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Today we come to the end of our study of the Fourth Book of the Psalms. Psalm 90 to Psalm 106
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 3 Thou turnest man to destruction; And sayest, Return, ye children of men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up. 6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, And by thy wrath are we troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We spend our years as a tale that is told. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, Yet is their strength labour and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 12 So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 13 Return, O Lord, how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants. 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory unto their children. 17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
1 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew forth all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, And he that doeth righteousness at all times. 4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 And the waters covered their enemies: There was not one of them left. 12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise. 13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel: 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request; But sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they changed their glory Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgat God their saviour, Which had done great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red sea. 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word: 25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness: 27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. 28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: And the plague brake in upon them. 30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: And so the plague was stayed. 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness Unto all generations for evermore. 32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: 33 Because they provoked his spirit, So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 34 They did not destroy the nations, Concerning whom the Lord commanded them: 35 But were mingled among the heathen, And learned their works. 36 And they served their idols: Which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons And their daughters unto devils, 38 And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: And the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, And went a whoring with their own inventions. 40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; And they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. 43 Many times did he deliver them; But they provoked him with their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, When he heard their cry: 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 46 He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captives. 47 Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the heathen, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise. 48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.
Paul Harveys “and this is the rest of the story”
In spite of God’s faithfulness to Israel (Ps. 105) her history was filled with faithlessness and ingratitude
Great long Psalm which majors on repentance
Our story is one of needing forgiveness.
Not just their family. My family. Your family.
We need to watch our hearts.
All the glory of Israel’s history is confessed to be due, not to her heroes, her priests, her prophets, but to God.
A Call to Praise. v-6
A Call to Praise. v-6
Psalm 106:1–3 (KJV 1900)
1 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew forth all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
1 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: For his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can shew forth all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Turns personal, as it must
Turns personal, as it must
Psalm 106:4–5 (KJV 1900)
4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance.
4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance.
We must understand that the story of God’s people is going somewhere, and they see themselves as part of something bigger than their own life
The life of us believers is headed to a promise with all those who have walked before us and with us. Hebrews 11:39-40 “39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith (Abraham, Rahab, Moses, Jacob, Joseph), received not the promise: 40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.”
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Confession of Sins v.6-43
Confession of Sins v.6-43
We have sinned. Psalm 106:6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
We need to face this and be honest with ourselves
“The history of God’s past is a record of continuous mercies, the history of man is one as of continuous sin.” Alexander Maclaren
We have a tendency to whitewash our pasts and as a result we are not honest about our present state.
We all need to have the same understanding as the woman in Luke 7:44-48 “44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.”
44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
We all come to Jesus with sins that are many.
Without out the mercy of God I have no right to stand here. Not the pulpit but on planet earth. God would have been fully justified in wiping me off this planet as I rebelled against him.
“Too many think lightly of sin, and therefore think lightly of the Savior.”
Israel sins during the time of exodus
Israel sins during the time of exodus
We resist being shaped by his wondrous works and God’s steadfast love
We resist being shaped by his wondrous works and God’s steadfast love
Psalm 106:7–12 (KJV 1900)
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 And the waters covered their enemies: There was not one of them left. 12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their enemies: There was not one of them left.
12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.
How do you remember this story? Do you remember them saying Exodus 14:11-12 11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
This is the sin of rebellion rooted in unbelief. Psalm 106:7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.”
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Their song after the fact is to their shame and will be short lived. Psalm 106:12-13 12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise. 13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel:
12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise. 13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel:
This is not the faith that I want. I want to sing praise to God in the hospital bed not on the way home. I want to shout to the Lord in the middle of the storm and not the next day when my faith becomes site. He deserves more than that type of faith from us.
Song by Shane & Shane Psalm 23 was playing “And even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil”
A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 23:4-6 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
We allow our unrestrained cravings to override our willingness to wait for his counsel
We allow our unrestrained cravings to override our willingness to wait for his counsel
Psalm 106:13–15 (KJV 1900)
13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel: 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request; But sent leanness into their soul.
13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel:
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
15 And he gave them their request; But sent leanness into their soul.
They were a grumbling people. Exodus 16:3 3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. Later, they grew tired of the manna and complained again that they wanted meat (Num. 11:4-6).
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
We operate from hearts of jealousy and selfish ambition
We operate from hearts of jealousy and selfish ambition
Psalm 106:16–18 (KJV 1900)
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.
18 And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.
Envy motivated their rebellion. These jealous men, along with 250 prominent leaders, accused Moses and Aaron of exalting themselves above the people. Numbers 16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
Confusing story to me from the perspective I think that sounds like alot of people stepping up to serve.
What Korah (not mentioned in verse) had neglected to point out was that the Lord Himself had appointed Moses and Aaron to their offices
We know this was envy because God said it was and treated it as so
Here we see what seem to be a good, religious act but the underlying motivation was envy
This is convicting because I recognize I have been motivated in this manner.
Ill be able to feed the horses for the first thousand years and build the barn. 1 Cor 3:12-13 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
We exchange the glory of God for something we can fashion for our own satisfaction
We exchange the glory of God for something we can fashion for our own satisfaction
Psalm 106:19–23 (KJV 1900)
19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they changed their glory Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgat God their saviour, Which had done great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red sea. 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped the molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
21 They forgat God their saviour, Which had done great things in Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red sea.
23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
The psalmist reviews the incident of idolatry with the golden calf (Exod. 32)
The psalmist reviews the incident of idolatry with the golden calf (Exod. 32)
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 11 And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. 19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. 20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. 21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? 22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. 25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) 26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. 27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. 30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33 And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 35 And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Paul references this as an indictment of the whole humans race Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Moses as seen as the chosen mediator
Moses as seen as the chosen mediator
Prepares our heart for the coming Messiah
Reminds us that the wrath of God is upon us for our sins
We do not believe his promises and therefore refuse to follow his lead
We do not believe his promises and therefore refuse to follow his lead
Psalm 106:24–27 (KJV 1900)
24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word: 25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness: 27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands.
24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word:
25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.
26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness:
27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands.
This refers to the response of the people to the report of the spies after they returned from scouting out the land (Num. 13-14)
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. 5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. 6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. 11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. 12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. 15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. 17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; 20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. 21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. 24 The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. 25 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. 26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. 31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. 1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? 4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. 6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. 8 If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not. 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? 12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. 13 And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 16 Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, 18 The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. 19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. 20 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: 29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 32 But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 35 I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 36 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord. 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. 40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised: for we have sinned. 41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper. 42 Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you. 44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
So much missed opportunity. The Lord vowed that according to their complaint, all of those from 20 years-old and upward would die in the wilderness, except for Joshua and Caleb
What God has given to us to do in this generation lets not leave behind for the next generation to do without an example of how to do it.
We give ourselves over to immorality of all sorts
We give ourselves over to immorality of all sorts
Psalm 106:28–31 (KJV 1900)
28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: And the plague brake in upon them. 30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: And so the plague was stayed. 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness Unto all generations for evermore.
28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: And the plague brake in upon them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: And so the plague was stayed.
31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness Unto all generations for evermore.
The psalmist brings up the incident when through Balaam’s counsel, the people were seduced to join themselves with the Moabite idol, Baal-peor (Num. 25).
1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. 6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. 16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: 18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
Inventions here is not the new iPhone.
Ever had a kid who was just set on finding something to do wrong as if they were just inventing ways to rebel.
Phinehas intervened by going into the tent and spearing the couple to death while they were in the act. As a result, the plague was stopped with 24,000 dead.
We grumble and complain in the face of his faithfulness and wisdom
We grumble and complain in the face of his faithfulness and wisdom
Psalm 106:32–33 (KJV 1900)
32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: 33 Because they provoked his spirit, So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
33 Because they provoked his spirit, So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
They push Moses to far. Moses is to blame but they sure didn’t help him any.
This was the time near the end of the wilderness wanderings when Moses lost his temper with the people’s grumbling. Rather than speaking to the rock to bring forth water, as the Lord commanded, he struck the rock with his staff (Num. 20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
Israel sins as they enter the Promised Land
Israel sins as they enter the Promised Land
We content ourselves with half-measures and sinful compromises
We content ourselves with half-measures and sinful compromises
Psalm 106:34–39 (KJV 1900)
34 They did not destroy the nations, Concerning whom the Lord commanded them: 35 But were mingled among the heathen, And learned their works. 36 And they served their idols: Which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons And their daughters unto devils, 38 And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: And the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, And went a whoring with their own inventions.
34 They did not destroy the nations, Concerning whom the Lord commanded them:
35 But were mingled among the heathen, And learned their works.
36 And they served their idols: Which were a snare unto them.
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons And their daughters unto devils,
38 And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: And the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, And went a whoring with their own inventions.
Israel did not fully obey the Lord by exterminating the wicked Canaanites.
Israel did not fully obey the Lord by exterminating the wicked Canaanites.
God has been patient. Gen 15:16 “16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
God has the right to destroy all mankind.
To gain peace or comfort for themselves, they were willing to kill their children.
To gain peace or comfort for themselves, they were willing to kill their children.
Psalm 106:37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons And their daughters unto devils,
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons And their daughters unto devils,
We have done this in our nation through abortion and we should be very mindful we do not contribute to this in any manner
We should not negate our responsibility to the next generation for our own comfort.
Practiced idolatry wish is spiritual adultery.
Practiced idolatry wish is spiritual adultery.
even in the Promised Land
Psalm 106:39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, And went a whoring with their own inventions.
39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, And went a whoring with their own inventions.
Israel repeated their cycle of sin and rebellion many times over
Israel repeated their cycle of sin and rebellion many times over
Psalm 106:40–42 (KJV 1900)
40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; And they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; And they that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
The depth of God’s grace is greater than all our sin
The depth of God’s grace is greater than all our sin
Psalm 106:43 (KJV 1900)
43 Many times did he deliver them; But they provoked him with their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
43 Many times did he deliver them; But they provoked him with their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
Gather us together
Gather us together
After retracing the nation’s sin and God’s punishment, the psalmist prayed that they would be again delivered so that they might praise Him.
Psalm 106:47–48 (KJV 1900)
47 Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the heathen, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise. 48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.
47 Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the heathen, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.
48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.
This last verses are cited in the song that was sung when David took the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 16:34–36 (KJV 1900)
34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever. 35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, That we may give thanks to thy holy name, And glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.
34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever.
35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, That we may give thanks to thy holy name, And glory in thy praise.
36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Great prayer; gather us together so we can give thanks unto the Lord
Great prayer; gather us together so we can give thanks unto the Lord
We should pray that God would visit His church with revival,
to bring genuine salvation to those enslaved by sin,. we want people saved from to praise His name!
bring conviction upon us as we rebel against His love, we want people saved from to praise His name!
to gather us for the purpose of giving thanks to His name
Satan desires to sift us.
Satan desires to sift us.
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
The you here is not just Simon it is you.
Satan desires to have us; as individuals and as a church.