Deuteronomy Review Concluded.

Through the rest of Deuteronomy, we have an account of the wanderings and then the organization of the Israelites. Moses led in this under the leadership of God.  We today as the church need to be organized under the leadership of the Holy Spirit so that we are united in doing God's work.  The people were given their inheritance by the division of the land by God, including the two and a half tribes who remained in the land across the river.  They got their inheritance before the Promised Land was claimed, but they were still required to go and help the rest of the people claim it.  We as Christians already have our heavenly home assured to us, but we still have a responsibility to help others come to Christ so they can claim their's as well.  We cannot just sit back content as long as there are lost people in the world, and we also need to be content with what God blesses us with and not always want more and more.  The Levites, the priests, did not inherit any land, but were to rely on God's provision for them.  We today as followers of Christ are the priests of God, and will never have an inheritance in this world.  The people of Israel were given a promise of success in capturing the Promised if they remained faithful to God, and we have the promise of everlasting life through faith in Jesus Christ, and because of that, we need to remain faithful to Him in all that we do.  We have the record of the appointment of Eleazar to replace Aaron, which happened when Moses was still alive.  Though Aaron was the priest of God, he like Moses never went into the Promised Land on earth, but he went on the the everlasting Promised Land called heaven.  Then, we have a record of the appointment of Joshua to replace Moses,  and then the death of Moses.  Though Moses was a great man of God, he was still expected to obey God's commands and so are we as Christians today.  When we are saved by putting our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, then we are to live by the directions of the Holy Spirit.  Moses was not indenspinisble in God's kingdom, and neither is anyone today.  Next,we will look at the book of Colossians.