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Feb 22, 2009

“You Have It .. Just Claim It”       Josh 18-20  

When we left off last week                                            Joshua said to Ephraim & Manasseh                                     ( concerning their God given inheritance )                                                      ( he said )   don’t come to me & complain                                                               because  ..  there is plenty of land for you                                            ( you have to just go out & possess it ) [1]

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As we can see from   v3   in   Ch 18                                      not much has changed  ..  except Joshua                                            is now saying this .. to the sons of Israel

v3  so Joshua said to the sons of Israel                                                        how long will you put off entering                                                             to take possession of the land                                                       which .. (note) .. the Lord                                                                       the God of your fathers .. has given you

Practically speaking  ..  God is saying this                                 to all of us  ..  who have come to Him by faith                                     ( He is saying..  I have given you                                              all the spiritual blessings needed  ..  Eph 1:3                                      

blessed be the God & Father of our Lord J.C.  who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing                         in the heavenly places in Christ

 

SO  ..  why have you not taken possession                                              of all your blessings

But possession of your blessings                                 

( like possession of the land / inheritance                            for Israel in the Promise Land )                                              

 

will take work                                                                                it does not come to any of us automatically

The years of fighting is over with   . . .                        the Jordan River has been crossed                                & the land has been conquered

The rest of   Ch 18  &  19   tells us how                                                 the land was divided to the remaining 7 tribes Benjamin / Simeon / Zebulun / Issachar  Asher / Naphtali / Dan

( & we see )   being a caring leader                                                      Joshua took his portion last   ( 19:49-51 )

49)  when they finished apportioning the land                                            for inheritance by its borders                                                      the sons of Israel gave an inheritance                                          in their midst to Joshua .. the son of Nun

50)  in accordance with the command of the Lord they gave him / Joshua .. the city                                                      for which he asked .. Tim-nath - See-rah                                   Timnath-serah .. in the hill country of Ephraim                                                              so he built the city & settled in it

51)  these are the inheritances                                    which Eleazar the priest & Joshua the son of Nun                                                      & the heads of the households of the tribes                                       of the sons of Israel distributed by lot                                                    in Shiloh before the Lord                                                                     at the doorway of the tent of meeting                                                        so they finished dividing the land

As we can see  ..  Joshua waited                                      until everyone else got their land 1st                                                           then the Lord gave him   ( Tim-nath -- See-rah )                                          a mountainous city  /  similar to Caleb                                                 

 

Chs 18 & 19   reveal that God                                             not only gave Israel land in Canaan                                             but He also gave them  ..  a particular area                                                      & a particular portion of the land to each tribe                                 ( even to each person )                                                                    

In this  ..  God has a lesson for us today                                        showing us that He is concerned about                                    each personal life  /  Matt 6:26   [2]

look at the birds of the air .. that they                                           do not sow .. nor reap .. nor gather into barns                                   & yet your heavenly Father feeds them                                                       are you not worth much more than they

Since that is the truth   . . .                                                             since we are of great value to God                                we learn a great truth from this point   . . .                                                  if we watch this section of Scripture closely                                            we saw that at the end   of   Ch 14:15                                              “ … then the land had rest from war”                                          & from that point forward                                                     the land  /  their inheritance is given to them                                                        

as we see at the end of   Joshua 19:51

 ( note )   “... so they finished dividing the land”

What do we know from this   . . .                                                     simple  ..  the land  /  inheritance is theirs                                   7 years of fighting for Canaan is over with                       

Israel finally crossed the River                                    came into the land  ..  defeated the enemy                                   & they divided up the land  /  inheritance                             (  it is now all theirs  )                                                

But that defeat of the enemy                                        the dividing up the land                                            will prove to be worthless  ..  unless                                         they learn how to live in the land

 

Now  ..  all they have to do is trust God                                            & learn to live in the land                                                  you see  ..  the most important part                                          of our inheritances  /  blessings                                              is learning to live with them

18:3  so Joshua said to the sons of Israel                                                        how long will you put off entering                                                             to take possession of the land                                                       which .. (note) .. the Lord                                                                       the God of your fathers .. has given you

The land is theirs                                                                          what is holding them back                           God has told them                                                                He has given them the land

they have to learn to live in it  )

Please listen  ..  what was true                                                of the children of Israel then                                                              is just as true of Christians today

Our lives is not meant to be                                                         a series of crises  /  emotional trials   . . .                                         NO  ..  our lives was meant to be lived                                                as an ongoing triumphant march toward                              the goal  ..  ( & the goal is )                                                 

to walk with Christ daily                                        regardless of our circumstances  )

Of course  ..  like Israel                                                           there are trials in the process                                         Jordan to be crossed  /  the enemy subdued                                                         the Bible never said there wouldn’t be trials                                   who perpetuated this myth                                         

More than likely some uninformed preachers                                           who have led people to believe this lie                               & for what reason  ..  who knows   . . .                           

 

Perhaps  ..  because                                                                  they hoped it would be so                                                         or perhaps  ..  to tickle the ears of their flock                                                                    so they would return next week                                        & their numbers would grow   

Listen  ..  altho we will eternally be saved                                (  God has you in the palm of His hand  )                                                       see:  John 5:24  /  6:35-40  /  10:22-33  /  11:21-27                                                                          

Never the less  ..  we like Israel                                  

can move out of  ..  The Promised Land                                      (  move away from  ..  our walk with Christ  )                                                                                

& back into the wilderness                                           (  back into sin & disobedience  )

Some of the lessons that we have learned                                        from the last few Chapters                                                                    was the importance of our life long                                                  walk with Christ  ..  as we saw Caleb                                      keep his strength  ..  even in his old age                                  because   14:8                                                                          “he followed the Lord his God fully” 

Read from Alan Redpath’s book                                     Victorious Christian Living

( pp:  220 to 222 )

Verses:

Eph 1:3

Matt 6:26

John 5:24  /  6:35-40  /  10:22-33  /  11:21-27


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[1]McGee, J. V. (1997, c1981). Thru the Bible commentary. Based on the Thru the Bible radio program. (electronic ed.) (2:33). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

[2]McGee, J. V. (1997, c1981). Thru the Bible commentary. Based on the Thru the Bible radio program. (electronic ed.) (2:34). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

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