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Introduction to Numbers In Hebrew the name of this book is בְּמִדְבַּר (bemidebar) which means “in the wilderness.” This is not only appropriate as it describes where “the LORD spoke to Moses” (Numbers 1:1), it is also the story of the Israelite people for the first forty years after the Exodus. The English title comes […]
Like 2 John, this letter was directed to a specific person, Gaius. It appears that this name was common in the first century, so pinpointing the man is impossible. There are several men even in the New Testament who had this name, and we cannot be sure if one of them was the intended recipient.
Unlike 1 John, which had no clear recipient, 2 John was addressed to “an elect lady and her children” (2 John 1). There are three common interpretations of this greeting. First, John could have been writing to all believers. However, this does not explain the difference between the lady, her children, and her sister (2
