"Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount...Ye have compassed this mountain long enough"
In the fifth book of Moses, in the first few chapters, he recounts and reminds God's elect of their past history. As another has written, "He gives a short account of their long stay in the wilderness." One of the things he brings to memory is the time spent at the holy Mount. "Many days," which added up to just two weeks short of a year. During this time they received the giving of the Law, the Tabernacle and the things pertaining to it were made by them, and both civil and ecclesiastical rulers were appointed. He also calls to their recollection how after these things were accomplished, God had told them, so to speak, to get a move on.
God also has temporary earthly stops as we journey toward our heavenly Mount Zion. But we are in danger of becoming satisfied and overstaying our visits at some of these memorial places. We are to always keep in mind there is something even better up ahead. This is what the book of Hebrews is all about, something better. Is it any wonder then that the writer continually admonishes his readers with, "Let us go on." We, like them, if not careful, are at risk of, "coming short," of our Kadesh-Barnea. The life-giving, life-satisfying, and life-energizing fruit of the Spirit is awaiting each of God's children who move forward in their Christian life, not those who stand still.
“To move on with one's life does not disannul all the good things of the past!”
(rds)
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