Read: Joshua 24:1-33; Luke 21:1-28; Psalm 89:38-52; Proverbs 13:20-23
God reminded the people through Joshua of all the times He had delivered them from their enemies. The one I like the best is when he talked about Balaam who was hired by Balak to curse Israel. God said, “…but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.” God can even make the demon’s bless us when they want to curse us!
God reminded them of how much he loved them and how good he wanted to be to them in the future, but it was their choice. They could choose to worship the gods of the other side, or they could choose to worship him. They chose to never abandon the Lord but as soon as the last elder had died, that is exactly what they did.
Joshua set up a stone and repeated the covenant they were making with God so the stone could hear it and be a witness against them if they disobeyed. Joseph’s bones were buried there by that stone.
Joshua died and was buried in the land he had chosen to live.
In Luke, everything that Jesus told them happened in their day except Jesus coming back. It was just a precursor of what will happen in the Great Tribulation. Then Jesus will come back through the clouds and everyone will see him.
Lord, thank you for your deliverance. We praise you for your mighty power to save.
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