Joshua 24:12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow. One event from my childhood stands out in my distant memory bank. I was too young to really remember the event, but I remember the retellingContinue reading “Hornet’s Nest”
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Upon and Covered
Joshua 24:7 ‘But when they cried out to the LORD, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them and covered them; and your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness for a long time. Did the LORD part the Red Sea orContinue reading “Upon and Covered”
Fighting for Them
Joshua 10:14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel! Have you ever had someone say to you, “I will be there for you,” but when the time came, they weren’t? Just at the hourContinue reading “Fighting for Them”
Right Away
Joshua 7:1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the LORD’s anger burned against Israel. Have you ever noticed how fast New Year’s resolutions are broken! They work forContinue reading “Right Away”
Holy Ground
Joshua 5:15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. When we were in New York City a few years ago we stood at the site of the twin towers demise. To think that in just a few secondsContinue reading “Holy Ground”
Projection
Joshua 1:17-18 “Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!” We see itContinue reading “Projection”
Joshua 24:19 Bad News
Joshua 24:19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. Some people do a good job of saying goodbye. Others are terrible at it. And still others avoid it all together.Continue reading “Joshua 24:19 Bad News”
Joshua 22:5 Outcome Measures
Joshua 22:5But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”Continue reading “Joshua 22:5 Outcome Measures”
Joshua 20:3 Senseless
Joshua 20:3 so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood. I am sure you have heard of the senseless killings that are capturing the headlines these days. It is not that there are more than any other time in our history, butContinue reading “Joshua 20:3 Senseless”
Joshua 15:63 Still There
Joshua 15:63 Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah. Stubborn stains in clothing can be especially troublesome. Some stains just don’t seem to want to come out. It is as if they are clinging to the material with allContinue reading “Joshua 15:63 Still There”
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