Joshua 10: 29- 43
Joshua 10: 29- 43
Conquest of Southern Canaan
Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
So, Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
As you read about this I removed much of the account but it is worth giving thought to. It is clear that obedience brings blessings and disobedience brings curses. When even one man sinned, it brought death and defeat to the people of Israel. We have a clear example of Achan in chapter seven and the defeat of Israel at Ai.
God has not changed, yes we have experienced grace, but not license to sin, for our sin will find us out and sin brings not only problems to the Achan family and all of Israel, but the lives of men who did not sin. We have example after example all around us, obedience brings blessing, and disobedience brings disaster.
Many in our churches have little or no fear of sinning, of disobeying God, and have you noticed the mess our nation is in. God has not changed, He is the same today as tomorrow, and His ways or beyond our understanding.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
So, Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
As you read about this I removed much of the account but it is worth giving thought to. It is clear that obedience brings blessings and disobedience brings curses. When even one man sinned, it brought death and defeat to the people of Israel. We have a clear example of Achan in chapter seven and the defeat of Israel at Ai.
God has not changed, yes we have experienced grace, but not license to sin, for our sin will find us out and sin brings not only problems to the Achan family and all of Israel, but the lives of men who did not sin. We have example after example all around us, obedience brings blessing, and disobedience brings disaster.
Many in our churches have little or no fear of sinning, of disobeying God, and have you noticed the mess our nation is in. God has not changed, He is the same today as tomorrow, and His ways or beyond our understanding.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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