After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the LORD, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”Berean Study BibleAfter the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us...
One of the first Bible verses I memorized after becoming a Christian was Philippians 1:6; the assurance that I was indeed saved, that He would continue to perfect me, and someday I would be released from the worldly bog and receive the crown of life. The perfecting part includes discourage...
Let’s first look at what the Bible has to say about Israel. God’s plan was that Israel would become a “multitude” of peoples, meaning that a multitude of ethnic groups would seek to join themselves to the community of Israelites. Now YHVH had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy...
Regardless of where the Israelites are, God shows His followers love by guiding us and leading the people back to the Almighty. This is the repeating refrain of the psalm. No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always rely on God’s love and faithfulness. He is always ther...
JOSHUA Joshua at Jerico When Moses died, his general, Joshua, who had been one of the twelve spies Moses sent into Canaan, led the Israelites across the Jordon River. Joshua, whom Enlil told of astronomical events and assisted with techno-weapons, conquered much of Canaan. ...
“So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill.”“As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained ...
I am reminded of the call of Joshua. After Moses (the person who was originally supposed to lead the Israelites into The Promised Land) passed away, Joshua (Moses’ aide) was chosen to continue in his footsteps and lead them into the land. ...
Josh 13:22-23 NLT The Israelites also killed Balaam the magician, the son of Beor. Rev 19:20 KJV And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that ...
“Now as to the attack the zealots made upon the people, andwhich I esteem the beginning of the city’s destruction, it hath been already explained after an accurate manner; as also whence it arose, and to how great a mischief it was increased. But for the present sedition, one should...
The Book of Judges contains the annals of the Israelites after the death of Joshua, and covers a period of three or four centuries. It was a period of disorder and turbulence,–the “Dark Ages” of Jewish history; when every man, as the record often says, “did that which was right ...