4. DEUTERONOMY. BLESSINGS AND CURSES.

Israel was now ready to enter the Promised Land. Joshua is now… Appointed as the new leader due to his faithfulness and loyalty to God. Moses spoke his final words to Israel, and there was, “not a face over fifty years of age,” as their predecessors had “perished in the wilderness!” Moses reminded them notContinue reading “4. DEUTERONOMY. BLESSINGS AND CURSES.”

3. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY! Israel at the border of the Land…

THE BASIC REQUIREMENT OF GOD FOR ISRAEL. See Deuteronomy chapter 10:12,13 “AND NOW ISRAEL, THIS IS WHAT THE LORD REQUIRES OF YOU, IS TO… “FEAR THE LORD YOUR GOD, WALK IN ALL HIS WAYS.” “LOVE HIM, SERVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND ALL YOUR SOUL. KEEP ALL OF HIS COMMANDMENTS, KEEP HIS STATUTES THATContinue reading “3. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY! Israel at the border of the Land…”

2. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY. Moses’ Death.

THE DEATH OF MOSES. THE MAN OF GOD! “There arose not a PROPHET whom the Lord knew “Face to face” He is one of the most significant figures in the Bible and in all History. His life falls into three clearly marked periods of forty years each. For the first forty years, he was aContinue reading “2. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY. Moses’ Death.”

1. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY! OUT!…THEN IN!

THE BASIC TRUTH. This truth is found in Deuteronomy 6:23. “HE BROUGHT US OUT (from Egypt) THAT HE MIGHT BRING US IN … TO GIVE US THE LAND THAT HE SWORE TO GIVE TO OUR FATHERS.” The fact is, He brought them out with a purpose that he might bring them in, as He hadContinue reading “1. THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY! OUT!…THEN IN!”

5. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS.

ARRESTED PROGRESS. Would you please continue to read the Book of Numbers, chapters 15-20? This book could be called.. “The book of Arrested Progress” These chapters cover an actual period of thirty-eight years. This delay period marks the transition from the old generation to the new. It begins after the KADASH REVOLT and ends inContinue reading “5. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS.”

4. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS.

THE TWELVE SPIES. THE TRAGEDY OF MURMURING. We observed that the complaining steadily worsened as Israel progressed toward Canaan. The people had been failing bit by bit as they joined across the Wilderness. How often do we consider grumbling a “little sin”? When we check ourselves, we find how completely it possesses us. We findContinue reading “4. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS.”

3. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS! The Brass Serpent..

THE BRAZEN SERPENT. A wonderful picture of the … CROSS OF CALVARY. Please read Num 21:4. In the narrative, we see that the people complained about their diet of Manna. They called it “detestable” and told Moses how much they loathed it. “Yuck!” they said, as they screwed up their faces in disgust. So weContinue reading “3. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS! The Brass Serpent..”

2. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS. Miriam complains .

MIRIAM SPREADS GOSSIP. The murmuring has now worked its way up to the highest leaders. See Chapter 12. Moses’ own brother and sister contentiously questioned his Leadership. AARON was already the High Priest, and MIRIAM was Israel’s Prophetess. Here we find another reason for murmuring. They both possessed the spirit of “Jealous Pride.” They wantedContinue reading “2. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS. Miriam complains .”

5. THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS. JUBILEE AND SABBATH REST.

The Lord created the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve to cultivate and rule over. But sin entered this God-given, beautiful place, and Adam and Eve were banished (Genesis 3:23). Sin forced them into a wilderness of weeds and woe. Since then, God has worked out his plan to restore man to his EdenContinue reading “5. THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS. JUBILEE AND SABBATH REST.”