Joshua part 8

Intro

pass the invisible football

make a choice and stick to it

make the right choice

Conquest completed 11:1 13:1

northern Canaan is conquered by Joshua

the rest of the conquest is summed up rather than told in detail like other cities so far

the point of the book of Joshua as we bring our study to a close

the conquest is also not complete

before he dies, Joshua will tell everyone which part of the land is theirs which becomes like half of the book

despite the fact that Joshua is unable to finish the work, God says that he will go with the people and drive out their remaining enemies

just as Moses was not able to finish the work but only bring them to the Jordan, so Joshua must pass the torch on as well

A God who keeps his promises 21:42 22:10

the beginning of this saga was with Abram

God promises many things and here many of them have come true

there are other gods and things of that nature that people turned to then

there are other gods and things that people turn to now

but here we see nearing the end of Joshua’s story and the story of the land of promise, a stark difference between our God and those others

one who not only makes promises with men, but throughout so many generations, keeps his word

Application 24

the beauty of scripture is that God keeps his promises even though as we see in the next book, people do not keep theirs

God did all that he said he would eons ago and he is not done with even all of those things he said then

but man will time and again claim to follow him and then turn away from him on a whim

when we see some of the things that are hard to wrestle with in Joshua and Judges that make the less informed say there must be two different gods in the old and new testament

if we see the whole picture it makes a bit more sense

God offers his creation over and over again a life with him

and even the ones who follow him the most reject him time and again

make a choice and keep your word