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Joshua 1:9
After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: ‘Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: ‘Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
Have you ever wondered why
God gave the Hebrews the Promised Land?
Originally it was given to Abraham, but over the years was taken over by
the Amorites, Jebusites, Hittites,
Hivites, Canaanites, and Perizzites. The
Lord worked among those people for four hundred years but they rejected Him and
never accepted Him as their God.
Instead, they worshiped the false god Moloch by offering their babies
as sacrifices to him and practiced indescribably aberrant sexual lifestyles. God waited four hundred years for them to repent
and turn from their wicked ways. Finally,
God was done waiting on them. God first
called Moses to lead the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land. Moses appointed Joshua to take over for him
as he was dying. When Joshua, leading
the children of Israel, arrived at the Jordan River at the place to cross over
to the Promised Land, this is the commission that God gave to him:
“After the death of Moses,
the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son
of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: ‘Moses
My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this
people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will
tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as
the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the
Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all
the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not
leave you nor forsake you.’” Joshua
1:1-5 NKJV
Isn’t that just the most
wonderful story! I love reading and
studying biblical history.
Blessings,
Annie
Blessings,
Annie
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