“The Danger of a Poor Example”
DISCUSSION
In Numbers 31,
God tells Moses that it is time for them to take vengeance on the Midianites
for something that they had done to the children of Israel earlier in Genesis
25.1-17. The Midianites had invited the
Israelites to join them in worshiping their “gods”. The Israelites that participated in this
pagan worship were punished in Genesis 25; however, now in Numbers 31-32, God
is punishing the Midianites for their deceit and poor influence that they were
to God’s people. It seems that these
Midianites had deceived the Israelites in some way causing them to stumble and
sin. The Bible is very clear about each person giving an answer for the deeds
that they have done while in the body (2 Corinthians 5.10), but did you know
that God will also punish those that have become a stumbling block to those
that are trying to live a Godly life.
Jesus said in Mark 9.24, that whoever caused a little one to sin, it
would be better if a millstone would have been tied around his neck and cast
into the sea. Make sure you are living a
Godly example for others, so that you will in no way become a stumbling block
for them, causing them to be lost, and losing your own soul in the process.
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