Moses is dead and the mourning period is over. God tells Joshua that it’s time to take the land. Joshua tells the people to get ready. Three days and counting! I can see the people asking “Is it time yet?” on a daily basis. They are just across the Jordan from the Promised Land. They […]
As Moses sent spies into the land 40 years ago, Joshua sends two spies into the land. Their target in Jericho. They are protected by Rahab, a prostitute and an ancestor of Jesus. I’m sticking Joshua 2 in front of Joshua 1 because of the timelines in each story. In the story for today, the […]
We have reached the end of Deuteronomy and Moses’ life. All that remains is the finale for him. To see the land of promise, and to be gathered home. After 120 years, Moses hasn’t lost a step. He is not sickly, weak or in any way infirm. But it is his time to die. His […]
Moses has finished reviewing the Law with the people but there are a couple more instructions that God has for them. Admonitions in a song and blessings for the tribes. These are going to be the last words of Moses to the people of Israel. And they speak of the future to come. It’s not […]
The instructions, the statutes of the Lord, have been given to the people. They know the blessings and curses. Now they have to choose. Life or death; blessings or curses. Moses is gearing the people up for a renewal of the covenant with the Lord. The fact that they are all still coming to him […]
