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b'In the Old Testament, God promised to give His people a land to call home. He made a covenant (a promise) with Abram, promising him that he would have so many descendants that they would become a great multitude. He also told Abramthat his descendants would be forced to serve in a foreign land for many years, but after that time, the Lord would bring them out of captivity and into the Promised Land\\u2014a land \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153flowing with milk and honey\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (Exodus 3:8)\\u2014which basically meant the land would be a place of abundance.\\nThis promise was repeated many times throughout the Old Testament. Even when the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, God was with them, leading them to the Promised Land. Even when the Israelites complained in the wilderness and rebelled against God, He led them on in love. It took four hundred years in slavery and forty years in the wilderness before the promise was fulfilled. But God never lies. In His good time, His people crossed the Jordan River and entered the land they had looked forward to for countless years.\\nGod had remained faithful in their unfaithfulness, and they were finally able to enter the land they had been promised long before that generation was born! But God wasn\\u2019t done yet. He also promised that one of Abraham\\u2019s descendants would be a new King\\u2014a Deliverer\\u2014who would save His people from sin and death (2 Samuel 7:11-16). God sent His Son, Jesus, to live a life of perfect obedience to God, die in our place on the cross, and raise from the dead, making a way for us to live with Him forever. Because God faithfully brought the Israelites to their Promised Land, we can trust that Jesus will faithfully save us. \\u2022 Macy Lee\\n\\u2022 How do you see God\\u2019s perfect timing at work in leading the Israelites to the Promise Land? What were the Israelites\\u2019 reactions as God led them through the wilderness?\\n\\u2022 God always keeps His promises. What does that mean for us today? \\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I promise you what I promised Moses: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u02dcWherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you.\\u2019\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Joshua 1:3 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn 14:1-4; Hebrews 4:1-10; Revelation 21:4'