Bible Devotions
Take Possession of What is Yours
Read Joshua 18
How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?
While we may not be the children of Israel, there are lessons we can learn from their experience and interaction with God.
God said the land was theirs. It was a done deal. God [...]
A Father’s Love
Read Joshua 15
This section of Scripture shows us the love of a father. Watch Caleb. See how he deals with his daughter and you will see how God deals with us too.
Caleb, as you recall, was one of the God following spies. He believed God and knew they could accomplish where ever God set out [...]
Active Faith
Read Joshua 14
Caleb was one of the spies Moses sent 45 years earlier. He was one who gave an honest report that they could overtake the city with God’s help. Caleb puts it this way, “Nevertheless, my brethren who went with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord [...]
Our Choice or God’s
Read Joshua 13
Instructions were given to Joshua on how to divide the remaining land to the children of Israel as an inheritance. Only nine and half tribes were mentioned. That’s because Reuben, Gad and half tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance earlier than the rest of the tribes.
Have you ever made a decision you later [...]
Power on Our Side
Read Joshua 10
Five different kings all formed an alliance against the children of Israel. The Lord tells Joshua, “Do not fear them for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you.” Talk about encouragement. God basically says don’t worry about how many come against you, I’ve got [...]
Wise or Foolish
Read Joshua 9
After victory by God’s hand at Ai, Joshua and men of Israel are faced with Gibeon and the Hivites who heard of Israel’s destruction at Ai. These people pretended to be ambassadors from a far away country to save their lives. It worked too, because Joshua and men of Israel did not consult [...]
Repeated Pattern
Read Joshua 8
To fully appreciate what’s happening in chapter 8 you might need to revisit chapters 6 and 7. Here’s a quick recap.
Chapter 6 – The children of Israel took Jericho following God’s strange instructions. Everything was to be burned except the silver, gold and iron items were for the Lord’s treasury. But one man [...]
Hidden Sin
Read Joshua 7
The children of Israel had just taken Jericho by the mighty hand of God. They were not supposed to take anything for themselves. All the gold, silver and iron things would be put into the Lord’s treasury. Everything else was to be burned. However, one man decided to take some beautiful garments, gold [...]
Strange Directions
Read Joshua 6
Joshua had been visited by the Commander of the Lord’s army who gave him some pretty ridiculous sounding directions for taking the city of Jericho. But Joshua did not laugh at the instructions. Instead he followed them exactly.
You probably heard this story before. Joshua was told to take seven priests blowing trumpets, the [...]
Supreme Authority
Read Joshua 5
There is much going on in chapter 5 of Joshua. God goes before the children of Israel and causes their enemies to melt with fear. The children of Israel recommit themselves to the Lord through outward expression of circumcision. God’s provision continues through the fruit of the land He had given them, so [...]
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