Resurrection Life of Jesus Church

After the incident with the golden calf, the Godhead paused the virtual time run to discuss how the project to establish a Messianic bloodline was coming along. They acknowledged that Lucifer and his minions were heavily relying on the issue of humanity’s “free will” to deceive the Hebrews into rejecting God.

Lucifer and his fallen angels vigilantly watched to make sure that God did not use any more power than was absolutely necessary set forth at the trial that prior to Adam. This concept is brought out in the Book of Job that had already been written since Job had been a contemporary with Abraham some 600 years earlier. Job 1:6-12; 2:1-13

• Deception has always been the choice weapon of Lucifer against humanity since he used it against Eve. Genesis 3:1-6

• He tried to use deception against Jesus. Luke 4:1-13

• Lucifer will continue to use deception during the time of the Antichrist.
2 Thessalonians 2:5-12

• Deception will be used at the end of the 1000 year kingdom. Revelation 20:7-10

The Godhead discussed how long they wanted to put up with the children of Israel before they exterminated the people. Numbers 14:11

LOST OPPORTUNITY
The Godhead decided the Hebrews would be given a chance to enter the Promised Land regardless of the situation and resumed the virtual time run.

Jesus told Moses to select twelve leaders, one from each tribe, and send them to the Promised Land for reconnaissance. Numbers 13:1-3, 17-25

The twelve spies were respected leaders from each tribe, men who had risen through the ranks and held in high esteem. Ten of them were deceived by the Devil into believing that while the land was great, it was also full of giants and there was no way to conquer the inhabitants. The ten men had no faith in God whatsoever. verses 25-29

Caleb interrupted their faithless report and told Moses it was absolutely possible to take the land. verse 30

The ten deceived leaders insisted the Promised Land with its giants could not be taken.  verses 31-33

BELIEVING A LIE
The people believed the report of the ten spies and wept all night from self-pity. Never mind the fact that the Israelites had seen the ten plagues that destroyed Egypt. They had seen the cloud and the pillar of fire leading them out of Egypt. They walked across a dry sea floor and saw Pharaoh and his army killed when the walls of water collapsed.

They were eating the supernatural manna in the morning and consuming quail in the evening. They had gotten water from a rock and even saw Jesus land on Mount Sinai in a miraculous power display that covered the mountain with fire and smoke and shook the ground. Had these multiple power manifestations instilled faith in the people?  Numbers 14:1

This poor attitude turned to anger aimed toward Moses and Aaron and they decided returning to Egypt was the best course of action. verses 2-4

The Godhead watched the faith of the people evaporate like water under a hot sun. Moses and Aaron fell on their faces in grief and Joshua and Caleb rent their clothes in disappointment. verses 5-6

These four men remembered God’s power and pleaded with the people that it was possible to take the Promised Land, but Lucifer spewed out his lies and hate and the lives of Moses, Aaron, Joshua and Caleb were in danger. Jesus realized the current situation was a lost cause; Lucifer had won this round and Jesus stepped in to take control of the situation. verses 7-10

SENTENCING THE PEOPLE
The patience of the Godhead had reached a boiling point and Jesus pronounced judgment on the Hebrews. verses 11-12

Moses was filled with grief and boldly told Jesus that if the Israelites were wiped out, the rest of the world say that God was not strong enough to make His promise come to pass. verses 13-16

It must have cut Jesus deeply to hear Moses plead on behalf of his people, and at the same time, Jesus realized that by obliterating all the Hebrews, the Godhead would have to admit that Lucifer had outsmarted them.

Moses continued to intercede and appeal to the mercy of Jesus. verses 17-19

Jesus told Moses that He had heard his petition, and while the people would be allowed to live despite their unbelief, the men and women twenty years and older would die in the wilderness over the next forty years.

Those under the age limit would suffer for the sins of the adults as they wandered alongside them in the wilderness until they had all passed away during the next four decades.

Joshua and Caleb were the only adults from the faithless generation that was allowed into the Promised Land. verses 20-38