Moses Dies!

Moses Dies!

The LORD did not allow Moses to cross Jordan to the promised land. And so, Moses the LORD's servant died there in Moab, just as the LORD had said. The LORD buried him in a valley near the town of Beth-Peor, but even today no one knows exactly where. Moses was a hundred twenty years old when he died, yet his eyesight was still good, and his body was strong. The people of Israel stayed in the lowlands of Moab, where they mourned and grieved thirty days for Moses, as was their custom. Before Moses died, he had placed his hands on Joshua, and the LORD had given Joshua wisdom. The Israelites paid attention to what Joshua said and obeyed the commands that the LORD had given Moses. There has never again been a prophet in Israel like Moses. The LORD spoke face to face with him and sent him to perform powerful miracles in the presence of the king of Egypt and his entire nation. No one else has ever had the power to do such great things as Moses did for everyone to see.

Lesson to be learnt:

      Moses was the only person who ever spoke with God face to face. He was called Israel’s greatest prophet yet he was not allowed to enter the promised land for disobeying God.  No matter how good we are and how much we do, if we disobey God, God punish us to discipline us.  God punished Moses greatly yet He called him His friend. When  God tries to discipline us, we must respond as Moses did. Instead of running away from God with anger, hatred and  resentment, we should turn towards Him with love, openness and a desire to do better.

Hebrews 12:6

(CEV)  The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own."

(Hindi) क्‍योंकि प्रभु, जिस से प्रेम करता है, उस की ताड़ना भी करता है? और जिसे पुत्र बना लेता है, उस को कोड़े भी लगाता है।

(Kan) ಕರ್ತನು ತಾನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುವವನನ್ನೇ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸು ತ್ತಾನೆ; ತಾನು ಸೇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂಬದು.

(Mal) കര്‍ത്താവു താന്‍ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നവനെ ശിക്ഷിക്കുന്നു; താന്‍ കൈക്കൊള്ളുന്ന ഏതു മകനെയും തല്ലുന്നു” എന്നിങ്ങനെ മക്കളോടു എന്നപോലെ നിങ്ങളോടു സംവാദിക്കുന്ന പ്രബോധനം നിങ്ങള്‍ മറന്നുകളഞ്ഞുവോ?

(Tamil OV)  கர்த்தர் எவனிடத்தில் அன்புகூருகிறாரோ அவனை அவர் சிட்சித்து, தாம் சேர்த்துக்கொள்ளுகிற எந்த மகனையும் தண்டிக்கிறார் என்று பிள்ளைகளுக்குச் சொல்லுகிறதுபோல உங்களுக்குச் சொல்லியிருக்கிற புத்திமதியை மறந்தீர்கள்.

(Telugu)  5-6. మరియు - నా కుమారుడా, ప్రభువు చేయు శిక్షను నిర్లక్ష్యపెట్టకుము ఆయన నిన్ను గద్దించినప్పుడు విసుకకుము ప్రభువు తాను ప్రేమించువానిని శిక్షించి తాను స్వీకరించు ప్రతి కుమారుని దండించును అని కుమారులతో సంభాషించినట్లు మీతో సంభాషించు ఆయన హెచ్చరికను మరచితిరి. ³