Title Thirty-eight years (Deuteronomy 02:14)
Contents Now, he said, “Get up and cross the brook of Zered. We crossed the brook of Zered, and it was 38 years until we left Kadesh-barnea and crossed the brook of Zered.”
1. 38 Years of Righteousness The Israelites who left Egypt traveled south along the Red Sea to reach Mount Sinai. Moses went up to Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments and all the laws from God. They stayed here for a while, and then they headed north and reached Kadesh-Barnea in the southern part of the Dead Sea. This means that it has taken about two years.
And after staying in Kadesh-Bareda for a long time, it took 38 years to start again and enter the land of Canaan. How ferocious and exhausting it is. If you marched in a straight line, no matter how large a crowd, no matter how large a crowd you have with the elderly and the infirm, there are a lot of sheep and loads to carry, 40 days is enough for one day (one day) to turn into a year, 40 years I got caught, so this is not a sad and grievous thing
2. Things 38 years ago and after 1) Things 38 years ago Moses went up to Mount Sinai and received all the ordinances and ordinances between God and people, including the 10 commandments, from God.
Since God is holy, no one can go before him, so Moses was specially brought up to Mount Sinai and spoke face to face. Thunder and lightning and dense clouds were on the mountain, and the trumpet sounded very loudly, and the people in the camp were trembling. Moses, the man of God, received a revelation. This is the most representative event. Indeed, it was a period armed with the Word.
2) What happened after 38 years The people of Israel left Mt. Sinai, stayed for a long time in Kadesh-barnea, and started again, and the disobedient group of unbelief eventually went round and round like ants, wandering around in the wilderness and wandering in the wilderness for 38 years. caught again After all, it is the fact that they entered the land of Canaan only after 38 years.
In the course of 38 years, the people of Israel probably experienced many trials, but they also realized many things. God trained the people in this way and led them to the promised land.