When we left off in chapter 11, the last thing we remember was that Joshua had taken control of the Promised Land and had given it as an inheritance to the people of Israel (Joshua 11:23), dividing it among the tribes. After about 7 straight years of war, the Israelites finally had some rest. Whew! [...]
On Monday, we said that one of the themes for Joshua 9 was “how to sniff out a con artist”, but after studying this chapter, meditating on it and praying about it, I think it would be fair to number among those themes, “how to sniff out a self-reliant Christian”. I was totally convicted by [...]
“We are most vulnerable after a spiritual victory.” These were introductory words for the lesson in Joshua chapter 7, and I could not say it better than my husband. Israel was on a roll (“Call em' butter!”, John said). They had re-dedicated themselves to God, crossed the Jordan during flood stage, were obeying God's orders [...]
Joshua 4 and 5 have been a great reminder that “God is not in a hurry”. First of all, lets remember a few of the basics of these last two chapters of Joshua. God brings the Israelites to the edge of the Jordan...in flood stage, the Jordan that they are supposed to cross. Instead of [...]
Let's take a trip back in time. We will be going all the way back to when the Israelites first left Egypt...approximately 3 months after their departure (you can read for yourselves in Exodus chapter 19). Here's the picture: Israel enters the wilderness and sets up camp...right in front of Mount Sinai. Moses goes up [...]
“Moses my servant is dead.” These are the first words spoken by God to Joshua, and forgive me for being brash but I'm reading this and jumping for joy. Why, you ask? Shouldn't something like death make me sad? Not when it's death to rules and regulations! I'm remembering what we learned in Romans 7 [...]
