KINGDOM PREPARATION PART II DAY THIRTY FOUR: Scripture Reading: Numbers 33:40-56 Focus Verse: Numbers 33:50 Some Final Instructions The last part of today’s verses record Moses’ final address to the Israelites that is recorded in Numbers. This address contained some very specific instructions regarding God’s expectations concerning the conquest of Canaan. Note that the crossing of Jordan was not presented as an optional event. God said, “When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land” (verses 51-52). The conquest was to include several warlike strategies. First, they were to “drive out all the inhabitants.” Second, they were to “destroy all their molded images.” Third, they were to “demolish all their high places.” Fourth, they were to “dispossess them of the land.” Fifth, they then were to “dwell in it.” And, finally, they were to “divide the land by lot” to the individual family units that descended from their individual tribes. God warned the people that failure to drive the current inhabitants from the land would result in there being a constant irritant in their eyes and a chronic pain in their sides. In other words, failure to be obedient to God in these conquest instructions would result in the people of Israel living in a very uncomfortable environment and experiencing a strained relationship with their neighbors. Prayer Emphasis: •Kingdom Preparation teaches the importance of complete obedience! Ask God to instill a desire to obey in your own heart and pledge to pursue obedience in every area of your Christian walk. Be very intentional about the way you live and develop your personal “battle plan” for accomplishing God’s best plan for your own life.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000