1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: he smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly, 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: and the congregation drank and their breasts also numbers twenty eleven. 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, when I am weary on my journey to greatness, 5 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: help me to stay mindful that I do not move 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: outside of your command. When the weight and the pressure 7 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: of those around me closes in, I will not be 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: moved by the external pressures of others, but instead I 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: will be moved by my internal principles of obedience to you. 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: I will not allow anger and frustration to cause me 11 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: to step out of my alignment, to step out of 12 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: alignment with my character. Protect me, Lord from doing anything 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: that would hinder me from stepping into my promised land. 14 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: As I learn from Moses in numbers twenty twenty one, 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: I will intentionally set my life story before me as 16 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: I lead and guide others. It will serve as a 17 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: reminder that I'm my truest self and most effective when 18 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: I live according to your plan. Thank you for giving 19 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: me stories and examples so that I can ensure my 20 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: life is a success in Jesus name. Amen, Thank you 21 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: for praying with us today. Continue your time with God 22 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: by listening to today's Bible story, brought to you by 23 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: Bible in a Year dot com. Water flows from the rock. 24 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: In our last story, we learned about Kora's plot to 25 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: overthrow Moses. Cora openly challenged Moses in front of all 26 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: the people, claiming he was a dictator in thief of glory. 27 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: God's rage against Cora boiled, for Moses was his chosen 28 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: leader over the people. Cora and all those who followed 29 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: him were swallowed up by the earth and cast into 30 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: the fiery depths of Shield. In this story, we learn 31 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: about the weariness of Moses and how his past struggles 32 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: with anger resurface, as inspired by the Book of Numbers. Hello, 33 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible in 34 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: a Year. In our last story, we learned of the 35 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: rebellion by Kora against Moses and errand we saw how 36 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: God punished Kara and other leaders for their attempt to 37 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: overthrow his servant. We also saw how the people turned 38 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: on Moses and God dealt swiftly with them. Moses again 39 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: came to their defense, and because of him, the Lord 40 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: spared many lives. But just as we've seen before Moses 41 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: was not perfect. He is dealt with anger before, and 42 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: today his weariness with the people will trigger that anger 43 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: to devastating personal consequences for Moses. We'll also hear how 44 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: their journey of wandering in the desert is not an 45 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: easy one. It is a far cry from the rest 46 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: they could have enjoyed in the Promised Land if only 47 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: they had trusted God. Let's listen now to today's reading. 48 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: The days were long and hot. The scorching sun set 49 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: its gaze upon the Israelite camp, and all those under 50 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: it grew weary and unpleasant. Water became scarce, and the 51 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: people grew irritable once again, like children, the people rose 52 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: against Moses and Erin. To die in Egypt would have 53 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: been a kinder death. They yelled, Why have you brought 54 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: us out here into the wilderness to die? There is 55 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: no water, no figs, no pomegranans, and no grain. The 56 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: people scowled like hungry dogs. Moses and Erin sought guidance 57 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: from God once again, They too were weary and beaten 58 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: from the sun. Even more, they were plagued with the 59 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: constant complaining of the children of Israel. God said to them. 60 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: Take your staff and speak gently to the rocks before 61 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: the people make them watch as I provide them water. 62 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: Moses and Erin gathered the assembly of people together and 63 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: walked towards the rocks. Their grumblings echoed in Moses's ear 64 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: like a constant trip. They marked him more, complaining the 65 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: whole way. Their gripes were endless. Moses had a continued 66 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: battle with his internal rage. He grew up as a 67 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: part of two worlds, never truly accepted by either. His 68 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: righteous anger once caused him to kill an Egyptian and 69 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: flee to the wilderness. When he had finally found peace 70 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: with his family, God called him to free hundreds of 71 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: thousands of people and lead them into the desert. There 72 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: was no more room for patience in his heart. He 73 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: was growing mad with the constant bombardment of grievances. The 74 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: group was behind him, murmuring to one another. Finally, in madness, 75 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: he turned around to the people and yelled, hear me, 76 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: you insolent children. You want water so bad. And immediately 77 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: Moses struck the rock with his staff, beating it twice, 78 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: and water came spilling out for everyone to drink. It 79 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: was an unsatisfying outburst. The people ignored moses pain and 80 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: went straight to the water to drink. They passed him 81 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: smiling and cheering. Not one of them said thank you. 82 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: But the Lord took notice. You did not believe me. 83 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: God said, I told you to speak gently to the rock, 84 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: but you struck it violently. Your anger will keep you 85 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: from seeing the promised land. And just like that, Moses 86 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: was forbidden from living long enough to see his dreams realized. 87 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: Israel continued to journey forward in search of fertile lands 88 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: to settle close to Canaan. To travel forward, they needed 89 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: to pass through the land Edam, descendants of Esau. So 90 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: Moses sent messengers to their king, saying, you have heard 91 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: of our hardship coming from Egypt. We have come out 92 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: of the grips of slavery alive. Please allow us to 93 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: pass through your land and drink your water. We will 94 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: depart peacefully. The king, hearing the message from Moses, replied, 95 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: if you take one step into my land, I will 96 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: put a sword through you. They begged him, offering to 97 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 1: pay for entry and pass on foot. The king spat 98 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: on to the ground and pointed his spears at the messengers. 99 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: You shall do no such thing, And he gathered that 100 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: his men and rode towards Israel with force. They galloped 101 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: towards the outskirts of their city and made their claim 102 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: of ownership over the land. They were great and mighty 103 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: in numbers, so the people of Israel fled from them. 104 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: The detour added weeks to their journey. The people of 105 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: Israel dragged their feet through sand and stone towards Mount Or, 106 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: which overlooked the promised land. Gods spoke to Moses and Erin. 107 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: Gather Erin's people, for this is where his journey ends. 108 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: So they took Erin to the peak of Mount Or 109 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: to overlook the land flowing with milk and honey. Moses 110 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: took Eliazar, Erin's son, with them. Eliazar carried his father 111 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: up the mountain, for Erin was old and on the 112 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: brink of death. Moses stripped Eron of his priestly clothes 113 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: and put them on Eliazar. The three of them sat 114 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: there for a while, watching the sun set over the land. 115 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: Everything shimmered like gold under the descending sunlight. There Beside 116 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: his brother and son, Aaron breathed his last breath. The 117 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: people of Israel mourned his death for thirty days after. 118 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: Today's story finds the Israelites stuck in the wilderness. The 119 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: days were long and hot, the sun bearing down upon 120 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: their necks, water was scarce, and their thirst consumed their thoughts. 121 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: So the people grew tired and weary, exhausted, And as 122 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: we've seen so many times already, it's a recipe for complaints. 123 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what the Israelites did. Complain and complain 124 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: some more. They went to Moses and Wind, dusting off 125 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: the tired argument that we should have never left Egypt. 126 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine moses frustration. Moses and Aaron go 127 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: to God, knowing that he could bring water from even 128 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: the most unlikely source. God tells Moses to take his 129 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: staff and speak gently to the rock. God would bring 130 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: water out of the rock for his people. Moses assembols 131 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: the people, but I imagine there must have been grumblings 132 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: in the crowd. More doubts and fears were being sown. 133 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: These troublesome children exasperate Moses. I think most parents listening 134 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: right now could say I've been there. There are days 135 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: when frustration just bubbles over and sin rears its ugly head. 136 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: And that's what happens with Moses. God called him to 137 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: speak gently, but on this day, gentleness, which is in 138 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: the New Testament of fruit of the Spirit, is far 139 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: from Moses mind. He speaks harshly to the people, calling 140 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: them rebels, and he strikes the rock in anger. Water 141 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: flows freely, as God said it would, the people drink 142 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: to their fill. But Moses has committed a grave sin 143 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 1: in the sight of God. He directly disobeyed God's instruction, 144 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: striking the stone rather than speaking to it. And worse 145 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: than that, he seeks out his own personal glory for 146 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: the miracle that takes place. Moses knew that he had 147 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: no power of his own, this was all the work 148 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: of God, but he points to himself into err and 149 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: taking the focus off the God who provides, and placing 150 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: it upon himself. It can be tempting to want to 151 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: take credit for what God has done, but we always 152 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: need to remember where our blessings come from, not from 153 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: our own hands or our own works, but all blessings, 154 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: every blessing, flows from God, who provides. For this sin 155 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: of pride and rebellion, God tells Moses that he and 156 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: Aaron will not enter the Promised Land. Moses will continue 157 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: to lead to people, but he will never set foot 158 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: in the land he's dreamed of and desired for so long. 159 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: In this reading, we've also heard how the Israelites continued 160 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: to move searching for fertile lands, and when they try 161 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: to pass through Edom to make their journey easier and shorter, 162 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: the king there denies him entry and the Israelites fled 163 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: in fear. This hardship could certainly have been avoided if 164 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: they had only believed God and obeyed him and followed 165 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: him in the path to the promised Land. As we 166 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: close the story, Aaron reaches the end of his life. 167 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: He hadn't been a perfect servant, but he did serve 168 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: Moses and God faithfully for many years. Aaron finally breathed 169 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: his last, and though he never entered Canaan, he entered 170 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: into eternal rest. Let's pray, Dear God, thank you for 171 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: this story that reminds us that you alone are the 172 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: giver of every good and perfect gift that comes from above. 173 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: Help us in our anger and our fears and frustration, 174 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: to rather exhibit gentleness and kindness by the work of 175 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: your spirit in us. 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