Back in Time

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

So when we last met our Israelite friends, the land was finally their's.  Years of wandering aimlessly at last resulted in the fulfillment of a promise made many years before.  However, perhaps hungry to land his sequel deal (part V's are murder to sell), Moses decides to pick the tale up not where Numbers ends, but back following chapter 21...before the land was their's.

In case you don't recall that discussion from back in August of 2011, here it is: http://chiphall.blogspot.com/2011/08/all-that-jahaz-numbers-21-21-35-and.html

In this section, Israel has settled into the luxuries of mountainside living...or have at least rested for what God deems as long enough.  So He tells them, alright fellas, it's time to go get this land that I promised you.  Go get it while the getting's good.  He might have added- hurry before someone does something stupid and you have to wander some more.

The lack of chronology is odd to me- it's almost like this is the deleted scenes section you access on the menu after you've watched the movie... and you understand why it got cut.

But I guess reading about this event twice is much less arduous than having to live through the escapade.  So in the spirit of watching ESPN classic...Go Israel!