The trip to the promise land (pt 1)

Introduction - The narrative continued

End of Leviticus

God’s requrements

Chapter 26

Blessings of obedience vv. 3-13

Curse of disobedience vv. 14-22 (thru 39)

Restoration vv. 40-46

Numbers - trip to the promise land (2 messages)

God’s Presence

God’s Path

Scripture: Numbers 9:15-23

God’s Presence vv. 15-16

Leviticus 1:1 NASB95

1 Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

vs

Numbers 1:1 NASB95

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

God’s Path vv. 17-23

v. 17

Cloud lifted - Set out

Cloud settled - camp

vv. 18-23

At the command of the Lord

v. 18 (x2) - at the command of the Lord

v. 19 - comply with the Lord’s ordinance

v. 20 (x2) - in accordance with the command of the Lord

v. 2/22 - They remained (stayed, waited)

x. 23 (x2)

Two week trip - Forty year journey

complaining/refusing

Conclusion

Gods presence and path in the new testament.

God’s Presence (We are the new tabernacle - The Spirit lives in us)

John 1:14 NASB95

14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Luke 9:28-36

Departure = exodus (v. 31)

v. 33 - Feast of Booths (remember they had camped in booths when God delivered them from Egypt)

John 16:7 NASB95

7 “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

Acts 1:8–9 NASB95

8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” 9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

God’s Path (We are lead by The Spirit)

John 14:26 NASB95

26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

John 16:5-15

1 John 3:24 NASB95

24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Romans 8:9-14

Romans 8:28-39