THE SIN OF MOSES

AND AARON

Lesson 9 for the 28th

of November, 2009
THE END OF PILGRIMAGE

After almost 40 years of wandering

through the desert, the Israelites
returned to the initial point:
Kadesh.
When the sons of those who
didn’t want to enter Canaan
had no water, they
complained before Moses
and Aaron:
“We would rather die
with the rebels than
being thirsty”.
“God carried us to the
desert to die”.
“God freed us from
Egypt, but He didn’t
give us the Promised
Land”.

Was there another moment

where the same complaint was
expressed?
We are very close to celestial Canaan, waiting for the final
fulfilment of His promises.

“Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest

still stands, let us be careful that none of you be
found to have fallen short of it” (Hebrews, 4: 1)

How is your wait?

Are you full of

complaints
or
are you moving
forward by faith?
At first, Moses and Aaron reacted to it like
always, consulting God.

But this time they didn’t

follow His instructions
nor gave Him the glory.
They hit the rock and they
attributed the glory of
taking water out of it to
themselves.

Do you follow God’s plans

or do you think that your
plans are better?
Before entering Canaan, the leaders
who took the people out of Egypt
NEW LEADERS
were replaced by new leaders. Those
leaders were chosen by God, too.

Mary died in Kadesh when she was about 132 years old.
Mariah had the gift of prophecy; she helped in freeing the Hebrew. She had
strength of character, self-control and tact. She was gifted with artistic ability
(poetry and music). She held the second position (after Moses and Aaron) in the
people’s affection and in the honours given by God.
(Read “Patriarchs and Prophets”, chapter 33)
 Are you ready to
NEW LEADERS support and let
the new leaders
work in the
Church?

AARON
He died at the age of 123, on Mount
Hor, 40 years after leaving Egypt, on
the first day of the fifth month
(Numbers, 33: 38-39)
MOSES
He died at the age of 120, on Mount
Nebo, near Jericho. His eyes were
not weak nor his strength gone
(Deuteronomy, 34: 7)

Eleazar (his son) was dressed with Moses laid his hands on Joshua in
the clothes of the high priest and the presence of the people, so he
replace him. took up his position.

Moses and Aaron couldn’t enter the Promised Land because of their sin,
hitting the rock instead of talking to it (honouring them selves, instead of
honouring God). God cannot pass over the sin.
 God remove His protection
NEW REBELLION from the people because of a
new complaint about manna.

As a result of that, they

were attacked by
poisonous snakes.
Unlike their parents,
they admitted their sin
and ask for divine
forgiveness.
 NEW REBELLION

God provided a
mean of salvation
in His mercy; a
bronze snake rose
on a pole to be
visible from every
corner of the camp.
Everyone who
looked at the snake
lived.
 Are you looking at Christ to
receive comfort, healing and
strength?

“Look to Me, and be

saved, All you ends of
the earth!” (Isaiah, 45: 22)

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the

Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who
believes in him may have eternal life”
(John, 3: 14-15)
 NEW CONQUEST
1. They asked Edom for
permission to go
through his territory.
He refused.
2. God didn’t allow His
people to attack them,
as they were
descendant of Esau.
3. They defeated the Arad
Canaanites from Arad.
M
4. They bought EDO
Kadesh
provisions in Edom Barnea
(Deuteronomy, 2: 28, 29).
 NEW CONQUEST

5. They passed by Moab’s

territory, but they didn’t
attack them because
they were descendants
of Lot.
6. They bought provisions
from them, too B
Arad MOA
(Deuteronomy, 2: 28, 29)
M
EDO
Kadesh
Barnea
 NEW CONQUEST
7. Israel sent
ambassadors to Sihon
the Amorite (the king of
Heshbon) from Mount
Pisgah, in order to let
Jabbok
them pass through His
territory. HESHBON
Pisgah
8. He refused, so God let Arnón
His people attack him B
Arad MOA
and they defeated him.
9. They conquered the EDO
M
territory from the River Kadesh
Arnon to the River Barnea
Jabbok.
 NEW CONQUEST
10.They conquered the
villages of Jazer from the
Amorites.
11.They fought against Og BA
S HA
the king of Bashan. N
Jabbok
12.God told them: “Do not Jazer
be afraid of him, for I HESHBON
Pisgah
have handed him over to Arnón
you, with his whole army B
and his land” (Numbers, 21: 34) Arad MOA

13.They took possession of M

EDO
his land. Kadesh
Barnea
14.The conquest of Canaan
began.
“In their contest with Og and Sihon the people were
brought to the same test beneath which their fathers
had so signally failed. But the trial was now far more
severe than when God had commanded Israel to go
forward. The difficulties in their way had greatly
increased since they refused to advance when bidden to
do so in the name of the Lord. It is thus that God still
tests His people. And if they fail to endure the trial,
He brings them again to the same point, and the second
time the trial will come closer, and be more severe than
the preceding. This is continued until they bear the
test, or, if they are still rebellious, God withdraws His
light from them and leaves them in darkness”

E.G.W. (Patriarchs and Prophets, cp. 39, page. 437)

LET JESUS GUIDE YOU TO
THE NEW CANAAN