Joshua 8:34-35 After that, he read out everything written in The Revelation, the blessing and the curse, everything in the Book of The Revelation. There wasn’t a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua didn’t read to the entire congregation—men, women, children, and foreigners who had been with them on the journey. After Jericho […]
Read moreJoshua 10:13-14 The sun stopped in its tracks in mid sky; just sat there all day. There’s never been a day like that before or since—God took orders from a human voice! Truly, God fought for Israel. One might think that the promised land was handed to the Israelites on a silver platter. But that […]
Read moreJoshua 6:25 But Joshua let Rahab the harlot live—Rahab and her father’s household and everyone connected to her. She is still alive and well in Israel because she hid the agents whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. Before Joshua entered the promised land, he sent spies ahead, so they could be prepared for whatever […]
Read moreJoshua 6:20 The priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the blast of the trumpets, they gave a thunderclap shout. The wall fell at once. The people rushed straight into the city and took it. The Israelites finally arrived in the promised land. But as the saying goes: It was not a walk in […]
Read moreJoshua 3:15 and 17 When the priests got to the Jordan and their feet touched the water at the edge (the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest), the flow of water stopped …. And there they stood; those priests carrying the Chest of the Covenant stood firmly planted on dry ground in the middle […]
Read moreNumeri 14:24 But my servant Caleb—this is a different story. He has a different spirit; he follows me passionately. I’ll bring him into the land that he scouted and his children will inherit it. We’ve already discussed what had happened when Moses sent 12 men into the Promised Land. Ten returned trembling and afraid of […]
Read moreDeuteronomy 31:7-8 Then Moses summoned Joshua. He said to him with all Israel watching, “Be strong. Take courage. You will enter the land with this people, this land that God promised their ancestors that he’d give them. You will make them the proud possessors of it. God is striding ahead of you. He’s right there […]
Read moreNumbers 22:28-29 Then God gave speech to the donkey. She said to Balaam: “What have I ever done to you that you have beat me these three times?” Balaam said, “Because you’ve been playing games with me! If I had a sword I would have killed you by now.” Wow, Balaam, the prophet, was furious. […]
Read moreNumbers 11:14-15 I can’t do this by myself—it’s too much, all these people. If this is how you intend to treat me, do me a favour and kill me. I’ve seen enough; I’ve had enough. Let me out of here.” The Israelites weren’t an easy nation. Now they were acting like spoilt brats. They longed […]
Read moreNumbers 14:6-7 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, members of the scouting party, ripped their clothes and addressed the assembled People of Israel: “The land we walked through and scouted out is a very good land—very good indeed.” It was about 15 months since the Israelites had been delivered from slavery. During […]
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