This book isn’t for the faint-hearted. There’s no gratuitous violence, but plenty that shows sin’s results. I still like picture books. I love sharing the excitement with my little grandchildren, seeing their faces light up at every new page. It seems that God likes picture books as well. Almost half our Bible is composed of […]
Read More… from June 5, 2023 — Welcome To The Book Of Judges
Often the real impact of a person’s life is best seen after they die. That was true of Joshua, and Jesus, too. What a thrilling book this has been! It has as many valleys and mountains as the land of Israel, just like your life and mine. But through it all, we have discovered a […]
At the height of his career, Joshua waits at the very end of the line to receive his inheritance. We began the book of Joshua with the words, “Moses My servant is dead” (Jos 1:2). Now, after a rigorous life of responsibility, conflict, and victories, the book draws to its conclusion with Joshua also “going […]
Fathers! Is your desire to see your children revered by the world? You set a trap for their souls. At Shechem, Joshua reaches the climax of his appeal. Here are three practical steps that make all the difference in life. First, he says, “fear the Lord” (Jos 24:14). This is not slavish fear, terror in […]
Reminiscing about the past isn’t always a sign of old age; sometimes it’s a sign of wisdom. Having spoken to the leaders in chapter 23, Joshua sent them back to direct the whole nation to their national amphitheater, the Vale of Shechem, with its two grandstands, Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. In very recent memory they […]
Read More… from May 30, 2023 — A History Lesson To The Nation
Joshua was no armchair general. He had experienced the real parry and thrust of active warfare. Joshua knew this world was no place for rubber swords and playroom rocking horses. And his speech was as decisive as his blade. Calling for the leaders of Israel, “for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and […]
When we hear that fellow Christians have done wrong, let’s pause long enough to hear their side. Here’s the King James version of Joshua 22:34, “And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.” Did you ever […]
The spiritual and practical unite in our lives when God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven. To be spiritual does not mean to be impractical. The Lord’s promise to the Levites, the families of the priests, that He would be their inheritance was not the end of it. With all due […]