Life-Study of Numbers, Vol. 1

by Witness Lee

207 pages

About the author

Witness Lee (李常受, pinyin Lǐ Chángshòu) was a Chinese Christian preacher associated with the Local Churches movement and the founder of Living Stream Ministry. He was born in the city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, in 1905, to a Southern Baptist family. He became a Christian in 1925 after hearing the preaching of Peace Wang and later became a close coworker of Watchman Nee. Witness Lee moved to Taiwan in 1949 as the Communists were advancing in mainland China. During the 1950s, his ministry extended throughout Southeast Asia and in 1962 Lee moved to the United States, relocating the base of his ministry to Southern California. He gave his last public conference in February 1997 at the age of 91. Many of Lee's spoken messages have been published in over 400 books and translated into more than fourteen different languages. Lee's major work is Life-study of the Bible, comprising over 25,000 pages of commentary on every book of the Bible from the perspective of the believers' enjoyment and experience of God's divine life in Christ through the Holy Spirit. Lee was also the chief editor of a new translation of the Bible entitled the Recovery Version.

Reviews

[Robbie Dickinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have personally asked groups of Bible readers what their least favorite or most boring book of the Bible is, and most people have said: Numbers. I understand why if one doesn't read it with a view of God's eternal purpose in view, but I can not disagree more about it being a boring book .

It shows us journeying with God and He with us, being numbered to be formed into an army to fight with Him and He with us, and it shows the children of Israel as a picture of the Church today who go through frustrations and struggles which we actually need for our purification, yet we eventually enter into Christ as our good land to be our rest and enjoyment. That is an exciting book! Thank the Lord for opening up the book of Numbers to man in this Life-Study.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praise the Lord for this wonder Life Study! It is so enjoyable to see that the Israelites, as we the believers today, were formed to be an army by God, journeying with God, and fighting for God. How wonderful that we have this vision that today we can journey with God and fight as a corporate Body for the good land and gain Christ as the best enjoyment! Hallelujah!