50: The journey summary - arrival at the border of Canaan (Num 33:41 - 56)

They arrived at the border of Canaan. And the Lord gave them a warning as they live in the land.

πŸ‘‰ Read Numbers 33:41-56

Verses 41 – 49 describe the route that detours Edom and (                ) as seen in this picture.





What were the Lord’s two commands given in the rift valley plains of Moab? (52 – 53, 54)

 

“If you do not drive out the inhabitants of the (           ) before you, then those will be (             ) in your eyes and will cause you (             ) in the (           ). What I intended to do to (         ) I will do to (          ).”

 

Answers and Meditations

Moab

The exact route is unclear because of the difficulty of knowing the present-day locations.

 

Drive out all the inhabitants of the land

Divide the land by lot among your families and inherit them.

The land of Canaan was chosen by God and had special importance in the Lord's plan of salvation. Anyone who lives in the chosen land should be holy. Several passages in the Bible demand the same law for anyone who lives in the land: the Israelites and the Gentiles.

You are called to cultivate the land and to inherit it down to your descendants. Through the land, you serve God and experience His blessing. The land is the place where you manifest God to the world. The land implies the mission given to God’s people. Having a mission in God’s kingdom confirms your belonging to the kingdom.

 

Land, irritants, trouble, land, them, you

Though the Israelites were God’s chosen people, living in the land required special attention. Note that being kicked out of the land doesn’t mean rejecting as the Lord’s people.

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