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elders and officers who sadly gazed up at him. He waved , then turned and strode slowly out of their sight. This was the last that was seen of Moses by human beings. He started down the otherside of the mountain, but just how far he went, no one knows . Poss ibly God caused him to fall into a deep sleep, and then took his life. God then buried him in a nearby mou ntain valley in Moab. (Deuteronomy 34:5-6.) Satan attempted to obtain possession of Moses' body (J ude 9), probably with the purpose of bringing it to the attention of the Israelites so that the y would make it an object of worship. However, God carefully hid the burial place from man , so that no one would ever be tempted to regard the body as something sacred that should be worshiped. Some readers might think that it would be a very extreme thing to worship a dead body . But even today, when we are supposed to be enlightened and intelligent, millions of peop le in the professing Christian world regard th e relics-dried bones and shriveled flesh-of certain long-dead individual s as something to be revered and considered holy. Thus Moses' death ended, at one hundred and twenty years, the life of one of God's most outstanding servants of all time. Just before he died , Moses was as healthy and strong as when he was eighty years of age. Even his eyes were as keen as they had been in his youth. (Deuteronomy 34:7.) No other leader of Israel accomplished such great deeds as did Moses. (Verses 10-12.) Because he was so close to God, he enjoyed the great privilege of leading millions of his people out of slavery, bringing God's wonderful laws to them, and leading them to the entrance of a bountiful garden spot that was to be their home. Alth ough there were too man y times when they ignored God by ignoring Moses, all Israel was very sad to lose such a wonderful leader. For the next thirty days matters came almost to a standstill in the camps while the people mourned Moses' death. (Verse 8.) In these days many people, including a host of outstanding religious leaders, consider the vitally important times and events of ancient Israel only as an old tale having to do with the Jews. They think of Moses simply as one who, not too successfully, may have led a few Jews out of Egypt and into Canaan, and who started the present Jewish religion. Such shallow beliefs are spawned by the refusal to completely believe Jesus and the Old Testament, and the inability to understand who Israel is today. Moses didn't start the Jewish religio n. The word "Jews" is not even mentioned in the Bib le until long after Moses' time. Then the Jews were referred to (II Kings 16:6) as being at war with Israel! Those who assume that the words "J ew" and "Israelite" always 159
mean the same thing find it impossible to understand some of the most important parts of the Bible-especially proph ecy. It is tragic that innumerable people who sincerely want to learn how best to live are taught by such blinded or stubborn leaders that the sacred, living laws of God, brought to Israel through Moses, were only "J ewish" rules blotted out by Christ's death. They are misled to believe we are now "freed" to do as our conscience pleases. Happily, according to proph ecy for these last days, God is gradually opening th e und erstanding of more and more people to the startling fact tha t those who defian tly teach that God's laws are no longer in force are as guilty in God's sight as the most villainous men mentioned throughout the scriptures. Unless they repent, the fate of such people, referred to as false shepherds, will be most horrible-because of their deceitful posing as true ministers of God. (Ezekiel 34:2, 7-10; II Peter 2:12.) God Speaks to Joshua After Moses' dea th , God contacted J oshu a to remind him that nowthat he was Isra el's leader he should dire ct himself and the nation to live by all the book of the law of God. He was reminded that trust in the Eternal and obedience and courage, would mean success in battle over Israel's enemies and in taking over the land from the Great Sea (Mediterra nean) east to the Euphrates River, and from the desert south of the Dead Sea to Mt. Lebanon on the north . (Deut eronomy 34:9; J oshua 1:1-4. "I will not fail you nor forsake you as long as you carryon in accord with the laws that carne to you through my servant Moses," God instructed J oshua. (Deuteronomy 4:30-31; Joshua 1:5-7.) "Meditate on those laws so that they will become so familiar to you that you can't forget them. Be strong in th is office that has been given to you. Be of great courage. Don't be afraid. Don't be dismayed. Remember th at your God is with you where ver you go." (Verses 8-9; Deuteronomy 31:6.) This was one of the greatest "pep" ta lks ever given to one of the most responsible lead ers in all history. If J oshu a hadn't previously realized how much he should rely on God, he surely was completely reminded at that time. "Prepare to Break Camp!" As soon as the mourning peri od of thirty days for Moses was over, J oshua gave orders to his officers to make an announcement to the people. "Be prepared on not ice to break camp within three days," the officers told the surprised people. "Prepare extra food and supplies for a 160
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ThE BiBle STORY Volume II
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Table of Contents Introduction viii
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Chapter Fift y- one THE PROM ISED L
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the newborn infan t knows nothing a
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fill in, for purposes of clarity an
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CHAPTER T HI RT Y-ONE THE TABERNACL
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But there were some who had put off
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tabernacle was finished. It was set
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the laver and dressed in their prie
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Why Animal S a c r ifice s ? Aaron
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Deadly blades of fire shot out of t
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Embarrassed and feeling guilty, the
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paws with toes instead of hoofs. Ca
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The hog is also unfit lor food . ea
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ecognized. It simply lists all diff
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His mind and favors the eati ng of
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announced conflicted with the belie
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then could he approach God in the i
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do, and converted Gentiles shou ld
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The wic ke d wi ll be co nsumed by
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God prom ised Isr ael tha t if th e
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Resentment Leads to Anger There was
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and Zipporah. (Exodus 2:21-22; 3:1;
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CHAPTE R T HIRT Y·SIX ISRAEL BREAK
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did n't want uncl ean persons exist
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Moses went out to the waiti ng prin
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could use their knowledge of the de
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A CRY CHAPTER TH IRTY-SEVEN QUAIL F
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to doubt that manna was anything mo
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carefully picked men had arrived, M
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ground exhausted and ran about the
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ought out of the sky by using th e
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and critical, and that she was atte
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Aaron drew ba ck, horrified to see
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This knowledge came from the Keni t
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Josh ua and Cal eb saw th eir path
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CHA PTE R T HIRTY-N INE SCOUTS REPO
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have high, thick walls behind which
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grass hoppers in their sight. They
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having us slain by giants! Our wive
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CHAPTE R FORT Y MOB ATTACKS MOSES S
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hated. That is one year for every d
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people was moving north. This was t
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But by now a great number of the en
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of abundance of water, the presence
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who wanted to be priests or who wan
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"You have started something you wil
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live till tom orrow, then you can k
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People and tents were trampled in t
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God's doing. Otherwise, they should
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last moment to spare the people. If
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CHAPTER FORTY-TH REE ON TO CANAAN A
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forced to promote the principle of
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As soon as they entered the sacred
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mood as he thought of all the insol
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ock to dip into the cool wate r, bu
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hardship s in their efforts to come
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sandsto ne moun tain to its height
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CHAPTE R FORTY-FIVE WAR WITH TH E A
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Page 214 and 215: came God's answer. "Not one man of
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