Moses and the Rock

I really want this relationship with God. God said to Moses this:



²⁰ The Lord replied, “I have forgiven them, as you asked.

 The Lord says I have forgiven the Israelites as Moses asked. It is like WHAT!? The Lord took a suggestion from a human being! This really shows the level of intimacy that Moses shares with the Lord. This is one of the many times in which the Lord had talked to Moses and discussed and came to a conclusion. Meaning that what Moses said to the Lord did have an effect on the outcome. How cool is that when one walks with Christ like this.

25 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, ² who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. ³ So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them.

⁴ The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that the Lord’s fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
⁵ So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”
⁶ Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ⁷ When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand ⁸ and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped; ⁹ but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.


Arh, here sexual immorality is rampant. People are sinning in the presence of God. When one person sin in God's presence he will die. God cannot tolerate such sin. And the Israelites broke God's heart again then and there not only committing sexual sin but also Idolatry.

Sometimes as i read these passage, i cannot but help to think that they are really really hopeless. Like God is with them in His tangible presence and yet they reject Him, complain and commit sin against God. Then again, when i say this sometimes people of this age is the same. Though they have Jesus in their hearts, but what good is that if they keep sinning and continue the sin and confess cycle? It is not good at all.

⁶ Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. ⁷ The Lord said to Moses, ⁸ “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
⁹ So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence, just as he commanded him. ¹⁰ He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ¹¹ Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

After reading this i really feel sad for Moses. Really sad. I know he sinned and all, but i also don't know the context of Mose's heart when he did that. However, there is a lesson to learn! Do the will of God and not twist it. If we twist the word of God for our own benefit or for some reason then we are blespheming against God and that is really bad. Because Moses did this act, therefore He and Aaron will not be allowed in the promise land.