1 SAMUEL 17:17-37 Saul stated that David was not able to go against the Philistine. Saul said, “Thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth” (1 Sam. 17:33). Here was a man of gigantic stature and who had been trained for war from his...
1 SAMUEL 16:14-23 Having been anointed king of Israel, David’s life could never be the simple life of a shepherd boy again. He was able to return to his flocks for brief periods, but those times soon ceased. As Psalm 23 indicated, David never forgot that the Lord was his...
1 SAMUEL 16:1-13 When Samuel was sent to the house of Jesse to anoint one of his sons to be king, the old prophet apparently assumed that since Saul (the present king) was a man of striking physical appearance, God would choose another like him. As Eliab, Jesse’s oldest son,...
JOSHUA 23:14-16; HEBREWS 6:16-20 Recognizing that his death was imminent, Joshua told the Israelites that he was going the way of all the earth and then reminded them, “Ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things...
JOSHUA 9:16-27 Once the league was made by Israel and the Gibeonites, God held Israel to it. He would not let them destroy the cities or the people. God works on this principle in other areas in our lives today. Even when we make mistakes, we are still under obligation...
JOSHUA 9:1-15 The Gibeonites wanted Israel to make a league with them, which was contrary to God’s instructions. God had said all the Canaanites were to be destroyed. Unfortunately, the leaders of Israel believed the lying Gibeonites and did as they suggested. We are no match in ourselves for Satan’s...
JOSHUA 7:13-26 Several steps were involved in this account that are a guide with regard to the handling of sin and the cure of it in the believer’s life. First of all, the stolen goods were brought out from hiding. Sin, whatever its nature, has to be brought into the...
JOSHUA 7:1-12 A failure to pray always makes us insensitive to sin. If we do not take time to pray, we will often not recognize sin for what it is. When we pray in the time of victory, we will not have to plead in the time of defeat. When...
JOSHUA 6:1-14 Israel was assured of victory over Jericho. It was the key city to the whole campaign in Canaan. Once that obstacle was removed, the armies of Israel could spread out in all directions. So it is no wonder that we find in this incident of history an abundance...
JOSHUA 5:1-15 As far as Israel was concerned, there was no inheritance possible to them until they were circumcised. This was clearly stated in Genesis 17 where the covenant concerning the land was given. So now, as the nation stood at the edge of Canaan, it was necessary that they...