Today’s Bible study explores the difference between belief as embracing God’s promise (God’s best) for your life vs. unbelief as rejecting God’s promise for your life while trying to create your own vision of life.
The context of the passage for Numbers 14:39-44 within chapter 13 and 14…
- God commanded Moses to send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which he was giving to the Israelites (13:1-2).
- 12 leaders from 12 tribes were chosen to explore the land (13:3-16).
- The object of the exploration was to learn about the condition of the land, the type of people living in the land, the type of protection for their towns, the productivity of soil, and to bring the fruit of the land (13:17-20).
- he account of their exploration (13:21-25).
Pick five people to read these sections 13:26-33 (two reports), 14:1-9 (Reactions to two reports); 14:10-19 (God’s first response & Moses’ intercessory prayer); 14:20-38 (God’s response to Moses’ prayer); 14:39-44 (People’s insincere confession and presumption)
In the table below, compare the responses from the majority, the minority and God
| … of the majority (10 spies and the people) | … of the minority (Joshua, Caleb, Moses and Aaron) | Differences | Differences in God’s responses to … | |
| Report | | reports | ||
| Reaction | | reactions | ||
| Faith or unbelief in God’s promise | Faith / unbelief to his promise |
God’s loving promise to give the land flowing with milk and honey was God’s best for the Israelites. Yet, we see the majority rejecting to get hold of God’s promise unlike Caleb and Joshua.
- What inspires you about Caleb and Joshua in how they insisted on going after God’s promise? What inspires you about Moses’ prayer?
- Where do you see the gospel in this story?
- What do you need to change in order to respond in faith to God’s promise, God’s best for you?
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