Jeff Cavins

For every day that you are spying out the land, you will wander for a year in this wilderness. And so how many days do we think they were up in the land? Yeah, 40. So 40 years now, they're going to be wandering in the desert. And that's really the story of the book of Numbers and this period, which we recall the number 40 is a number of testing, like Lent. It is a number of testing.

It's a number of finding out who you really are. And we see it over and over in the Bible, and especially with Jesus, 40 days in the wilderness. So that's where we're at in the story right now. We broke camp in chapter 10 of Numbers, sent spies up north. They came back with no way, not going to happen. And that was chapter 13.

It's a number of finding out who you really are. And we see it over and over in the Bible, and especially with Jesus, 40 days in the wilderness. So that's where we're at in the story right now. We broke camp in chapter 10 of Numbers, sent spies up north. They came back with no way, not going to happen. And that was chapter 13.

It's a number of finding out who you really are. And we see it over and over in the Bible, and especially with Jesus, 40 days in the wilderness. So that's where we're at in the story right now. We broke camp in chapter 10 of Numbers, sent spies up north. They came back with no way, not going to happen. And that was chapter 13.

Oh, yeah, no, no, I think so, absolutely. You know, God said, I brought you out of here into the wilderness. I brought you out here to show you something. And I brought you out here to show you that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. And that's a real lesson for us today, too. It's one thing to read through the Bible in a year.

Oh, yeah, no, no, I think so, absolutely. You know, God said, I brought you out of here into the wilderness. I brought you out here to show you something. And I brought you out here to show you that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. And that's a real lesson for us today, too. It's one thing to read through the Bible in a year.

Oh, yeah, no, no, I think so, absolutely. You know, God said, I brought you out of here into the wilderness. I brought you out here to show you something. And I brought you out here to show you that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. And that's a real lesson for us today, too. It's one thing to read through the Bible in a year.

It's another thing to trust God with what you are reading and you're putting it into practice. You are you're making a mental assent to it, and then you're giving your personal entrusting to God. And it's important to remember during this desert wandering period that in this 40 years, the older generation, those over 20, they're going to die out in the wilderness.

It's another thing to trust God with what you are reading and you're putting it into practice. You are you're making a mental assent to it, and then you're giving your personal entrusting to God. And it's important to remember during this desert wandering period that in this 40 years, the older generation, those over 20, they're going to die out in the wilderness.

It's another thing to trust God with what you are reading and you're putting it into practice. You are you're making a mental assent to it, and then you're giving your personal entrusting to God. And it's important to remember during this desert wandering period that in this 40 years, the older generation, those over 20, they're going to die out in the wilderness.

They're not going in to the promised land. It's going to be those who are under 20 that they're going to grow up And they're going to be close to 60 now. And they're the ones that are going to be going into the promised land. And the fearless leader that brought them out, Moses, he's not going to go into the promised land because he disobeyed the Lord a couple of times. And he's going to die soon.

They're not going in to the promised land. It's going to be those who are under 20 that they're going to grow up And they're going to be close to 60 now. And they're the ones that are going to be going into the promised land. And the fearless leader that brought them out, Moses, he's not going to go into the promised land because he disobeyed the Lord a couple of times. And he's going to die soon.

They're not going in to the promised land. It's going to be those who are under 20 that they're going to grow up And they're going to be close to 60 now. And they're the ones that are going to be going into the promised land. And the fearless leader that brought them out, Moses, he's not going to go into the promised land because he disobeyed the Lord a couple of times. And he's going to die soon.

on Mount Nebo just prior to going into the Promised Land, and it's gonna be Joshua that ultimately takes them in. So our attention needs to be on that younger generation, because that's gonna be important later on in the narrative, and especially when we get to the Gospels. Just remember that. It's like one of those points. But Father, I wanna bring up one thing that's really interesting here.

on Mount Nebo just prior to going into the Promised Land, and it's gonna be Joshua that ultimately takes them in. So our attention needs to be on that younger generation, because that's gonna be important later on in the narrative, and especially when we get to the Gospels. Just remember that. It's like one of those points. But Father, I wanna bring up one thing that's really interesting here.

on Mount Nebo just prior to going into the Promised Land, and it's gonna be Joshua that ultimately takes them in. So our attention needs to be on that younger generation, because that's gonna be important later on in the narrative, and especially when we get to the Gospels. Just remember that. It's like one of those points. But Father, I wanna bring up one thing that's really interesting here.

And when you and I go to Israel, we oftentimes will see the Jewish people in Israel. They have little strands of string on the four corners of their garment. And a lot of people ask, well, what is that? What is it? And you commented on this earlier. It says in the book of Numbers, this is where it happens, that God wants them related to trust.

And when you and I go to Israel, we oftentimes will see the Jewish people in Israel. They have little strands of string on the four corners of their garment. And a lot of people ask, well, what is that? What is it? And you commented on this earlier. It says in the book of Numbers, this is where it happens, that God wants them related to trust.

And when you and I go to Israel, we oftentimes will see the Jewish people in Israel. They have little strands of string on the four corners of their garment. And a lot of people ask, well, what is that? What is it? And you commented on this earlier. It says in the book of Numbers, this is where it happens, that God wants them related to trust.

He wants them to be people who are focused on his word. You know, we just said man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. And he brought them out into the wilderness for this. But then he even makes them dress in such a way that there's like a sacramental that will remind them of his word in the desert. Right.