War! That's the only way to describe the event portrayed in today's Text, Joshua 10:1-5. "Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 9, VERSES 21-27
Israel has a problem. There is a "enemy" in the Camp! The "Gibeonites," as we have studied for several days, had "tricked" the Jews into a peace treaty! One could almost observe and be right: "SIN in the CAMP!" And there's little that … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 9, VERSE 20
The Jews, under Joshua's leadership, have just made an unwise peace treaty with the Gibeonites. A heathen people who lied to Joshua about their identity, in order to be spared the edge of Israel's (very sharp) sword. But soon the Israeli army … [Continue reading]
ANOTHER TRAVEL DAY!
Seems like there have been a lot of them lately, travel days. But I am excited! I'll leave the motel room here in Jacksonville (Florida) in an hour or so, return the rental car at the airport, and look for my American Airlines gate! This … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 9. VERSE 16
I might call today's Lesson something like this: "The Occasional Value of WAITING!" And our thought still centers on the 9th chapter of Joshua. Yes, the story of the Gibeonites and the way they deceived Joshua and the Jews. (A massive amount of … [Continue reading]
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