Moses
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Jesus Know that he had not much longer to preach, for the time was near when he must lay down his life for the sins of the people. He therefore chose seventy other men who had followed him and received his teachings, and to them he gave power to heal the sick and to cast…
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While Jesus was teaching the people in a country place not far from the Jordan River, some mothers brought their little children to him and asked him to bless them. Jesus loves little children, so he took them in his arms and put his hands upon their heads and prayed. But the disciples stood by…
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YEARS PASSED BY, and another change came in the Persian rule. A new king, name Artaxerxes, sat on the throne in Shushan and governed the people in many lands. His kingdom included the land of Judah, where Zerubbabel had gone long before with a company of Jews to rebuild the temple of the Lord. Now…
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Numbers 27, Deuteronomy 34, Joshua 1 to Joshua 6 THE CHILDREN OF Israel had now only to cross the River Jordan to enter the promised land of Canaan. Moses, for his sin at Meribah, where he struck the rock instead of speaking to it as he was told, had been forbidden to enter it with…
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The Israelites, often granted victories by God, fought their way to the promised land, causing fear among the surrounding nations.. Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan, both came out with armies against them; but the Israelites overcame them, and took possession of their territories. The victorious Israel army gathered in…
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The people initially apologized for disobeying God, but eventually forgot about it and, when without water, they continued to curse Moses and Aaron. Then God commanded Moses to take the rod with which he had struck the rock in Horeb, and before all the people to speak to a certain rock, which He pointed out,…
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In the wilderness of Paran, Moses sent twelve spies to inform the Israelites about the land of Canaan and its people.. He also told the men to bring back with them some of it’s fruits. So the twelve men were out forty days. They brought large grapes from Eshcol so large and ripe that two…
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God’s ten commandments on Mount Sinai were written on stone tablets by God. Moses, angered by the people worshipping the gold calf, threw them down, causing them to be broken. But after God, at Moses’ prayer, had so far forgiven the sin of the Israelites as not to destroy them all, He bade moses hew…
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Moses’ wife, sons, and father-in-law visited him in the wilderness, and Jethro suggested that Moses should appoint officers to manage the numerous Israelite’s concerns. But God Himself had the chief government of the people; and on Mount Sinai, where Moses spoke to Him and saw His great glory, He gave to them, not only the…
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AFTER THE EGYPTIANS were all destroyed, the Israelites went forward into the wilderness; and after three days journey, they were in distress for want of water. They found bitter water at Marah, but couldn’t drink it, blaming Moses for not providing drink. Then God bade him throw into the water a certain tree which He…