[Discoveries] 03-02-07 A threat and a prayer

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/*"I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will 
make you into a nation greater and stronger than they." -- Numbers 14:12*/

What is going on?

It appears that the Lord is threatening to do something that He has no 
intention of doing, just to get a response from Moses. God wasn't going 
to cancel His promises to the twelve tribes of Israel, just because the 
nation was out of bounds in fear and disbelief. But He does express His 
anger in a way that made everybody sit up and take notice.

Moses' response was incredible. A few moments earlier, a mob was 
threatening to stone him to death. Now, he jumps in to intercede for the 
very people who were threatening to kill him. He pleads with the Lord 
not to destroy them.

And Moses' case isn't just built on compassion for wayward people. He 
sees everything through the grid of God's name. He begs the Lord to 
consider how God's reputation will fare if He slaughters His people in 
the desert.

God, of course, predicted Moses' prayer of intercession. He knew that 
Moses would help Him express what was on His heart. Sin does such 
terrible damage -- God has so much repair work to do when His people sin.

I am struck with how Moses, who spent so much time in God's presence, 
knew the heart of God. I think I'll sign off here, and go hang out with 
our God.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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