When Abraham committed completely to the Lord, he was told to circumcise every male in his household. Israel is recommitted in the same fashion. Before we get into the story, I want to point out a couple of things. First, Israel is at the time of the Passover. They crossed over the Jordan on the […]
The camp is ready. Crossing over the Jordan is only three days away. There are steps that have to be done before this event though. A MIRACLE is in store! When reading over this story today, I saw something that I hadn’t seen before. Not the first time that has happened, and certainly no the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Before the people go into the land, the Lord has some logistics issues to attend to. Some are brought by the people and approved by the Lord. It has been a long time coming! The people are so close to the Promised Land that they can’t help but think about how it will all shake […]