3.132 Did Moses Fail?
Show Notes
In this episode, Allen Roberds explores the profound question: Did Moses fail in his prophetic mission to lead the Israelites to the promised land? Reflecting on Deuteronomy 7:9, Allen delves into the nature of God's unwavering faithfulness and covenant-keeping, inviting listeners to reconsider success through a divine lens.
Key Points
- The episode challenges the perception of Moses' leadership, questioning if his inability to enter the promised land constitutes failure.
- It emphasizes that judging failure requires defining the gauge, particularly in the context of divine purpose and preparation.
- Deuteronomy 7:9 is highlighted, revealing God as a faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy to a thousand generations for those who love Him.
- The discussion considers Moses' role as a preparer of his people and whether his influence is still profoundly felt today, long after his passing.
- Allen references Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's talk 'As Doves to Our Windows' for additional insights on enduring faith and purpose.
My friends, did Moses fail or was his role in the plan to prepare his people, was it felt after he was gone? Is it still felt today?
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Full Transcript
In Matthew 5, Jesus calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world, reminding us that our lives are meant to preserve, illuminate, and point others to Him. This season on Savory Salt, we'll walk through the Old Testament, one verse and one thought each day. Perhaps these moments will add greater savor and brighter light to our lives as we seek to truly live as Savory Salt.
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Was Moses a failure? After all, his primary purpose as prophet for the Israelites was to get them to the promised land and it didn't happen. So do we consider him a failure?
I look forward to talking with you today about failure and Moses and many of the other prophets as well as we continue into our reading of Deuteronomy and you can reference specifically those Come Follow Me chapters because that's a lot of chapters. So let's continue looking at this. Let's go straight in to this idea for just a second.
We know that in Deuteronomy Moses is giving his final lecture. The Bible is a book of the Bible It a to enter into the promised land. This is an interesting thought for me because failure is an interesting perspective.
I guess we need to ask what we are gauging the failure on here. I think that's where it takes us here into our verse for today and an amazing talk as well. Deuteronomy 7:9 is our verse for today.
It says this: Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him, and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. Notice it's not the end of the sentence there, so make sure you continue to see the other side of: The Lord is God. He is faithful.
He keeps the covenants and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. He is going to have blessings and mercy to those that keep his commandments to a thousand generations. We just barely over a tenth there.
We like, we like 12 percent of that blessing. My friends, did Moses fail or was his role in the plan to prepare his people, was it felt after he was gone? Is it still felt today?
That got me thinking as I came into a talk from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland called "As Doves to Our Windows." It's an amazing talk. I would absolutely add it to the power talks if you make such a playlist inside of the gospel.
He talks in it about several examples of the pioneers in this reference. And he says this after referencing these phrases here in Deuteronomy. He says, The Bible says Thank you for watching.
Thank you for watching. Thanks for watching!
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