The book of Deuteronomy is a review of the Israelites history, a reminder of how their fathers failed miserably but how God saw them through mercifully.
The biggest failure of God’s people was one of trust. God told them through Moses to take the land of the Amorites, that He had given it to them. However, they decided to send in spies first, to check it out. This shifted them now from the place of obedience to evaluation. Big failure, for who is God's counsel?
Later, God tells His people through Moses not to go to war against the Amorites as He would not be with them due of their earlier unbelief and they should turn into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea to avoid conflict. However again, the children of Israel did not heed God’s counsel but did what they thought was right in their own eyes. Another big failure!
The lesson eventually learned by the Israelites and a good one for us as well, wherever God directs us, is the correct path. Ours is not to question, or evaluate His direction in our lives, we must simply trust in Him.
The Truth
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
