SCRIPTURE: Joshua 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For it was the LORD himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses. [Joshua 11:20] The reason why everyone was slaughtered was because the Lord wanted them destroyed. Joshua was following orders. God’s critics…
not afraid
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.” [Joshua 10:8] Humanly speaking, this mission is doomed to fail. The odds are against Israel; they do not stand a chance against the fortified, armed…
seeking the Lord’s advice
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD. Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath. [Joshua 9:14-15] The Lord made it clear that it was too dangerous for them to allow…
working with the Lord
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I and all those with me will advance on the city, and when the men come out against us, as they did before, we will flee from them. They will pursue us until we have lured them away from the city, for they will say, `They are running away from us as…
ripple affect
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Achan replied, ‘It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I have done: When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They…
fighting fire with fire
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it–men…
who is on who’s side?
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD…
signs and wonders
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses. [Joshua 4:14] God will back up His servants when they stand up for Him. He will not leave us in the lurch, He will somehow…
big steps
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the LORD–the Lord of all the earth–set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap. [Joshua 3:13] Notice that the priests have to approach the river – which is at flood stage…
heart-melting churches
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They said to Joshua, ‘The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us.’ [Joshua 2:24] For the spies, the fact that the people were responding in fear to them (or to God with them) was evidence enough that God would give…