Lessons on Living from Moses GIANT KILLER

DEUTERONOMY 2:19-22 “And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.”...

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Lessons on Living from Moses A TIME FOR ACTION

DEUTERONOMY 1:3, 8 Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them. “See, I have set the land...

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Lessons on Living from Moses A PLACE OF REFUGE

NUMBERS 35:9-12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may...

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Lessons on Living from Moses PASSING ON TREASURES

NUMBERS 27:18-20 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight. And you shall give...

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Lessons on Living from Moses MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

NUMBERS 14:39-40 Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly. And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Here we are, and we will go up to the place which the Lord has...

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Lessons on Living from Moses THE REBELLIOUS HEART

NUMBERS 14:4 So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.” After the news leaked out that George Bush banned broccoli aboard Air Force One, a group of broccoli growers sent 10 tons of the vegetable free to Washington, D.C. With rebellion dripping from...

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Lessons on Living from Moses THE ERROR OF ENVY

NUMBERS 12:1-2 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married…. And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it. Irish novelist and playwright Samuel Beckett received great recognition...

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Lessons on Living from Moses HEAVY BURDENS

NUMBERS 11:11 So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me?” When our burdens- get heavy, it’s tempting to dump our responsibilities. In Jacksonville, Florida,...

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Lessons on Living from Moses KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

LEVITICUS 19:1-2 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. Have you heard the story about the wealthy gentleman who was interviewing applicants for the...

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Lessons on Living from Moses AT-ONE-MENT

LEVITICUS 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. A Japanese soldier named Shoichi Yokoi lived in a cave on...

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