Sefer Bamidbar presents a unique structural challenge among the books of the Torah—unlike Shemot or Vayikra, it resists easy division into coherent sections because mitzvot appear scattered throughout rather than grouped together. This introduction reveals how the book can be understood through a three-part narrative framework: the organization at Sinai, the troubled wanderings marked by complaints and sins, and finally the successful march toward Eretz Yisrael with its conquests and preparations for entering the land.
Introduction to Bamidbar