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...
JOSHUA 4:12-24 Gilgal marks the place of spiritual resurrection. Christ not only died, but He was buried and rose again and then ascended to the right hand of the Father. Very little is said in many Christian circles these days concerning the resurrection life, and practically nothing at all is...
JOSHUA 4:1-11 Gilgal was not only established as a home base for Israel during the conquest of the land; it also became a place of remembrance. Joshua was instructed to establish a memorial at Gilgal. Later on in the chapter we read of the setting up of another memorial, this...
JOSHUA 3:9-17 It is a never-to-be-forgotten experience when we hear a promise of God and step out on it in faith and then see God doing things on our behalf. The priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant into the Jordan River saw God work. It would not have...
JOSHUA 3:1-8 There is a time for action, and there is also a time for waiting. There are times when we get in too big a hurry and are too impatient to wait on the Lord’s time. On the other hand, there are some who lag behind and are not...
JOSHUA 2:15-24 It is significant that it was a scarlet cord, or rope, that Rahab was to display in her window. This was symbolic of the blood of Christ, which, according to 1 John 1:7, cleanses us from all sin. In Hebrews 9:22 we are told that “almost all things...