Numbers 27: Blindsided in Prayer

About this episode

Moses seeks God's wisdom about inheritance and prays for Joshua to be the next leader of Israel as his own journey ends.

In Numbers 27, Moses seeks God’s wisdom regarding inheritance, only to be unexpectedly told that his own journey is ending, prompting him to pray not for himself or his sons but for God to appoint Joshua as the next leader of Israel.

Topics covered

• inheritance
• leadership
• prayer
• wisdom
• Moses
• Joshua

Keywords

• Numbers 27
• Moses
• Joshua
• prayer
• inheritance
• leadership

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