? A tour de force in children's literature."
--Derek Thomas, Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary

"What I have appreciated most-in addition to fine insights into the text-is the spirit and tone in which it is written. It reads as one who delights in the greatness and love of God; one who has childlike respect for God. And this also commends itself to children. I have been helped in 'becoming like a child' in reading Nancy's work. I am thankful for her fine work and dedication."
--Brian Coombs, Pastor, Syracuse Reformed Presbyterian Church.