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THE JOURNEY FROM KADESH TO MOAB (II)
MONDAY, JULY 12
Deuteronomy 2:1-23

Romans 13:8

 

“…for he that loveth another

hath fulfilled the law.”

 

THE JOURNEY FROM KADESH TO MOAB (II)
 
If Israel was to take anything from the the nations as they passed through their land without paying, then that would have violated the Law of God. The giving of the Law was still fresh in their minds, they must be faithful in keeping it. Moses reminded them that the Lord had led them through the wilderness for forty years and they lacked nothing. God provided food and water that were sufficient for all of them. Moreover, the clothes that they were wearing did not wear off over the years, similarly their shoes. They must therefore look to the Lord for their provisions and were not to steal from anybody. They passed through the land of Esau peacefully. God made them to be at peace with each other. Moses was rehearsing these words to show them how the hand of God had been with them all those years. God had brought them to the edge of the Promised Land.
 
As for the Moabites, they were the children of Lot, the nephew of Abraham. It was now about six hundred years since Abraham lived in that land and the blood relationship among them was still very close. God had given the land of Moab to Ar, a kinsman of Abraham. Despite that close association with the patriarch, these people did not share the faith of Abraham. Their punishment was reserved for another time. Israel was commanded also not to touch the Moabites but to pass through their land in peace as was the case with the Edomites. The land was far from the route that Israel would have taken if they had chosen to go directly into Canaan. God however directed them through this land. The Lord was dealing with Israel thus because they had not trusted God to bring them directly to the land of Canaan.
 
THOUGHT: Following God step by step brings me to His destination.
PRAYER: Father, may I learn to walk with Thee to the journey’s end that Thou hast planned for me.

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