“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 […]
J24-40: Joshua Concludes The Renewal Covenant Ceremony By Doing Something Forbidden By God
“So Y’hoshua made a covenant with the people that day, laying down for them laws and rulings there in Sh’khem.”-Joshua 24:25 So Joshua commands the people one final time to get rid of all their god idols they’ve got hidden away not only in their tents but also in their hearts. That’s something important to […]
J24-39: How The Biblical Meaning Of The Word ‘Witness’ Differs From Our Modern Understanding
“Y’hoshua said to the people, ‘You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Adonai, to serve him.’” -Joshua 24:22 The importance and real meaning of verse 22 is something we modern folks overlook. Because in the ancient world, it carried an entirely different meaning. After Joshua first rejected Israel’s answer to the question “Will […]
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