The people are nearing the Promised Land. God calls Moses to send out the spies. Those who will go in and bring back a report of what awaits. Let me say first, that God KNEW the report that would come back. He KNEW this group of people. He KNEW the challenges in the land. He […]
We have come to the end of Joshua, both the man and the book. The people will go on without him and remain faithful to the promise they made, for a time. For about 75 years Joshua lived a peaceful life. I won’t say it was a quiet life because I believe he still held […]
Joshua sent two spies to check out Jericho. Just a quick peek at the area and especially the city they would face first. Not out of fear but out of preparation. The last time we were together Joshua told the people to get ready because they were going over the Jordan in three days. I’m […]
God told Joshua to get ready to go. Now Joshua tells the people this same thing. “Within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess” (verse 10). Joshua isn’t wasting any time thinking over the […]
God tells Moses of the end of his life. He reminds him of why he will not go into the Promised Land but will see it. He also cares for the people at Moses’ urging. I thought we were nearing the end of Numbers because of the story regarding Moses. I thought Moses’ end would […]