Monday, February 29, 2016

Numbers 20



8 ...Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water....11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out...12 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.”...24 ... He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.


I was wondering what Moses and Aaron did wrong at the rock.  I hadn't really noticed anything during my read through it, they went to God with a need for water and then he provided it.  I did some research and people were pointing out that he struck the rock instead of just speaking as commanded.  They also seemed to chastise the people calling them rebels and then didn't really give God the glory for bringing the water out of the rock.


So the result, no inheritance of the land for Aaron his dead now.  If this interpretation is accurate then it shows the seriousness of how God takes our behavior especially when he has provided instruction that was not followed.  We have an entire book of God's word and instruction for us to follow and yet we as a world and me as an individual person are discarding his direction for us everyday.  Without the Grace provided by Jesus our fate would ugly.  But that does not excuse us from needing to do our best to follow his instruction for us.


Today I pray that he gives me nudges whenever I'm veering off course and that I become aware of those and correct my course so that I am a true follower of his instructions for me.  I think he already does I just need to listen.


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  1. Team O'brienFebruary 29, 2016 at 5:00 AM

    I was a little lost too. I noticed that when the people were complaining to Moses and Aaron, it doesn't say anything about their response. I wonder if they said something there that God didn't like. But, you would think if that was the case, it would have surely been recorded. It seems like a really big deal. To the point that they won't be able to enter the promised land......they have been, pretty much, the only faithful ones to God, up to this point. Seems a little strange.

    I agree. Listening is the first step. A willing heart is the second.

    tp

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