Ask Michael: Why Was Moses Not Allowed to Go to the Promised Land?

S4E144 - Ask Michael: Why Was Moses Not Allowed to Go to the Promised Land?

Published: June 15, 2026

Duration: 8:35

As we read in Numbers 20, God punishes Moses for the sin he committed by stating that he would not be allowed to enter the Promised Land. Why was God so harsh with Moses? Hadn’t Moses done many things that pleased the Lord? Surely God could pardon this one sin. So why didn’t He? As Michael answers this question, we discover it doesn’t just lie in Moses’ disobedience, but in a prophecy relating to the coming Messiah. This prophecy is profound as it not only foretells of the death of Christ, but also His character and the pouring...