Alrighty, so what’s the NUMBER ONE characteristic of a true Biblical judge? It is this: Being specifically called by God for a specific purpose. So in that sense, a judge wasn’t much different than a Biblical prophet. And let’s face it. Throughout Israel’s history, many Israelites came out of the woodwork and claimed to be prophets […]
J24-44: Israel’s Golden Era Of Conquest Ends With The Death Of Joshua And The High Priest
“The bones of Yosef, which the people of Isra’el had brought up from Egypt, they buried in Sh’khem, in the parcel of ground which Ya‘akov had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Sh’khem for a hundred pieces of silver; and they became a possession of the descendants of Yosef.”-Joshua 24:32 In the […]
J24-43: Next To Moses, Joshua’s Leadership Remains Unmatched And Incomparable
“After this, Y’hoshua the son of Nun, the servant of Adonai, died; he was 110 years old. They buried him on his property in Timnat-Serach, which is in the hills of Efrayim, north of Mount Ga‘ash.”-Joshua 24:29 After many tough years of leading God’s people, we’re told Joshua passed away at the ripe old age […]
J24-42: Did Joshua Really Convert A Pagan Shrine Into A Sanctuary Dedicated To The Lord?
“Y’hoshua wrote these words in the book of the Torah of God. Then he took a big stone and set it up there under the oak next to the sanctuary of Adonai.”-Joshua 24:26 We encounter a problem when we read verse 26 where it says the standing stone was placed under a tree “next to […]
J24-41: The Innocent And Tiny Baby Steps That Lead To Full-blown Idolatry
Alrighty, let’s get on with the question I posed in yesterday’s post. When Joshua erected a stone monument at Shechem in a sincere effort memorialize the covenant renewal ceremony, was he in the right or was he in the wrong? Well, before I get down to my final answer, there’s a couple of things we […]
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