(TEXT : Deuteronomy 32:39-40)
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
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God will always be God and He will always have mercy on anyone He is well pleased with. When the whole world committed a great sin through a single man (Adam); the whole world needs just a greater mercy from God to take away their sins. And God did, by sending His precious one and only begotten Son (Jesus) for the atonement of the “great sin” of the world. If Jesus had not come as “Great Mercy of God” to plead for the sins of the world, the whole world would have been doomed. Even so, while we have the “Great Mercy of God” in our midst, the whole world still choose to humiliate Him and take the Great Mercy of God for granted. Sometimes, the world are desperate for Great Mercy of God for their great sins: however, in their hearts, souls, spirits and minds; they are far from following the will of God.
John 3:14-19 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
In addition, in the time of Moses, at first he was seen as a man that God speaks with “mouth to mouth;” and which God never stop enjoying the conversation and fellowship with him. Even though Moses was found in the midst of rebellion, disobedience, and stiffneck people; and with this pressure and frustration on daily basis this led Moses to commit GREAT SIN against God. Not that he wishes to commit this Great Sin, but when you mixed old win with the new win, the result sometimes will be useless, testless, and horrible.
Numbers 20:11-13 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
When you look at this history from verses 3-5: you will find in the account that it was the children of Israel that chode Moses and with this single act, this led to frustration and frustration led to “Great Sin” for Moses before God. I would think if God had to punish anybody on this account, it should be the children of Israel and not Moses. But very unfortunate, Moses had to pay dearly for the Great Sin, the children of God made him to commit. But do you know that God shown Moses His Great Mercy by not allowing him to entered into the promised land but take him to heaven by himself? Yes, He did! Simply because God knew that if this same man I have watched to lead this generations of my people from Egypt could be frustrating Moses every single day (in the land of Egypt) and throughout their journey in the wilderness, they will frustrate him even the more in the promised land, if he should entered with them. Not that this Great Sin can’t be forgiven by God, and of course, it has been forgiven (within God’s own mind); but allowing Moses to enter into the promised land with the children of rebellion, disobedience and stiffneck people: this will lead Moses to commit another terrible and great sin inside the promised land with all this people frustrating him day and night.
Exodus 2:12-14 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Numbers 12:6-8 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Finally, Deuteronomy 32:49-51 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
The sin striking the Rock the second time instead of speaking to it, as the Lord commanded, was actually a grievous sin. The Rock typified Christ, who would be smitten at Calvary and, from what He would do at the Cross, a life-giving stream would pour forth for thirsting humanity. To turn and strick the Rock again at a later time, in essence, spoiled the type, which, in effect, said that the Cross of Christ, regarding its Sacrifice, was insufficient. In other words, it was a repudiation of the Cross, which, no doubt, Moses did not intend to do. But nevertheless, it was done.
Deuteronomy 32:52 Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel.
However, Moses might not have made it to the promised land with the children of Israel, but he saw it ahead of them. And with proof and believe Moses GREAT SIN has seems to have obtained GREAT MERCY of God; and has been taken to Heaven even while the children of Israel are still wondering about in the promised land.
Matthew 17:1-3 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
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