Daily Thoughts From God's Word

The nations remained in the land “for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he...

Before Joshua died, the people promised to obey the Lord, to worship him only, and to turn away from the evil done by the nations.  Well,...

“Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them, ‘You have kept all that Moses the...

Some thoughts from today’s reading. The cities of refuge:  “These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the...

The job is not yet finished:  “Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, ‘You are old and advanced in years,...

“As soon as all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward...

What an amazing story!  “As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the...

Now, the hard work begins.  The spies are sent into Jericho, where they meet up with Rahab and face all sorts of intrigue.  In this...

Joshua is one of my favorite OT books.  After much wandering around in the wilderness and all, events really start moving ahead.  To...

Soon, the people will cross over the Jordan River and they will set up large stones, plaster them with plaster, and write the words of...

Such blessings for the people of Israel if they obey the Lord:  “The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the...

There were those who were forbidden to enter the assembly but of some others, the Lord commanded, “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he...

The cities of refuge.  This story has always been one of my favorites from the wilderness wanderings.  The provision is for instances of...

Moses instructed the people, “Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord...

Moses continues to stress that Israel is to be set apart for the Lord.  They are not to be or do as the nations.  They are to be...