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UNDER STANDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
PART TEN: G-1     MOSES, GOD’S MAN

October 14, 2001

A PAINFUL LESSON TO LEARN
God used Moses as the human vessel to deliver the people out of Egypt. But neither Moses nor God himself could keep the deliverance for each individual who had come out. It was up to each person to walk in his deliverance, to guard his deliverance and not slip back into slavery to the Devil again! THIS IS CALLED FREE WILL!  Romans 6:1-23

Moses learned that skills are gifts from God, who gives certain gifts to certain people, in order for God to get his work done - Exodus 31:1-6; 35:30-35

When God gives a gift to a person, He also gives the joy to go with it.  When you are doing something you aren't gifted for, you have frustration instead of joy.  When you operate in your gifts, you have tremendous pleasure in what you are doing.

When the people of Israel came out of Egypt, they were not a nation, but an ethnic group having lived in Egypt for more than 400 years. Egypt had a corrupt political system, with a law system rejected by God. The book of Leviticus is the blueprint for the new nation, birthed when they left Egypt, covering all the needs to build a nation. God gave them Spiritual Laws, Sacrificial Laws and Practical Laws. These were not suggestions, these were LAWS! Deuteronomy 28:1-15; Matthew 5:14-19

There are three things God requires of us:  to hear, to understand and to obey.  God wants to bless us.  Are you willing to obey?  (End of Part One)

Every possible detail was covered by the Lord, down to a signal system for the entire camp system, consisting of some 3 million persons - Numbers 10:1-10

The second year in the wilderness, Moses told God that he could no longer bear the burden of the nation; it was too much for him. God heard his request and gave him 70 elders to share the burden - Numbers 11:1-17

Moses was still learning not to underestimate God - Verses 18-25

Moses had to deal with jealousy in Joshua - Verses 26-30

The judgment of God fell on the people who had lusted - Verses 31-35

THE GREAT TRAGEDY
God was ready after approximately two years to bring Israel into the Promised Land. But the people were not ready. All people, 20 years and older, who had murmured were to die in the wilderness.

1. They were all given a chance - Numbers 13:1-2; 25-33

2. The majority of the people rejected the Promised Land - Numbers 14:1-12

3. Again Moses had to intercede for the people - Verses 13-20

4. But judgment fell - Verses 21-38

5. When they tried to take the land in their own strength, it failed - Verses 39-45

REMEMBER THIS!
God did not allow any Israelite to return unto Egypt. They had two choices, either walking in their deliverance and entering the Promised Land, or die in the wilderness! No other choices were given. The same holds true for the Christian today, any believer in Christ who goes back to" Egypt" will find that his life will be taken by God, not immediately but in a certain time, after God has given the sinner time to repent! 1 Corinthians 10:5-14

     Do you have an ear with which to hear?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            To be continued . . . . 

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