Sermon - AudioNum 33-34 - Audio
Num 33-34 - Daily Reading
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There are 12 Steps in the recovery process. It is always tempting to not be thorough in our house cleaning and cut the recovery process short. The same is true for all of our spiritual growth. Taking a moral inventory, getting honest with other people and ourselves can be very painful. The pain of self-examination leads to healing and growth. But, when our character defects get buried beneath layers of denial and self-justification the sin that destroys our lives has a chance to grow once again. The story of Israel's conquest of Canaan is far more than an example for our own personal spiritual growth. God calls our community to follow Him faithfully into the future. A community of faith that cannot examine its own shortcomings, admit them, and obey God will fail in its calling to be God's people.
Num. 33:1-4 As the Lord demonstrated his power over the gods of Egypt; he would demonstrate his Lordship over all creation by defeating the gods of Canaan too. Moses kept at the Lord's command an itinerary of the journey of Israel from Egypt to the plains of Moab. The purpose was to probably remind the people of God's faithfulness as they now faced the challenge of going into Canaan. It was important to reaffirm this truth as Israel prepared for the spiritual challenges that would come in the future.
Numbers 33:55-56 Here God warns his people to completely cleanse the Promised Land of the nations in the land. This will become one of the major themes in Joshua. The Israelites failed to completely push out the Canaanite people, and, as a result, became like them. The New Testament also warned Christians of the dangers of associated too closely with people who will draw us away from the Lord and what he wants for our lives. (1 Corinthians 10.1-33; Hebrews 3.1-4.16).
Numbers 34.1-29 The boundaries given in this chapter were based on a vibrant faith in God. The Israelites had to trust that God would help them conquer the Promised Land. This chapter also recalls God's promise of Abraham (Genesis 17.8). Those who were obedient to God would see the fulfillment of this promise that had been made hundreds of years earlier.
Num. 33:1-4 As the Lord demonstrated his power over the gods of Egypt; he would demonstrate his Lordship over all creation by defeating the gods of Canaan too. Moses kept at the Lord's command an itinerary of the journey of Israel from Egypt to the plains of Moab. The purpose was to probably remind the people of God's faithfulness as they now faced the challenge of going into Canaan. It was important to reaffirm this truth as Israel prepared for the spiritual challenges that would come in the future.
Numbers 33:55-56 Here God warns his people to completely cleanse the Promised Land of the nations in the land. This will become one of the major themes in Joshua. The Israelites failed to completely push out the Canaanite people, and, as a result, became like them. The New Testament also warned Christians of the dangers of associated too closely with people who will draw us away from the Lord and what he wants for our lives. (1 Corinthians 10.1-33; Hebrews 3.1-4.16).
Numbers 34.1-29 The boundaries given in this chapter were based on a vibrant faith in God. The Israelites had to trust that God would help them conquer the Promised Land. This chapter also recalls God's promise of Abraham (Genesis 17.8). Those who were obedient to God would see the fulfillment of this promise that had been made hundreds of years earlier.
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