The first 13 verses of Joshua 24 are a nice concise rendering of Israel’s salvation history. “Salvation history”. That’s actually a thing. Because let’s never forget that salvation is the main theme of the Scriptures. I think we have a tendency to forget that when we get bogged down in all of the stories and […]
J24-21: What False Gods Or Beliefs From Your Past Are You Still Carrying With You Today?
“Therefore fear ADONAI, and serve him truly and sincerely. Put away the gods your ancestors served beyond the [Euphrates]River and in Egypt, and serve ADONAI!”-Joshua 24:14 Israel’s history has just completed a full circle as demonstrated by the fact that Joshua is now holding the Covenant Renewal ceremony at Shechem. This is the exact same […]
J24-20: If You Wanna Know What God Is Gonna Do In The Future, Look At What He Did In The Past
There’s something mighty significant about Joshua Chapter 24 that I want you to catch? Do you remember where God first promised Abraham He would give the land of Canaan to his descendants? It was at Shechem. And here in Joshua Chapter 24, where is Joshua holding the Covenant Renewal Ceremony? It is at Shechem. In […]
J24-19: In Ancient Times, A Pagan God Needed A ‘Vaccine Passport’ To Travel From One Land To Another
As I’ve been hammering homes countless times, in the ancient world it was just understood that the gods respected national borders. It was a no-no for one deity to travel from one nation to another minus his or her “vaccine passport” so to speak. Hence, when you left your hometown to travel to another country, you […]
J24-18: How Our Modern Religious Practices Are Radically Different From Ancient Peoples
Wanna know what the biggest difference is between us and the ancients in terms of religious practice and worldview? I can answer that question in one word: compartmentalization (or lack thereof). In our modern day and age, we view our faith in God as just one aspect out of many in our lives. We have our […]
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