By Joshua chapter 23 Israel was in the Land of Promise. Most the vile Canaanites have either been either extinguished or subdued. And Joshua had grown to an old age, soon to die. Yet still verse 3 of our chapter today states an amazing truth. In … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 22, VERSE 10
By Joshua chapter 22, most of the tribes of Israel had settled in their own respective territories. Except two and a half of them! Namely, Reuben and Gad and half of Manasseh! They are the Jews who had chosen NOT to live in the heart of the land … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 21, VERSES 1-3
There was one tribe of Israel who inherited no acreage, no vast land grant. Instead, they were forbidden of the Lord to have massive land holdings! Yes, Numbers 18:24 speaks of the Levites, the Jews given to what we might call "full-time service" … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 20, VERSES 7-8
I think, over the past few mornings, we have established the fact that the "Cities of Refuge" described in Joshua chapter 20 are "pictures" of the safety we enjoy in Christ Jesus our Lord. Now today, briefly, let's notice the names of these six … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 20, VERSE 3
The "Cities of Refuge" established in the days of Joshua were NOT for calculated, cold-blood, murderers! Those people were to be found, tried and punished if guilty. And the punishment was ultimate, physical death! "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by … [Continue reading]
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