Numbers 20–36 Wins 2025 For The Church Book Award

We are thrilled to announce that Numbers 20–36, part of the esteemed Apollos Old Testament Commentary (AOTC) series by L. Michael Morales, has been named a winner in the 2025 For the Church Book Awards.

“The second volume of Morales’ commentary on Numbers brings readers into Israel’s wilderness journey with clarity and insight. Morales carefully unpacks the Hebrew text and the book’s structure while highlighting moments of challenge, faithfulness, and God’s guidance that speak directly to life today. His exposition is both thorough and approachable, making this a resource that pastors, students, and everyday readers can use to engage the text thoughtfully and faithfully.”

Numbers 20–36 provides a detailed and comprehensive exploration of Israel’s wilderness journey. Often overlooked and misunderstood, Numbers covers part of the Israelites’ years between Egypt and the Promised Land, yet Morales demonstrates its ongoing relevance for the Church today. This volume offers both a positive vision for life and a thoughtful challenge for contemporary Christians, helping pastors, students, and lay readers engage the text thoughtfully and faithfully.

The commentary is structured in three main ways:

• Form & Structure sections: examine context, source-critical and form-critical issues, and rhetorical devices of each passage.

• Comment sections: provide thorough historical and theological exegesis.

• Explanation sections: offer full theological exposition within the framework of biblical theology, grounded in the inspiration and authority of the Old Testament.

Volume 2 (covering chapters 20–36) includes an annotated translation of the Hebrew text, Morales’s rigorous bibliography, and extensive indices. Written in a scholarly yet accessible manner, this commentary equips those preaching from, studying, or teaching the Old Testament to understand its enduring significance and relevance for modern Christian life

Get the book here:  Numbers 20-36 by L Michael Morales