Amidst all the jibberjabber I always hear from others at work, I read chapter 12 and am actually afraid that… maybe there was a reason controversial passages like this and Amos 3:2 were written, but then I remember something in Deuteronomy 32 about the Israelites not being God’s real people after all. This chapter is found in page 86 of the NKJV Bible, page 109 of the NASB Bible, pages 174-175 of my VOICE copy, and pages 177-178 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
With what I just said, I’m actually referring to those who know Jesus to be the One to save the earth even in Moses’ time, since there were many prophecies pointing to His birth centuries before, including in Isaiah 7:14. For if all the Israelites were indeed God’s children (yet He has no grandchildren), they wouldn’t have opposed Him like this — one such case being Aaron and Miriam, Moses’ older brother and sister, respectively, being detailed here. And Jesus took all mankind’s punishment on the cross so we’d experience His forgiveness and new life, but it’s not enough to know this (for each human being needs to receive and love Him in response to this, and no one is left out of a chance to know Him — perfection even after receiving Him is still impossible, though, but thankfully not necessary). One song by Casting Crowns, in the middle, has these lyrics: “The Father gave His only Son, the Way, the Truth, the Life had come, but there was no room for Him in the world He came to save” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔 and I don’t know what good this post will do. Indeed, I have a history with this passage (though I didn’t believe myself to be like Moses in every way), mostly in the first half here. For I referenced verses 1-8 to someone in downtown Phoenix when I had discovered an apartment staff member of where I was living at the time had made things up concerning my demeanour — more mega-crap followed, which I don’t want to go into details, but it would be another three years before I’d find a job for sure. People like this can ruin our lives… and that’s how I went to the mental hospital: by someone’s prejudice against my Christian faith. And sadly, the enemies of God… are real, and they’re everywhere…
It’s a shame Aaron and Miriam had opposed Jesus because of Moses’ humility towards Him, and they were all in their 80s, too, so it doesn’t make sense that they, the older siblings, had criticised Moses because he loved Jesus (he’d later write about Him; see Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18, and also John 5:46). They also likely knew He’d take their punishment over 1,450 years after this incident, too, so I’m convinced they’re in Hell, now… their deaths are recorded in Numbers 20, but I don’t want to go into detail about this now. But you what I don’t understand? How does verse 14 here explain something humiliating a guy had done in one culture so that God would reference it? And why is this happening as if His goodness were irrelevant? I don’t want to be around those who say Jesus didn’t take our place on the cross for all mankind, of every generation. It makes about as much sense as Frogger dying in the water even though he’s a [expletive] frog! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ This [expletive] I can’t accept, for the Americans love to portray God as hateful and unforgiving, and that’s why I’d rather not be around the public most days. They hate any idea about God being compassionate or anything else like it, and there’s at least 200 million of them in the U.S. alone, especially the “Christian” nationalists, which number a frighteningly high 120+ million here. And the population’s almost at 350 million, but I pray for those who visit to attend a FIFA ’26 match to experience the love of Christ that they deserve to hear (FIFA is the Soccer World cup occurring here in North America, and it happens in a particular part of the world every four years). I pray the same thing for the visitors for the Women’s World Cup occurring here a year later, and for those from every country watching the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics in southern California 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 at least, for now, though, I can’t wait to get to the Psalms… I want to remember God’s goodness explained in some of them, but I guess people would rather erase it from everyone else’s brains and memories! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 Until then, God-willing, I’ll see you in chapters 13-14 where I’ll write multiple notes 📝 📋 and even slip in something concerning the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Later, everyone!
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