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Moses is Forbidden to Enter the Promised Land “At that time I gave Joshua this charge:  ‘You have seen for yourself, everything the Lord, your God, has done to the two kings ( east of the Jordan River ).  He will do the same to all the kingdoms, on the west side of the Jordan.  Do not be afraid, of the nations there, for the Lord, your God, will fight for you.’  “At that time, I pleaded with the Lord and said,  ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun, to show your greatness, and the strength, of your hand, to me, your servant.  Is there any god, in heaven …or on earth, who can perform such great and mighty deeds, as You do, Lord?  Please, let me cross the Jordan, to see the wonderful land, on the other side, the beautiful hill country …and the Lebanon mountains.’  “But, the Lord was angry with me, because of you, and He would not listen to me.  ‘That’s enough!’ He declared. ‘Speak of it no more.  But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over th...

Offerings in the Promised Land The Lord said to Moses,  “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.  “When you arrive in the land, where I am taking you, and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set  some  aside, as a sacred offering to the Lord.  Present a cake, from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside, as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain, from the threshing floor.  Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering, to the Lord, each year, from the first of your ground flour.  “But suppose you, unintentionally, fail to carry out all these commands, that the Lord has given you, through Moses.  And suppose your descendants, in the future, fail to do everything, that the Lord has commanded, through Moses.  If the mistake was made unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull, for a burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma...

Twelve Scouts Explore Canaan The Lord now said to Moses,  “Send out men, to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites.  Send one leader, from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.”  So, Moses did as the Lord commanded him.  He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.  These were the tribes and the names of their leaders:  From Reuben, Shammua, son of Zaccur... From Simeon, Shaphat, son of Hori... From Judah, Caleb, son of Jephunneh… From Issachar, Igal, son of Joseph…  From Ephraim, Hoshea, son of Nun…  From Benjamin, Palti, son of Raphu... From Zebulun, Gaddiel, son of Sodi… From Manasseh, son of Joseph, Gaddi, son of Susi… From Dan, Ammiel, son of Gemalli…  From Asher, Sethur, son of Michael… From Naphtali, Nahbi, son of Vophsi… …and from Gad, Geuel, son of Maki. These are the names of the men, that Moses sent out, to explore the land.  (Moses called Hoshea s...