What does the Bible say about Giants?
(That was also regarded as a land of giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. But the LORD destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, (Deuteronomy 2:20-21)
(King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.) (Deuteronomy 3:11)
"The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the giants. (Deuteronomy 3:13)
"But the LORD was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the LORD said to me: 'Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter. (Deuteronomy 3:26)
Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter:
God did not want to hear Moses’ appeal on this matter. The reason for this was because of his sin at Meribah (Numbers 20). Instead of speaking to the rock Moses hit the rock and that too not once but twice. Because of this Moses could not enter the Promised Land.
This may seem an excessively harsh punishment for Moses. It seemed that after only one slip-up, he then had to die short of the Promised Land. But Moses was being judged by a stricter standard because of his leadership position with the nation, and because he had a uniquely close relationship with God.
It is right for teachers and leaders to be judged by a stricter standard (James 3:1); though it is also unrighteous to hold teachers and leaders to a perfect standard.
Worst of all, Moses defaced a beautiful picture of Jesus’ redemptive work through the rock which provided water in the wilderness. The New Testament makes it clear this water-providing, life-giving rock was a picture of Jesus (1 Corinthians 10:4). Jesus, being struck once, provided life for all who would drink of Him (John 7:37). But was unnecessary and unrighteous that Jesus would be struck again, much less again twice, because the Son of God needed only to suffer once (Hebrews 10:10-12).
Lord Jesus can now come to us with words of faith (Romans 10:8-10), as Moses should have only used words of faith to bring life-giving water to the nation of Israel. Moses “ruined” this picture of the work of Jesus God intended.
'But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.' (Deuteronomy 3:28)
Moses brought them out of Egypt but it was Joshua who brought them into their inheritance (Deuteronomy 3:28)
But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him:
Moses could have easily entertained a bad attitude saying, “well, if I’m not going into the Promised Land, why should I train someone else.” But that was not the heart of Moses, he loved the people and would do everything he could to prepare them to go in the promised land.
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