The fourth book of the Torah is known in English as “Numbers,” yet the true translation of Bamidbar is “in the desert.” The primal setting for the Torah is in a desert. The Sages tell us that one who wishes to truly understand Torah’s wisdom must also make his own personal setting that of a desert.
One of the most important things in learning wisdom is being able to learn with an open mind. The more you filter the wisdom through preconceived notions, prejudices and personal thinking, the less you will understand it for what it is. And so the less meaning it will have for you.
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Keywords: Wisdom, Humility, Humble, Humbleness, Obtaining wisdom, learning humility, Obtain wisdom, obtain humility, book of Numbers
Bible reference(s): Numbers 1:1, Num 12:3, Num 20:1, Deu 32:29, 1Ki 3:9, Pro 1:5, Prov. 1:20-21, Prov. 2:2, Proverbs 2:6, Pro 3:13, Pro 4:5, Prov. 4:7, Pro 7:4, Pro 8:11, Pro 11:12, Pro 16:16, Pro 18:15, Pro 19:8, Pro 23:12, Pro 24:14, PSA 9:12, PSA 10:17, PSA 22:26, PSA 25:9, PSA 37:11, PSA 69:32, PSA 86:1, PSA 131:1, PSA 138:6, PSA 147:6, PSA 149:4, PRO 3:34, PRO 10:8, PRO 11:2, PRO 15:33, PRO 16:19, PRO 18:12, PRO 22:4, PRO 27:2, PRO 29:23, PRO 30:32, ECC 5:2, ISA 29:19, ISA 51:1, ISA 57:15, ISA 66:2, JER 45:5, EZE 16:63, MIC 6:8, MAT 5:3, MAT 11:29, MAT 18:3-4, MAT 20:26, MAT 23:12, LUK 1:52, LUK 6:20, LUK 10:21, LUK 14:10, LUK 17:10, 1Pe 5:5-6
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