Numbers 14:10-20, Moses the Great Intercessor

Moses the Great Intercessor, Numbers 14:10-20.

RESOLVE OF GOD TO DESTROY ISRAEL (vs. 10-12)

REACTION OF MOSES--INTERCESSORY PRAYER (vs. 13-19)

Moses engages God in an “intercessory conversation.”

Arguments in his intercession: God’s Reputation; God’s Consistency; God’s Mercy

Moses’ final argument for Israel’s forgiveness was the fact that the Lord had forgiven His people many times before

RESOLUTION OF THE MATTER--ISRAEL IS FORGIVEN! (v. 20)

Intercession led to pardon, and they were spared immediate judgment.

God pardoned the people but would eventually judge their sins. As Paul said centuries later,

Galatians 6: 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.