Numbers 18
Numbers 18:19 says, "All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the LORD, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; it is a covenant of salt forever before the LORD with you and your descendants with you." What is a covenant of salt? The commentary “IVP Bible Background” has this to say about it:
Chapter 20 It’s hard to blame Moses for his anger after all he had gone through with the people, but it does serve as a reminder to us to not let frustrations build up in our heart against others. God wanted to be glorified by Moses speaking to the rock; instead Moses would not be allowed to go into the Promised Land. I don’t know if it was all anger and frustration that Moses hit the rock or was he just resorting to what he did last time. Does anyone else have any thought on this event?
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shari
3/2/2012 10:36:27 am
Regarding Moses hitting the rock twice instead of speaking
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Joshua
3/3/2012 09:26:38 pm
Interesting comment. It is true today, i believe, that people still don't walk into God's "promised land" because they don't really see Christ's sacrifice sufficient for them. They may say it was, but we need to really see the work as "finished." Then we can speak God's word in faith and live by faith, not striving from the flesh.
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