Good morning, everyone!
So today, I read Numbers 26-27.
And in today's reading, Moses takes another census of the people.
Which isn't terribly interesting to me, so I'll skip on to the last bit of chapter 27.
God tells Moses that it's time for him to join his brother Aaron (who died, if you remember).
Moses does not get to see the promised land because he hit that rock with his rod instead of speaking to it - disobedience to God.
So, Moses asks God to appoint a new leader before he goes, and God agrees.
God has Moses and Eleazar (Aaron's son) anoint Joshua, the son of Nun, as Moses' successor. And some of Moses' spirit rests on Joshua so that the people will obey him.
Now, if you remember, Joshua was one of the men sent to spy out the land they were supposed to conquer. But Joshua and Caleb were the only two who actually believed it could be conquered with God's help.
The rest of the Israelites rebelled. Literally. And then tried to take it anyway, after God said they wouldn't have favor there, and some of them died.
But anyway...Joshua is still a man of faith, and a great warrior, so he's God's choice for leading the people.
He's also going to do something awesome. Maybe you already know what it is. If not, I won't spoil it for you. You'll just have to keep reading.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Numbers 28-30.
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