When the Victory Is Secure
Richard A. Bradley
Joshua 8:30-35
Joshua 8:30-35
30 Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal,
31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: ''an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool.'' And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.
32 And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
33 Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them.
Joshua had come a long way. Fact is, God had brought him a long way. Once a slave in Egypt and now the leader of a great people. God had not only brought this man to the Promised Land along with his people but he had provided both the plan and the power to defeat the enemy. God had been with Joshua through thick and thin and had blessed him all the way to Canaan.
Now what? There was still a lot of work to be done. Don't forget that there were still a lot of challenges in the Promised Land. The sons of Anak (a race of giants) would still need to be defeated. In between a successful past and a difficult future Joshua paused to do something we all should do. He s ...
Richard A. Bradley
Joshua 8:30-35
Joshua 8:30-35
30 Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal,
31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: ''an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool.'' And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.
32 And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
33 Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them.
Joshua had come a long way. Fact is, God had brought him a long way. Once a slave in Egypt and now the leader of a great people. God had not only brought this man to the Promised Land along with his people but he had provided both the plan and the power to defeat the enemy. God had been with Joshua through thick and thin and had blessed him all the way to Canaan.
Now what? There was still a lot of work to be done. Don't forget that there were still a lot of challenges in the Promised Land. The sons of Anak (a race of giants) would still need to be defeated. In between a successful past and a difficult future Joshua paused to do something we all should do. He s ...
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