Moses gives many wonderful speeches, but I'd like to focus on his address in Deuteronomy 31. In that chapter, Moses is handing leadership responsibilities over to his successor, Joshua. It is Joshua, not Moses, who will guide the Israelites into the promised land.
The name "Jesus" is the Greek version of the name "Joshua." To that end, we may view the Old Testament Joshua as a "type" of Jesus. (The word "type" is often used to refer to Old Testament prophetic symbols of Christ.) Joshua was to lead the Israelites into the earthly Promised Land, just a Jesus is to lead us into the heavenly Promised Land.
Whatever problems and fears we confront, they must pale into comparison to what those Israelites faced at that point. But Moses says to the people (Deuteronomy 31:7, KJV),
The Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
These words also are directed toward us. As we journey to our heavenly Promised Land, let us keep Moses' words on our mind.
No comments:
Post a Comment