Numbers 26
The number of people enrolled in the plains of Moab is nearly the same as the number of those enrolled previously on the mount of Sinai, but of those now listed, only Caleb and Joshua remained from the previous count. God kept His promise and killed in the wilderness each and every one of the generation of Israelites who refused to enter into His rest. They all died, without exception. Only Joshua and Caleb, as previously set apart by God for their faith, survived the 40 years of wandering and winnowing. So too we live on the precipe of God's rest. We are told of a land of milk and honey... and giants and danger in between. But it is the land promised to the faithful. Will we like Joshua and Caleb be faith-filled fighting giants knowing the Author of giants is on our side and has promised to see us through or will we like every other Israelite hear the promise and forfeit the future because of our unbelief?
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