Category: Book of Joshua

Jos 4:3, … ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, OUT OF THE MIDST OF THE JORDAN, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm. YOU SHALL CARRY THEM OVER WITH YOU AND LEAVE THEM IN THE LODGING PLACE WHERE YOU LODGE TONIGHT.’

Jos 4:9, THEN JOSHUA SET UP TWELVE STONES IN THE MIDST OF THE JORDAN, IN THE PLACE WHERE THE FEET OF THE PRIESTS

There are 2 sets of 12 stones!

Jos 4:21-24, … ‘WHAT ARE THESE STONES?’ then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land’; …, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, … that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, THAT IT IS MIGHTY, THAT YOU MAY FEAR THE LORD YOUR GOD FOREVER

AS HUMANS WE TEND TO FORGET HIS WORKS! THAT’S WHY HE TELLS US “REMEMBER” LOOK BACK! THE STONES SETUP IN THE JORDAN WOULD BE COVERED UP! BUT IN TIMES OF DROUGHT THEY WOULD REVEAL THEMSELVES. THEN THEY CAN SEE THE STONES IN HARD TIMES AND REMEMBER THE MIGHTY HAND OF GOD! HE IS FAITHFUL, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR TIMES OF DROUGHT! HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU! WE ARE HIS PEOPLE & HE OUR LORD & GOD!

Jos 3:5, And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, FOR TOMORROW THE LORD WILL DO WONDERS AMONG YOU.” 

The day has come to cross over the Jordan! Israel had to Sanctify themselves before the LORD! WITHOUT HOLINESS NO ONE WILL SEE THE LORD! Heb 12:14

Jos 3:7, And the LORD said to Joshua, “This day I WILL BEGIN TO EXALT YOU in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, AS I WAS WITH MOSES, SO I WILL BE WITH YOU.

Psa 75:6-7, FOR EXALTATION comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south. BUT GOD IS THE JUDGE: HE PUTS DOWN ONE, AND EXALTS ANOTHER.

Exaltation or promotions comes from the LORD! It’s HIS hand on your life that makes this possible! It’s not about you, but HIM!

Jos 3:9-10, So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “COME HERE, AND HEAR THE WORDS OF THE LORD YOUR GOD.”… By this you shall know that the LIVING GOD IS AMONG YOU…

JOSHUA KNOWS IT’S NOT ABOUT HIM AS A LEADER BUT THE LORD WHO LEADS HIM! HE SAID THAT THE LIVING GOD IS AMONG THEM! KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS THERE! AND IN TIMES OF EXALTATION GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! PRIASE HIM ALWAYS, IT’S NOT BY YOUR STRENGHT, BUT BY HIS!

Jos 2:1, Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho…

They had a mission to check out the defenses of Jericho, but the LORD used it for HIS good! They entered the house of a harlot Rahab!

Jos 2:9,10,11 … “I KNOW THAT THE LORD HAS GIVEN YOU THE LAND…FOR WE HAVE HEARD HOW THE LORD DRIED UP THE WATER OF THE RED SEA FOR YOU… FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD, HE IS GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE AND ON EARTH BENEATH. 

Heb 11:31, By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe

This is a divine appointment for Rahab, she knows who GOD is and who she is; a sinner in need of salvation! SHE HAD FAITH AND SHE PROVED IT BY HER WORKS!

Jas 2:26, For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. 

SAYING YOU HAVE FAITH AND ACTING ON YOUR FAITH ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS! THE TESTING OF OUR FAITH WILL EITHER DRIVE YOU FURTHER FROM THE LORD OR BRING YOU CLOSER TO HIM!  HE IS FAITHFUL WHILE WE FALL SHORT! COUNT IT ALL JOY!

Jos 1:5, No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I WAS WITH MOSES, SO I WILL BE WITH YOU. I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.

The LORD SPOKE TO JOSHUA AND HE REASSURED HIM THAT HE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH HIM! JUST AS OUR LORD TOLD US!

Heb 13:5, … For He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.” 

Jos 1:9, Have I not commanded you? BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE; DO NOT BE AFRAID, nor be dismayed, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.

4 TIMES IN THIS CHAPTER IT’S WRITTEN “BE STRONG AND COURAGES” VERSE 6, 7, 9, & 18

AT TIMES LIFE CAN GET HARD AND YOU MAY THINK THERE IS NO WAY OUT! YET HE TELLS US TO BE STRONG IN THE LORD AND HAVE FAITH IN HIS PROMISES!

Num 23:19, “GOD IS NOT A MAN, THAT HE SHOULD LIE, NOR A SON OF MAN, THAT HE SHOULD REPENT. HAS HE SAID, AND WILL HE NOT DO? Or has HE SPOKEN, AND WILL HE NOT MAKE IT GOOD? 

BE STRONG IN HIM AND IN HIS WORD. ALWAYS SEEK HIM AND DEPEND ON HIM! HE IS FAITHFUL AND TRUE! BE STRONG!