Author: Nicholson
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May 1, 2023 — The Need For A Fresh Start
We must believe that the extent of God’s judgment on Canaan was both deserved and necessary. Reading Joshua 12, we come to the pivot point of the book. Behind us are the stories of defeating the inhabitants; ahead, we see the disbursing of the inheritance. The first half of the book focuses on God’s power […]
April 28, 2023 — More Hard Hearts
“Someday you’ll hear God’s final call to you…This could be it, my friend, if you but knew; God’s final call.” J.W. Peterson The battle of the north against Jabin and his confederates was the last of the major campaigns. Here is Joshua’s report card: “As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded […]
April 27, 2023 — Who Do You Trust?
Hazor means “walled,” and the city stood in defiance against the God they refused to worship. Trust, or confidence, is the main support that holds up the universe. Lack of trust can collapse a marriage. A “No Confidence” vote will bring down a government. It was with good intentions, no doubt, but with little connection […]
April 26, 2023 — The Northern Confederacy
Next stop, Hazor, the largest city in the country and one of the most pivotal in the Fertile Crescent. Far to the north lay the forbidding fortress of Hazor. Situated in the Chorazin Plateau north of the Sea of Galilee, it controlled the northern approaches to the Promised Land. There ruled Jabin. Having heard of […]
April 25, 2023 — The Grand Exception
Joshua left one city, really the chief city, to be defeated hundreds of years later by David. But why? Do you recall the five southern cities whose armies fought against the Lord in the Valley of Aijalon? Let’s see, there was Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, and of course the ring-leader, Jerusalem. The few troops that […]
April 24, 2023 — Enemies As Footstools
God put creation under the first Adam; it will take the Last Adam to put it all back in place. At last, the sun had set on the longest day in history. “Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal” (Jos 10:15). Was it time to rest? Not yet! When […]
April 21, 2023 — Heavenly Artillery
Up all day. March uphill through the wilds all night. Fight all the next day. And that isn’t long enough? What a difference the Lord makes when He fights for His people! The strategy is always right. The victory is always assured. First, “the Lord routed them before Israel” (Jos 10:10). The word “rout” means […]
April 20, 2023 — The Nations Plot A Vain Thing
“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord” (Ps 2:2). When Abraham returned from rescuing Lot and those with him from four marauding kings, he was met by Melchizedek (“king of righteousness”). Now the king of the same city, Adonizedek (“lord of righteousness”), perhaps a relative, hears […]
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