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. ...
Then the Israelites will live securely in their own land. The shepherd-leaders and shepherd-teachers of God’s people have misled them, and the results have been disastrous. Now God intervenes. God Himself, personally, gathers His exiles from wherever He scattered them and places them under ...
and those gods whom they used to worship instead of Allah16then show them the way to Hell. And stop them for a while: they have to be questioned: “What is the matter? Why don't you help one another
Moses died in the wilderness, before the Israelites reached the Promised Land, before the Canaanites were driven out, and the land was divided among the tribes. It is not likely that he wrote the account of his own death and burial which we find in the last chapter of Deuteronomy. There...
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The antidote to dismay and the fear that beats us down, demoralizes us, and incites terror is faith. Odds against Joshua and the Israelites seemed insurmountable—strong fortified cities, better weaponry, and larger numbers, but because Joshua believed God and led the people, God performed miracl...
The Bible is pretty clear that this was not what God intended or desired. Before the Israelites even reached the promised land, God warned that a king with many wives would be led astray by his heart (Deuteronomy 17:17). He told the Israelites not to marry people from specific lands beca...
The illumination in the Court of the Women commemorated the pillar of fire which led the Israelites through the wilderness, as the pouring of the water of Siloam commemorated the water flowing from the Rock. ‘The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud to lead them the way...
And of course, the Israelites would hear Isaiah’s prophecy and then anticipate the coming of a warrior who would save them from their pagan enemies and oppressors. That’s always the scriptural context for the gibor,‘might.’ It makes sense to look for a Messiah who was not only physic...
The Israelites unfortunately never really lost this trait. Even to the time of Jesus, they did not understand. So it was well that Isaiah prophesied thus: Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a young...