Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 7000 God's people » 7200 History of God's people in OT » 7206 community A group, small or large, of people. In Scripture it denotes the people of Israel, especially in pre-monarchic times and particularly during the period of the wilderness wanderings. The community of Israel in the wilderness Exodus 16:1 See also Exodus 17:1; Numbers 13:26; Numbers 20:22,29 Moses and Aaron communicate God's instructions to the wilderness community Exodus 35:1,4,20; Numbers 10:2-3 Rebellion, discontent and grumbling within the wilderness community Exodus 16:2-10; Numbers 14:1-2,27,35-36; Numbers 16:8-33,41; Numbers 20:1-4; Numbers 27:14 Responsibilities towards one another within the wilderness community Leaders and officials, under Moses, of the wilderness community Exodus 16:22 See also Exodus 34:31; Numbers 26:9; Numbers 31:13,26-27; Numbers 32:1-5 Censuses of the wilderness community Numbers 1:1-3 See also Exodus 38:25; Numbers 1:17-19; Numbers 4:34 The community identity of pre-monarchic Israel The importance of a community identity in matters of worship Leviticus 4:13-21 See also Exodus 12:3-19,47-49; Leviticus 16:5,32-33; Numbers 3:6-7; Numbers 8:9-11,20-21; Numbers 15:22-26; Numbers 19:9 The importance of a community in legal matters Leviticus 20:1-5 See also Numbers 15:15 God promised that the patriarchs' descendants would be a community of nations Genesis 35:11 See also Genesis 28:3; Genesis 48:4 The families of the priests and Levites described as a community The Jews referred to as a community in NT times See also
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