This time, drawing lessons from the past, they are going to bypass the mountains and make a detour. Just as they were about to go out, Aaron the priest died in Mount Hor, which was undoubtedly a blow to the Israelites. In addition, due to the siege of East and other countries, they had to withdraw south.

According to the change of the situation, Moses rearranged the battle situation and decided to bypass the east, enter Salem Creek from the south and east, and then pass through the defeated Moab to reach the Arnon River. Sure enough, Moab was poor and weak, unable to stop the invasion of foreign enemies, and Israel drove ahead and crossed the Moab border smoothly. However, the banks of the Anon River in front of them are cliffs, which are difficult to cross. The ideal plan is to cross the amorites.

They made a request to the Amorites, but the king of the Amorites, Sihon, who was brave and good at fighting, refused, forcing the Israelis to attack and attack with great strength, cutting Xihong with a knife and conquering each other by force. Then, they marched north to Bashan. King Og of Bashan is a world-famous giant. He is strong, brave and aggressive. He personally led the army to fight against Israel.

At this time, Moses was already a leader with rich combat experience. In the face of strong enemies, he was very calm and made careful plans and arrangements. First, they expelled the residents of Asher, a famous city in the north of Amorites, so that their team could get enough rest and enrich their equipment, and finally confronted Og. After fierce fighting, he killed Og and his son and occupied Bashan. At this point, the Israelis conquered all the countries on the east bank of the river and cleared the remaining obstacles. The Moab Plain in Chen Bing is ready to cross the river.

Israel defeated Balak king of Moab. Seeing that the Israeli army was stronger than Ma Zhuang, he successively conquered the Amorites and Bashan, and assembled a large army on the Moab border. Considering that his national strength is weak, it is difficult to use force against the Israelis, and he is always in fear. He thought about it and thought of witchcraft. At that time, people thought that there was a wizard possessed by magic and curse, who could kill people easily as long as he cursed. So the king of Moab was whimsical and wanted to win by witchcraft. He took the initiative to unite with the king of Midian and sent messengers to invite Balaam, a famous wizard, to fight together.

The envoys of King Balak gave Balaam money, saying, "Sir, a people came from Egypt, whose army was stronger than that of Ma Zhuang, and they came to our border to fight against us. My king said that you have irresistible magic, and whoever you curse will be unlucky, so he sent us to invite you out to curse them, so that we can win when attacking each other. "

Balaam replied, "I can't decide this matter. I must ask God. I think so, too. Why don't you stay here for one night and I'll answer you tomorrow? " The messenger said yes.

That night Balaam prayed all night.

God said to him, "Don't take part in this matter, and don't curse the Israelites, because they are blessed."

The next morning, Balaam said to Balak's envoy, "Go back, God forbid me to cooperate with you."

Reluctant to listen to the special envoy's report, Balak sent a higher-level special envoy, with more rewards and precious gifts, and begged Balaam again: "My king, please don't refuse, you must come to us and curse the Israelis. Whatever you want, my king will satisfy you. "

"Even if Balak gives me a room full of gold, silver and jewels, I won't go against God's will." Balaam resolutely refused, and the envoys repeatedly begged him to let them stay for another night, and he prayed to God himself.

God replied angrily, "If you must go, let them go, but you must do what I want." Balaam agreed to God's request, got on the donkey and set off.

On the way, God intends to teach Qin Le and Balaam a wonderful miracle to make them fear themselves. He sent messengers to stop Balaam from advancing. The messenger drew his knife and stood majestically in the middle of the road. When Balaam's donkey saw it, he couldn't escape from the left and right, and went to the field from the road. Balaam didn't know the inside story, thinking that the donkey was making trouble, so he hit the donkey with a cane and told it to go back to the road. The donkey was walking on the way to the vineyard, and the angel stood on the narrow road of the vineyard with a knife, with walls on both sides. The donkey couldn't help walking against the wall, which scraped Balaam's foot. Balaam felt pain, so he hit the donkey angrily and told it to keep walking. The angel also took a few steps forward and stood on a narrower road. The donkey couldn't get through and had to lie on the ground. Balaam was furious, raised his staff and beat the donkey.

God saw that the donkey was really wronged, so he let it talk. The docile animal suddenly protested to its owner, "How can you treat me like this? What did I do wrong? " . Want to be beaten three times in a row? "

Balaam replied angrily, "Because you didn't listen to me, and you teased me and scratched my feet. It's nothing to hit you. If I have a knife in my hand, I will kill you! "

The donkey retorted, "think about it, you raised me when I was a child." When did you think I wasn't your tame slave and didn't listen to your orders? "

"No." Balaam had to answer truthfully. At this time, God brightened Balaam's eyes. Balaam looked up and saw an angel standing in the middle of the road with a knife. He immediately turned off his donkey and fell to the ground.

The angel asked, "Why did you hit the donkey? If it hadn't been played three times, you would have been killed by me. "

Balaam repeatedly apologized: "I am guilty, I am guilty. I really didn't know you were standing here. If you don't like me going to that country, I'll go home at once. "

God said, "You don't have to go back, but you have to go with them. You just promised me that you would do everything according to my words. " Balaam once again promised God that he would ride a donkey to Moab.

When King Balak heard that Balaam had arrived, he personally went to the capital to meet him, and slaughtered cattle and sheep to comfort him. The next day, King Balak led Balaam to the commanding height of Mount Baal to see the Israeli army camp. Balaam said, "Build seven altars here and prepare seven rams and seven bulls." King Balak did so at once and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

At this time, Balaam saw the Israeli military camp, which was a spectacular sight: centering on the tent, spreading the tent round and round, just like the stars arching the moon, magnificent. Balaam said to himself, "The king of Moab brought me here from Dongshan to curse Jacob and Israel. This can't be done. If God doesn't curse, how can I curse? God didn't curse, how dare I curse! Who can count Goya's army? Who can count his subjects? I want to die like an upright man, I want to die like an upright man. "

He said to Balak, "Just stand by and make a burnt offering, and I will go forward. God will give you instructions, and I will tell you his instructions. "After a while, he returned to Balak and recited poems involuntarily:

I saw them from the top of the mountain.

I saw them from the bottom.

This is a different country.

He is luckier than other countries.

Balak was a little surprised and led Balaam to the top of Pisgah. Like Mount Baal, seven altars were built, each offering a cow and a sheep. You can't see the whole picture of the Israeli military camp here, but Balaam still didn't curse the Israelis. He thought, "I am blessed by God. This is a blessing from God. How can I change it? " . Isn't Balak foolish to ask me to curse Israel? He doesn't know that any magic is invalid for Jacob. "So Balaam, regardless of Mahler, still murmured a blessing:

Look at almighty god.

Make greater achievements

Balak couldn't help asking Balaam, "What's the matter with you? Why do you bless the Israelites in my place, even if you don't curse them? "

Balaam replied, "This is God's will, and I must tell you."

Balak couldn't do it, so he took Balaam to Kuner Mountain and built an altar to worship cattle and sheep. Balaam, as always, blessed Israel:

How beautiful your tent is,

Ah, Jacob.

How magnificent your holy curtain is,

Ah, Israel.

Bless Israel,

Blessed are you!

Curse Israel,

Must suffer!

Balak angrily shouted at Balaam, "That's it! That's all! Don't get me wrong, I called you here to curse Israel, but you blessed my enemies three times. Now, please go back, I can't reward you. "

Balaam answered and said, I have already said that even if you give me a room full of gold, silver and jewels as a reward, I will never go against God's will.

Balaam was awed by Israel's military strength and God's theocracy, and involuntarily turned the curse into a blessing. He has been bitter since he was driven away by the king of Moab. When Israel occupied Moab and Midian peacefully and made peace with them, Balaam, a wizard, incited them to seduce Israeli men, ruined the morale of the army and civilians, and God was furious, sent a plague and executed more than 20,000 people.

After Moses conquered the countries on the east bank of the Jordan River, he camped in the plains of Moab. At this time, all the people who came out of Egypt died in the wilderness according to God's will, only the youngest Caleb and Joshua were still alive. Moses chose Joshua as his successor and solemnly authorized Joshua.

/kloc-Moses, 0/20 years old, knew that he was going to die soon, and he could no longer lead the Israelites into the blessed land of Canaan. He delivered three long speeches magnificently, reviewed the experience of wandering in the wilderness for 40 years, and urged people to obey God's will, strictly observe covenants and commandments, learn lessons and March into Canaan. Full of words and feelings, the speech became a model of ancient Hebrew rhetoric. Finally, he sang a long song, praising the eternal God, praying for the prosperity of Israel and wishing the people of all tribes happiness and well-being.

After bidding farewell to the Israelites, Moses climbed Pisgah on the top of Nebo alone. God received him there and said to him, pointing to the land of Canaan on the other side of Jordan, "Moses, look, it is a land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will bless their descendants. Now, you can only watch but not go. "

Facing the unreachable paradise, Moses' heart was full of ups and downs, and his thoughts were full of joy and regret. Despite all the hardships, he finally completed his historical mission and chose a new generation of leaders for Israel. However, he can't share the joy with the people, enjoy the upcoming victory and happiness, and can't personally set foot on Canaan, the blessed land for which he has struggled all his life.

Moses spent 40 years in Egypt, 40 years in Midian and 40 years in the wilderness. At this time, he secretly ended his magnificent and magnificent life at the top of Pisgah. God buried him in the valley opposite Beth Peor in Moab, but his tomb was unknown.

The Israelis have lost their respected and beloved leader, and the people of the whole country are immersed in infinite grief. They wept bitterly for 30 days in memory of Moses. Since then, Joshua has officially become a leader, inheriting the legacy of the martyrs and leading the Israelites into the blessed land of Canaan.