Moving on to the book of Judges. Here is a little background. Israel is now in Canaan, the promise land and they continue the vicious cycle of disobeying God and falling for the false gods of the Canaanites. Take a look at Judges 1:27-36 to see why they keep falling into this pit of disobedience. Here is one verse of the list: Judges 1:2929 Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, but the Canaanites continued to live there among them. This is just a snipet of the list of tribes that did not force out the pagans, … Continue Reading »»
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Its amazing how on short verse in the Bible can stop you in your tracks and make you say, “hmmm…” At this point in the book of Joshua, the Israelites are in the promise land and Joshua has the task of alloting all the land to the 12 tribes. I would think this would be a daunting task since everyone would have their specific requests as to what land they want. Chapter 18 starts out with a few tribes that had not taken over their inherited land. Take a look at this verse and just picture the expression and body … Continue Reading »»
By today, I have read through Joshua chapter 16 and I hope those who are reading with me have kept up too! I want to jump back to chapter 10 which is probably my favorite chapter thus far in the Old Testament. I love it because it shows Joshua’s faith, God’s power, and God’s control over His own creation. Joshua’s Faith:Take a look at the whole chapter to get the jist of the events unfolding. Joshua is leading the Israelites in victory after victory as they are conquering the Promise Land and defeating the pagan nations in their way. Verse … Continue Reading »»