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Category: Joshua
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The lesson this week picks up in v12 — but we have some stuff in Joshua 5:13-6:1-11 that is important for our study. SO — let’s read it all first. Read Joshua 5-6 LSB This part blows my mind… Joshua has just consecrated all the people, and he has circumcised all of the men. And…
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Our study this week is over Joshua 3:14-4:9, but we have to begin in the start of Joshua 3. Let’s read first — and let God’s Word speak. Joshua leads God’s people right up to the Jordan, and they stay there. We know that the Jordan was in flood season during the harvest. I looked…
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Intro Consider last week — the charge, the call to be courageous and strong. It was repeated in several different ways. Be courageous and strong in light of God’s: This context is important for where the story pivots. Especially because of WHO enters into the story, and the way that God in His good providence…
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As always — it’s really important to consider context when we’re studying Scripture. Where were we RIGHT before beginning Joshua? The Pentateuch — the first 5 books of the Bible, the Books of Moses. We would have just read Deuteronomy, and been reminded of the commands of the Lord, and how they (the Hebrews) were…
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