And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. Numbers 27:12
The Lord announced to Moses that the appointed time for the possession of Canaan was at hand; and as the aged prophet stood upon the heights overlooking the river Jordon and the Promised Land, he gazed with deep interest upon the inheritance of his people. Would it be possible that the sentence pronounced against him for his sin at Kadesh might be revoked? With deep earnestness he pleaded, "O Lord God, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy mighty hand; for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to Thy works, and according to Thy might? I pray Thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon" (Deuteronomy 3:24-27).
The answer was, "Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto Me of this matter. Get thee up into the top pf Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes; for thou shalt not go over this Jordan."
Without a murmur Moses submitted to the decree of God. (Patriarchs and Prophets, 462)
Reflection: What a disappointment Moses must have felt when he asked God to let him go into the promised land but God replied, "Speak no more unto Me of this matter." When Moses heard this he did not murmur or complain. Even in his great disappointment he would not let go of his Savior. Let us learn this most important lesson.
The Lord announced to Moses that the appointed time for the possession of Canaan was at hand; and as the aged prophet stood upon the heights overlooking the river Jordon and the Promised Land, he gazed with deep interest upon the inheritance of his people. Would it be possible that the sentence pronounced against him for his sin at Kadesh might be revoked? With deep earnestness he pleaded, "O Lord God, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy mighty hand; for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to Thy works, and according to Thy might? I pray Thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon" (Deuteronomy 3:24-27).
The answer was, "Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto Me of this matter. Get thee up into the top pf Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes; for thou shalt not go over this Jordan."
Without a murmur Moses submitted to the decree of God. (Patriarchs and Prophets, 462)
Reflection: What a disappointment Moses must have felt when he asked God to let him go into the promised land but God replied, "Speak no more unto Me of this matter." When Moses heard this he did not murmur or complain. Even in his great disappointment he would not let go of his Savior. Let us learn this most important lesson.
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