Background
Promises made by God to Abram and descendants concerning the Land of CanaanGenesis 12, 13, 15; Exodus 12God brought them to the edge of the land with signs and wondersDeuteronomy 26:8Signs God gave Moses to show the Israelites10 plaguesCrossing the Red Sea - Exodus 14:31Provision: Manna, quail, water from rocks - Deuteronomy 8:15-16Saw the power of the Lord and heard his voice at SinaiReceived a law from Him - Deuteronomy 4:11-14Their complaints and unbelief
Deuteronomy 1:20-27; Deuteronomy 9:24; Exodus 14:11-12; Exodus 16:3; Exodus 17:3; Numbers 16:13; Numbers 20:4; Numbers 21:5“Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword?” Num 14:3What about us?
We also have an inheritanceEphesians 1:10-14; I Peter 1:3-5; Hebrews 9:15; Galatians 3:29But do we question whether God will bring us into it?Numbers 14:1We can have confidence becauseGod gave us bread from heaven and living water - John 6:32-35God gave us a better covenant and better promises - Hebrews 8:5-6, 10-12We were baptized into Christ and brought from slavery - I Corinthians 10:2; Rom 6:3, 7, 9He brought us out of bondage through the death of HIS firstborn - Romans 8:32But we must believe - Deuteronomy 9:23; Hebrews 10:5We despair that we cannot do it on our own, but God does not ask us toNumbers 13:32-33Numbers 14:40-43Acts 20:32; Act 26:18Colossians 1:11-14Leviticus 26:13Deuteronomy 1:28-31Conclusion
We cannot take the land on our own, but by the grace of God, if you believe he was willing to sacrifice his own beloved firstborn to do it, HE WILL BRING YOU INTO THE LAND OF PROMISE!
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