Nb 14:20-35
The Eternal God released the Israelites
from Egyptians, to those who had no hope, God gave them hope of
Canaan's country, following with milk and honey. For the Israelites
who wandered in the desert, the promised Canaan country was really
hope. Today's text lets us see who can enter in the new country and
the new Heaven.
- God says : Caleb will come into the promised country (20-25)
The Eternal God swore, by his glory
which fills all the earth (21), that all people who saw Eternal God's
glory and offended him, would not come into the promised country. But
the Eternal god swore that Caleb would come into the promised
country. Why was Caleb able to enter ? On one hand, his spirit
was different. On the other hand, he followed wholly God's voice
(24). How is our spirit different compared with the one of the
world's people ?
- God says : they will not come into the promised country (26-35)
Hopefully, they would enter, but Israel
was not able to bear the slightest difficulty, so they came to :
- tempt God (22)
- offend God (23)
- mutter against God (29)
As a result, all those who were less
than twenty years old, died. Moreover, their children were forced to
wander during forty years.
Prayer : Lord, help us to not
mutter against you, help us to have a different spirit than people's
in the world and follow wholly your voice.
Bottom line : a different spirit
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