"Fear Not, Maintain Your Faith"

Deuteronomy 1:28 NLT

Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, "The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there-the descendants of Anak!"'

Deuteronomy 1:29-36 NLT

"But I said to you, 'Don't be shocked or afraid of them! 

30] The LORD your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt. 

31] And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.' 

32] "But even after all he did, you refused to trust the LORD your God, 

33] who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. 

34] "When the LORD heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore, 

35] 'Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, 

36] except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.'

Deuteronomy 1:37-40 NLT

"And the LORD was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, 'Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land! 

38] Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it. 

39] I will give the land to your little ones-your innocent children. You were afraid they would be captured, but they will be the ones who occupy it. 

40] As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.'

Numbers 20:1-13.

Numbers 20:1-6,8-13 NLT

In the first month of the year, the whole community of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. While they were there, Miriam died and was buried. 

2] There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. 

3] The people blamed Moses and said, "If only we had died in the LORD's presence with our brothers! 

4] Why have you brought the congregation of the LORD's people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock? 

5] Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!" 

6] Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to them, 

7 and the LORD said to Moses,

8] "You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to the rock over there, and it will pour out its water. You will provide enough water from the rock to satisfy the whole community and their livestock." 

9] So Moses did as he was told. He took the staff from the place where it was kept before the LORD. 

10] Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. "Listen, you rebels!" he shouted. "Must we bring you water from this rock?" 

11] Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill. 

12] But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!"

13] This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means "arguing") because there the people of Israel argued with the LORD, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.

2Ki 6:17  And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 

Song: King Jesus Will Roll All Your Burdens Away
by Kenneth Morris 1947
Pianist: Late Mrs. Loretta Ray
Singer: Marsha Singleton

Song:  "This Little Light of Mine" 

Reference Credits:

Edward G. Ivin, 1925 Ballad of America 

Harry Dixsin Loes, Arrangement,1940

John and Alan Lomax, Recording,1934

*Sung on this Episode with AdLibs. by Marsha Singleton

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Dictionary Reference:

AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
of the Old Testament
Additional materials in the dictionary were taken from The 
Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament by Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter (c) 2003 by AMG publishers. All Rights Reserved.

AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
of the New Testament
Additional materials in this dictionary were taken from the Complete Word Study Dictionary:  New Testament compiled by Spiros Zodhiates.
(c)1992 by AMG publishers. All Rights ...