For 40 years Moses led the Children of Israel in the wilderness right to the borders of the Promised Land. He was not to enter the land though as the consequence of his sin at Kadesh. His life would end at Mount Nebo - in sight of the land, but not quite there.

<p>For 40 years Moses led the Children of Israel in the wilderness right to the borders of the Promised Land. He was not to enter the land though as the consequence of his sin at Kadesh. His life would end at Mount Nebo - in sight of the land, but not quite there.</p>

Adam Ramdin

Lineage Season 3: Creation to Kings

Episode 01: Creation, Noah’s Ark and the Flood

Episode 02: Abraham: The Faithful Father

Episode 03: Lot, Sodom & Gomorrah

Episode 05: Moses- Let My People Go

Episode 06: Moses- The Passover & the Exodus

Episode 04: Joseph & Jacob: The Birth of a Nation

Episode 07: Joshua and Caleb- The 12 Spies & 40 Years in the Wilderness

Episode 08: Aaron- Mount Hor & and the Anointing of Eleazar

Episode 09: The Death of a Great Leader

Episode 10: Joshua- The Battle of Jericho

Episode 11: The Judges

Episode 12: The Cities of Refuge

Episode 13: David & Goliath

Episode 14: David and Saul- The Pursuit to Ein Gedi

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Moses is one of the most admirable of all biblical characters for his achievements during his lifetime to lead or re million people across the desert, constantly dealing with unbearable heat, living out of movable tents, hygiene issues, water, the list goes on. All the while doing this, he was trying to get them to understand who God is and what is sin, salvation and grace. In order to do this, Moses needed to have the utmost thoughtfulness, compassion, patience, firmness, and wise judgment in order to lead with integrity and authority. God always provided for his people the necessities of life. Water flowed freely from the rock, whenever and wherever they needed it, as they neared the promised land. After 40 years of wandering, God decided to test their faith, and the water stopped for a short time. Their doubt came back and Moses was instructed to talk to the rock, and the water would come out. After listening to the complaints of the people and their lack of faith for an instant, Moses lost his temper and hit the rock. Rather than speaking to it, the water flowed out. The people were satisfied, but God was not happy. Moses had been instructed to talk to the rock, not strike it, due to the symbolism involved as a consequence for disobeying God's command and for losing his temper as a leader in front of the people, Moses was told by God that he would not be able to cross over into the land of Canaan. This must have been a terrible pronouncement on Moses. His life had been completely geared towards taking the children of Israel from Egypt to Canaan, something he was committed to doing despite the 40 year delay. And now even though God tells him he will not enter the land himself, he continues to faithfully lead the people. And now as they come near to the borders of Canaan, true to his word, God tells him that he must now climb Mount Nebo, leaving the people one last time. He makes his way up Mount Nebo here in silence and alone from the top, he could see across where the dead Sea is today, all the way into the promised land. On a clear day today, you can see all the way to the hills that surround Jerusalem. Moses could see into the land he had led the people towards the land he had always dreamed of entering. No doubt, as he thought back on his life, he contemplated his time in Egypt, his time alone in the wilderness, confronting Pharaoh, leading the children of Israel out of Egypt, crossing the Red Sea, the golden car, the 40 year delay in the wilderness, where nearly everyone who left Egypt died in the wilderness. Now on its very borders, he knows he will not be able to go over for one sin of disobeying God. In a moment of anger, he was denied entry to Canaan. God would lay Moses down to rest, but his life would not be without reward. Moses' final resting place was never found. Indeed, his body was never found. Christians believed that God resurrected Moses and took him to heaven from the mountain. Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah appeared and came to encourage Jesus. Though he did not see the earthly Canaan, he did see the heavenly Canaan. Moses teaches us that the words and commands of God are specific and not to be taken lightly. May we be careful that we take God's words seriously in our lives.

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Episode 01: Creation, Noah’s Ark and the Flood

Episode 02: Abraham: The Faithful Father

Episode 03: Lot, Sodom & Gomorrah

Episode 05: Moses- Let My People Go

Episode 06: Moses- The Passover & the Exodus

Episode 04: Joseph & Jacob: The Birth of a Nation

Episode 07: Joshua and Caleb- The 12 Spies & 40 Years in the Wilderness

Episode 08: Aaron- Mount Hor & and the Anointing of Eleazar

Episode 09: The Death of a Great Leader

Episode 10: Joshua- The Battle of Jericho

Episode 11: The Judges

Episode 12: The Cities of Refuge

Episode 13: David & Goliath

Episode 14: David and Saul- The Pursuit to Ein Gedi

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