The Rebellion of God's People

Daniel Norman

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Introduction

Time machine: 10 were bad and 2 were good song

Calling of a Christian?

Tension

Now that you are all awake… In the Gospel Project this morning we are looking at this very familiar Sunday School story where the Israelites send spies into the land that the LORD YHWY had promised them. The spies returned with a report…and as the song teaches us 10 of the spies brought back a bad report and 2 of the spies brought back a good report and difference between the two is found in where they put their focus.

This story is found in the book of “Numbers” which seems like a weird name for a book. It is named this because the books begins by God commanding a census of all the people. He wanted the people to be counted. Specifically he wanted their to be a written record of every man 20 years an older who are “able to go to war”.

Romans 8:28 ESV

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Of course this sets up an expectation doesn’t it?

Truth

The only reason you would be taking an census of all of the “warriors” you have is that you are expecting to go to war. So the book begins by Moses working together with the heads of every tribe to list out all these “Numbers”. At the end of this list we find this summary statement:

You might wonder about the name of this book “Numbers”. It is named this because the books begins by God commanding a census of all the people. He wanted the people to be counted. Specifically he wanted the people to have record of every man 20 years an older who are “able to go to war”. Of course this sets up an expectation doesn’t it? The only reason you would be taking an census of all of the “warriors” is that you are expecting to go to war. So the book begins by Moses working together with the heads of every tribe to list out all these “Numbers”

Numbers 1:44–46 ESV

44 These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers’ house. 45 So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel— 46 all those listed were 603,550.

Numbers 1:44

That is a lot of warriors. That is about the same number of active duty military personnel in the Army and Marine Corps here in the United States. And we currently have the third largest fighting force in the world so it was a formidable force in “Numbers”. But it takes more than “Numbers” to make a military strong. It takes “heart”.

It takes a heart that believes that the outcome you are fighting for is worth the sacrifice.

It takes a heart that trusts that those who have sent you into battle are working for that worthy outcome.

It takes a heart that is willing to focus on the gains in that worthy outcome, more than then the losses in the struggle to get there.

Of course that is just speaking generally about a military mindset. When you add to the equation that the LORD YHWY is your commander and chief then every mention of belief, trust and will takes on new meaning. It carries more weight, or at least should carry more weight to know that the all powerful, all knowing, all wise creator of the universe has sent you into this battle for His worthy cause.

You and I might not be arming for a military encounter like the Israelites were in the book of Numbers, but the New Testament does use a lot of warfare language to illustrate what the Christian life should look like. One of the most prominent examples of this is in the Apostle Paul’s closing of his letter to the Ephesians when he said,

One of the most prominant examples of this is in the Apostle Paul’s closing of his letter to the Ephesians when he said,

Ephesians 6:10–13 ESV

Ephesians 6:10–20 ESV

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

And then it goes on to list out the armor of God, and the significance of each piece. And if I threw us all back into our time machine I am sure we could find a Sunday School lesson where these things were taught, but have we ever looked past the flashy suit of armor to see what a list like this implies?

This passage sets up an expectation very similar to the one in the book of Numbers. Why would God tell us to put on armor unless He was expecting to send us into a battle?

How does that sit with you this morning? How many of us can honestly say that we understood that saying “Yes” to Jesus meant enlisting in his side of a war? We were glad to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ, that through His death and resurrection we are free from being a slave to sin and are on our way to the “Promise Land” ...but signing up for a war? That is another story. If you find that idea a little harder to swallow, then you are not far from the mindset of “10 were bad” crew.

If you are like me and find that idea a little harder to swallow, then you are one step closer to being able to understand the perspective of the “10 were bad” guys.

They were good with the idea of being rescued from slavery in Egypt.

They were good with the idea of heading the promised land.

They just didn’t realize that the acceptance of these very gifts came hand in hand with signing up to go into battle against a formidable foe.

But when it came to trusting the LORD to lead them into battle, they had second thoughts. Especially when they saw how fierce the opposition would be.

At first, they were even glad to report that the land that the LORD was going to give them was a good land…but when they thought of what it might take to take possession of that land…a great fear got in the way.

Every person loves the idea of “the free gift of salvation”, but where many people falter is when they believe that they can accept Jesus as their Savior (thumbs up) but deny Him as their Lord (thumbs down). This is where the story of the 12 spies is so applicable for us today, because the consequences for rebelling against God like this is a life and death issue.

I might have to

They were focused only on the challenge and not the reward.

Every person loves the idea of being saved from the evil things in this world, but when many people falter is when they believe that they can accept Jesus as their Savior (thumbs up) but deny Him as their Lord (thumbs down). This is where the story of the 12 spies is so applicable for us today, because the consequences for a rebellion like this is devastating.

Stand Firm in the Truth and in Righteousness

Be Ready in peace for whatever might come next

Keep your faith up, to protect you from the lies of the evil one

Remember your salvation is protected, don’t let the enemy play mind games

Bring God’s Word and Spirit filled prayer into every encounter

Declare the Gospel boldly in whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

Romans 8:28 ESV

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

All of us at one point in our Christian walk will be faced with a decision that will show where we…

So open with me if you will to , (p 121), I’ll pray and we will dive deeper into this familiar Sunday School story.

Truth

So after all the “Numbers” were recorded we find God’s People the Israelites moving from the Mountain of God to the edge of the Promised land. As we learned at the end of Exodus, they were following the presence of God in the form of a cloud. When the cloud rose from the Tabernacle, the people packed up their tents and got ready to move. When the cloud descended they made camp and stayed there until it was time to move again.

When they made camp, it was not just find a spot wherever there is room. Each of the tribes was instructed to make camp on a particular side of the tabernacle. So the camp would look something like this: (Picture)

It was an orderly formation as each tribe would serve as a company in God’s army. Each one of these companies were represented by Chiefs. One of those Chiefs was then sent out by God into the promise land to scout it out and give a report.

Numbers 13:1–3 ESV

1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.

This begs an intriguing question doesn’t it? Why would God need to send out men to spy out a land? Didn’t He already know everything about this land and the people who lived there?

He knew how good the land was,

He knew how fortified the cities were,.

He knew how fierce the armies were.

Why would he need to send out spies? ...Because the Israelites didn’t know these things.

Because the Israelites didn’t know these things.

Last week I introduced this idea that will play a prominent role in our teaching over the next severall weeks

It took one night for the LORD to get Israel out of Egypt, but it took 40 years, to get Egypt out of Israel.

The LORD YHWY is still teaching, training and testing His people to trust Him as he deserves to be trusted. YHWY wanted the people to see what they up against, so that the extent of their faith in Him would be revealed. It was a test. God didn’t need to know the information that the spies brought back, but the people did. It was all a part of God’s plan to grow their faith in Him.

We see this same thing written out for us in the New Testament book of James:

James 1:1–6 ESV

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

James 1:2–4 ESV

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Romans 5:2–5 ESV

2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

James 1:3 ESV

3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

Romans 5:

God sent these men on a mission to bring information back for the people. He sent leaders of each tribe, so that the people would believe the report and respond to the recommendations of these men. There are two categories of information that Moses sent them to get. See if you can find them as we read the text:

The Land

The People who lived there

Numbers 13:17–20 ESV

17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, 18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, 19 and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, 20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

Numbers 13:

What were the men sent to evaluate? Two things…

Numbers 13:25-29

The Land

The People who lived there

The MISSION

The Land: Good or Bad? Rich or Poor? Trees or Not?

The People: Strong or Weak? Camps or Strongholds? Few or Many?

They were to find out how great the land that the LORD was going to give the was and how difficult it would be to remove the people who lived there. So these 12 men went out throughout all the land for 40 days taking notice of both the land and the people who dwelled in the land. And this is what they reported.

Numbers 13:25–29 ESV

25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. 26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.”

The REPORT

Land: Flows with Milk and Honey Fruitful, showed them grapes, figs and pomegranates

HOWEVER...

People: are Strong! their Cities are large and fortified! The People are Many, We have heard of them and they are scary, and some of them are HUGE! It is not just one nation we will have to remove but many nations!!

That is the report, but the people would not just looking to these men for information, but also for direction.

That is the report by the 12 spies and at this point there is nothing that we can point to that would be good or bad. It is just information. True information. But remember these were not just spies, they were leaders. The people would not just look to them for information, but for a response plan.

The first man to speak up was a man named Caleb. He recognized that the people were getting a little worked up over the report, so He steps up to lead them into a surprising response...

Numbers 13:30 ESV

30 But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.”

Numbers

You gotta love the faith in this man Caleb! He saw the same things that the other spies saw, only Caleb was not a man of fear, but a man of faith. He chose to focus on the promises that the LORD had made to His people and the way in which the LORD had provided for them in the past. From Caleb’s perspective this was nothing that the LORD couldn’t handle, look at what He has already done for us!

Unfortunately, most of the men did not have a faith like Caleb, so they forcefully led the people the other direction. It is here where we see our first theme for this week:

It was this God that promised them this land.

It was this God that sent out the spies to show them how incredible the odds were

He did it for a reason and Caleb recognized it. He would not give in to fear - He had a heart that trusted that the one who was sending them into this battle was faithful to see it through. Unfortunately, most of the men did not have a faith like Caleb. They lead the people into an entirely different response. A response of fear of rebellion against God. It is here where we see our first theme for this week:

Numbers 13:31–33 ESV

31 Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” 32 So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. 33 And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.”

Numbers 13:33 ESV

33 And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.”

Numbers 13:

The LORD sent them for a reason, and Caleb recognized it. He would not give in to fear - He had a heart that trusted that the one who was sending them into this battle was faithful to see it through. Unfortunately, most of the men did not have a faith like Caleb. They led the people into an entirely different response. A response of fear of rebellion against God. It is here where we see our first theme for this week:

Rebellion against God begins by ignoring His provision and promises (,)

Here is how the “10 were bad” men responded...

Numbers 13:31–33 ESV

Oh how familiar this scene has become in our public discourses today.

Remember these men are vying for influence over an enormous group of people. The entire congregation of Israel is there. Words must be chosen carefully and group dynamics (i.e. mob mentality) must be taken into account.

After the report was given, the majority of the men believed that the people would recognize the same fears that they did. But they did not count on the faith of Caleb. Caleb called the people to remember the promises and provisions of the LORD, but the fear in these 10 men caused them to lead the people to ignore them.

They were so fearful of going into this battle, that theystarting lying and exagerating to keep the people from any ideas that might lean toward seeing this as feasible.

The Report ( Part 2)

Numbers 13:31–33 ESV

Numbers 13:

- Now instead of the land being flowing and fruitful, it all of the sudden swallows up it’s inhabitants.

- Now instead of some of the people being unusually large - Everyone was a giant and we will stomped like grasshoppers.

Caleb had a heart that focused on the promises and provision of the LORD YHWY, but the people did not listen to Caleb. They chose to fear along with the “10 were bad” crew.

Remember, that God did not send these men in to spy on the land for information. There was nothing that He did not know about the land or people. He sent them in so that they would see how great the odds were so stacked against them, thath there was no way that they could do this without His help. So if they were going to do this, they would have to move beyond their fear of what they can’t do on their own, and rest in faith that God would do what He said He will do.

You see giving into this fear was not just a bad idea, it was rebellion against God. God said, “I will give this land to you.” and these leaders took one look at how hard it would be and said, “It can’t be done”

When God promises to do something, and one of His children says it can’t be done, what are they saying about God?

Are there any promises of God that you are refusing to believe? That is more than just an oversight on your part - it is a rebellion against God.

And the fear-filled rebellion of these 10 spies worked it’s way through the entire people, because as our second theme tells us:

And the fearfilled rebellion of these 10 spies worked it’s way through the entire people, because as our second theme tells us:

These leaders are

Unfortunately, this rebellion was not just something that effected these 10 spies, but the fear-filled leadership led the people into rebellion. As our second theme for the week tells us...

Are we seeking God’s will or asking Him to bless our will?

Caleb said “Go” but the drama continued...

Rebellion against God impacts others ()

Listen to the fall out of the response of the people, and if you dare, I challenge you to try and identify any similarities between their response and how you have responded to a promise that seemed too big for our God:

Numbers 14:1–4 ESV

1 Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! 3 Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4 And they said to one another, “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”

Numbers 14:1-

Seriously? This old song again? Chose another leader and work your way back to Egypt? Back to where you were enslaved by the Egyptians? Somehow they must have missed the part where the Egyptians begged them to leave because the LORD YHWY was destroying their pagan way of life in judgement. Why would they want to go back to that? Why would they want to go back to that enslavement?

Because no one thinks clearly when they are wrecked in fear. As ridiculous as it sounds, their fear told them that Egypt would better than following the LORD into the next step toward the land He promised them.

It shouldn’t be too hard to imagine that someone could be in this place. I would guess that there are some in this room today who have experienced this. You remember a season of life where you got serious about your relationship with God. It was a good season. A sweet season. There was a closeness with God, a realness that is hard to explain. It seemed like God really was who He says He is and He was really doing in our life what He said He would do...but then something happened. Something tested your faith and you decided to not take the next steps.

It reminds me of that movie series that came out several years ago now called the Matrix. It was SciFi thriller where machines had taken over the world in such a way that mankind was only realMatrix: Blue or Red pill

but then something happened. Something tested your faith and you decided to not take the next steps.

You loved the the sweet sense of God’s presence, but then God showed you that there was more that He wanted to do in your life and the next steps where more than you were willing to take. As much as He assured you that that any sacrifices were worth it, you just wouldn’t see it.

Your fears of loosing something of this earth were greater than your faith that what God was leading you into was better.

I don’t know what it was for you…

It could have been your reputation, It is fine to be a Christian, but I don’t want to be seen as one of those “Jesus Freaks” . There is nothing better on the other side of that.

It could have been a relationship It is fine to be a Christian, but don’t ask me to distance myself from a friendship I have had since childhood. Sure there not a good influence, but I can’t draw a line like that.

or maybe it’s the other side of a relationship It is fine to be a Christian, but don’t ask me to forgive that person and reach out to them in friendship. There is nothing better on the other side of that.

It could have been a career decision It’s fine to be a Christian, but I am making really good money now. I know that the hours are demanding, but don’t ask me to give that up so that I can spend more time serving my family, community or church. It can’t be better to trade this kind of security for something on the other side.

So you just downshifted back to the comfortable. You went back to how things were before. You are still “fine with being a Christians” but you don’t experience the presence of God like you once did.

This brings be me back to one of our first questions:

If our lives are meant to be so “safe” and “fine”, then why would we need the armor of God?

Matrix: Blue or Red pill

There is a better response, but only four men were able to see this as the rebellion that it was:

Numbers 14:5–9 ESV

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel. 6 And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes 7 and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. 8 If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey. 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”

Do you hear everything that is so right in this declaration, this pleading with the people. First they corrected the lies that the “10 were bad” men told, the land is good as God told us it would be. Then they declared the right focus - Don’t fear the greatness of the people, remember the greatness of the LORD! Do not rebel against Him. But the people refused to listen and more then that they acted to silence these four men:

Numbers 14:10 ESV

10 Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.

The fear in the heads had turned them to murder in their hearts, but the LORD steps in to settle things. Refusing to believe God’s promises is more than just a bad idea, it is Rebellion against God, and...

Numbers 14:5–10 ESV

Numbers 14:

Rebellion against God has consequences ()

As we keep reading in the text we see God’s response to the rebellion of the people...

Numbers 14:11–12 ESV

11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? 12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”

Numbers 14:11-

“I am going to start over again with you Moses”…we have heard this before, and just like before Moses intercedes for the people, calling on the LORD to forgive the people, not because they deserve it, but for the sake of his great name. Listen to how Moses speaks to the LORD on this in verse 15 -16

Numbers 14:15–16 ESV

15 Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say, 16 ‘It is because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.’

Numbers 14:13

Numbers 14: because the name of the LORD is not associated with these people in such a way that the inhabitants of the these lands will so that His name will not be spoken

So the LORD pardons the people according to the words of Moses. He does not wipe them all out, but he also does not allow their rebellion to be rewarded. The 12 spies were in the promised land for 40 days, and most of them could not see how God could follow through on his promise to give them this great land. So now they will have 40 years of wandering in the dessert to learn that lesson. But not one of the 603.550 men who were “Numbered” as warriors and refused to go to battle with the LORD would be allowed into the promise land. Only Caleb and Joshua, because they understood that refusal to enter was rebellion against God.

And so the LORD directed Moses to turn the people away from the promised land and head in a different direction, for the next 40 years.

Gospel Application

You know if we keep reading in Chapter 14 we get a part of the story that is not typically included in the Sunday School Safe version of this story. The text says that 10 leaders who came back and lead the people into rebellion “died by plague before the LORD”. This got the peoples attention. It freaked them out. Then Moses told the people about how they were all going to die in the Wilderness, and people mourned.

But like many of us, it does not seem like the people mourned over their sin as much as they mourned over the consequences of their sin. So the next morning they got up and decided they were ready now to go to battle.

Numbers 14:40 ESV

40 And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, “Here we are. We will go up to the place that the Lord has promised, for we have sinned.”

Numbers 14:

Now we are ready. Now we will have faith. Now we will do …whatever we have to do in order to avoid the consequences of our sin. But there was not going back, the damage was done. But they still went up. Moses didn’t go with them. The presence of the LORD did not go with them and they just got destroyed.

It reminds me of something that my parents often told me growing up. I was not a particularly rebellious child. I was pretty compliant, at least on the outside. I was one of those silent sinners. One of those sneaky kids who did just enough to make it seem like I was obeying, when really I wasn’t. One of my tactics to exert my own control into a situation was to wait to do what I was asked until the very last minute.

So my parents often told me, “Delayed obedience, is disobedience”. This is similar to the game that the Israelites tried to play with God here, and I am even more concerned that it might be the game that many of us today are playing with God. We know that what we are doing is against what God has said, but we figure we ill have time to make it better later … but what if Delayed obedience is Disobedience?

that career, school or hobby choice that we know we should make can

And maybe there is someone here today is thinking that they will always have time to become a follow of Christ someday, but for right now, I am just going to continue to live for me. There is always time to make things right later…that is what the Israelites thought too, but is just isn’t true. Their consequence of rebelling against God was that their life would end without ever living in the promise land here on earth. The consequence of your life ending here on earth in rebellion against God today is to never see the promise land of eternity.

maybe there is someone here today is thinking that they will always have time to become a follow of Christ someday, but for right now, I am just going to continue to live for me. There is always time to make things right later…that is what the Israelites thought too, but is just isn’t true. Their consequence of rebelling against God was that their life would end without ever living in the promise land here on earth. The consequence of your life ending in rebellion against God today is to never see the promise land of eternity.

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Then they tried to go up anyway without the ark of the covenant and Moses - they were defeated.

We love to claim the truths found in Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28 ESV

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

But lets not forget that the purposes of God are such that they require us to put on the armor of God. It is not ok to be just “fine to be a Christian”, the promises of God hang on your having more invested than just that. You should be living in a loving faith that casts out all fear.

We call this book “Numbers” but the Hebrew name for the book is “in the desert”

Gospel Application

“God’s Will means God’s Bill” - but is that what we are seeking

Let’s pray.

Are we seeking God’s will or asking Him to bless our will?

Caleb said “Go” but the drama continued...

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