The Story Finding Your Story in Gods Story

The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Wandering” Series 1 - God Forms His People

Review – Chapter 5 “New Commandment and New Covenant”

I. The Promised Land Check it Out! – Numbers 13 Send out men to explore the land The report

Bountiful land

But, the people are powerful We can’t go up against them

The report Joshua and Caleb’s report – we can do it, the Lord is with us (13: 30; 14: 6 -9)

II. Recalculating Israel takes a different turn 14: 2 -3 Have it your way (Numbers 14: 2033) They will not enter the land Turn around – set out for the wilderness I will do what I have heard you say You will all die in the wilderness

Personal Application – Hebrews 3 Don’t harden your hearts Because of their unbelief they did not enter his rest If we are faithful we will share in all that belongs to Christ (The Believer’s Promised Land / Possessing the Promised Land October 2009 – March 2010)

What about the kids? (Numbers 14: 31 -33 Your children will enter the land They will wander in the wilderness for 40 years Personal Applications: The decisions you make affect those around you

The journey continues God deals with rebellion against his chosen leader Israel deals with kings and nations where they are traveling

The journey continues Balak and Balaam find out you cannot curse what God has blessed – but you can seduce them

The journey continues All of the elder generation dies along the journey Deuteronomy - Moses’ recitations to the next generation

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III. Transfer of Leadership

Numbers 27: 15 -23 Transfer some of your authority to Joshua Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to lead the people

Deuteronomy 34 Moses died

Joshua – full of the spirit of wisdom The people obeyed him

The charge to Joshua – Joshua 1: 1 -9