Numbers
33 – “I Will Never leave thee”
Each
portion of scripture has a great spiritual lesson. Although this chapter is like a road map, and
not interesting to read, it reveals that God noted and recorded every step that
these people took. In fact, He was with
them every step of the way through the wilderness journey. “…I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee.” Heb. 13:5
Their
hearts were in rebellion against God a great deal of the time. But He never left them. He never did forsake them.
The
Holy Spirit lives in every believer. If
you are a child of God, you couldn’t possibly get away from Him. He wouldn’t let you go. He will go with you all the way. We may stumble, falter, and fail. We don’t follow Him as we ought. But thank God, He goes with us all the way!
“The
earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell
therein.” Psalm 24:1. This is His
earth. He commands what is to be done.
He told Israel to go into the land and to destroy their idols. The Canaanites
were in a very low spiritual state. Not
only were they idolaters, far from the living and true God, but promiscuity and
sexual sins were a way of life and a part of their worship. So, God is going to put a new tenant in the
land. The Canaanites were destroying His
property, and they were hurting the rest of mankind; so, God is going to put
them out. God destroyed the Canaanites
for the sake of the coming generations.
That is the same reason that God sent the Flood – God was preserving the
future generations.
We
will not experience peace on this earth until the rule of the Prince of Peace.
Until that time, God will us nations in judgment upon other nations.
Please
read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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you have missed any lessons, you can go to: God Plans For You at https://sherrysouthard.blogspot.com.
J.
Vernon McGee Commentary
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