Now the consequences of their lack of faith became clear. Today we will see how the Israelites face up to their failure.
Generation Cursed continued
Numbers 14: 31-38, Deuteronomy 1:34-40
Defeat at Hormah
Numbers 14:39-45, Deuteronomy 1:41-45
Repentance too late
Deuteronomy 1:45-46
Earliest Psalm
Psalm 90:1-17
Instructions: offerings
Numbers 15:1-31
Separation
Numbers 15:37-41
Man stoned for working on the sabbath
Number 15:32-36
The rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram
Number 16:1-2
With bitterness the people wept. They tried to mount an attack anyway, as if to say, “We’re not cowards” But God didn’t help them, and they were soundly beaten. I turn to Psalm 90 to see if it will give an insight into how Moses was feeling. It’s a Psalm that expresses great faith and confidence in God, yet realises that our humanity struggles to live up to him. “Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow.” But it’s also a prayer that God will help us beyond our limitations: “Relent, LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.”
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