Joshua 5:6- “…The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness forty years until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died…”
Two of our friends are leaving today one a 100-Day Trip. Our reaction, when my husband and I heard of their plan last summer, was to shake our heads with amazement. We couldn’t imagine being away from home for that long.
In the Bible, we read about the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years; Rehoboam travels from Jerusalem to Shechem to accept his mantle as king; Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, traveled from Syria to Samaria to be healed by the God of Israel; foreign kings are led by a star to journey to see the newborn Jesus; Barnabas leaves Jerusalem to plant a church in Antioch; After God rejects Saul as king, Samuel is told to go to Bethlehem to anoint David; God puts Joseph in a position to aid his family when they flee the drought in Canaan to live in Egypt; and on and on.
All of these stories, and more, make for interesting and encouraging reads. All share an overarching theme of God’s goodness as He guides and protects.
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