Triumph After Tragedy (7 of 66)
Series: Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
Joshua
Imagine that you are a military leader and you are speaking to your army just prior to a battle. How would you do it? What would you say? In the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson prayed with his men. In Braveheart, William Wallace appealed to the Scots to fight in defiance of tyranny.
Before the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V walked among his men. Then he spoke words of courage, rallying them to, ''... stiffen the sinews and summon up the blood.'' Translation? Pull up your big-boy panties, boys!
By the way, the Battle of Agincourt was fought in 1415 and France outnumbered the English, 3-1. But the battlefield had been soaked by days of rain, the French knights struggled to advance in their armor, and the English archers prevailed!
We're in a series called Route 66, a Roadtrip Thru the Bible. We're going through the Bible one book at a time. Last week we finished the first section, called the Pentateuch. There are three more Old Testament sections: History, Poetry and Prophecy. Joshua is the first book of History (history of Israel).
Whenever I preach from an Old Testament passage, someone will say: ''We're a NT church! I don't like ancient history! I just don't see the relevance of the Old Testament.''
Let me remind you of something Paul wrote in Romans 15:
4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures, we might have hope.
The Old Testament has been preserved to teach us. We have the Old Testament to develop endurance in our lives. These ancient, dusty, dry stories were collected and God-breathed to give us a hopeful future.
When the Septuagint was translated (Hebrew to Greek), they named the first book of history Joshua. When Moses died he placed his hands on Joshua. Two spies brought back a good report on Canaan and their names were Caleb and Joshua.
Here's ho ...
Series: Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
Joshua
Imagine that you are a military leader and you are speaking to your army just prior to a battle. How would you do it? What would you say? In the Civil War, Stonewall Jackson prayed with his men. In Braveheart, William Wallace appealed to the Scots to fight in defiance of tyranny.
Before the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V walked among his men. Then he spoke words of courage, rallying them to, ''... stiffen the sinews and summon up the blood.'' Translation? Pull up your big-boy panties, boys!
By the way, the Battle of Agincourt was fought in 1415 and France outnumbered the English, 3-1. But the battlefield had been soaked by days of rain, the French knights struggled to advance in their armor, and the English archers prevailed!
We're in a series called Route 66, a Roadtrip Thru the Bible. We're going through the Bible one book at a time. Last week we finished the first section, called the Pentateuch. There are three more Old Testament sections: History, Poetry and Prophecy. Joshua is the first book of History (history of Israel).
Whenever I preach from an Old Testament passage, someone will say: ''We're a NT church! I don't like ancient history! I just don't see the relevance of the Old Testament.''
Let me remind you of something Paul wrote in Romans 15:
4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures, we might have hope.
The Old Testament has been preserved to teach us. We have the Old Testament to develop endurance in our lives. These ancient, dusty, dry stories were collected and God-breathed to give us a hopeful future.
When the Septuagint was translated (Hebrew to Greek), they named the first book of history Joshua. When Moses died he placed his hands on Joshua. Two spies brought back a good report on Canaan and their names were Caleb and Joshua.
Here's ho ...
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