Joshua 23
Joshua addressed the leaders, elders, judges, and officials of Israel, saying "Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left. Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them. But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now...You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed."
Humble thoughts, reflections, and/or summaries from readings of God's word. "For if any one is desirous simply to know those things which it has pleased God to reveal, that is the man who accurately knows what it is to be truly wise. " Calvin
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Joshua 22-
Before the Eastern tribes ( Reubenites, Gadites, Manassha half-tribe) had returned home, Joshua gathered them and blessed them saying, "You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your brothers but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you. Now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as he promised, return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. But 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 all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
But, when they were leaving, the Eastern tribes built an alter near the Jordan and the Israelites thought they were breaking faith with the God of Israel and turning away for the Lord. The Israelites knew from past experiences that the wrath of God would be on the whole community of Israel, so the whole assembly of Israel gathered to go to war against them. But the Eastern tribes reassured the Israelites that they built the alter to the Lord and to witness before the generations to follow that they also have a share in the Lord.
Before the Eastern tribes ( Reubenites, Gadites, Manassha half-tribe) had returned home, Joshua gathered them and blessed them saying, "You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your brothers but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you. Now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as he promised, return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. But 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 all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
But, when they were leaving, the Eastern tribes built an alter near the Jordan and the Israelites thought they were breaking faith with the God of Israel and turning away for the Lord. The Israelites knew from past experiences that the wrath of God would be on the whole community of Israel, so the whole assembly of Israel gathered to go to war against them. But the Eastern tribes reassured the Israelites that they built the alter to the Lord and to witness before the generations to follow that they also have a share in the Lord.
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