#Kadesh-barnea

[dumas1969]

The Peril of Unbelief

Hebrews 3.12-19 We must take care that there not be found among anyone of us an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God…a heart that’s been hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. That’s why it’s so important that we walk down Torah Road together. The Christian life was never intended to be a solo journey. It’s a group adventure. The folks coming out of Egypt were believers…

[kdmiller55]

Moving Day

11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony, 12 and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran. 13 They set out for the first time at the command of the Lord by Moses. 14 The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set…

[dozydawn]

“A Sudanese woman is reflected in a shattered mirror at a private home where they and others are temporarily being housed after crossing into Israel from Egypt, at Kadesh Barnea, 20 August 2007. Israel said Sunday it would turn away refugees from the war torn Darfur region of Sudan in an effort to stop the flow of Africans across Israel's southern border with Egypt.”

Photographed by Gali Tibbon.

[torais-life]

5ta aliya-Parasha Devarim(español)

5ta sección: Devarim(Deuteronomio) 2:2-30

2Dios me dijo:

3“Han viajado alrededor de estas tierras altas lo suficiente. Vuélvanse [y diríjanse hacia el] norte.

4Da al pueblo las siguientes instrucciones: ”Están pasando junto a las fronteras de sus hermanos, los descendientes de Esav, que viven en Seír. Aunque ellos les temen, tengan mucho cuidado

5en no provocarlos. No les daré siquiera un pie de la tierra de ellos, puesto que he dado el monte Seír como herencia de Esav. 

6”Pueden adquirir de ellos con dinero alimento para comer y agua para beber.

7Dios tu Señor te bendice en todo lo que haces. Él conoce tu camino en este gran desierto y durante estos cuarenta años Dios tu Señor ha estado contigo, de modo que no te faltó nada”. 

8Pasamos junto a nuestros hermanos, los descendientes de Esav, que vivían en Seír, y nos dirigimos a través de la Aravá desde Elat y Etzíon Guéver. Nos volvimos y pasamos a través del desierto de Moav.

9Dios me dijo: “No ataques Moav y no los provoques para pelear. No te daré la tierra de ellos como herencia, puesto que ya he dado Ar a los descendientes de Lot como su herencia.

10”Los emim vivieron allí originalmente, una raza poderosa y numerosa, tan alta como gigantes.

11Como gigantes, podrían ser considerados refaím, pero los moabitas los llamaron emim.

12Era como Seír, donde los horitas vivían originalmente, pero fueron expulsados por los descendientes de Esav, que los aniquilaron y vivieron allí en su lugar. Esto es también lo que Israel ha de hacer en la tierra hereditaria que Dios les dio.

13”¡Ahora empiecen a moverse y crucen el arroyo Zered!”. De este modo, cruzamos el arroyo Zered.

14Desde el tiempo en que salimos de Kadesh Barnea hasta que cruzamos el arroyo Zered, 38 años habían transcurrido, durante los cuales la generación de guerreros se hubo extinguido del campamento, como Dios había jurado.

15La mano de Dios había estado dirigida específicamente contra ellos, aplastándolos de modo que estuvieran terminados.

16Fue en este tiempo que todos los hombres de guerra entre el pueblo terminaron de morir.

17Entonces Dios me habló, diciendo:

18“Ahora estás a punto de pasar a través de Ar, que es territorio moabita.

19Estarás viniendo cerca de los amonitas, pero no los ataques ni los provoques. No te dejaré ocupar la tierra de los amonitas, puesto que la he dado como herencia a los descendientes de Lot.

20”Esto podría también considerarse el territorio de los refaím, puesto que los refaím vivieron allí originalmente. Los amonitas se refieren a ellos como zamzumim.

21Los [refaím] eran una raza poderosa y numerosa, tan altos como los gigantes, pero Dios los aniquiló delante [de los amonitas], que los expulsaron y vivieron [allí] en su lugar.

22”Esto fue lo mismo que Dios había hecho para los descendientes de Esav, que vivían en Seír, cuando aniquiló a los horitas delante de ellos, permitiendo [a los descendientes de Esav] que los expulsaran y vivieran en su lugar hasta el día de hoy.

23Esto fue también así de los avim, que vivían de Jatzerim a Aza; los caftorim vinieron de Caftor y los derrotaron, ocupando sus territorios.

24”Ahora partan y crucen al arroyo Arnón. ¡Mira! He entregado a Sijón, el rey amorreo de Jeshbón, y su tierra, en tus manos. ¡Inicia la ocupación! ¡Provócalo para que entre en guerra!.

25Hoy estoy empezando a hacer que todas las naciones bajo los cielos te teman y tengan pavor de ti. Quienquiera que oiga de tu reputación temblará y estará ansioso por tu causa”.

26Envié emisarios desde el desierto de Kdemot a Sijón rey de Jeshbón con un mensaje pacífico, diciendo:

27“Deseamos pasar a través de tu tierra. Viajaremos a lo largo del camino principal, sin volvernos ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda.

28Compraremos el alimento que comamos al contado, y pagaremos por el agua para beber que nos des. Sólo deseamos pasar a través a pie,

29tal como pasamos junto al territorio de Esav en Seír y Moav en Ar. Sólo deseamos cruzar el Jordán hacia la tierra que Dios nuestro Señor nos da”.

30La única tierra a la que no nos aproximamos fue el territorio amonita, que incluía la región en torno al Iabok, las ciudades de las tierras altas y todas las otras [regiones] que Dios nuestro Señor nos había ordenado [evitar].

[hatrackley]

Asking Directions Quiz

“‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea, cross south of Scorpion Pass, continue on to Zin and go south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon, where it will turn, join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea. Numbers…

[nlockett]

Allotment for Caleb

6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 8 but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly. 9 So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’[a]

10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.” Joshua 14:6-12 (NIV)

[nekonekochan]

‭Josue 14:6-12 ASND‬

[6] Isang araw pumunta kay Josue sa Gilgal ang ilang mga tao mula sa lahi ni Juda. Ang isa sa kanila ay si Caleb na anak ni Jefune na Kenizeo. Sinabi niya kay Josue, “Naaalala mo pa ba ang sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises na lingkod ng Dios tungkol sa ating dalawa nang naroon tayo sa Kadesh Barnea? [7] Akoʼy 40 taong gulang pa lang noon nang inutusan ako ni Moises mula sa Kadesh Barnea para mag-espiya sa lupaing iyon, at ipinagtapat ko sa kanya ang lahat ng nalaman ko. [8] Ngunit tinakot ng mga kasama ko ang mga kababayan natin. Pero ako, matapat kong sinunod ang Panginoon kong Dios. [9] Kaya nang araw na iyon, nangako si Moises sa akin. Sinabi niya, ‘Dahil matapat ka sa pagsunod sa Panginoon kong Dios, magiging iyo at sa mga angkan mo ang lupaing pinuntahan mo para mag-espiya.’ [10] “Nakalipas na ang 45 taon nang sabihin iyon ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises. Naglalakbay pa noon ang mga Israelita sa ilang. Buhay pa ako hanggang ngayon at 85 taong gulang na ako, [11] pero ang lakas ko ay gaya pa rin noong panahon na inutusan ako ni Moises. Kayang-kaya ko pang makipaglaban gaya nang dati. [12] Kaya ibigay mo na sa akin ang kabundukan na ipinangako sa akin noon ng Panginoon. Ikaw mismo ang nakarinig noon, na nakatira roon ang mga lahi ni Anak at matitibay ang mga lungsod nila na may mga pader. Pero sa tulong ng Panginoon, maitataboy ko sila sa lupaing iyon ayon sa pangako niya sa akin.”

https://bible.com/bible/1264/jos.14.6-12.ASND

[lordgodjehovahsway]

Joshua 15: God Gives The Tribe Of Judah Their Allotments

1 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.

2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea, 

3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. 

4 It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their southern boundary.

5 The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 

6 went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 

7 The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel. 

8 Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 

9 From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 

10 Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 

11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.

12 The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

13 In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 

14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak. 

15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). 

16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 

17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:

21 The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were:

Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 

22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 

23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 

24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 

25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 

26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 

27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, 

28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 

29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, 

30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 

31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 

32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

33 In the western foothills:

Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 

34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 

35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, 

36 Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen towns and their villages.

37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 

38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 

39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 

40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 

41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.

42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 

43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.

45 Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages; 

46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages; 

47 Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

48 In the hill country:

Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, 

49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 

50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 

51 Goshen, Holon and Giloh—eleven towns and their villages.

52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 

53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 

54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 

56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 

57 Kain, Gibeah and Timnah—ten towns and their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 

59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.

60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.

61 In the wilderness:

Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah, 

62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi—six towns and their villages.

63 Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.

[re4med]

The Morning Devotional: Deuteronomy 1

The Morning Devotional for December 6, 2023 Deuteronomy 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the…

[princeofgod-2021]

LIGHT OF LIFE 436

John 1:4

DIVINE ORDER 1

2Ch 29:35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. AND THE SERVICE OF THE HOUSE OF JEHOVAH WAS SET IN ORDER. MKJV

INTRODUCTION

We begin this New Subtopic series, as I have been instructed by the Spirit, with an intent to emphasize the Need and the Beauty of acknowledging what God has set in Order and Precision and why.

It’s also important to perceive the errors and impacts of disorganization over all systems of life.

God’s ORDER will be viewed in every conceivable contexts, aspect and mode in this Natural Life and [directly or comparatively] in the Spiritual Life and as it relates to our various responsibilities and life Mandates.

2Ti 2:15 DO YOUR BEST TO BE THE KIND OF PERSON GOD WILL ACCEPT, and give yourself to him. Be a worker who has no reason to be ashamed of his work, ONE WHO APPLIES THE TRUE TEACHING IN THE RIGHT WAY. ERV

Useful and summarized digressions will be made in efforts to enhance understanding of this subtopic, while avoiding any possibly boring applications.

The aim is to help ourselves adjust to God’s Divine Order, where we have been ailing, and subsequently apply relevant constraints to keep ourselves on track and enhance our services to Him.

So beloved, keep your Bible close as we dig in.

Let’s go!

DEFINITION

The word: ORDER, is quite broad in meaning, but for the purpose of this study, we will [only] concern ourselves with 2 main definitions or contexts, even as they relate to God and to Man.

1. A condition of regular or proper arrangement. It is the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement.

Can you imagine that ORDER was manifest from the very first day of Creation?

Gen 1:5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, MARKING THE FIRST DAY. NET

From Day 1 of Creation, 24Hrs was set to be the duration of a day, and that will be till the end of Time.

There could be slight variations from time Zone to Time Zone but they all relate with the central 24Hrs.

Man also understands need to apply ORDER in their structures.

1Co 11:34 If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And THE REST I WILL PUT IN ORDER WHEN I COME. BBE

Paul started chapters of I Corinthians in addressing many things that had been disorganized and causing elements of divisive sentiments.

Even animals were created by God to acknowledge ORDER. They instinctively know it’s place as an undeniable clause for their survival.

Pro 6:7-8 THE ANTS HAVE NO CHIEF, NO BOSS, NO MANAGER—no one has to tell them what to do. YOU’LL SEE THEM WORKING AND TOILING ALL SUMMER LONG, STOCKPILING THEIR FOOD IN PREPARATION FOR WINTER. TPT

Ants and many other animal kinds are orderly by Nature, and don’t need to be instructed or directed. They live [naturally] in preparations for and in consonance with changing seasons of life.

2. To give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. To bring into conformity with rules, principles or usage; impose regulations or commands.

Deu 1:19 And when we pulled up stakes from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, AS JEHOVAH OUR GOD COMMANDED US. And we came to Kadesh-barnea. MKJV

The word ORDER is used interchangeably with Command, Ordain, Statute etc because every COMMAND serves to constrain or force people to bring things back to their intended ORDER.

Jon 3:1-2 Once again the LORD spoke to Jonah. He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and PROCLAIM TO THE PEOPLE THE MESSAGE I HAVE GIVEN YOU." GNB

God had instructed Jonah about this before but he declined and tried to flee from God.

After God “apprehended” him, he was given the order again.

Men also acknowledge the place of Law & order in the matter of Nation building.

Pro 28:2 A rebellious nation is thrown into chaos, but leaders anointed with wisdom will restore law and order. TPT

May our Living god keep our Lives Ordered and Orderly, IN JESUS NAME.

Come back on Monday, as we proceed in digging into this inspiring Sub-Subtopic.

Keep Shinning!

Brother Prince

Friday, November 24, 2023

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[torais-life]

5th portion-Parshah Devarim(english)

5th Portion: Devarim (Deuteronomy) 2:2-30

2And the Lord spoke to me, saying,

3You have circled this mountain long enough; turn northward.

4And command the people saying, You are about to pass through the boundary of your kinsmen, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and they will be afraid of you. Be very careful.

5You shall not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land not so much as a foot step, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for an inheritance.

6You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat, and also water you shall buy from them with money, that you may drink.

7For the the Lord, your God, has blessed you in all the work of your hand; He knows of your walking through this great desert; these forty years that the Lord your God has been with you, you have lacked nothing.

8And we departed from our kinsmen, the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, by way of the plain from Elath and from Etzion Geber, and we turned and passed through the way of the desert of Moab.

9And the Lord said to me, Do not distress the Moabites, and do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land [as] an inheritance, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot [as] an inheritance.

10The Emim dwelt there formerly, a great and numerous people, and tall [in stature], as the Anakim;

11They also are considered Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.

12And the Horites formerly dwelt in Seir, and the children of Esau were driving them out, and they exterminated them from before them and dwelt in their stead, just as the Israelites did to the land of their inheritance, which the Lord gave them.

13Now get up and cross the brook of Zered. So we crossed the brook of Zered.

14And the days when we went from Kadesh barnea, until we crossed the brook of Zered, numbered thirty eight years, until all the generation of the men of war expired from the midst of the camp, just as the Lord swore to them.

15Also the hand of the Lord was upon them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

16So it was, when all the men of war finished dying from among the people,

17that the Lord spoke to me saying,

18Today you are crossing the boundary of Moab at Ar.

19And when you approach opposite the children of Ammon, neither distress them, nor provoke them, for I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon as an inheritance, because I have given it to the children of Lot as an inheritance.

20It too is considered a land of Rephaim; Rephaim dwelt therein formerly, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummim.

21A great, numerous and tall people as the Anakim, but the Lord exterminated them before them, and they drove them out and dwelt in their stead.

22As He did to the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, when He exterminated the Horites from before them; and they drove them out and dwelt in their stead even to this day.

23But the Avim, who dwell in open cities, up till Gaza -the Caphtorites, who came forth of Caphtor, exterminated them, and dwelt in their stead.

24Get up, journey, and cross the river Arnon. Behold, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: Begin to possess it, and provoke him to war.

25Today I will begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you upon the nations that are under the entire heaven, who will hear reports of you and shake and be in trepidation because of you.

26So I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to Sihon, king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

27"Allow me to pass through your land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither to the right nor to the left."

28You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give to me water for money, that I may drink; I will only pass through by my feet.

29Just as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did for me; until I cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord our God is giving us."

30But Sihon, king of Heshbon, did not wish to let us pass by him, for the Lord your God caused his spirit to be hardened and his heart to be obstinate, in order that He would give him into your hand, as this day.

[the-hem]

When do you want Mashiach?

The Value in Gematria is 2848, בחדח‎, at once, in a fever.

The Hebrew word for fever is , kaddah'ath, from Leviticus 26:16:

16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

On the other side of the Fever is Kadesh Barnea, a detailed explanation of how the decompression of our beliefs until they reach every quarter:

קדש

"The verb קדש (qadash) means to be holy, which essentially means to be permanent and unalterable. This verb is the opposite of חלל (halal), to be profane, which actually means to pierce, and thus to alter or use until entirely worn.

Over the centuries many items have been declared holy and kept in glass boxes and devoid of any practical usefulness, but despite the best intentions of men, everything falls apart and only the laws of nature are truly holy.

The Bible's unique insight in these matters has the human embodiment of natural law pierced rather than preserved behind bullet proof glass. The hallowed alternative, still painfully rampant in our modern world, violates the First Commandment and is destined to be ruined by the very natural law it sought to represent.

Noun קדש (qodesh), meaning apartness or sacredness of items and places. The familiar term קדש הקדשים (qodesh haqodeshim), or Holy of Holies, is formed from this word. Adjective קדוש (qadosh) means sacred or holy.

This is also the word for "saint." Verb קדש (qadash) means to consecrate, make or be holy. Nouns קדש (qadesh) and קדשה (qadesha) refer respectively to male and female religious prostitutes. Noun מקדש (miqdash), literally a place of separateness or holiness, denotes a religious place or facility."

[carolap53]

Moving in Presumption TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1 by Os Hillman

10/29/2023

"Nevertheless, in their presumption they went up toward the high hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the Lord's covenant moved from the camp." Numbers 14:44 The people of Israel were brought out of Egypt to enter a new land-the Promised Land. This land was not handed over to them freely; it required the removing of God's enemies through battle. It required a partnership between God and the people. As long as the people remained true to God, they were victorious. The people were camped at Kadesh Barnea, near the border entrance to the long-awaited Promised Land. All the hardships of their journey from Egypt were now culminating at this important crossing. However, Joshua and Caleb were the only scouts who proclaimed faith in God to take them into the land and conquer their enemies. The other spies saw all the dangers and refused to take the risk. The people of the camp shrank in fear because of their report. They decided not to enter in. God was angered at the people for their lack of faith. Moses had to intercede on their behalf. Once they realized what they had done, it was too late. But they thought their repentance was enough to right their wrong. They presumed this was all that was necessary. Moses informed them they were deceived in their presumption of God's favor. They went to battle against the Amalekites only to be soundly defeated. Those who returned did not understand why they lost the battle. It is important for us to know whether we have God's hand upon our endeavors. Presumption leads to failure. God's favor leads to success. Ask God to confirm His hand on your endeavors. ..."If Your presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here" (Exodus 33:15).

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What is the unpardonable sin? [convertplayer id="lkgqMuYKs" width="700" height="525"] MATTHEW REVIEW: UNPARDONABLE SIN:PARABLES OF LUKE 15: THE SECRETS OF THE BODY NOT REVEALED Take your Bible and join in with us for this study. Once you get into the Book of Books you just can't beat it. It is just so fabulous. So many people have the idea it's just a musty, dusty, old Book and just a bunch of Bible stories, and it's not. Everything fits from cover to cover, and it's all written so miraculously. That's why we know it's not an ordinary Book, but rather the Divine, inspired Word of God, and is everything that God said it is. As I've said before, I just want to look at the "overall plan of the ages," as someone has put it, and hit some of the high points, and some of the passages that questions arise from. In Matthew Chapter 12, beginning with verse 31, we have a few little verses that have raised so many questions. This passage used to bother me also, but when you come to any portion of Scripture, be ready to constantly ask questions from your own point of view. Right here we have what people normally call the "unpardonable sin." When something is unpardonable, that means it's going to be your doom. In other words, if you are guilty of the unpardonable sin, then you have no hope of glory, and are headed for the lake of fire. I've looked at these verses in the knowledge that, the only sin that is going to condemn anyone, Jew or Gentile, black or white, rich or poor is not any particular thing we have said, or deed we have done. There is only one thing that will condemn a person to the lake of fire, and that is "UNBELIEF." We are not talking about unbelief here, we are talking about something that is spoken. Let me prove my point. Before we look at Matthew 12, let's look at the Book of Hebrews Chapter 3 for a moment. Maybe I can make my point from the reverse end. I don't want someone to go through life scared to death that maybe they have committed the unpardonable sin, which most people feel, according to Matthew 12 is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blaspheming the Holy Spirit is a sin, and there is no doubt about it. But if I understand Scripture correctly, there is no sin that the Grace of God doesn't reach beyond. In other words, the most violent of sinners are still candidates of the Grace of God. But what do they have to do? "BELIEVE." I think the Apostle Paul wrote the Book of Hebrews that we are now going to look at. He is taking the experience of Israel having just come out of Egypt, with God leading them to the Promised Land. When they got to Kadesh Barnea, who's idea was it to send in spies? It certainly wasn't God's. God had never intended for them go search out the land. God said, "Go in and take the land, and I'll send in hornets ahead of you and drive the people out." But Israel couldn't even take God at His word at that point in time. So they hedge and say, "Well let us spy it out first." God in His goodness then condescended to their request and said, "Alright, choose out twelve men and let them go in." And that was one of the biggest mistakes that Israel ever made. Ten of them said, "Oh, we can't do it. There is no way we can drive out the Canaanites, we are as grasshoppers in their sights." God had already said that He would drive them out. So what was their problem? Hebrews 3:15-18 "While it is said, `To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation (in other words, as Israel was there in the wilderness). For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he (God) grieved forty years? Was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that (what?) believed not?'" They had committed many sins of immorality; the golden calf; all pagan practices of worship. But God is not holding that against them - He doesn't eve

n mention that, as vile as it was. He could forgive that kind of sin. But what was Israel's problem? "UNBELIEF." They couldn't believe what God had said. Hebrews 3:19 "So we see that they (the children of Israel) could not enter in because of unbelief." Has anything changed? No! God can forgive to the uttermost, any sin except the sin of UNBELIEF (when people refuse to believe that Christ died for them, paid their sin debt, and rose from the dead in power. And that's all He's asking). So believe it for your salvation! If a person refuses to believe that Gospel, then that person's doom is sealed. Remember Hebrews 11:6 says to you and I in the Age of Grace: Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him...." Let's go back to Matthew 12 and look at the unpardonable sin. We need to leave this verse right where it sits. This is God dealing with the Nation of Israel. This doesn't mean that we can't take some warning from it. I certainly don't tell people to go out and blaspheme the Holy Spirit, because after all, God will forgive you. I would never do that. All I'm saying is that this is something that doesn't fit Church doctrine. If you can learn to leave these things where they belong, you don't have to pigeonhole them, and say you'll come back to this at a later time. It's so perfectly set. So to the Nation of Israel He says: Matthew 12:31,32 "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man (Christ), it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world (age), neither in the world (age) to come." Now let's look at a parable that explains this so beautifully in Matthew 21. Jesus is speaking again to the Jews: Matthew 21:33,34 "Hear another parable: `There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:'" "And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants (to get some return on the investment that he had made) to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits (or profit) of it." Matthew 21:35-42 "And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, `They will reverence my son.' But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.' And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him, When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen (and remember this is Jesus asking the Jew). They say unto him, `He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.' Jesus saith unto them, `Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?'" Matthew 21:43-45 "Therefore say I unto you, `The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.' And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables (plural, not just this one, but everyone that He had spoken), they perceived that he spake of them." They suddenly understood that Jesus was pointing His finger at them. Now what was the parable all about? God called the Nation of Israel out, and gave them the Covenant promises. He called them His son, His favored nation. And He dealt with them through the Old Testament years by sendi

ng the prophets. What did they do to the prophets? They killed them. We always like to talk in terms of the Trinity. So let's look at it this way. Remember the Jew only knew about God the Father. So God the Father sent the prophets to His Covenant people and they killed them, or threw them in the dungeons. They refused to hear them. Did God cancel the Nation of Israel because of that? No. God sent His only Son next, The Christ. And Christ presented Himself to the Nation of Israel, on the basis of the covenants that we have been emphasizing for months. And what did they do with the Son? They killed Him. So these Pharisees are picking up on it. He's talking about them. And so it is in all of Jesus' parables. But we have one Person of the Trinity left out. The Holy Spirit. Let's look at the Scripture that pertains to the Holy Spirit. And if you can't go along with this, don't worry about it. I've always said in my teaching there is room for you to disagree on some things, and this is one of them. But to me it makes sense in light of the fact that there is one sin that condemns us, and that is unbelief concerning the Gospel. In other words, I maintain, someone could blaspheme the Holy Spirit tomorrow or next week and God can still save him in this Age of Grace. But let's not lose sight of what the unpardonable sin is dealing with, and that is Israel the Nation! She is the one that is coming under this anathema of God. Now go to Acts Chapter 6. Israel has rejected the overtures from the Father by killing the prophets. They rejected the overtures of the Son by killing The Christ. But how are they going to deal with the Holy Spirit, because here is the unpardonable part now - how they deal with third Person of the Godhead. He could forgive the first two, but not the third one. We have, in Acts Chapter 6, the appointment of seven men, normally referred to as deacons. They get the word "deacon" from the description of their duties. We find in verse 3 that the early Jewish church in Jerusalem was having some problems and so the following happened: Acts 6:3 "Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business." Acts 6:5 "And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost,..." Now we have the Holy Spirit mentioned twice in two verses. So Stephen comes before this whole Jewish crowd. Acts 6:15 "And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel." What is permeating Stephen? The presence of the Holy Spirit. It was so radiant they could see the difference. Go to Chapter 7 verse 2. Now watch the language of whom Stephen is addressing: Acts 7:2 "And he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers (all Jews), hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham,...'" Can any Gentile claim that? Of course not. If you ever want the history of the Nation of Israel in a nutshell, read this whole chapter. It even gives a lot of little details that the Old Testament leaves out. Acts 7:54 "And when they (these Jews) heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth." Acts 7:55 "But he, being full of the Holy Ghost (do you see the emphasis over and over that the Holy Spirit is on display here?), looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus (not sitting but rather) standing on the right hand of God," In a future lesson, we'll pick up the reason these Jews got so mad when they heard Stephen say that Jesus was standing. Acts 7:58-60 "And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, `Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.' And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, `Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep (died).'" From this point on, what is th

e future as we see here in the Book of Acts concerning the Nation of Israel? All down hill. And why? Because they had now committed that unpardonable sin of not only rejecting the Father and The Son, but now had also rejected the Holy Spirit. And for nearly 2000 years, what has the Jew been going through? Suffering, turmoil, in a state of spiritual blindness. Here in America they are pretty fortunate, but overall for all this time, basically they have been going through the mill. But when this age ends and we come into the next age, which is the millennium reign, Israel is going to come into God's goodness and Grace. If you don't like that approach about the unpardonable sin you don't have to agree. But for me it fits so beautifully, because we have left it in place. Notice we didn't take it out of the Nation of Israel and try to put it in the Church Age, but left it right where it was, with the Jewish economy. Another point I would like to make is this. After the stoning of Stephen and the Holy Spirit aspect, the next event of importance in the chronological unfolding is the conversion of what great man? Saul of Tarsus (Paul). Even though Peter will go to the house of Cornelius in Acts Chapter 10 (after Saul is converted in Chapter 9), Chapters 11 and 15 mention Peter, and from there to the end of the Book of Acts Peter is never mentioned again. Why? Israel is now falling out of all the things that God had been promising, and now here comes Paul with the Body of Christ, the predominately Gentile Church. When we study the Book of Acts, I'll show you the transitional aspect of this Book, how God deals with His Covenant people Israel under the Law with all the Old Testament promises; and how when they rejected it, God now does something totally different - something the Old Testament knew nothing of. He turned to the Gentiles with the Apostle Paul.  

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Joshua 14: God Has Joshua Divide The Land Amongst Israel's Nine Tribes

1 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them. 

2 Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine and a half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

3 Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest, 

4 for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. 

5 So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Allotment for Caleb

6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 

7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 

8 but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly. 

9 So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’

10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 

11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 

12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”

13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 

14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 

15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest from war.