Be Not Discouraged
Numbers 20
(A warning against discouragement)
I. Israel's trials and failures are set forth for our benefit. 1CO 10:5-12.
II. Numbers 20 is a concentrated period of melancholy for the church and its leaders.
A. In this chapter Moses (and Aaron) are denied access into the promised land.
B. In this chapter Miriam dies.
C. In this chapter Aaron her brother and the High Priest of Israel dies.
D. These three siblings are all noted as leaders in Israel's exodus. MIC 6:4.
III. The events of these pages occ...