Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Marching On!

Numbers 21:22
Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.

A similar story is recorded in chapter twenty with these significant differences:
First in the case of Edom, Moses emphasizes that they are brethren. Though generations had drifted the families apart Moses never forgot the relationship. Obviously Edom did

Second in the case of Edom, Moses went around rather than fighting. He did appeal twice but on the second refusal he departed.

Third Aaron died between Edom and Sihon.

Scofield says that the wanderings of Israel ends with Aaron's death and it is from there Israel marches to the Promised Land. It is not difficult to see a new spirit in Israel as they become warlike right away, defeating Arad, Bashan and Og. This is the Lord's doing but it is something to seek the Lord for; we need to be a people on the march and not merely a people who are wandering.

• We need to be a people of purpose and direction, not just a people who survive the day.
• We need to be a people of victory and backbone and not really a people who back away from standing for Christ.

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