Judges 6:12 The angel of God appeared to him and said, “God is with you, O mighty warrior!” The Israelites had this “love-hate” relationship with God. When things were going well, they forgot Him and started serving other gods. Then the Lord withdrew His blessing, and the people suffered again. Only when they admitted their […]
Read moreJudges 4:4-5 Deborah was a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth. She was judge over Israel at that time. She held court under Deborah’s Palm between Ramah and Bethel in the hills of Ephraim. The People of Israel went to her in matters of justice. It’s interesting that a woman was a leader of Israel. She […]
Read moreJudges 3:9-10 The People of Israel cried out to God and God raised up a saviour who rescued them: Caleb’s nephew Othniel, son of his younger brother Kenaz. The Spirit of God came on him and he rallied Israel. The people of the Lord were like naughty children. As soon as things were going well, […]
Read moreJoshua 24:14-15 “So now: Fear God. Worship him in total commitment. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped on the far side of The River (the Euphrates) and in Egypt. You, worship God. “If you decide that it’s a bad thing to worship God, then choose a god you’d rather serve—and do it today. […]
Read moreJoshua 14:10-11 Now look at me: God has kept me alive, as he promised. It is now forty-five years since God spoke this word to Moses, years in which Israel wandered in the wilderness. And here I am today, eighty-five years old! I’m as strong as I was the day Moses sent me out. Right […]
Read moreJoshua 13:7 “I myself will drive them out before the People of Israel. All you have to do is allot this land to Israel as an inheritance, as I have instructed you. Do it now: Allot this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” Joshua had been in the […]
Read moreJoshua 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 […]
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