April 11 Joshua 24 (ESV) The Covenant Renewal at Shechem 24:1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Long ago, your fathers [...]
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April 11 Joshua 24
Posted: April 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JoshuaTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Joshua, Scripture
April 10 Joshua 22-23
Posted: April 10, 2011 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JoshuaTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Joshua, Scripture
April 10 Joshua 22-23 (ESV) The Eastern Tribes Return Home 22:1 At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you. 3 You have not forsaken your [...]
April 9 Joshua 20-21
Posted: April 9, 2011 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JoshuaTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Joshua, Scripture
April 9 Joshua 20-21 (ESV) The Cities of Refuge 20:1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Say to the people of Israel, ‘Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, 3 that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there. They shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of [...]
Land Lottery?
Posted: April 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoshuaTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, God's sovereignty, Joshua, Land Lottery?, Scripture
In Joshua 18-19 we read that Joshua called together the people of Israel to divide up the land, the land that “lay subdued before them.” What method did Joshua use? He cast lots. Rolled the dice. Really? Yes. “Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord. And there Joshua apportioned the land to [...]
April 8 Joshua 18-19
Posted: April 8, 2011 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JoshuaTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Joshua, Scripture
April 8 Joshua 18-19 (ESV) Allotment of the Remaining Land 18:1 Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them. 2 There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. 3 So Joshua said to [...]
Owen:Kill or Be Killed
Posted: April 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoshuaTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, John Owen, Joshua, Kill or Be Killed, Scripture, sword of the Spirit
What happens when we do not obey God? As we read through Joshua this month, we will come across many instances of disobedience. When we think that we can continue to live as we wish, disregarding His command to flee temptation, to “put off the old”? Romans 8:13 says, “For if you live according to [...]
April 7 Joshua 15-17
Posted: April 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JoshuaTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Joshua, Scripture
April 7 Joshua 15-17 (ESV) The Allotment for Judah 15:1 The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. 2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces [...]
We will serve the Lord
Posted: April 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoshuaTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, covenant, daily Bible, Kim Riddlebarger, Scripture, We Will Serve the Lord
Joshua 24:16-18 “Then the people answered, `Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods, for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight [...]