Week 56, Day 3: The Journey Recounted

Today’s Reading:  Numbers 33:1-56

Some thoughts from today’s reading…

It is close to time for Moses to die and Joshua to take over leading Israel.  Moses recounts the journey from Egypt to where they are now.  And then he looks to the near future.  Israel will be going into the promised land soon.  So Moses warns them to be sure to drive out all the inhabitants of the land and destroy all their figured and molten images.  They are also to demolish all the high places.  He tells them very clearly that if they don’t do this then the inhabitants who remain will become pricks in their eyes and thorns in their sides and trouble Israel.  And if this was not bad enough God warns them that if they don’t drive out the inhabitants and destroy their idols then he will do the same to them (vs. 56). 

Question:  Why would it be good to remind Israel of the places they have journey through getting to where they are?

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