Gods Sabbath

C HAPTER 7

An Education in God’s Ways

Ample Evidence T he Israelites had no excuse for not knowing, trusting and fol lowing God’s ways, for these had been successfully demon strated to them every step of the way from Egypt to Kadesh Bar nea. It is only necessary to recount these various episodes to see how amply God had revealed to them the infallibility of His ways. Therefore they were left without any valid reason for re sorting to their own devising. God knew that in the very nature of things, He alone could successfully occupy the position of Plan Maker and Problem Solver for His people. The success of their journey and subse quent occupation of Canaan depended on their acknowledging this fact. If, instead. they chose to modify the divine arrangements, then to that extent delay and disaster would attend their path way. The only safe way was for them to place their trust in God’s procedures, so that their minds would become deeply imbued with these principles. This would secure them against the temp tation of turning to their own works. Even before the Israelites started on their journey to Canaan, God used every opportunity

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