In Joshua, chapter twenty-two, verse twelve, the children of Israel were ready to go to war against some of their brothers because they believed they had built an altar in rebellion against the Lord God. Joshua and the Israelites felt that God’s holiness and truth were left alone by some, and they were willing to […]
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In Joshua, chapter twenty-one, verse forty-five, actually forty-three through forty-five, with the last stanza being the theme, emphasizes God’s faithfulness in keeping His Word to the forefathers in Genesis twenty-four seven, twenty-six three, and fifty twenty-four, respectively. For he had given the promised land to the descendants of Abraham. God was faithful in fulfilling His
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In Joshua, chapter eighteen, verse one, Israel moves the center of worship from Gilgal to Shiloh. There they set up the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant stays and where God manifested His presence among the people in a certain way. Shiloh was in a lot of Ephraim, the tribe to which Joshua belonged, and
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In Joshua, chapter seventeen, verse thirteen, Israel fails to possess the land fully by not driving out the Canaanites for two reasons. They wanted profit and affluence gained from the forced labor and tribute of the Canaanites. Compromising the will of God for ease and money sowed the seeds for later widespread apostasy. Some of
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In Joshua, chapter sixteen, verse one, Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob, did not have a tribe named after him because the inheritance was for his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. As a result, Joseph received a double portion of the land in that Ephraim and Manasseh constituted two separate, complete tribes. Though Joseph was one
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In Joshua, chapter fourteen, verse fourteen, Caleb remained faithful to God and received in full his promised inheritance. His life illustrates the believer’s faithfulness and acceptance of the promise from the father under the new covenant: the Holy Spirit. After repentance and agreement with God’s new covenant terms, believers must receive whatever spiritual gifts God
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In Joshua, chapter thirteen, verse seven, the dividing of the land among the twelve tribes was a deep and spiritual experience for the Israelites. God told Joshua to divide the land among the twelve tribes. However, the first nine tribes were to receive their portion of the inheritance because he was getting old. The tribes
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In Joshua, chapter thirteen, verse six, God promises to drive out the Canaanites before Israel, yet the promise was conditional on Israel’s obedience. Since Israel neglected to drive out all the inhabitants of the land, God allowed some of them to remain among His people. This inactivity led to numerous problems for the Israelites, especially
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In Joshua chapter one, verse thirteen, Moses’ successor was old and stricken in years. However, he had aged and was advanced in days. He did not live beyond a hundred and ten years, as indicated in chapter twenty-four twenty-nine of the same book, and this was not a great age for the time. So it is
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In Joshua, chapter eleven, verse eighteen, the conquest of Canaan was an extended series of campaigns lasting about five years. Joshua made war for a long time with all those kings. Though the victory is put together and lies in a small compass, the triumph is not at once. Nor in a few days, as
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