Learning to Restrain (Audio)

(Numbers 20:1-13) Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Action” Series Title:  “Kindness in the Wilderness” February 12th, 2023   Follow along in the Bible App: http://bible.com/events/49028402   Today we come to a passage of Scripture from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament.  Again we pick up the narrative during the time the Israelites have been punished to wander in the wilderness for 40-years just outside of the Promised Land.  The passage that we will be taking a closer look at today is only one instance of many when the Israelites grumbled and complained against GOD and Moses due to the harsh conditions of the wilderness they were condemned to wander.  In Numbers 20 we see, however, not only were the people complaining about not having water, we see Moses and Aaron – in their anger toward the people – disobeying GOD’s command to bring water to the people by speaking to a rock.  Let’s take a closer look: