Journey’s EndJourney’s End

Why was Moses not allowed to Why was Moses not allowed to enter the Promised Land?enter the Promised Land?

The Answer: (Moses’ lack of faith in The Answer: (Moses’ lack of faith in Yahweh) Yahweh)

Numbers 20: 2 – 13Numbers 20: 2 – 13

This was true of many great leaders in This was true of many great leaders in history such as…history such as…

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Etc., etc., etc.Etc., etc., etc.

First five books of the Bible are First five books of the Bible are called various names…called various names…

TorahTorah

Hebrew for “law” or “instruction”Hebrew for “law” or “instruction”

PentatechPentatech

Greek for “five scrolls”Greek for “five scrolls”

Book of MosesBook of Moses

The Book of MosesThe Book of Moses

Literalists hold that Moses wrote the Literalists hold that Moses wrote the TorahTorah

Problem – The last chapter of Problem – The last chapter of Deuteronomy describes Moses’ Deuteronomy describes Moses’ death.death.

Contextualists hold that the Book of Contextualists hold that the Book of Moses contains Moses’ teachings.Moses contains Moses’ teachings.

The TorahThe Torah

Describes the journey of God’s Describes the journey of God’s Chosen Chosen People to the People to the Promised Land.Promised Land.

Genesis Eden to EgyptGenesis Eden to Egypt Exodus Egypt to Mt. SinaiExodus Egypt to Mt. Sinai Leviticus Mount SinaiLeviticus Mount Sinai Numbers Mount Sinai to MoabNumbers Mount Sinai to Moab Deuteronomy MoabDeuteronomy Moab