Title Don't Tell Me Again
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Title: Don't tell me again Text: Deuteronomy 3:23-29
According to the text, Moses conquered Heshbon and Bashan and distributed them to the people. And after ordering the two and a half tribes to go out and encouraging Joshua, he is praying to God with his personal earnestness. Looking back on the fact that he couldn't enter the land of Canaan and the time of his life on this land, which is now short, he is praying with earnest wishes before God. He asked for permission to enter the Promised Land. But God's response was cold. Deuteronomy 3:26 “The LORD was angry with me because of you, and he did not listen to me. It is enough to say to me. Do not tell me about this again.” It is not to say that you will enter the land of Canaan again. Why did God speak to Moses so firmly and soberly? God's words, spoken so firmly, have an important meaning.
1. Because this is enough for Moses' life.
2. God is preparing something better than I thought.
Moses thought that it would be the greatest blessing for him to enter the land of Canaan and see the people receiving the land and adapting to the land. Not only him, but everyone who has walked in the wilderness with him for 40 years must have thought so. But not all of Moses' pure motives were to please God. Moses himself thought that nothing could be more wonderful than entering Canaan, but God was preparing something better for him. What is that? It is going before God. It was better for Moses to enter the eternal Canaan that God had provided than the physical land of Canaan. It is far better to walk on the golden road to heaven than to live amid the sandy winds of the wilderness. It is better to drink from the river of the water of life and enjoy rest than to drink from the rock. As such, God is preparing something better for us, but we often ask for something else.
3. It is because God does not take small sins lightly.
Deuteronomy 3:26 God does not take small sins lightly. In a way, Moses' sin was only to hit the rock in anger because the people complained about God and did not listen to God's word, and for that reason he was not allowed to enter the precious land of Canaan. I didn't murder, I didn't steal, I didn't cheat. They just disobeyed God's word because of their heartbroken people, but they are not allowed to enter the land of Canaan. No one deserves to be angry at this point. No one deserves anger at this point. But God was not.
God does not take any sin lightly. Even if it is a sin that people take lightly, God will surely hold it accountable. The Apostle Paul also said to the Thessalonian saints: 1 Thessalonians 5:22 “Abandon any form of evil”. Psalm 5:4 says, “You are not a God who delights in iniquity; evil cannot dwell with you.” Even the evil that people take lightly, ultimately corrupts our hearts and causes God's wrath.
4. It is to prevent sin.
God forbade Moses from entering the land of Canaan to protect the people and prevent sin. Moses is a very popular figure. When he died, the people wept for a full month. God purposely prevented the people from worshiping Moses' tomb and all the dangers associated with it by taking Moses to heaven before he entered Canaan. Deuteronomy 34:10 -12 This shows how much the people of Israel loved and respected Moses. So, after God took Moses' soul, he did not reveal his tomb to anyone. Perhaps the reason was that God had done so in advance to prevent sin because he was likely to commit the sin of worshiping Moses.
5. Because the ministry is different.
Why did God not allow Moses to enter the land of Canaan? Another reason is that the work is different. The mission Moses received from God for God was to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and lead them in the wilderness. It's not something anyone can do. It was a ministry that could be done through Moses. However, it was God's mission entrusted to Joshua to enter the land of Canaan, divide the land, and settle the Israelites in the land. The mission Moses received and the mission Joshua received are different. Even if it's the same God's work, you need to know that the mission entrusted to you is different from the mission assigned to you by others.