This chapter fills in details. “…the roads were abandoned…village life in Israel had ceased” (vv. 6, 7). “…they chose new gods” (v. 8). It gives the state of Israel, the cause, how they remembered Gods righteous acts (v. 11), woke up and defeated the oppressors. The epic battle: This song
Continue readingDeborah leads Israel to victory. Hooray to Ladies in the Leadership!! Also when they are in-charge, you better behave well. Or else you will be pegged to the ground!! God needs men and women for his work. Let’s rise to the occasion as Deborah and Barak. Deborah said to Barak,
Continue readingThe ABCDE’s of the Israelites God’s people continuously sinned and turned away from Him-Abandoned They were punished- Bondage They Called out to Him- Cried God faithfully delivers them- Deliver They lived Happily- Ease This was the Israelites lifestyle. The main lesson we learn here is about the consequences of sin
Continue readingOne failure leads to another. The next generation grew up after Joshua did not know the Lord. Very sad. Moses and Joshua took every opportunity to remind their generation to pass on their faith to the next generation. This is a great reminder for us. “One generation shall laud your
Continue readingThe Israelites failed to complete the conquest of the promised land. Having started out well after the death of Joshua by inquiring the Lord, the Israelites failed to keep up the momentum by allowing the inhabitants to live with them. “The Lord was with the men of Judah…but they were
Continue readingJoshua is making the people think, “…choose this day whom you will serve” (v. 15). When the people say, “We too will serve the Lord” (v. 18), he makes them think again, “You are not able to serve the Lord…”. Now the people say with conviction, “No! We will serve
Continue readingJoshua’s final words of exhortation:1. Steadfast to observe and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses (v. 6). 2. Careful to love the Lord (v. 11). Joshua’s farewell speech is very much like the speech Moses gave toward the end of his life (Deut
Continue readingJoshua appreciated the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for keeping their words. He blessed them and sent them away. They had set up an altar with a good intent as a witness between two sides and between two generations. However, the Israelites having thought to themselves that
Continue reading“Not one of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass” (v. 45). Our God is a promise-giving God and promise-keeping God. God gives promises and He is faithful to fulfill all the promises. (v41-42) Levites received 48
Continue readingThey have divided the conquered land and what’s the first thing God reminds them to do? Setup cities of refuge for accidental and unintentional murderers. Was accidental murders so prevalent that it became a priority or was God teaching them something? Maybe it shows how much importance God gave to
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