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No one over 20 entered the Promise Land: Israel

NO ONE OVER THE AGE OF 20 WAS ALLOWED INTO THE PROMISE LAND (except Joshua and Caleb). Numb. 32:11 Think deeply about what this means & reveals: 1. These kids only knew life in the wilderness.  2. God had raised these young ones in a roaming nation that was to live holy.  *they learned obedience, submission, gratitude, etc. And that God provides.  3. God basically started a new nation with them from scratch. Similarly like with Noah. From the ground up. A nation for Himself who was to be the light to the world.  4. Understand that when these young people entered Israel they had no parents (and no grandparents wisdom).  5. The 10 Commandments pointed to honoring and obeying parents. Had those parents lived and came with them into the promised land... these young adults would * have to submit to God and honor and obey their parents.  * follow their godly advice whether single or married.  Today we too are to do that. While we marry and go...

What about the Jews?

Q: About Israel Serious question. I support Israel, and whatever they need to do to defend themselves. However, if Israel are God's, Chosen people, why don’t they believe in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? Since they do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah...why are they still considered the Chosen people? A: They are still God chosen people because God made a Covenant with Abraham. But how will this play out to completion? And, will they get to go to Heaven even though they don’t believe in Jesus is the Messiah? They must accept Jesus as they're Savior.  Being Jewish is not a free ticket to Heaven. Jesus came first to the Israelite Nation and then to the Gentiles [non Israelites; the rest of the people of the world].  The Jews of Jesus time rejected Him because he did not fit the description of what *they* "thought" Messiah would be, (they were looking at temporary earthly things, they wanted a King to overthrow Rome. They weren't looking for humanity to ...