Read: Deut. 33- Joshua 2
Moses gave the children of Israel a song and a prayer and today he is giving them a blessing. I found the list to be interesting. They were not listed in any sort of order I could make anything out of and Simeon was completely left out. Everything Moses blessed them with was good. It was not like Joseph’s blessing at the end of his life.
It is time for Moses to go up Mount Nebo and get a look at the promised land. How sad to live your whole life for something and not be able to obtain it. Moses was 120 when he died. Jude 9 tells us that the archangel, Michael contended with the devil for the body of Moses. He must have won because God buried Moses on that mountain. The people mourned 30 days then it was time for Joshua to lead them into their land. God told them three times to be strong and courageous and not to fear. They believed.
Joshua sent out two spies this time, instead of twelve. They had a different heart than the twelve because they were victorious warriors. As they walked the streets of Jericho, word got out that they were spying out the land so they had to run for their lives. They ended up in the house of a harlot named Rahab who saved their lives and made them promise to save hers. She let them out by a scarlet cord, the same cord that would assure her safety and life. That scarlet cord represented the blood of Jesus and Rahab represented the Gentile who would come into the kingdom. Rahab ended up being part of the Israelite nation. She married an Israelite and had children. Boaz was her grandson which put her in the lineage of David and Jesus. She gave the spies courage and strategy. She let the spies know that everyone was afraid because of their God.
This is how the world should be about us as Christians. It is not us they should fear, but our God. He is the one who can protect and bless us and exalt us and His plans.
Lord, may we be strong and courageous and not afraid. You have given us the land and we will take it.
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