DESPISING GOD (11 OF 52)
Scripture: Numbers 14:2-11
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Despising God (11 of 52)
Series: Discipleship Part Three
Christopher B. Harbin
Numbers 14:2-11
How many of us despise God? It feels sacrilegious to even ask such a thing, especially in church. After all, we are gathered here to worship, so we must love God, or at least seek God's favor. How could anyone even ask such a question? Shouldn't we even be afraid of a lightning strike for such a question? And yet, that is the very issue that God takes up with Moses in regard to the Hebrews rescued from bondage in Egypt. ''How long will this people despise me?''
It's easy to see how the people became disgruntled. They were tired. They were thirsty. They were far beyond their comfort zone. Life was like nothing they had ever experienced back under Egyptian bondage. Slavery had begun to look like a good thing. They had started to forget just how strongly they had cried out for any god whatever to rescue them. They had set aside memories of Pharaoh killing their male children before they might grow up. When Yahweh had sent Moses to Pharaoh, they had not held out much hope, but they had earnestly yearned for deliverance.
Pharaoh's response to Yahweh's ''Let my people go,'' had been no walk in the park. They had complained then that Moses had just entered the picture to stir up trouble. They already had plenty of that. Once they were finally released from slavery, they had sung and cried out with joy. Now they were back to rethinking this whole experience.
Moses had led them to the edge of the land Yahweh had promised Abraham. They had sent spies to look the land over and bring back a report. The report offered hope, but it also offered the potential for great disaster. They had not really learned to trust Yahweh's intervention and leadership. They had heard of the land's bounty, but they were paying the greatest attention to all that could go wrong. The land's inhabitants had weapons and walls. They were organized and seemingly powerful. They held sway over th ...
Series: Discipleship Part Three
Christopher B. Harbin
Numbers 14:2-11
How many of us despise God? It feels sacrilegious to even ask such a thing, especially in church. After all, we are gathered here to worship, so we must love God, or at least seek God's favor. How could anyone even ask such a question? Shouldn't we even be afraid of a lightning strike for such a question? And yet, that is the very issue that God takes up with Moses in regard to the Hebrews rescued from bondage in Egypt. ''How long will this people despise me?''
It's easy to see how the people became disgruntled. They were tired. They were thirsty. They were far beyond their comfort zone. Life was like nothing they had ever experienced back under Egyptian bondage. Slavery had begun to look like a good thing. They had started to forget just how strongly they had cried out for any god whatever to rescue them. They had set aside memories of Pharaoh killing their male children before they might grow up. When Yahweh had sent Moses to Pharaoh, they had not held out much hope, but they had earnestly yearned for deliverance.
Pharaoh's response to Yahweh's ''Let my people go,'' had been no walk in the park. They had complained then that Moses had just entered the picture to stir up trouble. They already had plenty of that. Once they were finally released from slavery, they had sung and cried out with joy. Now they were back to rethinking this whole experience.
Moses had led them to the edge of the land Yahweh had promised Abraham. They had sent spies to look the land over and bring back a report. The report offered hope, but it also offered the potential for great disaster. They had not really learned to trust Yahweh's intervention and leadership. They had heard of the land's bounty, but they were paying the greatest attention to all that could go wrong. The land's inhabitants had weapons and walls. They were organized and seemingly powerful. They held sway over th ...
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