Wed, Aug 20th - 2:11PM

WHAT DID THE ISRAELITES DO THAT ANGERED GOD AND WHAT WAS THE RESULT?

As the Israelites traveled  they grumbled against Moses and Aaron.  They said that in Egypt they ate all the food they wanted but Moses and Aaron brought them into the desert to starve them to death.

Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. … On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days’ (Exod. 16: 4-5).

When the rabble with them began craving other food, the Israelites began wailing again and said, If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost – also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna’ (Num. 11: 4-6).

When the people were wailing, the Lord became greatly angry and Moses was troubled. Moses asked the Lord where he could get meat for all the people. The Lord instructed Moses to tell the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat.’ … Moses said to the people, Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat it. You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, but for a whole month – until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it – because youhave rejected the Lord, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt’ (Num. 11: 18-20).

So the Lord sent out a wind and drove quail in from the sea. It brought them down all around the camp to about three feet above the ground, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers  (about 60 bushels or 2.2 kiloliters). Then they spread them out all around the camp.

But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague (Num. 11: 31-33).

What can believers learn from God’s dealing with the Israelites? Patience and self-control are fruit of the Spirit, let us practice them in our daily walk.

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Tue, Aug 19th - 6:29PM

WHY DIDN’T MOSES AND AARON  ENTER THE PROMISED LAND?

Moses and Aaron were great servants of God, but what went wrong?  

After leaving Egypt, the Israelites traveled from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim but there was no drinking water. As a result they quarreled with Moses. Moses cried out to the LORD and the LORD responded, Walk on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will stand there before you by the rock of Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink (Exod. 17: 5-6).

Moses did as the LORD had instructed him.

On another occasion after traveling for some time, they arrived at Kadesh.  When they were there Miriam died and was buried. There was no water for the people and again they quarreled with Moses. Both Moses and Aaron sought the LORD and the glory of the LORD appeared to them. The LORD said to Moses, ‘Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink’ (Num. 20:  8).

Moses and Aaron gathered the people. But Moses, instead of speaking to the rock, rebuked the people, Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock? Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank (Num. 20: 10-11). 

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them' (Num. 20: 12).

The disobedience of Moses and Aaron caused them not to have the privilege of leading the Israelites into the land of Canaan.

Believers can learn an important lesson here. If we do not obey God, there are consequences.

If you are not a believer, will you surrender your life to God by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior? God is anxious to be your heavenly Father. 

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Sun, Aug 17th - 8:46PM

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ISRAELITES WHEN THEIR WATER SUPPLY WAS BITTER?

When Moses led the Israelites from the Red Sea they traveled in the desert. They were not able to find water for three days. When they arrived at Marah, they found water. But they were not able to drink the water because it was bitter. As a result, the people grumbled against Moses. They said to him, What are we to drink (Exod. 15: 24).

Moses cried out to the Lord and God enabled him to solve their problem. The Lord showed Moses a piece of wood. When Moses threw the wood into the water, the water became sweet. The Israelites now had a supply of good drinking water.

The transformation of the water was a miracle. It was similar to the miracle that God enabled Moses to perform when he struck the water of the Nile with his staff and the water became blood (Exod. 7: 20).

What lesson did the Israelites learn? The same power that turned water into blood could turn bitter water into sweet.

What lesson could believers learn from the bitter water at Marah?

When our problems overwhelm us,

God wants us to look to Him;

He provides the right solutions-

Lighting paths that once were dim. –Sper

If you are not a believer, will you surrender your life to God by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior?

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Fri, Aug 15th - 7:01PM

What is the Galeed or Mizpah covenant?                    

When Laban received news that Jacob, his wives, concubines and his entire household as well as all his animals had gone, he pursued them. After seven days, Laban caught up with Jacob and all those who accompanied him. But  Laban was warned by God in a dream to be gentle with Jacob (Gen. 31: 1-24).

Laban suggested that they make a covenant as a witness between themselves (Gen. 31: 44). So Jacob and his relatives  piled stones in a heap. Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha and Jacob called it Galeed. Laban also called the pile of stones Mizpah because he said, May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other (Gen. 31: 49). 

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Wed, Aug 13th - 11:15PM

HOW WAS JESUS REVEALED IN THE EXODUS?

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The apostle Paul writing to the Corinthians stated, For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the sme spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ (1 Cor. 10: 1-4).

The rock that gushed out water for the Israelites was symbolic of Christ. Jesus gave them physical water. But Jesus is the living water. Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well, Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life (John 4: 13-14).

Jesus said to the Jews, I tell you the truth before Abraham was born, I am (John 8: 58).

Jesus is eternal. JESUS IS GOD (John 1: 1-3, 10). He created the universe (Heb. 1: 1-2).

Will you receive him and become a child of God (John 1: 12).

Do you fear the gathering clouds of sorrow?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus;

Are you anxious what shall be tomorrow?

Tell it to Jesus alone.  - Rankin