Joshua 23
As Joshua approaches the end of his life, he gathers the leaders one last time to give his last words, before doing the same with the whole of Israel in ch24. He’s going to remind them of God’s promises that have been fulfilled and the ones yet to be claimed and urge them to […]
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Joshua 7
I was reading recently about Dr Li Wenliang, the Chinese Christian ophthalmologist who warned his peers at Wuhan Central Hospital about the existence of the coronavirus. Despite being admonished by the police for ‘making false comments on the Internet’, he had acted with integrity in informing others of the need to deal with the virus, […]
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Joshua 6
We can enjoy some great insights in Joshua 6 which provide us with much needed ammunition and fuel to take on and take down existing strongholds, challenges and obstacles in our lives. With God the Battle is Over Before it Begins To possess the Promised land that God had for Israel they had to […]
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Joshua 3
The following letter was found in a baking powder can wired to the handle of an old pump that offered the only hope of drinking water on a very long and seldom-used trail across the Amargosa Desert: “This pump is all right as of June 1932. I put a new sucker washer into it and […]
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Joshua 2
The story of Rahab, the prostitute, is amazing and she makes the Hebrews 11 faith hall of fame. Think of that list . . . Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses. And then suddenly. . . Rahab! She’s up there with some heroes of faith and it’s because she is a trophy […]
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Joshua 1
It was the end of an era. Moses was gone! For forty years he had lead Israel: out of Egypt, to the borders of Canaan. For forty years he had relayed to the people God’s instructions and commands. Now, on the very edge of the Promised Land, he was gone, and Joshua was responsible under […]
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Deuteronomy 34
The Land The Lord took Moses up a mountain and showed him the Promised Land. It must have been a bitter sweet moment for Moses – he’d missed it due to sin, but at least he gotto see it physically. Many of the other Hebrews 11 heroes of faith only saw spiritually, what the […]
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Deuteronomy 31
Joshua has been Moses right hand man for a long time – in Exodus 17 he commanded the first post Egypt battle against the Amalekites and he accompanied Moses up Mt Sinai in Exodus 24. He had been one of the 12 spies, and one of 2 who were full of faith about entering the […]
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Deuteronomy 28
It’s always gratifying, as parents, when people compliment our children, not just because we are proud of who they are as individuals, but because we are relieved that our parenting has borne fruit! It’s perfectly normal that we should want our children to uphold our values and represent us well. We hope to sow foundations […]
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