Title Meribah Water/Numbers 20:2-13
Content Title: Water of Meribah
Text: Numbers 20:2-13
Key Verse: (Numbers 20:11) He lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff,
and the congregation and their animals drank, because it gushed forth abundantly.
In this chapter, God's people, Israel, have a life filled with murmuring and crime.
Even though they live in the past, they march towards the promised land of Canaan little by little nonetheless.
The scene going in is well described. with them, more morally
I, Moses, who are far more spiritually superior, the three great leaders of Israel,
Aaron and Miriam are dying or dying without being able to enter Canaan.
are described in contrast. This is, after all, the appointed ruler of Israel
The fact that He is not God, but the protagonist of the kingdom of God to be established in the land of Canaan
shows the truth that we should never be caught up in blood, emotions, and greed.
1. Moses struck the rock twice.
Moses was a meek man, and he had received special favor from God.
All. However, in front of the stubborn people, they could not stand the momentary anger, so they sinned and
it was The psalmist describes the situation in this way: “(Psalm 106:32) We
And they angered the LORD at the waters of Meribah;
(Psalm 106:33) Because Moses rebelled against his spirit,
Because they spoke in vain with their lips.” In the end, Moses said that God
They could not enter the prepared land of Canaan. In this case, Moses was merely
They had to obey God's command to only command the superior. but Moses
did not do according to God's command. We cannot fathom the deep reason.
But perhaps it is with words alone that one would believe that such a miracle would happen.
It must have been because he couldn't. Whatever the reason, Moses had to say,
It was clear that he wasn't supposed to.
2. Soft human.
Sadly, Moses disobeyed. Because in the grand scheme of things, perhaps he
Because he couldn't believe that a miracle would happen. he is on God's side
In the book, while not realizing how trivial human beings are,
I thought I had to do something great to help. any body
You cannot give full glory to God by your own will alone. God is
He must be able to be all in all. One word is enough for us
You have to believe that you have to do it and that God will do the rest.
God is the Almighty Father who created and governs the entire universe.
3. Water gushing out.
Even though Moses was angry, disobedient, and disbelieving, the water poured out.
soared God gave the people hardships because of Moses' disobedience
did not overlook God's love and trust are not broken because of the servant's sin
didn't Even if we do not believe, God is faithful. this fact
It is a blessed lesson. We are worthless and unworthy servants. we believe and obey
failed to But God's grace overflowed the banks and rippled like crystals.
watered the wilderness with According to the psalmist, the water did not ripple, but gushed out.
said to have risen How faithful are the miracles that God has performed! However, no
Three himself had to be punished at the end of his life. The disobedience of a servant of God is forgiven
can't receive God wants the character of God's servants to compare with the saints.
When you want to be more noble. God chooses his servants for himself
He punishes them more severely when they do something wrong.
apply
1) Just as Moses disobeyed God's commands, so we can sometimes be disobedient.
live life When and how do we usually disobey? list in detail
Let's see it and reflect on it.
2) Moses acted hastily without considering the consequences of disobedience.
Dongham could not enter the land of Canaan. how we have been behaving
Let's see each other.
3) Moses, the servant who faced God directly, also showed the weakness of a human being.
It was. Let's examine our religious life, which can easily become arrogant, and give more and more to God.
Let's live a dependent life.
4) God brought water out of the rock despite Moses' disobedience.
Similarly, our sins and disobedience to God are innumerable,
God continues to give us infinite grace today. God has given
Think of grace and give thanks to God.