The Threat from Within Numbers 22 - 25:18

William A Rivers

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The defeat of the Amorites and Bashanites suggested the way was clear for Israel’s conquest of the promised land. Before entering the land, Israel would, however, face obstacles to God’s promise of land. The first obstacle was external—the threat of curse from Balaam (22:2–24:25); the second, internal—the threat of compromise to the sexual standards of the Moabites (25:1–18). Dockery, D.S. ed., 1992. Holman Bible Handbook, Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

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1) We are called to be faithful and focused when we face life’s obstacles

Moses was constantly on the lookout for rebellion in the ranks

The first generation had lost the right to the promised land because they lost site of God’s calling and because they were unfaithful and unwilling to move forward when things look bad

12 spies go spy on the land

38 years later and it’s almost time to take the land.

20:1-9 people rebelled because of a lack of water

Holman Bible Handbook Failing to Trust God’s Word (20:1–13)

This time, burning with rage, Moses struck the rock rather than speaking as the Lord had instructed him. Numbers later describes Moses’ sin as a failure to respect God’s holiness (27:14). Moses’ rash act resulted in a blessing for Israel—abundant water—but a curse for Moses—rebuke and exclusion from the promised land (20:10–13).

Moses continues moving towards Canaan. The people are denied passage through Edom,

Fight their way through Arad

Moses deals with the occassional rebellion,

but they eventually reached Moab and fight their way through Og of Bashan

Finally arrive on the plains of Moab, directly east of the promised land.

All this demonstrates that we are called to be faithful and focused when we face obstacles

2) We are called to be good, When others oppose us

3) We are called to be good, when we feel like being bad

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