Dictionary of Bible Themes The promise of a homeland, made to Abraham, began to unfold through Moses and Joshua. Moses taught that the land was to be held in trust by God's people, obedience to God's ways bringing blessing in the land and disobedience bringing his judgment. Genesis 15:18-21The location of the promised land See also Numbers 34:1-12Deuteronomy 7:1 Exodus 3:17 Traditional descriptions of the promised land See also Numbers 13:26-27Deuteronomy 8:7-8 Jeremiah 32:22 Ezekiel 20:6 Genesis 15:7-21 The promised land and Abraham See also The covenant with Abraham Genesis 13:14-17; 17:7-8Genesis 12:7 See also The promised land given to Abraham's descendants Genesis 17:8; 24:7Exodus 33:1 Genesis 25:9-10 See also A burial plot was Abraham's only earthly possession in the promised land Genesis 23:3-20Genesis 26:2-5 The promised land and the patriarchs See also Genesis 28:12-15; 35:11-12; 50:24-25Deuteronomy 1:8 Later generations look back to the promise made to the patriarchs See also Exodus 32:13-14Deuteronomy 6:20-23 Nehemiah 9:7-8 Psalms 105:8-11 pp 1Ch 16:15-18 Deuteronomy 10:11The promised land and Moses See also Moses is called to lead Israel into the promised land Exodus 3:16-17; 6:1-8Numbers 11:12 Joshua 5:6 See also A whole generation is not permitted to enter the promised land Numbers 14:20-38; 32:9-13Psalms 106:24-27 Numbers 20:12 See also Moses and Aaron are not permitted to enter the promised land Numbers 20:23-29; 27:12-14Deuteronomy 32:48-52; 34:1-4 Deuteronomy 7:16 See also Moses' instructions to destroy the inhabitants of the land and their practices Numbers 33:50-53Deuteronomy 7:1-6; 12:2-3; 18:9-12 Numbers 33:54 See also The instructions for distributing the promised land Numbers 34:13-15; 36:5-9Joshua 14:1-5 Psalms 78:55 Deuteronomy 6:1-3 See also Obedience to the law was a condition for enjoying the blessings of the promised land Exodus 20:12Leviticus 26:3-12 Deuteronomy 6:17-19; 7:12-15; 11:8-15; 28:1-8 pp Dt 5:16 Jeremiah 11:1-5Deuteronomy 11:16-17 See also Warnings not to forget God and follow Canaanite ways Exodus 34:12-16Leviticus 18:1-5 Numbers 33:55-56 Deuteronomy 8:10-14; 28:15-19 Joshua 23:14-16 Leviticus 25:23-24 Laws concerning the land See also Exodus 23:10-11The promised land is seen as belonging to God. Leviticus 25:1-7,8-13Numbers 35:33-34 Deuteronomy 31:7-8 The promised land and Joshua See also Joshua is called to lead the Israelites into the promised land Deuteronomy 3:28Joshua 1:1-6 Joshua 3:14-17; 11:16-23; 21:43 The Israelites enter the promised land and begin to possess it Joshua 21:44-45See also God's people are given rest Deuteronomy 12:10Joshua 1:13-15 See also 1345 covenant1680 types 4206 land 5075 Abraham 5104 Moses, foreshadower of Christ 7135 Israel, people of God 7221 exodus, the 7251 pillar of cloud & fire 8258 fruitfulness, spiritual 8453 obedience 8718 disobedience |
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