In The Word Read Joshua 22 Tribes beyond Jordan Return 22 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.3 You have not forsaken your brothers these many […]
Month: September 2016
FREEDOM BY THE BLOOD
In The Word Read Joshua 20-21 Six Cities of Refuge 20 Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Designate the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, 3 that the manslayer who kills any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 He shall […]
WHAT IS YOUR PROMISE?
In The Word Read Joshua 18-19 Rest of the Land Divided 18 Then the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled themselves at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them. 2 There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. 3 So Joshua said […]
ACTIONS FOLLOW FAITH
In The Word Read Joshua 15:13–17:18 13 Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). 14 Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 Then he went up from there against the […]
RICH IN FAITH
In The Word Read Joshua 13:1—15:12 Canaan Divided among the Tribes 13 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. 2 This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the Geshurites; 3 from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as […]
FREE INDEED
In The Word Read Joshua 10 Five Kings Attack Gibeon 10 Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace […]
HONOR YOUR COMMITMENTS
In The Word Read Joshua 9 Guile of the Gibeonites 9 Now it came about when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland and on all the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, heard of […]
FAITH AND WISDOM
In The Word Read Joshua 8 The Conquest of Ai 8 Now the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Take all the people of war with you and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. 2 You shall do to Ai […]
FOLLOWING GOD
In The Word Read Joshua 3-4 Israel Crosses the Jordan 3 Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and he and all the sons of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they lodged there before they crossed.2 At the end of three days the officers went through the midst of the camp; 3 and they […]
FAITH CHANGES YOUR DESTINY
In The Word Read Joshua 2 Rahab Shelters Spies 2 Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. 2 It was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from […]