Faith & Reason Nexus

EGYPT
Beginning of the Passover Exodus 12:1-18
Blood on the doorpost Exodus 12:22
Death of the firstborn Exodus 12:29
Pharaoh releases Israel Exodus 20:33
Israelites take spoils of Egypt Exodus 12:35-36
Joseph’s bones taken from Egypt Exodus 13:19
Cloud by day, pillar of fire by night begins Exodus 13:20-22

RED SEA
Israel passes through on dry land Exodus 14:16-22, 29
Egyptian army drowns Exodus 14:28

MARAH
Bitter water made sweet Exodus 15:22-26

ELIM
12 wells of water & 70 palm trees

WILDERNESS OF SIN
Manna is provided, Meat (quail) is provided Exodus 14:12-13

HOREB
Water from the rock Exodus 17:6

REPHIDIM
Moses’ hands supported by Aaron & Hur Exodus 17:8-13
Jethro’s plan for helping Moses judge the people Exodus 18:13-26

MT. SINAI
The 10 commandments given
The golden calf Exodus 20:1-17, 32:1-6
Tablets of stone broken Exodus 32:19
2nd tablets of stone prepared
Building of the tabernacle Exodus 34:1-28, 35:4-39:43

HAZEROTH
Miriam’s leprosy Numbers 12:10-16

KADESH-BARNEA AREA
12 spies sent into Canaan
The report of the 12 spies
Israel to wander 40 years
The rebellion of Korah
Earth opens and swallows Korah’s followers
Aaron’s rod budded and bore almonds
Numbers 13:24, 25-33, 14:33-34, 16:1-30, 17:1-10

MT. NEBO MT. PISGAH
Moses views the promised land
Death of Moses at age 120
Joshua becomes Israel’s leader
Deuteronomy 34:1-4, 34:9

JORDAN
2 spies sent to Jericho
Rahab helps the 2 spies
Death of Miriam
Moses smites the rock
Edom refuses safe conduct
Israelites cross the Jordan River on dry ground
Joshua 2:1, 2:1-14, 16:31-35, 20:1-14, 33:28-29, 3:1-4:18

GILGAL
The memorial of the crossing
Circumcision reinstated
Death of Aaron at age 123
Manna ceased
The Captain of the Lord appears
Joshua 4:1-24, 5:2-8, 20:23-29, 5:12

AROUND EDOM
Fiery serpents
Brass serpent on a pole
Numbers 21:5-6, 7-9

PLAINS OF MOAB
Balaam
Numbers 22:1-24:25

SHITTIM
Plague destroys 24,000
Numbers 25:1-9

Numbers 11:1
Complaint: About their hardships
Sin: Complained about their problems instead of praying to God about them
Result: Thousands of people were destroyed when God sent a plague of fire to punish them

Numbers 11:4
Complaint: About the lack of meat
Sin: Lusted after things they did not have
Result: God sent quail; but as the people began to eat, God struck them with a plague that killed many

Numbers 14:1-4
Complaint: About being stuck in the wilderness facing giants of the Promised Land, and wishing to return to Egypt
Sin: Openly rebelled against God’s leaders and failed to trust in His promises
Result: All who complained were not allowed to enter the Promised Land, being doomed to wander in the wilderness until they died

Numbers 16:3
Complaint: About Moses and Aaron’s authority and leadership
Sin: Were greedy for more power and authority
Result: The families, friends, and possessions of Korah were swallowed up by the earth. Fire then burned up the 250 other men who rebelled.

Numbers 16:41
Complaint: That Moses and Aaron caused the deaths of Korah and his conspirators
Sin: Blamed others for their own troubles
Result: God began to destroy Israel with a plague. Moses and Aaron made atonement for the people, but 14,700 of them were killed

Numbers 20:2-3
Complaint: About the lack of water
Sin: Refused to believe that God would provide as He had promised
Result: Moses sinned along with the people. For this, he was barred from entering the Promised Land

Numbers 21:5
Complaint: That God and Moses brought them into the wilderness
Sin: Failed to recognize that their problems were brought on by their own disobedience
Result: God sent poisonous snakes that killed many people and seriously injured many others

“The people soon began to complain to the Lord about their hardships; and when the Lord heard them, His anger blazed against them…” – Numbers 11:1