This is Far Enough Numbers 32

This is Far Enough Numbers 32

What happens when we decide not to enter the promised land

Understanding the Promised Land 1 Understanding the Promised Land

The promised land is a spiritual place

Why was a land promised? Gen 12:7

Gen 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Why was a land promised? Gen 12:7 Gen 17:1-8

Gen 17:1-8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Why was a land promised? Gen 12:7 Gen 17:1-8 Exodus 6:7-8

Exodus 6:7-8 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Why the exodus?

Exodus 15:17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Dwell

Dwell Worship

What does the promised land picture? Understanding the promised land What does the promised land picture? Not heaven 1 Kings 8:13

1 Kings 8:13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

What does the promised land picture? Understanding the promised land What does the promised land picture? Not heaven 1 Kings 8:13 A settled place A life lived in the presence of God

Exodus 15:17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

Psalm 104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

Col 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

1 Cor 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Have we found grace in thy sight? 2 Have we found grace in thy sight? Num 32:1-5

When we confuse not engaging for God’s grace, we pray selfishly

O Lord, be gracious, and don't make me go forward A Wrong Prayer O Lord, be gracious, and don't make me go forward

When we confuse past victories for current freedom, we see wrong

Haven't I already done enough? A Wrong Attitude Haven't I already done enough?

Haven't I already gone far enough? A Wrong Perspective Haven't I already gone far enough?

When we confuse current blessing for holiness, we think wrong

Doesn't this make sense, given my talents/abilities/possessio ns? A Wrong Understanding Doesn't this make sense, given my talents/abilities/possessio ns?

3 Shall ye sit here? Num 32:6

When compared to following Christ all the way, anything else is just sitting around

Wherefore discourage ye the hearts of the children? 4 Wherefore discourage ye the hearts of the children? Num 32:7

Your heart is contagious

Num 32:9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

Num 21:4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

Psalm 33:10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

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