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我们已到了民数记这卷书的低谷。没有信靠神关于迦南地的应许，是极严重的不信，后果真是不堪设想。尽管已到了迦南地的门前，以色列民却要在旷野流荡四十年，而更可悲的，就是他们那一代的人全部都会在旷野中灭亡，他们将得不到神应许赐给他们的产业，惟有信靠神的那两个探子约书亚和迦勒将会安全无恙，最终能够活着进入应许之地。

希伯来书再次提起这段往事，来警惕我们今天的人，作者警告我们不要远离神，不可有一颗犯罪和不信的心。在旷野中灭亡的那一代，虽然经历神的拯救离开埃及，可惜他们却对神失了信心。神吩咐我们，由始至终都要抓紧基督。

我们应怎样行才可以做得到呢？我们必须谨记，今天神仍然应许我们可以得安息，这个应许是关于在基督里得救赎和永恒的安息-也包括在新天新地与神同活。（参启 21:1-7）我们也必须天天彼此激励去抗拒罪恶，我们需要互相帮助来识别罪恶的诡诈，并且一起同行，好叫我们能够有坚定的信心。最后，我们必须要听从圣灵所说的话：“今天你若听到衪的声音，不要再硬着心肠了。” 你可以从以色列民身上学习，又祈求神帮助你坚守你的信心。

We have reached a low point in the book of Numbers. The failure to trust God's promise about the land of Canaan was an epic act of unbelief. And the consequences were terrible. For forty years Israel would have to wander in the wilderness even though they had reached the doorstep of Canaan. Even worse, an entire generation would die in the desert. They would fall short of the inheritance God had promised. Only Joshua and Caleb, the two explorers who trusted God, would survive and eventually live in the promised land.

The book of Hebrews takes up this story as a warning for us still today. We are warned not to turn away from God by having a sinful, unbelieving heart. The generation that died in the desert saw God's deliverance from Egypt but lost faith in God. We are called to hold firmly to Christ to the end.

How can we do this? We must remember that God still has a promise of rest for us today. This promise is about eternal, salvation rest in Christ—as well as life together with God in the new heaven and earth (Revelation 21:1-7). We also must encourage one another daily to resist sin. We need to help each other see sin's deceptions and then walk with each other to remain firm. Finally, we must listen to the Spirit, who says, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." Learn from Israel's failures and ask God to help you persevere in faith.