Números 33

Números 33

Meyer - Numbers 33:9 They journeyed from Marah and came unto Elim: and in Elim.... (R.V.) In his enumeration of the halting places of Israel, Moses mentions Marsh and Elim. In the case of the former, he does not dwell on the murmuring of the people over the bitter stream: but in the case of Elim, he loves to dilate on the twelve springs of water, and the three-score and ten palm trees, under which they pitched. Years of weary travel had not obliterated the memory of the refreshment afforded by those seventy palms. We should remember the blessings of the past. — God has so made as that we soon forget pain; but memory is willing to keep the fresco-pictures of sunny scenes unobliterated upon the walls of her galleries. Thus we may encourage our faith and comfort our hearts, by musing on the hand of the Lord which has been upon us for good. You have had many hard tracks of desert sand to traverse; but never forget those three-score and ten palm trees. Let their gracious shade and fruit still refresh you. And remember that God will restore them, whenever needed. If not, you can always find your palm trees and wells in Himself. God does not remember the sins of the past. — There is no word of their murmurings, either at Marsh or Rephidim. It is thus that God deals with us. “I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.” When God forgives, He forgets. He erases the record from his book, and deals with us as though no sin had been committed. When we get to heaven and study the way-book, we shall find all the deeds of love and self-denial carefully recorded, though we have forgotten them; and all the sins blotted out, though we remember them. Numbers 33:10 They journeyed from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Numbers 33:8-15 chronicles from the Red Sea to Sinai. They journeyed from Elim and camped by the Red Sea - Parallel passage gives us the time sequence. Ex 16:1+ = "Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt." Recall they left Rameses first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month. So they have been on the road about one month. Brueggemann- Red Sea (Nu 33:10–11; see 14:25; 21:4; Exod 15) is literally “Sea of Reeds.” This was a later encampment on the eastern shore of the Suez Gulf (Hoffmeier 2005:164), which followed the crossing of Reed Sea, “one of the marshy lakes in the Isthmus of Suez” (Hoffmeier 2005:164). This station is not mentioned in the Exodus record. (CBC) Numbers 33:11 They journeyed from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin. From Elim to Wilderness (Desert) of Sin (see #7 above) They journeyed from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin. - This is a coastal area of northwest Sinai along the Suez Gulf (see map). Sin, Wilderness of [Easton] - lying between Elim and sinai (Ex. 16:1; comp. Num. 33:11, 12). While the Israelites rested here for some days they began to murmur on account of the want of nourishment, as they had by this time consumed all the corn they had brought with them out of Egypt. God heard their murmurings, and gave them "manna" and then quails in abundance. SIN, WILDERNESS OF [Smith] - a tract of the wilderness which the Israelites reached after leaving the encampment by the Red Sea. (Numbers 33:11,23) Their next halting-place, (Exodus 16:1; 17:1) was Rephidim, probably the Wady Feiran; on which supposition it would follow that Sin must lie between that way and the coast of the Gulf of Suez, and of course west of Sinai. In the wilderness of Sin the manna was first gathered. Related Resources: Fausset Bible Dictionary Sin, Wilderness of Holman Bible Dictionary Sin, Wilderness of Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Sin, Wilderness of Morrish Bible Dictionary Sin, Wilderness of International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Sin, Wilderness of Numbers 33:12 They journeyed from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Numbers 33:8-15 chronicles from the Red Sea to Sinai. They journeyed from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. - Location uncertain. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Dophkah Fausset Bible Dictionary Dophkah Holman Bible Dictionary Dophkah Hitchcock Bible Names Dophkah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Dophkah Morrish Bible Dictionary Dophkah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Dophkah Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Dophkah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Dophkah Numbers 33:13 They journeyed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Numbers 33:8-15 chronicles from the Red Sea to Sinai. They journeyed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. - Location uncertain. Related Resources: Fausset Bible Dictionary Alush Holman Bible Dictionary Alush Hitchcock Bible Names Alush Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Alush Morrish Bible Dictionary Alush International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Alush Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Alush McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Alush Numbers 33:14 They journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink. Camped at Rephidim SECOND NO WATER TEST Numbers 33:8-15 chronicles from the Red Sea to Sinai. They journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim; now it was there that the people had no water to drink - Israel fails second no water test and God allows Moses to bring water from the rock. The place was named Massah and Meribah. Rephidim - 5x in 5v - Exod. 17:1; Exod. 17:8; Exod. 19:2; Num. 33:14; Num. 33:15 Exodus 17:1-8+ records this event Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by stages from the wilderness of Sin, according to the command of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses (EQUIVALENT WITH QUARRELING WITH GOD AS MOSES EXPLAINS!) and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?” 3 But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses (AND AGAINST GOD!) and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” 4 So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, “What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me.” 5 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6 “Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us, or not?” 8 Then Amalek came and fought against Israel at Rephidim. Related Resources: American Tract Society Rephidim Easton's Bible Dictionary Rephidim Fausset Bible Dictionary Rephidim Holman Bible Dictionary Rephidim Rephidim Hitchcock Bible Names Rephidim Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Rephidim International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Rephidim Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Rephidim McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Rephidim The Jewish Encyclopedia Rephidim Numbers 33:15 They journeyed from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. Ex 16:1 Ex 19:1-2 Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Wilderness of Sinai Numbers 33:8-15 chronicles from the Red Sea to Sinai. They journeyed from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai - The wilderness of Sinai (Wikipedia) would be generally in the south-central portion of the Sinai peninsula (see map of Sinai Peninsula). Moses records that "In the third month after the sons of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that very day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. When they set out from Rephidim, they came to the wilderness of Sinai and camped in the wilderness; and there Israel camped in front of the mountain." (Ex 19:1-2+). The Wilderness of Sinai is the setting for Exodus (chapters 19-40), all 27 chapters of Leviticus, and the first 10 chapters of Numbers. Then in Nu 10:11+ Israel broke camp Moses recording "Now in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony." The Israelites remained camped in the wilderness of Sinai for over 11 months. Wilderness of Sinai - 13x - Exod. 19:1; Exod. 19:2; Lev. 7:38; Num. 1:1; Num. 1:19; Num. 3:4; Num. 3:14; Num. 9:1; Num. 9:5; Num. 10:12; Num. 26:64; Num. 33:15; Num. 33:16 Numbers 33:16 They journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. Nu 10:11-13,33 De 1:6 Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Deuteronomy 1:6 “The LORD our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. FROM MT SINAI The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36 encompassing about 37 years of wandering. These passages are little more than the name of the place, but many are unknown today. Apparently not much happened that warranted recording when they were wandering. THOUGHT - Beloved, when we are "wandering" from the highway of holiness in our Christian journey those times seldom are fruitful. Dear Reader, are you wandering off the path of God's will, which alone is good, acceptable and perfect? (Ro 12:2+). They journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah - The location of the camp is unknown but the name means " the graves of lust (or longing)." The reason for this name is because here the people demanded meat and received plague-carrying quail that caused many deaths. Numbers 11:4+ The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?... 33 While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very severe plague. 34 So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy. Related Resources: American Tract Society Kibroth-Hattaavah Easton's Bible Dictionary Kibroth-Hattaavah Fausset Bible Dictionary Kibroth Hattaavah Holman Bible Dictionary Kibroth-Hattaavah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Kibroth-Hattaavah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Kibroth-Hattaavah Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Kibroth-hattaavah The Jewish Encyclopedia Kibroth-Hattaavah Numbers 33:17 They journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. Kibroth Hattaavah to Hazeroth (#3) The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth - Parallel passage Nu 11:35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people set out for Hazeroth, and they remained at Hazeroth. Related Resources: American Tract Society Hazeroth Easton's Bible Dictionary Hazeroth Fausset Bible Dictionary Hazeroth Holman Bible Dictionary Hazeroth Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Hazeroth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Hazeroth Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Hazeroth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Hazeroth The Jewish Encyclopedia Hazeroth Numbers 33:18 They journeyed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah - The parallel passage in Nu 12:16 says "Afterward, however, the people moved out from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran." Ritman is from a word (rethem) which means Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems) describing the juniper tree. Related Resources: Fausset Bible Dictionary Rithmah Holman Bible Dictionary Rithmah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Rithmah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Rithmah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Rithmah Numbers 33:19 They journeyed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. Related Resources: Holman Bible Dictionary Rimmon-Perez Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Rimmon-Perez International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Rimmon-Perez Numbers 33:20 They journeyed from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. - Mentioned 17x - Num. 33:20; Num. 33:21; Jos. 10:29; Jos. 10:31; Jos. 10:32; Jos. 10:39; Jos. 12:15; Jos. 15:42; Jos. 21:13; 2 Ki. 8:22; 2 Ki. 19:8; 2 Ki. 23:31; 2 Ki. 24:18; 1 Chr. 6:57; 2 Chr. 21:10; Isa. 37:8; Jer. 52:1 Related Resources: American Tract Society Libnah Easton's Bible Dictionary Libnah Fausset Bible Dictionary Libnah Holman Bible Dictionary Libnah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Libnah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Libnah Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Libnah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Libnah (2) Libnah Numbers 33:21 They journeyed from Libnah and camped at Rissah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and CommentariesThe Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Libnah and camped at Rissah. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Rissah Fausset Bible Dictionary Rissah Holman Bible Dictionary Rissah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Rissah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Rissah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Rissah Numbers 33:22 They journeyed from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and CommentariesThe Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Rissah and camped in Kehelathah. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Kehelathah Fausset Bible Dictionary Kehelathah Holman Bible Dictionary Kehelathah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Kehelathah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Kehelathah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Kehelathah Numbers 33:23 They journeyed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Shapher Fausset Bible Dictionary Shapher, Mount Holman Bible Dictionary Shapher Morrish Bible Dictionary Shapher, Mount International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Shapher McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Shapher Numbers 33:24 They journeyed from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Haradah Holman Bible Dictionary Haradah Hitchcock Bible Names Haradah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Haradah Morrish Bible Dictionary Haradah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Haradah Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Haradah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Haradah The Jewish Encyclopedia Haradah Numbers 33:25 They journeyed from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Makheloth Fausset Bible Dictionary Makheloth Holman Bible Dictionary Makheloth Hitchcock Bible Names Makheloth Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Makheloth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Makheloth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Makheloth Numbers 33:26 They journeyed from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. Related Resources: Fausset Bible Dictionary Tahath (1) Tahath (2) Holman Bible Dictionary Tahath Hitchcock Bible Names Tahath Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Tahath Morrish Bible Dictionary Tahath International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Tahath (2) Tahath (1) McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Tahath Numbers 33:27 They journeyed from Tahath and camped at Terah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Tahath and camped at Terah. Related Resources: American Tract Society Terah Easton's Bible Dictionary Terah Fausset Bible Dictionary Terah Holman Bible Dictionary Terah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Terah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Terah (2) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Terah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Terah The Jewish Encyclopedia Terah Numbers 33:28 They journeyed from Terah and camped at Mithkah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Terah and camped at Mithkah. Related Resources: Holman Bible Dictionary Mithkah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Mithkah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Mithkah Numbers 33:29 They journeyed from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Hashmonah Fausset Bible Dictionary Hashmonah Holman Bible Dictionary Hashmonah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Hashmonah Morrish Bible Dictionary Hashmonah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Hashmonah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Hashmonah The Jewish Encyclopedia Hashmonah Numbers 33:30 They journeyed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Moseroth Holman Bible Dictionary Mosera(h), Moseroth Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Moserah, Moseroth Morrish Bible Dictionary Mosera, Moseroth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Moseroth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Moseroth Numbers 33:31 They journeyed from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. Related Resources: Holman Bible Dictionary Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Beeroth Bene-Jaakan McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan Numbers 33:32 They journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. Related Resources: Holman Bible Dictionary Hor-Haggidgad Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Hor-Haggidgad International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Hor-Haggidgad Numbers 33:33 They journeyed from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. Related Resources: Fausset Bible Dictionary Jotbathah Holman Bible Dictionary Jotbathah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Jotbathah Morrish Bible Dictionary Jotbath , Jotbathah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Jotbathah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Jotbathah Numbers 33:34 They journeyed from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Abronah Fausset Bible Dictionary Abronah Holman Bible Dictionary Abronah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Abronah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Abronah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Abronah. Numbers 33:35 They journeyed from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber - (Wikipedia) This is the last station during the exodus of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin; located near Elath at the head of the Gulf of Akaba Related Resources: American Tract Society Ezion-Geber or Ezion-Gaber Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Ezion-geber Easton's Bible Dictionary Ezion-Geber Fausset Bible Dictionary Ezion Geber Holman Bible Dictionary Ezion-Geber Ezion-Geber Hitchcock Bible Names Ezion-Geber Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Ezion-Geber International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Ezion-Geber Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Ezion-geber McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Ezion-Geber The Jewish Encyclopedia Ezion - Geber Numbers 33:36 They journeyed from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is, Kadesh. Nu 13:21 20:1 27:14 De 32:51 Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries SPIES INTO THE LAND - SEE #5 (Another Map) THE FAITH FAILURE AT KADESH The Wilderness Wanderings are chronicled in Nu 33:16-36. They journeyed from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is, Kadesh. - Numbers 13:21 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath. Read the record of their faith failure in Nu 14:1-45 (commentary). Kadesh is referred to as Kadesh in Nu 13:26; 20:1, 14, 16, 22; 27:14 and Kadesh-barnea in Nu 32:8; Dt 1:2; 1:19; 2:14; 9:23). At Kadesh Numbers 13:21; 26 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath....26 they proceeded to come to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation and showed them the fruit of the land. CBC - This area is now the largest oasis in the northern Sinai and has a spring that produces about 40 cubic meters of water per hour” Recall that Moses' sister Miriam died at Kadesh (Nu. 20:1+) Wilderness of Zin - 7x - Num. 13:21; Num. 20:1; Num. 27:14; Num. 33:36; Num. 34:3; Deut. 32:51; Jos. 15:1 Kadesh - 15x - Gen. 14:7; Gen. 16:14; Gen. 20:1; Num. 13:26; Num. 20:1; Num. 20:14; Num. 20:16; Num. 20:22; Num. 27:14; Num. 33:36; Num. 33:37; Deut. 1:46; Jdg. 11:16; Jdg. 11:17; Ps. 29:8 Kadesh-Barnea - Num. 32:8; Num. 34:4; Deut. 1:2; Deut. 1:19; Deut. 2:14; Deut. 9:23; Jos. 10:41; Jos. 14:6; Jos. 14:7; Jos. 15:3 Related Resources: American Tract Society Zin Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Zin Easton's Bible Dictionary Zin Fausset Bible Dictionary Zin, Wilderness of Holman Bible Dictionary Zin Hitchcock Bible Names Zin Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Zin Smith Bible Dictionary Zin International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Zin Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Zin McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Zin The Jewish Encyclopedia Zin American Tract Society Kadesh or Kadesh-Barnea Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Kadesh-barnea Easton's Bible Dictionary Kadesh Fausset Bible Dictionary Kadesh Barnea Holman Bible Dictionary Kadesh-Meribah Kadesh-Barnea Kadesh Hitchcock Bible Names Kadesh-Barnea Kadesh Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Meriboth-Kadesh Kadesh International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Kadesh on the Orontes Kadesh in Galilee Kadesh-Barnea Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Kadesh McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Kadesh-Barnea Kadesh The Jewish Encyclopedia Kadesh Numbers 33:37 They journeyed from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom. CAMPING AT MT HOR AT THE EDGE OF EDOM The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom - Earlier Moses recorded "Now when they set out from Kadesh, the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor." (Nu 20:22+) Nu 33:37–49 takes Israel from Kadesh to "the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab." (Nu 33:49) Click here for excellent map of Kadesh to plains of Moab. Map of Events from Kadesh-Barnea Related Resources: American Tract Society Kadesh or Kadesh-Barnea Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Kadesh-barnea Fausset Bible Dictionary Kadesh Barnea Holman Bible Dictionary Kadesh-Barnea Hitchcock Bible Names Kadesh-Barnea International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Kadesh-Barnea McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Kadesh-Barnea American Tract Society Hor Easton's Bible Dictionary Hor Holman Bible Dictionary Hor Hitchcock Bible Names Hor Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Hor 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Mount Hor International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Hor, Mount Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Hor McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Hor The Jewish Encyclopedia Hor Numbers 33:38 Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the first day in the fifth month. Nu 20:24-28 De 10:6 32:50 Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Nu 20:24-28+ Aaron will be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah. 25“Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up to Mount Hor; 26and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron will be gathered to his people, and will die there.” 27 So Moses did just as the LORD had commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 After Moses had stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. DEATH OF AARON ON MT HOR The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the first day in the fifth month - Notice Aaron was commanded to go up and dies and Aaron obeyed. It is a good way to go home by obeying the last command of the Lord! May we all do the same! (cf 1 Jn 2:28+) Numbers 33:39 Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. AARON'S RIPE OLD AGE The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor - Aaron was 3 years older than his brother Moses. Ronald Allen comments that Aaron's "death came at a great age—a mark of God’s blessing in his life. By the mercy of the Lord, his time was extended to the very last year of Israel’s desert experience; his own sin (Nu 20:23-24+) kept him from living into the time of the conquest of the land. (EBC- Nu) Numbers 33:40 Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel. ATTACK BY ARAD The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel - For Israel's battle with Arad see comments on Numbers 21:1-9 which describes one of the first of Israel’s victories on the military field (cf Amalekites in Ex 17:8-16+). Related Resources: American Tract Society Arad Easton's Bible Dictionary Arad Fausset Bible Dictionary Arad Holman Bible Dictionary Arad Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Arad 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Arad International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Arad Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Arad McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Arad The Nuttall Encyclopedia Arad The Jewish Encyclopedia Arad Numbers 33:41 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. FROM MT HOR THEY WENT SOUTH, THEN NORTH (#7) The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. Then they journeyed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah - Nu 21:4+ gives additional detail "Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient because of the journey." Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Zalmonah Fausset Bible Dictionary Zalmonah Holman Bible Dictionary Zalmonah Hitchcock Bible Names Zalmonah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Zalmonah Morrish Bible Dictionary Zalmonah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Zalmonah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Zalmonah Numbers 33:42 They journeyed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. Related Resources: Fausset Bible Dictionary Punon Holman Bible Dictionary Punon Hitchcock Bible Names Punon Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Punon Morrish Bible Dictionary Punon International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Punon Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Punon McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Punon Numbers 33:43 They journeyed from Punon and camped at Oboth. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Punon and camped at Oboth - Nu 21:10-11 says 'Now the sons of Israel moved out and camped in Oboth. They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness which is opposite Moab, to the east." Related Resources: Easton's Bible Dictionary Oboth Fausset Bible Dictionary Oboth Holman Bible Dictionary Oboth Hitchcock Bible Names Oboth Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Oboth Morrish Bible Dictionary Oboth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Oboth Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Oboth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Oboth Numbers 33:44 They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab. OBOTH TO IYE ABARIM The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab. Related Resources: Holman Bible Dictionary Iye-Abarim Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Iye-Abarim International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Iye-Abarim Norman Geisler - When Critics Ask - NUMBERS 33:44–49—Why is the list of places Israel stopped different here from the ones stated earlier (in Numbers 21)? PROBLEM: Numbers 21 speaks of the Israelites stopping off at Oboth, Ije Abarim, Zered, Arnon, Beer, Mattanah, Nahaliel, Bamoth, and Mt. Pisgah in Moab. But the Numbers 33 list of stop offs includes Oboth, Ije Abarim, Dibon Gad, Almon Diblathaim, mountains of Abarim near Mt. Nebo, and the Plains of Moab. SOLUTION: Understanding several factors helps to reconcile the apparent discrepancy. First, both lists begin with the exact same names and end in the exact same place (east of Jordan near Jericho). Second, since both lists are in the same book the author saw no contradiction between them. Third, some places may have had more than one name. Ije Abarim, for example, is also called Ijim (Num. 33:44–45). Fourth, neither list may be complete, listing only the names that the author wished to stress at that time. Numbers 21 lists six places in between Ije Abarim and Moab, whereas Numbers 33 lists only three. The more complete list may be a statistic account and the smaller one a historical perspective. Fifth, the list in Numbers 33 may be the head quarters of Moses and the tabernacle. Sixth, since there were millions of people who covered a broad stretch of land, more than one city may have been occupied at the same time. Seventh, in their wandering Israel may have covered the same ground twice, first the more circuitous one and then a more direct route (cf. Num. 33:30–33). Numbers 33:45 They journeyed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad - Dibon means wasting and was a town in Moab on the east side of the Jordan River which was taken over by the Israelites and rebuilt by the children of Gad (Nu 32:34). Related Resources: Hitchcock Bible Names Dibon-Gad Dibon International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Dibon; Dibon-Gad McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Dibon of Gad Dibon-Gad Dibon American Tract Society Dibon Easton's Bible Dictionary Dibon Fausset Bible Dictionary Dibon Holman Bible Dictionary Dibon Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Dibon Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Dibon The Jewish Encyclopedia Dibon Numbers 33:46 They journeyed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. Related Resources: American Tract Society Almon-Diblathaim Fausset Bible Dictionary Almon-Diblathaim Holman Bible Dictionary Almon-Diblathaim Hitchcock Bible Names Almon-Diblathaim Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Almon-Diblathaim International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Almon-Diblathaim Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Almon-diblathaim McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Almon-Diblathaim Numbers 33:47 They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Nu 21:18-20+ “The well, which the leaders sank, Which the nobles of the people dug, With the scepter and with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah, 19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the wasteland. THE FORTIETH STATION IN NUMBERS 33 The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo - The mountains of Abarim were a ridge of rugged hills east of Jordan, and north and west of the Arnon. Nebo (Moses surveyed Promised Land - Nu 27:12-13+), Pisgah (Baalim blessed Israel - Nu 23:14-24+), and Peor, were different names of the hills in the mountains of Abarim. Related Resources: American Tract Society Nebo Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Nebo Easton's Bible Dictionary Nebo Fausset Bible Dictionary Nebo (2) Nebo (1) Holman Bible Dictionary Nebo Hitchcock Bible Names Nebo Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Nebo (1) Nebo 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Nebo International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Nebo (2) Nebo (1) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Nebo McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Nebo (2) Nebo, Mount American Tract Society Pisgah Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Pisgah Easton's Bible Dictionary Pisgah Fausset Bible Dictionary Pisgah Holman Bible Dictionary Pisgah Hitchcock Bible Names Pisgah Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Pisgah International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Pisgah Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Pisgah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Pisgah American Tract Society Peor Easton's Bible Dictionary Peor Fausset Bible Dictionary Peor Holman Bible Dictionary Peor Hitchcock Bible Names Peor International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Peor Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Peor McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Peor The Jewish Encyclopedia Peor Numbers 33:48 They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Journey to Canaan (see Plains of Moab at top of map) (Source) ENCAMPMENT AT MOAB The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim (“The Mountains Beyond,”) and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho - After 40 years Israel has finally arrived for the assault of the land of Canaan. Nu 22:1+ says "Then the sons of Israel journeyed, and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan opposite Jericho." Click here for excellent map of Kadesh to plains of Moab. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Moab; Moabites Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Moab, Moabites Morrish Bible Dictionary Moab, Moabites Numbers 33:49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The journey from Kadesh to Moab is chronicled in Nu 33:37-49. They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. Ronald Allen notes that "The encampments of the thousands of Israel stretched from Beth Jeshimoth (Bêṯ hayešimōṯ, “Place of Desolation”; see Josh 12:3; 13:20) to Abel Shittim (ʾāḇēl haššiṭṭîm, “Field of Acacias”; see Num 25:1, where it is called Shittim; Mic 6:5), in the lowlands of Moab. The distance from these two sites, north to south, was over five miles—a suitable spread for the thousands of the tribes of Israel." (EBC) PLAINS OF MOAB - (עִרְבוֹת מוֹאָב, Arboth' Moab', Deserts of Moab), a plain east of the Jordan, opposite Jericho (Numbers 22:1; Numbers 26:13; Joshua 13:32), where the Israelites under Moses pitched their encampment on their way into ‘ Canaan (Numbers 31:12; Numbers 33:48 sq.; Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 1:5), in the vicinity of Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1; Deuteronomy 34:8). It is the level spot in the great depression of the Ghar into which Wady Hesban opens, between Wadys Kefrein and Jerifeh, a part of it being called the Valley of Shettim (q.v.). It then belonged to the Amorites (Numbers 21:22 sq.), but earlier to the Moabites; whence it had its name. In the division of the country it fell to the Gadites and Reubenites (Numbers 32:33 sq.; Joshua 13:32). (Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature) PLAINS OF MOAB - In Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 2:8 , "plain" is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "Arabah," and explained, "the deep valley running North and South of the Dead Sea." It was here that Moses delivered his last addresses. Ususally the word is plural (ערבות , ‛arebhōth ), the "plains" or steppes of Moab (Numbers 22:1 , etc.; Deuteronomy 34:1 , Deuteronomy 34:8 ). An interesting description is given in an article on "The Steppes of Moab" by Professor G. B. Gray in The Expositor , January, 1905. (ISBE) John Currid - Numbers 33 describes Israel’s journey from the escape out of Egypt to the encampment in the plains of Moab. Part of this rehearsal is to remind Israel of her recent past, where she had come from, and how God had richly and abundantly cared for her—even in the difficult circumstances of traversing a barren wasteland. God says to them in the book of Deuteronomy, ‘And I led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes did not wear out on you and your sandal did not wear out on your foot.’ (Dt 29:5) And in Numbers 33, the people are reminded of the incidents of the Passover, the plagues, the Red Sea and other important events of the Exodus and wanderings. As the Israelites get ready to invade the land of promise, they are not to forget that they have come this far by the grace and mercy of God to them. It is good for Christians to be reminded of their spiritual pilgrimage. How is it that we have arrived at where we are today? It is a right thing for us to look back and to see how God has been so gracious to us. It is a proper exercise for us to consider our days before we became Christians, and how God redeemed us from the land of death and darkness—and, indeed, how he has led us, by his providence, in every aspect and time of our lives. And, so, no matter what we face in the days to come, we realize that God is with us and he will never abandon his people. (EPSC-Nu) Allen sums up the listing of the preceding itinerary...We now may make some concluding observations about this listing of the massāʿîm (“staging areas”) of Israel in the desert: 1. That there are forty places may be significant as a memnonic device; as the people dwelled in the desert for forty years, so there are forty sites of their journeys. 2. Most of the “places” were very temporary abodes; we should not be surprised that they are not easily located on modern maps. They are not made-up places, just encampments in the desert. 3. The principal story line was omitted from this listing; here just the names of the places are important. There is an assumption that one would know the basic associations as the places were listed. 4. The intrusion of the account of the death of Aaron (vv.38–40) is remarkable. This travel account is something of an obituary for Moses, as he was about to die. But in the midst of it he memorializes his brother. 5. The fact that many of the names are not sites that can be located, or that are not found in other passages, is an indication that this is a very ancient text; the notice that Moses was commanded by the Lord to write it (v.2) is more credible because of our uncertainty over locations. 6. Most significantly, the document talks, not of rebellion, but only of continuity. Were one only to read this list of staging places, he would conclude that Israel marched faithfully from one place to another in an orderly progression from Egypt to Moab. This is the point: the new generation has become the replacement for the old. It is as though there had never been a first generation. The people who arrive at Moab are regarded as the people who left Egypt. The plan and purpose of God will be realized, despite the loss (and disappearance!) of an entire generation. (EBC) Related Resources: American Tract Society Beth-Jeshimoth Easton's Bible Dictionary Beth-Jeshimoth Fausset Bible Dictionary Beth-Jeshimoth Holman Bible Dictionary Beth-Jeshimoth Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Beth-Jeshimoth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Beth-Jeshimoth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Beth-Jeshimoth The Jewish Encyclopedia Beth-Jeshimoth Numbers 33:50 Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries While Nu 33:1-48 reviews the past, the LORD now changes the focus to the future. Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying - Before Israel actually goes in to possess the Promises, in this section (Nu 33:50-56) God gives the nation a "prescriptive injunction," describing what they are to do to the Canaanites and their abominable cultic paraphernalia! The key words are drive out and destroy. Phrase "Jordan opposite Jericho" = 7x - Num 22:1 Num 31:12 Num 33:48 Num 33:50 Num 34:15 Num 35:1 Num 36:13 James Smith - Handfuls of Purpose - HOW TO INHERIT GOD’S LAND OF PROMISE Numbers 33:50–56 “The way is long by which I hie, Flags my spirit wearily; Let Thy gracious hand me grasp, Let my trembling hand Thine clasp; We are tired, my heart and I, Ah! but, Jesus, Thou art nigh.” As the children of Israel were often “discouraged because of the way,” so there are still many who are weary and tired seeking the better land of promise offered in Jesus Christ His Son. It is a land of rest and refreshing that can only be entered into by faith. Let us think again of— 1. The character of the land. The land of Canaan is not so much a type of Heaven as it is of our present inheritance in Christ Jesus. It was— 1. A LAND OF PLENTY. “The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land. A land of brooks, of fountains, and depths. A land of wheat, barley, and vines, of oil, olive, and honey. A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it” (Deut. 8:7–9). What a figurative description of the fulness of Christ! O the depths of His riches (Phil. 4:19). 2. A GOD-GIVEN LAND. “The land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Deut. 8:10). “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son.” He has given us His Son, and in Him all the riches of His grace. The unsearchable riches of Christ. What a gift! “All are yours, and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s” (1 Cor. 3:23). 3. A LAND OFFERED TO ALL HIS PEOPLE. The land of promise was for every Israelite. There was in it an ample portion for every individual. There is enough in Christ for every Christian, yea, for every creature under Heaven. Whosoever will may take the water of life freely. 2. The way to possess the land. There had to be— 1. A BELIEVING OF THE PROMISE. It is called the land of promise. The promise of God had to be accepted, His word must be trusted. This is the promise which He hath promised us, eternal life, and this life is in His Son. This is the work of God that ye believe. They could not enter in because of unbelief. 2. AN ENTERING INTO IT. The land could not be inherited by them until they were in it. They had to claim it with their feet (Joshua 1:3). We must be in Christ before we can become heirs of God. We are accepted in Christ, and here Christ is made of God unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Ye are complete in Him, perfectly filled up, abundantly satisfied. “The Lord is my portion,” saith my soul. He is the lot of mine inheritance. My cup runneth over (Psa. 16:5; 23:6). 3. A DRIVING OUT OF THE ENEMY. “Then shall ye drive out all the inhabitants of the land” (vs. 52, 53). The enemies that would hinder our souls from entering into the full possession of our inheritance in Christ are very numerous and subtle, often feigning to be friendly. No quarter was to be given. Every native had to be driven out. Every thought must be brought into captivity to Christ, and every desire of the flesh subdued. 3. The warning against failure. 1. FAILURE IS POSSIBLE. “If ye will not drive out the inhabitants” (v. 55). It is to be feared that multitudes of the Lord’s people fail here. They enter the land, that is, they accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour, but they fail to drive out the old man with his lusts. 2. COMPROMISE IS DANGEROUS. “Those which ye let remain shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides” (v. 55). The enemy must have no place in the camp of the saints. Give no heed to the reasoning of the carnal mind, let not your eye spare them. These questionable things that at times act as thorns in the conscience, bringing discomfort, or as pricks in the eye, hindering from seeing things in their true light, drive them out. Bring out the Agags. Compromising with the evil within, or with the world without, mars the soul from enjoying its possessions in Christ. 3. DISOBEDIENCE IS FATAL. “If ye will not drive them out, moreover it shall come to pass that I shall do unto you as I thought to do unto them” (v. 56). That is, if you will not put away every evil thing out of your life, and be obedient to the word and will of the Lord after you have come to Him for justification and life, the joy of salvation and the blessings that are in Christ will lose all their preciousness and attractiveness to you. You will be driven out of the enjoyment of spiritual things in heavenly places. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. If ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land, but if ye refuse and rebel ye shall be devoured. Brian Bell - ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE! (50-56) They needed to create their own (positive) history, & the book of Joshua proves they did just that. (51) When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan - was a word of promise (again) & assurance that would encourage the nation in their new venture of faith. (52-54) God also gave them responsibilities: Drive out the enemy; Destroy the idols; Dispossess the people; & then Divide the land. Mr. Spurgeon once made a parable. He said, “There was once a tyrant who summoned one of his subjects into his presence, and ordered him to make a chain. The poor blacksmith - that was his occupation - had to go to work and forge the chain. When it was done, he brought it into the presence of the tyrant, and was ordered to take it away and make it twice the length. He brought it again to the tyrant, and again he was ordered to double it. Back he came when he had obeyed the order, and the tyrant looked at it, and then commanded the servants to bind the man hand and foot with the chain he had made and cast him into prison. That is what the sin does with men. It’s like the wealthy contractor who had finished building the Tombs Prison in New York, was found guilty of forgery and sentenced to several years in the very prison that he built! First you must conquer, then you can claim! First the obedience, then the blessing! Q: Why be so extreme? Why not just conquer, without extirpating(destroying)? Why weary ourselves about small points of moral excellence? Why not enough to possess the best of the land, without laboring to clear all the corners? What harm could feeble remnants of heathen do?...Couldn’t they make them useful? Story: A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse needed to come up with a brilliant plan. What did the terrified creature do? He quickly set up work covering the snake with sawdust chips until it was completely buried. With that, the mouse apparently thought he had solved his problem. [We must clear all corners not just cover the enemy/sin] The mouse solution, however, came from outside. The man took pity on the silly little mouse and removed him from the cage. No matter how hard we try to cover or deny our sinful nature, it’s fool’s work. Sin will eventually awake from sleep and shake off its cover. Were it not for the saving grace of the Master’s hand, sin would eat us alive. Christians should make no compromise with, and show no toleration for, what is sinful and selfish. A: When something’s rotten in your refrigerator, how many of them do you throw away? If you don’t want your bread to rise, how much yeast should you leave out of the dough? When you wash your hands, do you wash all 10 fingers? When you get a root canal how much of the puss do you want your dentist to take out? “Ma’am, you have 10 mice in your attic.” Ok, get rid of 8??? No! Augustine’s 3 Stages with Sin: [1] Lord make me good, but not yet. [2] Lord make me good, but not entirely. [3] Lord make me good. We never see sin right until we see it as against God...All sin is against God in this sense: It is His law that is broken, His authority that is despised, His government that is set at naught. Pharaoh and Balaam, Saul and Judas each said, ‘I have sinned’; but the returning prodigal said, ‘I have sinned against heaven and against you’; and David said, ‘Against You, You only, have I sinned.’ Irritants in your eyes & Thorns in your side & Harassed in the land - they would be constant and dangerous annoyances to them. No compromise with idolatry: There must be no complicity with evil; for if there be, it will eat out the very heart of our character & happiness. It is much better to root out evil with a strong hand than to allow it in any form. Else like a boomerang, our sinful permissions will come back on us so quickly Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, ‘Well, the cow starts nibbling on a tuft of green grass, and when it finishes, it looks ahead to the next tuft of green grass and starts nibbling on that one, and then it nibbles on a tuft of grass right next to a hole in the fence. It then sees another tuft of green grass on the other side of the fence, so it nibbles on that one and then goes on to the next tuft. The next thing you know, the cow has nibbled itself into being lost.’ (Mike Yaconelli wrote in the Wittenburg Door:) End: Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines, roared back to life after 600 years of quiet slumber When asked to account for the incredible destruction, caused by this volcano, a research scientist from the Philippine department of volcanology observed, “When a volcano is silent for many years, our people forget that it’s a volcano and begin to treat it like a mountain.” What have you started to treat as only a mountain in your life? Chuck Smith - "A CLEAN SWEEP." I. COMMANDMENTS FOR WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE LAND. GOD TOLD MOSES TO TELL THE PEOPLE: SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AND SAY UNTO THEM, WHEN YE ARE PASSED OVER JORDAN INTO THE LAND OF CANAAN... A. I love this positive assertion. 1. It is not if you pass over Jordan into the land. 2. It is when you pass over Jordan into the land 3. There is a certainty to the promises of God. 4. This can bring comfort or terror; it all depends on where you are in your relationship with Him. a. John 3:16. b. Psa. 9:17: "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all..." B. These are the things they were to do. 1. They were to drive out all of the inhabitants. a. This seems very severe, until you understand the practices of the people. b. These people had no morals, they lived like animals. c. Their major gods were the pleasure god of Molech, and the goddess of sex, Ashtoreth. d. Their worship involved all types of orgies. e. Naturally, there were many unwanted babies born in a culture that was given over to unbridled sexual passions. f. These babies would be tossed alive into the bonfires that were ignited for the god Molech. 2. They were to destroy all of the pictures. a. The pictures were pornographic and designed to arouse the sexual passions. Thus, God ordered them destroyed. b. When the archeologists were uncovering the ruins of Pompeii, it was necessary to cover the art on the walls of the common homes to keep the workers from being totally debased. 3. Destroy all of the molten images. a. These too were made to be sexually arousing. b. If you have ever seen pictures of Ashtarte, or Aphrodite, you know what I mean. c. When the archeologists were excavating the city of David that was destroyed by Babylon, in the homes they discovered hundreds of these little pornographic idols. They were a mute confirmation to the book of Jeremiah who continually warned them to turn from their idolatry. 4. Completely destroy their high places. These were their places of worship. a. They would build their temples at the tops of the hills, or at the prominent end of the city. b. A tell usually looks like a mesa with one end higher than the other. c. The reason why the one end is higher, that is where the temple to their god was built. 5. You shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land. C. Some question how God, who is love, could command such an utter destruction of nations and people. 1. Often you will find people using these commands as an argument against God and the Bible. 2. It was God's love for his children that prompted such rash actions. 3. No culture or sub-culture could survive very long living as they lived. It was only a matter of time until they would have destroyed themselves. 4. Living in a society where sex is considered as only a sport to be engaged in for pleasure. Where the taboos have been removed. Where you go out into the streets or bars at night just for the purpose of finding someone to spend the night with, is to live in a society that is on a free fall to destruction. 5. Think it through. God created this powerfully strong sex drive in us. What was His purpose? a. To cause us to be attracted to someone of the opposite sex. b. To cause us to desire them so much that we are willing to leave our fathers and mothers that we might be united as one with them. c. That through our love for each other we might provide a loving, supportive atmosphere for the raising of our children than shall be created by our union. d. God is interested in the perpetuating of the human race. He told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply. 6. What happens when people begin to have sex, just for sex' sake? a. There is no real commitment to each other. b. No interest in creating a loving home environment. c. If you are having sex for the sake of a thrill, you might as well have sex with another man if you are a man, if that is what gives you the excitement you seek. d. However you can never prove that that is normal, until you can produce a baby by that relationship. 7. The people that God was calling to dispossess were just in that condition. They were in the final stages of destroying themselves. 8. Often when a nation sinks that low, God intervenes and hastens the destruction of that nation. A quick death is more merciful than a slow, tortuous death. D. What we need to realize is that God is setting forth principles here. They are in the context, national principles, but they also apply on an individual level. 1. Pornography is a destructive element in a nation, but also in an individual life. 2. It creates heightened sexual arousal. You begin to fantasize, then you seek to actualize your fantasy. 3. The problem is that reality can never measure up to fantasy. 4. Thus, reality is always in the end disappointing. 5. At the end of a big meal, when you have eaten a few more mouth's full than you knew you should, have you ever said, "I'm so full, I'll never eat again as long as I live." a. Did you get to eat again? b. Jesus made a remarkable statement to the Samaritan woman at the well, He said, "Drink of this water and you will thirst again." c. Put that over your dream today, over every ambition, over every goal. 6. When fantasies are realized, they are often so disappointing that you have a complete reversal of emotions, you go from lusting to hating. The story of Amnon the son of David: 2 Samuel 13:1-15 Now it was after this that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2Amnon was so frustrated because of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her. 3But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man. 4He said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so depressed morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Then Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.” 5Jonadab then said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill; when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me some food to eat, and let her prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat from her hand.’” 6So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” 7Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.” 8So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house, and he was lying down. And she took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. 9She took the pan and dished them out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, “Have everyone go out from me.” So everyone went out from him. 10Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand.” So Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the bedroom to her brother Amnon. 11When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.” 12But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing! 13“As for me, where could I get rid of my reproach? And as for you, you will be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” 14However, he would not listen to her; since he was stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her. 15Then Amnon hated her with a very great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!” II. GOD'S WARNING: BUT IF YE WILL NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FROM BEFORE YOU; THEN IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT THOSE WHICH YE LET REMAIN OF THEM SHALL BE PRICKS IN YOUR EYES, AND THORNS IN YOUR SIDES, AND SHALL VEX YOU IN THE LAND WHEREIN YE DWELL. MOREOVER IT SHALL COME TO PASS, [THAT] I SHALL DO UNTO YOU, AS I THOUGHT TO DO UNTO THEM. A. Sin is destructive. Everything that destroys, God classified as sin. 1. Everything that is beneficial to you and others, God encourages. 2. It is only the destructive things that God has forbidden. B. Ultimately sin will blind you (Pricks in your eyes). C. It will bring pain (Thorns in your side). D. It will torment you (Vex you). E. It will destroy you (I will do to you as I have planned to do to them). F. What is the sad testimony of history? 1. They did not do what God said for them to do. 2. God did for them what He said He would do. They were cast out of the land. G. The Greeks had a saying, "The dice of the gods are loaded." If you try to go against God, you cannot possibly win, but will ultimately be destroyed. Numbers 33:51 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, Numbers 33 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries MOSES COMMANDED TO SPEAK TO ISRAEL Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan - Speak is a command which Moses obeys even though he knows he will not cross over into the land of Canaan. Notice the time phrase When (not "if") you cross over, indicating that it was not a doubtful possibility that they would cross over but a definite probability, ultimately a fulfillment of God's covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Ge 15:18-20+). God always keeps His promises. Notice that Moses was to speak these words of assurance to the sons of Israel and this would have encouraged them to undertake the task at hand, the conquest of the land. Matthew