Apr 24, 2024
JOSHUA 8-9:
Yesterday the walls of Jericho “came a-tumbling
down” after some skillful trumpet playing while marching around the
city for 7 days. The city was devoted to destruction, meaning that
this was God's judgement upon them, and that everything was to be
destroyed. Right after this amazing victory, Israel...
Apr 23, 2024
JOSHUA 6-7:
In
yesterday’s reading, Joshua lead the people across the Jordan on
dry ground, and they set up 12 stones in two places to be memorial
reminders for the people of this miracle. All the men were
circumcised, and the angel who is the commander of God's army
revealed himself to Joshua.
PSALM 69:
Apr 22, 2024
JOSHUA 4-5:
In
yesterday’s reading, Joshua sent out two spies. Rahab, who was a
prostitute and later became an outstanding example of God's grace,
protected them and eventually became a full member of Israel. The
people of Israel crossed the Jordan miraculously on dry ground—
even though the river was in flood stage,...
Apr 21, 2024
JOSHUA 2-3:
Yesterday we started the book of Joshua, named
after the man God chose as Moses’ successor. In this book we will
see the victory of the Chosen People in conquering the Promised
Land (chapters 1-12) and then the occupation of the Promised Land
(chapters 13-24). Three times i n Deuteronomy 31, we
heard...
Apr 20, 2024
JOSHUA 1:
Yesterday we read the conclusion of Deuteronomy
with Moses blessing eleven of the twelve tribes with a
prophetic blessing. And then Moses died and the Lord buried him in
an unknown location in Moab.
Now we turn to Joshua, the book named after the man God chose as Moses’ successor. In this book we see the...