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 Today we'll be reading from Numbers 27, verse 1 to 11, and Numbers 36, verse 1 to 13.

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! So if you need the church Bible, you can find them on either side of the stage or at the back.

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 So in the church Bible, our reading can be found on page 126 for Numbers 27, verse 1 to 11,

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 and page 134 to 135 for Numbers 36, verse 1 to 13. So we'll start with Numbers 27.

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 Let's listen and open our hearts to God's word for today.

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 Then drew near the daughters of Solophehad, the son of Hephaer, son of Gilead, son of Macher,

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 son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were

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 Malah, Noah, Hogla, Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest

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 and before the chiefs and all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,

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 Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves

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 together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin, and he had no sons.

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 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a

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 possession among our father's brothers. Moses brought their case before the Lord, and the Lord said to

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 Moses, The daughters of Solophehad are right. You should give them possession of an inheritance

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 among their father's brothers, and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. And you

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 shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his

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 inheritance to his daughter. And if he has no daughter, then you shall transfer his inheritance

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 to his brothers. And if he has no brothers, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his father's

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 brothers. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman

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 of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule,

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 as the Lord commanded Moses. Let's continue to Numbers 36.

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 The heads of the father's houses of the clan of the people of Gilead, the son of Macher, son of Manasseh,

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 from the clans of the people of Joseph came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs,

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 the heads of the father's houses of the people of Israel. They said, The Lord commanded my Lord

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 to give the land for inheritance by lot to the people of Israel. And my Lord commanded by the Lord

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 to give the inheritance of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters. But if they are married to any of

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 the sons of the other tribes of the people of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the

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 inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So it will be

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 taken away from the lot of our inheritance. And when the jubilee of the people of Israel comes,

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 then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry.

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 And their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

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 And Moses commanded the people of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the

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 people of Joseph is right. This is what the Lord commands concerning the daughter of Zelophehad.

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 Let them marry who they think is best. Only they shall marry within the clan of the tribe of their father.

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 The inheritance of the people of Israel shall not be transferred from one tribe to another.

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 For every one of the people of Israel shall hold on to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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 And every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the people of Israel shall be wife

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 to one of the clan of the tribe of her father, so that every one of the people of Israel may possess

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 the inheritance of his fathers. So no inheritance shall be transferred from one tribe to another.

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 For each of the tribes of the people of Israel shall hold on to its own inheritance.

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 The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses.

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 For Mala, Tirzah, Hogla, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad,

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 were married to sons of their father's brothers.

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 They were married into the clans of the people of Manasseh, the son of Joseph,

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 and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's clan.

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 These are the commandments and the rules that the Lord commanded through Moses

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 to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

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 Let us believe and respond to God's true and living word.

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 On button. Oh, yes. Hello.

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 Good morning, Watermark.

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 If you don't know me, my name is Oscar.

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 And if you do know me, my name is still Oscar.

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 That was an old Chris Thornton joke, if you know Chris.

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 I serve as one of the elders here at Watermark,

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 and I feel very privileged and honored to be sharing God's word with Watermark today.

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 Come join me. Let's pray as we dive into God's word.

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 Father God, Holy Spirit, Lord Jesus,

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 please come now and illuminate our hearts.

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 We don't want to hear my opinion or some ideas that I have.

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 We want to look at your word,

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 the word of the sovereign God of the universe.

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 Come speak to us, Lord.

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 I pray that as we receive your word and listen,

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 help us to understand,

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 help us to conceptualize,

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 help us to respond

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 as you desire us to, Lord.

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 May we come away here, Lord,

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 not just full of ideas and interesting thoughts,

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 not just with a pep talk or an encouraging word,

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 but changed by the power of God

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 through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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 May we adore Jesus and love him more today.

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 We give this time to you in your name. Amen.

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 If you spend even a little bit of time in church,

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 you would probably hear this word faith quite a bit.

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 Christians are people of faith is a common phrase.

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 We must live by faith is another.

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 If you're not a Christian here this morning,

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 maybe you're friends with Christians

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 and you've heard Christians say that

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 we must believe in Jesus.

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 But what does believing actually look like?

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 Is it just believing that Jesus existed

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 as a historical person?

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 And what does faith actually look like?

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 Today, we are in the seventh

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 out of an eight-part sermon series

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 on the book of Numbers,

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 the fourth book of the Bible.

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 Numbers is all about God rescuing his people

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 out of slavery in Egypt

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 and bringing them into the promised land,

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 the land flowing with milk and honey,

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 the land of Canaan.

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 But before entering the promised land,

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 Israel goes through a long journey

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 in the wilderness.

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 It's a striking illustration

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 of the Christian life.

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 Once, we too were slaves to sin.

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 But now God has rescued us,

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 given us a new life,

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 a new worldview,

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 a new hope,

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 a new future.

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 But before we get to glory,

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 before we see Jesus face to face

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 on that special day,

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 we too are wandering

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 and going through

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 our own little wilderness.

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 And that wilderness,

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 this journey,

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 has its ups and downs,

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 temptations and uncertainties,

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 brokenness and suffering.

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 And life often does feel like

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 being in the wilderness.

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 For some more background on numbers,

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 numbers can be broken down

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 into three sections.

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 The first section,

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 chapters 1 to 10,

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 is this epic buildup.

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 It's the bottom of the map there.

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 At Mount Sinai,

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 God speaks and provides

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 clear instructions for Israel

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 as to how to live well

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 with God and with each other

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 on the way to the journey,

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 on the way to Canaan,

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 the promised land.

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 The second section,

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 chapters 11 to 25,

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 Israel leaves Sinai

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 and is on the move.

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 And here,

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 we've seen story after story

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 of God's people rebelling

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 against Him,

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 complaining,

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 grumbling,

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 wanting to go back to Egypt,

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 outright rejecting God,

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 shaking their fist at God.

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 At the heart of it,

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 what drove this rebellion

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 was unbelief

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 in here,

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 in their heart.

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 Israel did not believe

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 in the promises of God.

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 And the third and final section

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 of Numbers

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 is from chapters 27 to 36.

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 And connecting the second

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 and the third sections

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 is a sort of bridge,

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 which is Numbers 26,

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 the second census.

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 We didn't read it today.

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 Right before today's reading.

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 And if you recall,

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 back in chapter 1,

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 the very beginning of Numbers,

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 God instructs Moses

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 to count every male

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 above the age of 20,

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 and that number came

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 to about 600,000,

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 including women and children.

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 Israel was about 2 million

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 at the beginning

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 of the journey

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 in the wilderness.

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 But by chapter 26,

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 about 38 years later,

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 most of the old generation

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 had died out

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 in the wilderness

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 because of their unbelief.

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 And so this second census

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 in Numbers 26

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 counts the new generation

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 of God's people.

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 And so as we look now

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 at this third and final section

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 of Numbers,

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 today and next week,

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 Israel has clocked in

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 close to 40 years

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 of desert wandering,

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 and now they stand

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 on the plains of Moab,

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 right on the border

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 of the promised land.

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 And now the big question is,

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 what will the new generation

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 be like?

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 Will they be a copy

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 of the old generation,

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 those with unbelieving

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 and hardened hearts,

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 whose bodies were buried

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 in the wilderness

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 because of unbelief?

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 It's kind of like

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 at the company you work at.

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 The old management

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 were not very good,

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 created a bad culture,

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 and they basically

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 ran the company

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 into the ground.

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 But fortunately,

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 they've retired,

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 and the new generation

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 has stepped up,

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 and now they're leading

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 the organization.

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 And the question is,

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 what will the new generation

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 be like?

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 So as we open

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 this third section

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 of Numbers,

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 we'll look at

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 these two passages

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 today that center around

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 these five daughters

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 of Zelophehad.

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 These two related stories

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 serve as bookends

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 of the third

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 and final section

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 of Numbers,

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 chapters 27 and 36.

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 This is a deliberate move

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 by the author of Numbers

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 to put a spotlight

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 on these women

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 as great examples

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 of the new generation.

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 In many ways,

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 these two passages

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 are mirror images

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 of one another,

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 with the first

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 leading to the second.

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 both passages

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 have three components.

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 First,

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 family members

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 from the tribe

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 of Joseph

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 approach Moses

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 with a petition

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 related to land inheritance.

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 Second,

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 God, through Moses,

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 responds and agrees

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 with both petitions.

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 And then third,

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 after granting

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 each petition,

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 God codifies

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 these rulings

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 into permanent

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 statutes and rules.

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 Kind of like God

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 uses these examples

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 as case law.

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 Let's look at

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 these passages now.

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 In the first one,

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 number 27,

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 the five daughters

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 of Zelophehad,

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 Machla, Noah,

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 Hogla, Milcah,

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 and Terza,

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 approach Moses

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 with their petition.

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 Let's look at our Bibles

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 in chapter 27,

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 verses 3 and 4.

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 They say,

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 Our father died

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 in the wilderness.

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 He was not among

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 the company of those

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 who gathered themselves

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 together against the Lord

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 in the company of Korah,

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 but died for his own sin.

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 And he had no sons.

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 Why should the name

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 of our father

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 be taken away

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 from his clan

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 because he had no son?

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 Give to us

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 possession

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 among our father's brothers.

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 Our father has died.

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 He wasn't part

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 of that particular group

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 led by Korah

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 that shook their fist

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 against God,

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 rose up against God,

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 and as a consequence,

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 the ground swallowed them up

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 and they were buried

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 right away.

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 But we admit,

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 our father was

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 of the old generation

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 who did not believe

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 in the promises of God.

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 He did not believe

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 that God would bring us

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 into the promised land,

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 and because of

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 father's unbelief,

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 he died in the wilderness.

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 But we're not like

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 our father's generation.

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 We believe

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 in the promises of God,

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 that God will carry us

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 into the promised land.

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 The daughters believed,

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 but something was

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 in their way,

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 and this was the catalyst

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 that drove their petition.

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 Again,

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 part of the reason

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 for the second census

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 in the previous chapter

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 was so that

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 land could be allocated

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 according to the size

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 of each tribe.

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 Larger tribes

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 were allocated

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 a bigger amount of land,

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 and smaller tribes

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 were allocated

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 a smaller amount of land.

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 But because Israel

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 was not yet

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 in the promised land,

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 land inheritance laws

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 were still being worked through.

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 More clarity

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 was still needed

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 as to how the laws

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 would be implemented

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 as they were still theoretical

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 and not yet put

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 into a real-life scenario.

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 It's like when we first

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 considered moving here

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 to, moving Watermark

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 here to Viva.

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 We began some

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 preliminary discussions

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 with our landlord

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 on preliminary terms

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 by which we may move here,

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 but nothing was finalized

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 nor legalized

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 until we signed

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 a tenancy agreement.

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 And so when the five daughters

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 approached Moses

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 and Israel's leaders

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 in the current draft

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 understanding

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 of land inheritance laws,

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 only sons would share

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 in land inheritance.

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 The expectation

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 was that daughters

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 would marry

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 into land ownership

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 if they got married

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 on their husband's side.

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 Now the five daughters

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 did not have a problem

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 with this.

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 What their petition

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 was about

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 related specifically

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 to their own family.

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 Our father has died

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 because he has no sons.

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 Our father's allocated land,

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 the land allocated to him

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 as his inheritance

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 will now go to his brothers

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 and our father's descendants.

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 us,

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 and if we get married,

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 possibly our children

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 and our children's children

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 and so on and so forth,

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 our descendants,

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 we will lose

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 our inheritance forever.

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 Imagine your parents,

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 they have a treasured heirloom,

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 maybe a piece of jewelry

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 or a watch,

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 you know,

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 that Patac Philippe commercial

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 where you've got to hand

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 that thing down.

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 Your parents give that to you

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 and they say,

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 pass it down to your children,

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 which you want to do,

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 you want to pass it down

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 for many generations to come

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 but somehow you lose it.

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 Moses brings the petition

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 to God

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 and amazingly,

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 God responds.

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 Can you imagine,

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 you think about that,

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 God responds

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 to the petition

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 directly.

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 The daughters of Zelophehad

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 are right.

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 You shall give them

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 an inheritance.

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 Transfer the inheritance

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 of their father

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 to them.

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 And then in the next

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 three verses,

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 8 to 11,

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 God takes this case study

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 and commands it

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 into permanent law

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 for all Israel

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 going forward.

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 The man dies,

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 has no sons,

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 inheritance goes to daughters.

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 Has no daughters,

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 goes to his brothers.

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 No brothers,

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 goes to his uncle

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 and so on and so forth.

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 Now we get to chapter 36

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 and this is where

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 it gets a bit spicy.

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 The statue and rule

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 that God had just

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 put in place

00:16:57.959 --> 00:16:58.639
 where daughters

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 would inherit land

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 if the father

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 had no sons

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 has caused a stir

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 among other members

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 of the family,

00:17:06.460 --> 00:17:06.879
 other members

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 of the tribe.

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 In chapter 36,

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 the members

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 of the clan of Gilead

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 who are likely

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 the second cousins

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 of the five daughters,

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 they approach Moses.

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 They're also part

00:17:22.839 --> 00:17:24.319
 of the new generation

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 and they approach Moses

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 with their own petition.

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 Look at chapters 36

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 verses 2 and 4.

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 Essentially,

00:17:34.859 --> 00:17:35.659
 they come and they say,

00:17:35.759 --> 00:17:36.579
 if our second cousins,

00:17:36.779 --> 00:17:37.679
 these five daughters,

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 if they marry men

00:17:38.839 --> 00:17:40.319
 in another tribe,

00:17:40.379 --> 00:17:41.079
 the tribe of Judah,

00:17:41.159 --> 00:17:41.759
 a different tribe,

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 then that land

00:17:42.779 --> 00:17:43.299
 which was supposed

00:17:43.299 --> 00:17:44.079
 to be ours

00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:44.819
 for our tribe

00:17:44.819 --> 00:17:45.279
 to inherit,

00:17:45.379 --> 00:17:46.159
 the tribe of Joseph,

00:17:46.619 --> 00:17:47.899
 that would be transferred

00:17:47.900 --> 00:17:49.240
 to a different tribe

00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:50.480
 and our tribe's

00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:51.240
 land ownership

00:17:51.240 --> 00:17:52.660
 over a long period

00:17:52.660 --> 00:17:53.640
 of time will shrink.

00:17:56.019 --> 00:17:56.880
 What happens?

00:17:57.500 --> 00:17:57.940
 Again,

00:17:58.040 --> 00:17:58.640
 God responds,

00:17:58.740 --> 00:17:59.280
 verse 5,

00:17:59.980 --> 00:18:00.840
 the tribe of the people

00:18:00.840 --> 00:18:01.820
 of Joseph is right.

00:18:02.700 --> 00:18:03.460
 The five daughters

00:18:03.460 --> 00:18:04.060
 can marry

00:18:04.060 --> 00:18:05.220
 whom they think best.

00:18:06.100 --> 00:18:07.060
 Only they shall marry

00:18:07.060 --> 00:18:07.800
 within the clan

00:18:07.800 --> 00:18:08.440
 of the tribe

00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:09.560
 of their father.

00:18:10.860 --> 00:18:11.759
 And then God goes on

00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:12.380
 and commands this

00:18:12.380 --> 00:18:12.980
 into a rule

00:18:12.980 --> 00:18:13.720
 and statute.

00:18:15.140 --> 00:18:15.380
 Okay,

00:18:15.740 --> 00:18:16.380
 everyone with me?

00:18:16.500 --> 00:18:17.100
 That was a lot of narrative.

00:18:17.900 --> 00:18:18.100
 No?

00:18:18.840 --> 00:18:19.720
 So does like confused?

00:18:19.900 --> 00:18:20.100
 Sorry.

00:18:21.019 --> 00:18:21.340
 Chat later.

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 So what does this,

00:18:24.620 --> 00:18:25.560
 what does all this narrative

00:18:25.560 --> 00:18:26.259
 tell us

00:18:26.259 --> 00:18:27.940
 about the new generation?

00:18:28.140 --> 00:18:28.960
 What does this tell us

00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:30.259
 about the new generation?

00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:32.880
 They had faith.

00:18:34.540 --> 00:18:35.580
 They believed God

00:18:35.580 --> 00:18:36.840
 would honor his promise

00:18:36.840 --> 00:18:38.040
 and deliver them

00:18:38.040 --> 00:18:38.740
 into the land.

00:18:39.120 --> 00:18:40.720
 That is why in faith

00:18:40.720 --> 00:18:42.480
 they asked for an inheritance.

00:18:44.500 --> 00:18:45.380
 Let's compare them

00:18:45.380 --> 00:18:46.380
 to the old generation.

00:18:46.380 --> 00:18:49.140
 Back in chapter 11,

00:18:49.740 --> 00:18:50.540
 what happened back then?

00:18:51.340 --> 00:18:51.860
 They grumbled

00:18:51.860 --> 00:18:53.180
 and complained

00:18:53.180 --> 00:18:55.300
 for they hated

00:18:55.300 --> 00:18:55.880
 the manna

00:18:55.880 --> 00:18:56.760
 that God provided.

00:18:57.360 --> 00:18:57.700
 They preferred

00:18:57.700 --> 00:18:58.360
 the combination

00:18:58.360 --> 00:18:59.100
 of slavery

00:18:59.100 --> 00:18:59.840
 plus cucumbers

00:18:59.840 --> 00:19:00.580
 versus freedom

00:19:00.580 --> 00:19:01.220
 plus manna.

00:19:02.160 --> 00:19:02.840
 Chapter 14,

00:19:02.940 --> 00:19:03.240
 when they heard

00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:04.320
 about giants in Canaan,

00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:05.040
 they cried out,

00:19:05.160 --> 00:19:05.380
 God,

00:19:05.460 --> 00:19:05.940
 why would God

00:19:05.940 --> 00:19:07.240
 take us out of Egypt

00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:08.020
 just to kill us

00:19:08.020 --> 00:19:08.560
 in the desert?

00:19:10.420 --> 00:19:11.220
 Chapter 16,

00:19:12.340 --> 00:19:12.740
 the men,

00:19:12.840 --> 00:19:13.440
 led by Korah,

00:19:13.480 --> 00:19:13.960
 they rose up,

00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:14.860
 they shook their fist

00:19:14.860 --> 00:19:15.539
 against God.

00:19:15.940 --> 00:19:16.220
 They wanted

00:19:16.220 --> 00:19:17.380
 to overthrow Moses.

00:19:19.420 --> 00:19:20.200
 In spite of all

00:19:20.200 --> 00:19:21.180
 God had done for them,

00:19:21.340 --> 00:19:21.840
 rescuing them

00:19:21.840 --> 00:19:22.539
 from slavery,

00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:23.140
 sustaining them

00:19:23.140 --> 00:19:23.600
 in the wilderness,

00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:24.819
 they did not believe

00:19:24.819 --> 00:19:25.920
 that God would honor

00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:27.059
 his promise.

00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:28.620
 You see,

00:19:28.660 --> 00:19:29.500
 the old generation,

00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:32.019
 they had no faith.

00:19:33.360 --> 00:19:34.380
 And this is in spite

00:19:34.380 --> 00:19:34.880
 of the fact

00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:36.160
 that they were Israelites,

00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:38.019
 covenant members

00:19:38.019 --> 00:19:39.980
 of God's chosen people,

00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:42.940
 descendants of Abraham,

00:19:42.940 --> 00:19:43.840
 God's friend,

00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:45.320
 circumcised.

00:19:46.180 --> 00:19:47.000
 On the surface,

00:19:47.140 --> 00:19:47.860
 they looked pretty good.

00:19:49.140 --> 00:19:49.740
 If you asked,

00:19:50.000 --> 00:19:50.640
 they would have said,

00:19:50.740 --> 00:19:50.860
 yeah,

00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:51.900
 we're people of faith.

00:19:53.420 --> 00:19:54.620
 But numbers shows us

00:19:54.620 --> 00:19:55.900
 the old generation

00:19:55.900 --> 00:19:57.680
 had no faith.

00:19:59.740 --> 00:20:00.440
 It's a mirror

00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:01.320
 into our own lives.

00:20:02.480 --> 00:20:03.460
 We can attend church,

00:20:04.080 --> 00:20:04.740
 join a CG,

00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:05.799
 even read the Bible

00:20:05.799 --> 00:20:06.559
 and pray.

00:20:08.279 --> 00:20:09.140
 And when the sun

00:20:09.140 --> 00:20:09.820
 is shining high,

00:20:09.920 --> 00:20:11.220
 when we're making money,

00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:12.680
 getting married,

00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:13.400
 having children,

00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:14.620
 when our health is good,

00:20:15.140 --> 00:20:15.420
 yeah,

00:20:16.180 --> 00:20:18.019
 we believe God is good.

00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:20.380
 But in the wilderness,

00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:23.019
 when life gets uncomfortable,

00:20:23.860 --> 00:20:24.759
 and it always does

00:20:24.759 --> 00:20:25.519
 at some point,

00:20:25.880 --> 00:20:26.880
 when storms come

00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:27.440
 and the future

00:20:27.440 --> 00:20:28.360
 is a bit cloudy,

00:20:29.000 --> 00:20:30.779
 we too may be

00:20:30.779 --> 00:20:31.980
 full of unbelief.

00:20:32.660 --> 00:20:33.840
 We too may realize

00:20:33.840 --> 00:20:35.880
 we actually have no faith.

00:20:37.600 --> 00:20:38.539
 But here we have

00:20:38.539 --> 00:20:39.740
 these five young women

00:20:39.740 --> 00:20:41.340
 of the new generation,

00:20:41.339 --> 00:20:43.519
 women of great faith

00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:44.500
 as they held on

00:20:44.500 --> 00:20:46.139
 to the promises of God

00:20:46.139 --> 00:20:47.379
 and looked to their inheritance.

00:20:48.879 --> 00:20:50.559
 But faith is not

00:20:50.559 --> 00:20:53.059
 just some passive idea.

00:20:54.059 --> 00:20:55.679
 They didn't just sit back

00:20:55.679 --> 00:20:57.079
 and observe and wait.

00:20:58.039 --> 00:20:59.059
 Faith is active.

00:20:59.679 --> 00:21:00.759
 They took steps forward.

00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:03.640
 So what were some marks

00:21:03.640 --> 00:21:04.319
 or signs

00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:05.759
 of their faith?

00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:07.900
 Remember,

00:21:08.799 --> 00:21:09.619
 at this very point

00:21:09.619 --> 00:21:10.079
 in Numbers,

00:21:10.519 --> 00:21:11.539
 Israel is camped

00:21:11.539 --> 00:21:12.619
 on the plains of Moab,

00:21:12.940 --> 00:21:14.079
 still in the wilderness,

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.640
 and as she looks

00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:16.339
 into Canaan,

00:21:16.480 --> 00:21:17.420
 those giant enemies

00:21:17.420 --> 00:21:18.559
 are still there.

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 And these are not like

00:21:20.200 --> 00:21:21.559
 the giants

00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:22.480
 from the movie Shrek.

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 The Bible describes

00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:25.160
 in detail

00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:25.819
 the weakness

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 and the violence

00:21:27.539 --> 00:21:28.779
 of the people

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 of Canaan.

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 They would burn

00:21:30.779 --> 00:21:31.680
 their own children

00:21:31.680 --> 00:21:33.019
 as sacrifices

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 to their false gods.

00:21:35.700 --> 00:21:36.659
 Only by the hand

00:21:36.659 --> 00:21:37.559
 of the sovereign God

00:21:37.559 --> 00:21:38.399
 could Israel

00:21:38.399 --> 00:21:39.799
 defeat her enemies.

00:21:40.899 --> 00:21:41.379
 And yet,

00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:42.500
 she couldn't just

00:21:42.500 --> 00:21:43.119
 stand still.

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 The new generation

00:21:45.500 --> 00:21:46.980
 would have to go in

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 and take the land.

00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:50.420
 The men of Israel

00:21:50.420 --> 00:21:51.960
 had to physically move in

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 and face their enemies.

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 And to do all this,

00:21:54.859 --> 00:21:55.539
 all those

00:21:55.539 --> 00:21:56.680
 in the new generation,

00:21:57.200 --> 00:21:58.480
 including the five daughters

00:21:58.480 --> 00:21:59.319
 of Zelophehad,

00:21:59.539 --> 00:22:00.359
 had to have

00:22:00.359 --> 00:22:01.339
 great courage.

00:22:03.259 --> 00:22:03.960
 But the daughters

00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:04.779
 also needed courage

00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:06.119
 not just to enter Canaan,

00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:08.159
 but to face Moses

00:22:08.159 --> 00:22:10.200
 and their own people

00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:11.039
 as well.

00:22:12.460 --> 00:22:13.420
 Remember the challenge

00:22:13.420 --> 00:22:13.799
 at home?

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 Their father's inheritance

00:22:15.379 --> 00:22:16.519
 would go to their uncles.

00:22:17.139 --> 00:22:17.740
 The daughters

00:22:17.740 --> 00:22:18.700
 and their descendants

00:22:18.700 --> 00:22:20.000
 would lose their inheritance

00:22:20.000 --> 00:22:20.500
 forever.

00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:22.960
 Can you imagine

00:22:22.960 --> 00:22:24.680
 being in their situation?

00:22:25.539 --> 00:22:26.319
 They were not like

00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:27.200
 the older generation

00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:28.639
 who died for their unbelief.

00:22:29.019 --> 00:22:29.619
 The daughters,

00:22:30.159 --> 00:22:31.039
 they were faithful

00:22:31.039 --> 00:22:31.819
 young ladies.

00:22:31.980 --> 00:22:32.779
 They believed God

00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.579
 would carry them

00:22:33.579 --> 00:22:34.720
 into the land.

00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:35.799
 They wanted to safeguard

00:22:35.799 --> 00:22:36.659
 their inheritance

00:22:36.659 --> 00:22:38.559
 for generations to come.

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 That's why they asked

00:22:39.659 --> 00:22:40.359
 for a possession.

00:22:41.420 --> 00:22:42.539
 But life is complicated

00:22:42.539 --> 00:22:44.139
 and this obstacle

00:22:44.139 --> 00:22:44.879
 is now standing

00:22:44.879 --> 00:22:45.519
 in their way.

00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:48.339
 And so they took

00:22:48.339 --> 00:22:50.079
 a bold and courageous step

00:22:50.079 --> 00:22:52.500
 in front of all God's people

00:22:52.500 --> 00:22:54.200
 and directly to God's

00:22:54.200 --> 00:22:55.980
 chosen representative,

00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:56.940
 Moses.

00:22:57.440 --> 00:22:58.500
 Not just any leader.

00:22:59.880 --> 00:23:01.019
 Remember in Numbers 12,

00:23:01.539 --> 00:23:02.039
 God said,

00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:04.220
 to prophets,

00:23:04.380 --> 00:23:06.220
 I make myself known to them

00:23:06.220 --> 00:23:07.579
 in a vision or in a dream,

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 but not with Moses.

00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:10.619
 With Moses,

00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:12.539
 I speak mouth to mouth,

00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:13.339
 clearly,

00:23:13.880 --> 00:23:14.700
 not in riddles,

00:23:15.259 --> 00:23:16.599
 and he beholds

00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:18.039
 the form of the Lord.

00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:20.440
 In my very first job

00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:21.379
 when I was 23 years old,

00:23:22.099 --> 00:23:22.920
 I met the CEO

00:23:22.920 --> 00:23:23.539
 of the bank

00:23:23.539 --> 00:23:24.259
 that I worked at

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:26.420
 and I met him

00:23:26.420 --> 00:23:26.920
 and shook his hand.

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 I didn't ask him

00:23:27.379 --> 00:23:28.279
 for any land or anything.

00:23:28.819 --> 00:23:29.799
 I was so nervous

00:23:29.799 --> 00:23:30.379
 meeting him.

00:23:31.200 --> 00:23:31.980
 The daughters were meeting

00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:33.519
 God's appointed CEO

00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:36.319
 and yet they approached Moses.

00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:38.379
 Give to us a possession

00:23:38.379 --> 00:23:40.359
 among our father's brothers.

00:23:42.059 --> 00:23:43.079
 What is your reaction

00:23:43.079 --> 00:23:44.159
 to the petition

00:23:44.159 --> 00:23:44.839
 by the daughters?

00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:46.980
 Do they seem

00:23:46.980 --> 00:23:48.700
 greedy?

00:23:49.519 --> 00:23:50.240
 Self-centered?

00:23:50.759 --> 00:23:51.319
 Should they read

00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:51.920
 the room better?

00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:53.339
 How dare they question

00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:55.220
 God's prophet Moses?

00:23:56.640 --> 00:23:57.180
 Or,

00:23:57.799 --> 00:23:58.440
 are they taking

00:23:58.440 --> 00:24:00.440
 a bold and courageous step

00:24:00.440 --> 00:24:01.740
 to grab hold

00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:02.940
 of what God

00:24:02.940 --> 00:24:03.900
 had promised them?

00:24:05.259 --> 00:24:05.799
 To grab hold

00:24:05.799 --> 00:24:06.220
 of what God

00:24:06.220 --> 00:24:07.420
 had promised their family,

00:24:07.579 --> 00:24:08.140
 their clan,

00:24:08.299 --> 00:24:09.240
 their tribe?

00:24:09.539 --> 00:24:10.539
 Are they stepping out

00:24:10.539 --> 00:24:11.700
 at great risk

00:24:11.700 --> 00:24:13.680
 of being rebuked

00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:14.400
 by Moses

00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:15.680
 and Israel's leaders

00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:16.299
 to take hold

00:24:16.299 --> 00:24:17.000
 of the promise

00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:18.039
 that God made

00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:19.779
 to Israel's forefathers?

00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:22.740
 As a brief aside,

00:24:23.659 --> 00:24:24.200
 isn't this

00:24:24.200 --> 00:24:26.879
 a wonderful illustration

00:24:26.879 --> 00:24:27.599
 that in the Bible

00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:28.759
 women

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:30.019
 and young women

00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:30.619
 at that

00:24:30.619 --> 00:24:31.579
 could petition

00:24:31.579 --> 00:24:32.599
 God directly

00:24:32.599 --> 00:24:35.879
 bypassing

00:24:35.879 --> 00:24:37.059
 social norms

00:24:37.059 --> 00:24:38.119
 where in ancient times

00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:38.879
 and perhaps

00:24:38.879 --> 00:24:39.460
 even today,

00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:40.700
 women would have

00:24:40.700 --> 00:24:41.419
 to keep quiet

00:24:41.419 --> 00:24:42.339
 or perhaps go

00:24:42.339 --> 00:24:43.519
 through a clan member

00:24:43.519 --> 00:24:44.359
 or a tribe member

00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:45.700
 and not go directly

00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.700
 to God

00:24:46.700 --> 00:24:47.379
 through Moses?

00:24:48.259 --> 00:24:49.279
 I think it's a very

00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:50.940
 encouraging word today

00:24:50.940 --> 00:24:51.960
 for the ladies

00:24:51.960 --> 00:24:52.599
 at Watermark.

00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:53.639
 Your voice is important.

00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:55.740
 The five daughters

00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:56.480
 took that step.

00:24:57.160 --> 00:24:57.720
 They didn't grumble.

00:24:57.839 --> 00:24:58.779
 They didn't complain.

00:24:58.980 --> 00:24:59.599
 They didn't feel

00:24:59.599 --> 00:25:00.420
 sorry for themselves.

00:25:00.779 --> 00:25:01.119
 They didn't try

00:25:01.119 --> 00:25:01.819
 to overthrow

00:25:01.819 --> 00:25:03.279
 the leadership of Moses.

00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:04.599
 They did not shake

00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:05.399
 their fist at God.

00:25:06.019 --> 00:25:06.759
 They believed

00:25:06.759 --> 00:25:07.299
 in the promises

00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:07.819
 of God

00:25:07.819 --> 00:25:08.279
 and they took

00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:08.839
 an active

00:25:08.839 --> 00:25:09.779
 and risky step

00:25:09.779 --> 00:25:10.399
 and that took

00:25:10.399 --> 00:25:12.259
 some serious courage

00:25:12.259 --> 00:25:14.019
 because one mark

00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:14.579
 of faith

00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:15.819
 is courage.

00:25:16.899 --> 00:25:17.519
 Throughout the Bible,

00:25:17.660 --> 00:25:18.299
 every individual

00:25:18.299 --> 00:25:18.859
 who labored

00:25:18.859 --> 00:25:19.859
 for God

00:25:19.859 --> 00:25:21.240
 exhibited

00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:24.059
 faith-led courage.

00:25:24.059 --> 00:25:25.259
 Moses

00:25:25.259 --> 00:25:26.399
 leading God's people

00:25:26.399 --> 00:25:27.859
 out of Egypt.

00:25:28.480 --> 00:25:28.839
 Ruth

00:25:28.839 --> 00:25:29.700
 caring for her

00:25:29.700 --> 00:25:30.179
 mother-in-law

00:25:30.179 --> 00:25:30.859
 Naomi

00:25:30.859 --> 00:25:31.940
 in a foreign land.

00:25:32.919 --> 00:25:33.200
 How about

00:25:33.200 --> 00:25:33.759
 all the disciples

00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.339
 of Jesus

00:25:34.339 --> 00:25:36.000
 following him

00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:36.599
 amidst

00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:37.599
 great persecution?

00:25:39.579 --> 00:25:40.299
 How about

00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:40.579
 for you?

00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:42.039
 How about

00:25:42.039 --> 00:25:42.519
 for you today?

00:25:43.179 --> 00:25:43.960
 Where is God

00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:44.679
 calling you

00:25:44.679 --> 00:25:46.019
 to act

00:25:46.019 --> 00:25:47.480
 with faith-driven

00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:48.119
 courage?

00:25:49.539 --> 00:25:50.419
 At work?

00:25:51.480 --> 00:25:52.000
 Standing up

00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:53.139
 against unethical

00:25:53.140 --> 00:25:54.259
 business practices?

00:25:55.940 --> 00:25:56.680
 Speaking up

00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:57.160
 to protect

00:25:57.160 --> 00:25:57.860
 those who are

00:25:57.860 --> 00:25:58.240
 oppressed

00:25:58.240 --> 00:25:58.640
 that can't

00:25:58.640 --> 00:25:58.940
 speak up

00:25:58.940 --> 00:25:59.420
 for themselves?

00:26:01.100 --> 00:26:02.120
 Sharing the gospel

00:26:02.120 --> 00:26:02.700
 even though

00:26:02.700 --> 00:26:03.360
 we don't know

00:26:03.360 --> 00:26:04.259
 how our friend

00:26:04.259 --> 00:26:05.440
 or loved one

00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:06.580
 will respond?

00:26:08.600 --> 00:26:08.800
 See,

00:26:08.860 --> 00:26:09.259
 one mark

00:26:09.259 --> 00:26:09.820
 of faith

00:26:09.820 --> 00:26:11.340
 is courage.

00:26:12.820 --> 00:26:13.500
 What is another

00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:14.340
 mark of faith?

00:26:15.820 --> 00:26:16.160
 Well,

00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:16.600
 in the second

00:26:16.600 --> 00:26:17.060
 passage

00:26:17.060 --> 00:26:18.840
 in chapter 36,

00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:19.620
 it's now

00:26:19.620 --> 00:26:20.240
 the second

00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:21.160
 cousin's turn

00:26:21.160 --> 00:26:21.960
 to make

00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:22.520
 their petition.

00:26:23.140 --> 00:26:24.140
 They petition.

00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:25.200
 God agrees

00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:25.540
 with it.

00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:26.960
 And in verse 6,

00:26:27.140 --> 00:26:28.020
 God commands

00:26:28.020 --> 00:26:28.400
 the daughters

00:26:28.400 --> 00:26:29.080
 of Zelophehad.

00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:30.140
 You can marry

00:26:30.140 --> 00:26:30.580
 whom you think

00:26:30.580 --> 00:26:31.060
 best,

00:26:31.740 --> 00:26:32.440
 but your husband

00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:33.320
 must be

00:26:33.320 --> 00:26:33.800
 of the same

00:26:33.800 --> 00:26:34.259
 clan

00:26:34.259 --> 00:26:35.520
 as your father.

00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:36.640
 No more

00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:36.980
 marrying

00:26:36.980 --> 00:26:37.660
 outside your

00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:38.060
 tribe.

00:26:39.380 --> 00:26:39.960
 I wonder

00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:40.440
 if the daughters

00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:41.000
 struggled

00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:42.040
 with this

00:26:42.040 --> 00:26:42.520
 command,

00:26:43.120 --> 00:26:43.560
 given the

00:26:43.560 --> 00:26:43.860
 pool of

00:26:43.860 --> 00:26:44.180
 potential

00:26:44.180 --> 00:26:44.840
 husbands

00:26:44.840 --> 00:26:45.800
 would have

00:26:45.800 --> 00:26:46.280
 been diminished

00:26:46.280 --> 00:26:46.860
 quite a bit.

00:26:47.660 --> 00:26:48.140
 The math

00:26:48.140 --> 00:26:49.000
 looked a lot

00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:49.380
 worse.

00:26:49.820 --> 00:26:50.320
 11 out of

00:26:50.320 --> 00:26:51.120
 12 tribes

00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:51.799
 were no

00:26:51.799 --> 00:26:52.179
 longer

00:26:52.179 --> 00:26:52.659
 in the

00:26:52.659 --> 00:26:52.899
 pool.

00:26:54.479 --> 00:26:54.759
 Well,

00:26:55.259 --> 00:26:55.759
 how do

00:26:55.759 --> 00:26:56.339
 they respond?

00:26:57.419 --> 00:26:57.779
 In verse

00:26:57.779 --> 00:26:58.099
 10,

00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.339
 the daughters

00:26:59.339 --> 00:27:00.000
 of Zelophehad

00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:00.919
 did as the

00:27:00.919 --> 00:27:01.779
 Lord commanded

00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:02.199
 Moses.

00:27:03.339 --> 00:27:03.799
 They lived

00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:04.219
 out their

00:27:04.219 --> 00:27:04.659
 faith

00:27:04.659 --> 00:27:05.819
 by obeying

00:27:05.819 --> 00:27:06.559
 God's command

00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:07.919
 so that

00:27:07.919 --> 00:27:09.359
 the land

00:27:09.359 --> 00:27:09.879
 that they

00:27:09.879 --> 00:27:10.619
 would inherit

00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:11.099
 would remain

00:27:11.099 --> 00:27:11.819
 not just

00:27:11.819 --> 00:27:12.379
 within their

00:27:12.379 --> 00:27:13.119
 own family

00:27:13.119 --> 00:27:13.739
 but within

00:27:13.739 --> 00:27:14.479
 their own

00:27:14.479 --> 00:27:15.299
 tribe.

00:27:15.299 --> 00:27:16.500
 and through

00:27:16.500 --> 00:27:16.839
 their

00:27:16.839 --> 00:27:18.339
 faith-led

00:27:18.339 --> 00:27:19.200
 obedience,

00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.639
 their tribe

00:27:20.639 --> 00:27:21.000
 would be

00:27:21.000 --> 00:27:21.539
 blessed

00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:22.279
 with

00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:22.899
 inheritance

00:27:22.899 --> 00:27:24.220
 from God

00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:24.980
 for many,

00:27:25.139 --> 00:27:25.399
 many,

00:27:25.399 --> 00:27:26.180
 many generations

00:27:26.180 --> 00:27:26.779
 to come

00:27:26.779 --> 00:27:29.180
 because a

00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:29.539
 mark of

00:27:29.539 --> 00:27:29.859
 faith

00:27:29.859 --> 00:27:31.099
 is obedience.

00:27:32.919 --> 00:27:33.079
 Well,

00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:33.299
 let's be

00:27:33.299 --> 00:27:33.599
 honest.

00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:35.180
 It's tough

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.539
 to obey

00:27:35.539 --> 00:27:35.819
 God,

00:27:35.879 --> 00:27:36.220
 isn't it?

00:27:36.899 --> 00:27:37.200
 It's just

00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:37.419
 me.

00:27:38.379 --> 00:27:38.879
 It's just

00:27:38.879 --> 00:27:39.039
 me,

00:27:39.099 --> 00:27:39.339
 I think.

00:27:40.099 --> 00:27:40.480
 I used

00:27:40.480 --> 00:27:40.720
 to think

00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:41.139
 that obeying

00:27:41.139 --> 00:27:41.480
 God was

00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:41.839
 like getting

00:27:41.839 --> 00:27:42.740
 handcuffed

00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:44.019
 versus

00:27:44.019 --> 00:27:44.579
 experiencing

00:27:44.579 --> 00:27:45.079
 freedom.

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:46.339
 Following

00:27:46.339 --> 00:27:46.919
 the world's

00:27:46.919 --> 00:27:47.279
 gospel,

00:27:48.159 --> 00:27:48.440
 you know,

00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:48.899
 in the short

00:27:48.899 --> 00:27:49.379
 term at least,

00:27:49.460 --> 00:27:49.799
 it's a lot

00:27:49.799 --> 00:27:50.159
 easier.

00:27:51.119 --> 00:27:51.339
 It's much

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:51.819
 more attractive.

00:27:53.399 --> 00:27:53.839
 But what I've

00:27:53.839 --> 00:27:54.319
 been learning

00:27:54.319 --> 00:27:54.720
 through many

00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:55.859
 mistakes and

00:27:55.859 --> 00:27:56.379
 lessons over

00:27:56.379 --> 00:27:56.980
 the years is

00:27:56.980 --> 00:27:57.599
 that what may

00:27:57.599 --> 00:27:58.240
 seem like a

00:27:58.240 --> 00:27:59.740
 limitation is

00:27:59.740 --> 00:28:00.419
 actually the

00:28:00.419 --> 00:28:01.099
 path to

00:28:01.099 --> 00:28:01.440
 blessing.

00:28:02.240 --> 00:28:02.659
 And I don't

00:28:02.659 --> 00:28:03.359
 just mean

00:28:03.359 --> 00:28:04.359
 material,

00:28:04.559 --> 00:28:04.799
 physical

00:28:04.799 --> 00:28:05.259
 blessing.

00:28:06.279 --> 00:28:06.740
 The numbers,

00:28:06.879 --> 00:28:07.519
 everything God

00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:08.220
 commanded Israel

00:28:08.220 --> 00:28:08.659
 to do,

00:28:08.899 --> 00:28:09.740
 wasn't because

00:28:09.740 --> 00:28:10.240
 God wanted

00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:10.500
 to put

00:28:10.500 --> 00:28:11.339
 handcuffs on

00:28:11.339 --> 00:28:11.500
 her.

00:28:12.299 --> 00:28:12.859
 God wanted

00:28:12.859 --> 00:28:14.000
 Israel to

00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:15.059
 stay on

00:28:15.059 --> 00:28:15.819
 course in

00:28:15.819 --> 00:28:16.339
 the wilderness

00:28:16.339 --> 00:28:17.440
 so that they

00:28:17.440 --> 00:28:18.019
 would get to

00:28:18.019 --> 00:28:18.859
 their destination,

00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:20.200
 their inheritance,

00:28:20.919 --> 00:28:21.679
 the land where

00:28:21.679 --> 00:28:22.099
 they would live

00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:22.859
 with God

00:28:22.859 --> 00:28:24.200
 and be blessed.

00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:26.539
 And today,

00:28:27.099 --> 00:28:28.779
 God urges us

00:28:28.779 --> 00:28:30.119
 to obey him,

00:28:30.679 --> 00:28:32.019
 not to remove

00:28:32.019 --> 00:28:32.480
 our fun.

00:28:33.519 --> 00:28:33.899
 By the way,

00:28:33.940 --> 00:28:34.480
 if you recall,

00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:35.740
 quite a while ago,

00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:36.899
 Kevin reminded

00:28:36.899 --> 00:28:37.819
 us that when

00:28:37.819 --> 00:28:38.440
 Jesus turned

00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:39.399
 water into

00:28:39.399 --> 00:28:41.099
 hand sanitizer,

00:28:41.099 --> 00:28:42.039
 no wine,

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:42.899
 right?

00:28:44.779 --> 00:28:45.359
 That joke

00:28:45.359 --> 00:28:45.679
 didn't land

00:28:45.679 --> 00:28:46.000
 very well.

00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:50.619
 God urges us

00:28:50.619 --> 00:28:51.339
 to obey him,

00:28:51.659 --> 00:28:52.159
 to help us

00:28:52.159 --> 00:28:53.879
 safeguard our

00:28:53.879 --> 00:28:54.480
 inheritance,

00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:56.480
 our home

00:28:56.480 --> 00:28:57.740
 in heaven.

00:28:58.559 --> 00:28:58.759
 You see,

00:28:58.819 --> 00:28:59.139
 in the wilderness

00:28:59.139 --> 00:28:59.639
 of life,

00:28:59.699 --> 00:29:00.119
 we'll have good

00:29:00.119 --> 00:29:00.879
 days and bad

00:29:00.879 --> 00:29:01.500
 days and ups

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:02.059
 and downs.

00:29:02.199 --> 00:29:02.599
 There will be

00:29:02.599 --> 00:29:03.459
 complications,

00:29:03.699 --> 00:29:04.339
 disappointments,

00:29:04.339 --> 00:29:05.699
 and temptations.

00:29:06.659 --> 00:29:08.219
 Through faith-driven

00:29:08.220 --> 00:29:09.360
 obedience,

00:29:10.100 --> 00:29:10.980
 God carries us

00:29:10.980 --> 00:29:11.960
 through to

00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:13.240
 receive our

00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:13.740
 inheritance.

00:29:14.860 --> 00:29:15.740
 Living a life,

00:29:16.539 --> 00:29:17.420
 honoring God,

00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:18.880
 finishing well,

00:29:19.620 --> 00:29:20.240
 meeting Jesus

00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:21.380
 face to face,

00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:22.400
 that is what it

00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:23.519
 means to be

00:29:23.519 --> 00:29:23.880
 blessed.

00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:26.039
 The writer of

00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:26.880
 Hebrews reminds

00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:29.680
 us in 4 verse

00:29:29.680 --> 00:29:29.980
 8,

00:29:31.019 --> 00:29:31.700
 for Joshua,

00:29:31.700 --> 00:29:32.579
 Moses' successor,

00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:33.299
 had given them

00:29:33.299 --> 00:29:33.640
 rest.

00:29:34.079 --> 00:29:34.620
 God would not

00:29:34.620 --> 00:29:35.180
 have spoken of

00:29:35.180 --> 00:29:35.539
 another day

00:29:35.539 --> 00:29:36.180
 later on.

00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:37.640
 See,

00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:38.220
 Joshua would

00:29:38.220 --> 00:29:39.140
 ultimately guide

00:29:39.140 --> 00:29:40.240
 the new generation

00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:41.060
 into the promised

00:29:41.060 --> 00:29:41.460
 land.

00:29:42.640 --> 00:29:43.200
 But the promised

00:29:43.200 --> 00:29:44.020
 land was never

00:29:44.020 --> 00:29:45.360
 the final destination.

00:29:46.040 --> 00:29:46.640
 There will be

00:29:46.640 --> 00:29:47.280
 another day

00:29:47.280 --> 00:29:48.320
 where Christians

00:29:48.320 --> 00:29:50.880
 will inherit

00:29:50.880 --> 00:29:51.780
 our eternal

00:29:51.780 --> 00:29:53.120
 home and

00:29:53.120 --> 00:29:53.880
 finally find

00:29:53.880 --> 00:29:54.320
 rest.

00:29:55.520 --> 00:29:56.100
 And like a

00:29:56.100 --> 00:29:56.680
 will which is

00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:57.640
 only enforced

00:29:57.640 --> 00:29:58.600
 upon death,

00:29:58.960 --> 00:29:59.740
 our inheritance

00:29:59.740 --> 00:30:01.360
 in heaven is

00:30:01.360 --> 00:30:02.220
 only possible

00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:02.780
 because of the

00:30:02.780 --> 00:30:03.780
 death of Jesus

00:30:03.780 --> 00:30:05.280
 Christ on the

00:30:05.280 --> 00:30:05.700
 cross.

00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:07.120
 It's through

00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:07.400
 him.

00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:09.020
 Christ alone

00:30:09.020 --> 00:30:10.259
 that we can

00:30:10.259 --> 00:30:11.420
 receive our

00:30:11.420 --> 00:30:11.800
 inheritance.

00:30:13.520 --> 00:30:14.440
 Let's not be

00:30:14.440 --> 00:30:14.820
 like the old

00:30:14.820 --> 00:30:15.680
 generation who

00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:16.160
 recalled the

00:30:16.160 --> 00:30:16.759
 people of God,

00:30:16.840 --> 00:30:17.440
 but in fact

00:30:17.440 --> 00:30:18.020
 they had no

00:30:18.020 --> 00:30:19.600
 faith and did

00:30:19.600 --> 00:30:20.440
 not finish well.

00:30:21.420 --> 00:30:21.940
 Let's keep our

00:30:21.940 --> 00:30:22.980
 eyes on the

00:30:22.980 --> 00:30:23.920
 certainty of

00:30:23.920 --> 00:30:24.700
 God's promises.

00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:26.060
 Remind yourselves

00:30:26.060 --> 00:30:26.840
 about God's

00:30:26.840 --> 00:30:27.740
 promises daily by

00:30:27.740 --> 00:30:28.520
 reading your Bible.

00:30:28.740 --> 00:30:29.660
 Pray for more

00:30:29.660 --> 00:30:30.740
 understanding.

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:31.420
 Teach these

00:30:31.420 --> 00:30:32.080
 promises to your

00:30:32.080 --> 00:30:32.860
 children so they

00:30:32.860 --> 00:30:34.259
 too may inherit

00:30:34.259 --> 00:30:35.640
 promises.

00:30:35.640 --> 00:30:37.759
 Share God's

00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:38.440
 promises to your

00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:39.079
 friends who may

00:30:39.079 --> 00:30:39.660
 not know him

00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:40.019
 yet.

00:30:41.759 --> 00:30:42.420
 And today if

00:30:42.420 --> 00:30:44.240
 you're here and

00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:44.740
 you're not yet a

00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:45.640
 follower of Jesus,

00:30:46.839 --> 00:30:47.859
 this inheritance that

00:30:47.859 --> 00:30:48.599
 we're speaking about,

00:30:48.940 --> 00:30:49.759
 the eternal inheritance

00:30:49.759 --> 00:30:51.879
 to Jesus is open

00:30:51.879 --> 00:30:53.039
 to you as well.

00:30:53.740 --> 00:30:54.680
 It's really open to

00:30:54.680 --> 00:30:54.859
 you.

00:30:55.579 --> 00:30:56.400
 Come talk to me or

00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:57.879
 Colin or another

00:30:57.879 --> 00:30:58.559
 elder or leader.

00:30:58.640 --> 00:30:59.420
 We'd love to talk to

00:30:59.420 --> 00:31:01.100
 you about receiving

00:31:01.100 --> 00:31:01.720
 your inheritance.

00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:06.240
 Okay, so what does

00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:07.259
 all of this mean for

00:31:07.259 --> 00:31:08.740
 us here today?

00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:10.720
 Well, maybe some of

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.960
 us think that living

00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:13.680
 by faith means that

00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:14.920
 it's all on our own

00:31:14.920 --> 00:31:15.300
 shoulders.

00:31:16.060 --> 00:31:17.380
 It's all up to us.

00:31:17.900 --> 00:31:18.620
 We just have to

00:31:18.620 --> 00:31:19.880
 persevere and grit

00:31:19.880 --> 00:31:20.500
 our teeth.

00:31:21.940 --> 00:31:22.640
 It's true that the

00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:23.700
 Bible never says,

00:31:23.820 --> 00:31:25.380
 the Bible never says

00:31:25.380 --> 00:31:26.360
 the wilderness of

00:31:26.360 --> 00:31:27.340
 life will be easy.

00:31:27.339 --> 00:31:29.839
 But consider this.

00:31:31.099 --> 00:31:32.059
 This is sort of what

00:31:32.059 --> 00:31:32.879
 living by faith is

00:31:32.879 --> 00:31:33.139
 like.

00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:35.079
 You're standing at

00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:36.959
 Central Pier and you

00:31:36.959 --> 00:31:38.199
 need to swim across

00:31:38.199 --> 00:31:39.379
 Hong Kong Harbor.

00:31:39.859 --> 00:31:40.639
 It looks impossible,

00:31:40.759 --> 00:31:41.559
 it's so far.

00:31:42.399 --> 00:31:43.399
 But you take the step

00:31:43.399 --> 00:31:44.500
 to ease into the

00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:44.819
 water.

00:31:46.039 --> 00:31:46.939
 You start swimming.

00:31:47.059 --> 00:31:47.759
 It takes courage,

00:31:47.939 --> 00:31:48.480
 what you do.

00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:49.639
 It's tough.

00:31:50.279 --> 00:31:51.240
 But as you focus on

00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:51.899
 the destination,

00:31:52.919 --> 00:31:54.000
 which is TST,

00:31:54.159 --> 00:31:54.459
 we're going to have

00:31:54.459 --> 00:31:55.139
 a delicious dinner

00:31:55.139 --> 00:31:55.859
 with your friends,

00:31:55.859 --> 00:31:57.879
 before you know it,

00:31:57.919 --> 00:31:58.419
 you're there.

00:31:58.579 --> 00:31:59.419
 You've made it.

00:32:00.679 --> 00:32:00.959
 Or,

00:32:01.539 --> 00:32:02.299
 living by faith is

00:32:02.299 --> 00:32:03.619
 like you have a

00:32:03.619 --> 00:32:05.099
 10,000 word paper

00:32:05.099 --> 00:32:06.240
 that you must finish

00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:07.539
 to graduate

00:32:07.539 --> 00:32:09.479
 this course.

00:32:10.439 --> 00:32:11.539
 It's so much work.

00:32:12.299 --> 00:32:12.759
 You don't know how

00:32:12.759 --> 00:32:13.419
 you're going to do it.

00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:16.379
 You must sit down

00:32:16.379 --> 00:32:17.199
 in front of that

00:32:17.199 --> 00:32:19.240
 laptop and put pen

00:32:19.240 --> 00:32:19.759
 to paper.

00:32:19.859 --> 00:32:20.479
 And when you do,

00:32:22.059 --> 00:32:22.679
 you start writing

00:32:22.679 --> 00:32:24.219
 with an eye on

00:32:24.219 --> 00:32:25.179
 graduation and your

00:32:25.180 --> 00:32:26.380
 summer holiday to come

00:32:26.380 --> 00:32:26.860
 on the beach,

00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:28.060
 you write a few lines,

00:32:28.180 --> 00:32:28.960
 you write a few paragraphs,

00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:30.019
 and before you know it,

00:32:31.100 --> 00:32:31.960
 you finish that paper.

00:32:34.940 --> 00:32:35.799
 It's like in the wilderness

00:32:35.799 --> 00:32:36.420
 in Numbers.

00:32:36.779 --> 00:32:37.440
 It was tough.

00:32:38.220 --> 00:32:38.700
 The Israelites

00:32:38.700 --> 00:32:40.060
 didn't have a stable home.

00:32:40.779 --> 00:32:41.640
 They lived in tents.

00:32:41.840 --> 00:32:42.660
 They weren't in control

00:32:42.660 --> 00:32:43.860
 of the basic necessities

00:32:43.860 --> 00:32:46.100
 like food or water.

00:32:46.220 --> 00:32:47.680
 They had to rely on God.

00:32:47.680 --> 00:32:51.700
 But the new generation,

00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:53.900
 they kept their eyes

00:32:53.900 --> 00:32:55.740
 on the promises of God.

00:32:56.820 --> 00:32:57.920
 And time and again,

00:32:59.080 --> 00:33:00.060
 God carried her through.

00:33:01.299 --> 00:33:02.240
 We too, today,

00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:04.019
 must take steps

00:33:04.019 --> 00:33:04.620
 by faith,

00:33:05.500 --> 00:33:06.160
 with courage,

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:07.460
 and obedience,

00:33:08.100 --> 00:33:08.940
 remembering that Jesus

00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:10.160
 has already done everything.

00:33:10.299 --> 00:33:11.340
 And as we trust God,

00:33:11.420 --> 00:33:13.000
 by the power of his spirit,

00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:15.160
 he will carry us through.

00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:17.519
 As Paul reminds us in Romans,

00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:18.880
 he who did not spare

00:33:18.880 --> 00:33:19.580
 his own son,

00:33:19.680 --> 00:33:21.040
 but gave him up for us,

00:33:21.320 --> 00:33:22.840
 how will he not also

00:33:22.840 --> 00:33:23.900
 with him graciously

00:33:23.900 --> 00:33:25.220
 give us all things?

00:33:26.560 --> 00:33:27.320
 So church,

00:33:28.360 --> 00:33:31.420
 where is God calling you today

00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:32.740
 to take that step of faith,

00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:34.380
 to live by faith,

00:33:34.900 --> 00:33:35.580
 with courage,

00:33:36.060 --> 00:33:36.620
 and obedience?

00:33:37.660 --> 00:33:38.580
 We're all unique

00:33:38.580 --> 00:33:39.380
 and different,

00:33:39.580 --> 00:33:41.120
 facing different challenges

00:33:41.119 --> 00:33:42.039
 and obstacles

00:33:42.039 --> 00:33:43.500
 in the wilderness of life.

00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:45.699
 Here are just

00:33:45.699 --> 00:33:47.379
 four application questions

00:33:47.379 --> 00:33:49.039
 for us to consider.

00:33:51.439 --> 00:33:51.919
 First,

00:33:52.959 --> 00:33:54.379
 if you take stock

00:33:54.379 --> 00:33:56.419
 of your daily routine,

00:33:57.819 --> 00:33:58.399
 would you admit

00:33:58.399 --> 00:33:59.319
 that you've been cramming

00:33:59.319 --> 00:34:01.459
 everybody and everything

00:34:01.459 --> 00:34:02.839
 into your schedule,

00:34:02.939 --> 00:34:03.659
 but Jesus,

00:34:03.979 --> 00:34:05.219
 he's actually very much

00:34:05.219 --> 00:34:06.379
 secondary in your life.

00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:08.739
 What does it look like

00:34:08.739 --> 00:34:11.519
 if by faith

00:34:11.519 --> 00:34:12.439
 and obedience

00:34:12.439 --> 00:34:15.379
 you reprioritize

00:34:15.379 --> 00:34:15.959
 your life

00:34:15.959 --> 00:34:17.479
 to put God first?

00:34:19.919 --> 00:34:20.959
 Or for singles,

00:34:22.179 --> 00:34:22.879
 like with the daughters

00:34:22.879 --> 00:34:23.699
 of Zelophehad,

00:34:24.659 --> 00:34:25.699
 within God's people,

00:34:26.399 --> 00:34:26.959
 the church,

00:34:27.839 --> 00:34:29.199
 the possible marriage partner

00:34:29.199 --> 00:34:30.579
 seems limited,

00:34:31.299 --> 00:34:32.819
 and you see more possibilities

00:34:32.819 --> 00:34:33.839
 outside church.

00:34:34.839 --> 00:34:35.759
 In light of this,

00:34:36.239 --> 00:34:36.859
 what does it mean

00:34:36.860 --> 00:34:38.599
 to protect your inheritance

00:34:38.599 --> 00:34:39.840
 through faith

00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:40.579
 and obedience

00:34:40.579 --> 00:34:41.880
 in relationships?

00:34:43.820 --> 00:34:45.059
 Or maybe you have tension

00:34:45.059 --> 00:34:45.760
 with a friend,

00:34:45.880 --> 00:34:46.620
 a CG member,

00:34:46.680 --> 00:34:47.559
 or a family member.

00:34:48.099 --> 00:34:48.680
 You're tempted

00:34:48.680 --> 00:34:49.800
 to walk away

00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:50.420
 and not deal

00:34:50.420 --> 00:34:51.260
 with that conflict.

00:34:52.099 --> 00:34:52.780
 You want to distance

00:34:52.780 --> 00:34:53.700
 yourself from them

00:34:53.700 --> 00:34:54.900
 and not properly

00:34:54.900 --> 00:34:55.579
 care for them.

00:34:56.840 --> 00:34:57.800
 What does living by faith

00:34:57.800 --> 00:34:58.480
 with courage

00:34:58.480 --> 00:34:59.620
 and obedience

00:34:59.620 --> 00:35:00.800
 look like?

00:35:02.160 --> 00:35:02.800
 And finally,

00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.620
 perhaps you have a friend

00:35:03.620 --> 00:35:04.320
 who's going through

00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:05.559
 a tough time

00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:06.820
 who doesn't know Jesus.

00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:08.960
 You feel led

00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:09.980
 to share the gospel

00:35:09.980 --> 00:35:10.920
 with them,

00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:11.599
 but you're worried

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:12.179
 that your friend

00:35:12.179 --> 00:35:13.179
 may think less of you.

00:35:14.259 --> 00:35:15.559
 How is God calling you

00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:17.619
 to have faith-led courage

00:35:17.619 --> 00:35:19.039
 to share your inheritance

00:35:19.039 --> 00:35:20.659
 with your friend?

00:35:23.799 --> 00:35:24.539
 In closing,

00:35:26.219 --> 00:35:27.619
 two books later,

00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:28.880
 in the book of Joshua,

00:35:29.679 --> 00:35:30.739
 the new generation

00:35:30.739 --> 00:35:31.779
 of Israel,

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:32.980
 those that had faith,

00:35:32.980 --> 00:35:34.719
 finally enter

00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:35.820
 the promised land.

00:35:37.059 --> 00:35:38.139
 And in Joshua 17,

00:35:38.460 --> 00:35:39.340
 the five daughters

00:35:39.340 --> 00:35:40.320
 of Zelophehad,

00:35:40.619 --> 00:35:41.519
 they are mentioned

00:35:41.519 --> 00:35:42.579
 one last time

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 in the Bible.

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 Now in the promised land,

00:35:45.420 --> 00:35:46.820
 they approach Joshua

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 and Israel's leaders

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 and remind them

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 of the promise

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 that God made them

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 in number 27.

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 And in Joshua 17,

00:35:54.980 --> 00:35:55.460
 verse 4,

00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:56.820
 the Bible says,

00:35:57.860 --> 00:35:58.860
 according to the mouth

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 of the Lord,

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 God gave them,

00:36:01.579 --> 00:36:02.099
 the daughters,

00:36:02.900 --> 00:36:03.579
 an inheritance

00:36:03.579 --> 00:36:05.639
 among the brothers

00:36:05.639 --> 00:36:07.460
 of their father.

00:36:09.099 --> 00:36:10.240
 God made good.

00:36:11.139 --> 00:36:12.179
 God made good

00:36:12.179 --> 00:36:12.960
 on the promise

00:36:12.960 --> 00:36:13.519
 he made

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 to the five daughters

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 of Zelophehad.

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 They would receive

00:36:18.099 --> 00:36:18.780
 their inheritance

00:36:18.780 --> 00:36:20.480
 and pass it on

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 for many generations

00:36:21.920 --> 00:36:23.059
 to come.

00:36:24.139 --> 00:36:25.380
 God always honors

00:36:25.380 --> 00:36:26.500
 his promises.

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 And so,

00:36:28.380 --> 00:36:28.659
 Watermark,

00:36:28.760 --> 00:36:29.360
 as we journey

00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:29.900
 through the wilderness

00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:30.659
 of life,

00:36:31.059 --> 00:36:31.880
 with all the ups

00:36:31.880 --> 00:36:32.920
 and downs,

00:36:33.019 --> 00:36:33.719
 let's do this

00:36:33.719 --> 00:36:34.579
 as a community.

00:36:35.699 --> 00:36:37.019
 Let's fix our eyes

00:36:37.019 --> 00:36:38.619
 on our inheritance,

00:36:39.860 --> 00:36:40.599
 heaven with Jesus.

00:36:41.800 --> 00:36:43.000
 And like the new generation

00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:44.019
 of God's people,

00:36:44.340 --> 00:36:44.960
 may the promise

00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:45.800
 of our inheritance

00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:46.519
 embolden us

00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:47.900
 to live with courageous

00:36:47.900 --> 00:36:50.179
 and obedient faith.

00:36:51.400 --> 00:36:52.340
 Let's pray together.

00:36:52.340 --> 00:36:52.440
 Father,

00:36:53.340 --> 00:36:57.440
 let's pray.

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 Thank you,

00:37:00.780 --> 00:37:00.920
 Father,

00:37:01.960 --> 00:37:03.000
 for speaking to us

00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:03.700
 today through your word.

00:37:04.920 --> 00:37:05.920
 Thank you for the entire

00:37:05.920 --> 00:37:06.740
 book of Numbers

00:37:06.740 --> 00:37:08.460
 and all the examples

00:37:08.460 --> 00:37:09.880
 that you have

00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:11.039
 shared with us

00:37:11.039 --> 00:37:11.700
 to guide us

00:37:11.700 --> 00:37:12.079
 and lead us,

00:37:12.140 --> 00:37:12.780
 to warn us

00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:13.740
 and to encourage us.

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 I do pray,

00:37:17.100 --> 00:37:17.300
 God,

00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:18.740
 that as we

00:37:18.740 --> 00:37:20.240
 continue on

00:37:20.240 --> 00:37:21.059
 in the service,

00:37:21.059 --> 00:37:22.440
 may your spirit

00:37:22.440 --> 00:37:23.279
 be working in us,

00:37:23.420 --> 00:37:24.179
 illuminate our hearts,

00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:26.400
 help us to digest,

00:37:26.719 --> 00:37:27.719
 understand what you

00:37:27.719 --> 00:37:28.360
 want to say to us

00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:28.599
 today.

00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:31.219
 May we,

00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:32.420
 Watermark,

00:37:32.519 --> 00:37:33.099
 be a people

00:37:33.099 --> 00:37:35.679
 with faith-led

00:37:35.679 --> 00:37:36.719
 courage and obedience,

00:37:37.519 --> 00:37:37.739
 God.

00:37:38.119 --> 00:37:39.059
 Not like the old

00:37:39.059 --> 00:37:39.639
 generation

00:37:39.639 --> 00:37:41.820
 who suffered

00:37:41.820 --> 00:37:43.000
 from unbelief.

00:37:43.960 --> 00:37:44.920
 May we be people

00:37:44.920 --> 00:37:46.279
 who believe

00:37:46.279 --> 00:37:46.719
 in the promises

00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:47.239
 of God.

00:37:47.239 --> 00:37:50.719
 and thank you

00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:51.219
 for your son.

00:37:51.879 --> 00:37:52.659
 You can only believe

00:37:52.659 --> 00:37:53.079
 in the promises,

00:37:53.239 --> 00:37:54.000
 we only have a promise

00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:54.939
 of God because of you,

00:37:55.059 --> 00:37:55.239
 Jesus.

00:37:55.359 --> 00:37:55.799
 So thank you

00:37:55.799 --> 00:37:56.539
 for your son

00:37:56.539 --> 00:37:58.899
 as we continue

00:37:58.899 --> 00:37:59.379
 the service.

00:37:59.799 --> 00:38:00.419
 Help us to fix

00:38:00.419 --> 00:38:01.159
 our eyes on him,

00:38:02.159 --> 00:38:03.000
 to love and trust him.

00:38:04.199 --> 00:38:04.959
 In Jesus' name,

00:38:05.819 --> 00:38:06.019
 amen.

00:38:06.019 --> 00:38:06.119
 Amen.