As the LORD commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
I find this intriguing. Dad and I talked about this one a little bit this summer, as we were driving the boat, in the no-wake zone, headed out to the big lake. The more I study and read the old testament...the more I realize how much faith I've put in Moses. The fist 5 books are attributed to his writing. Divinely inspired, of course. And now, reading through Joshua I come across this one. Joshua was following orders that he was given by Moses....who in turn was given them by God. I'm not saying I'm doubting, but its a lot to put on one guy.
We've talked about the willingness of Moses and Joshua to follow God's direction, implicitly, over the last couple of books. I find myself asking the question again. Would I have enough faith, to believe and follow the course, if I was in Joshua's shoes? I guess he did see what could happen if he didn't follow God's plan when Achan took the loot from Jericho.
I did a little reading this weekend on Josh 10, and the "never ending day". I find it funny! Talk about focussing on the wrong thing. The fact that God provided a way for the Israelites to accomplish their goal, is the ticket! Not how did he do it, and did he do something he said he wouldn't do......therefore the Bible isn't a reliable source of information. It makes me laugh when people try to discount the bible based on things like this. It takes more energy to try to refute God, then it does to follow and believe.
I heard something similar to this recently, in talking about when Abraham received his call from God, and something written in the new testament. Did he receive his call in Ur, or after........WHO CARES!!!! You're missing the point.
Anyway. I'm rambling. Sorry. I'm a little depressed at the loses of the Tigers, and Lions.
Stay strong in his word
Joshua's faith is so strong he follows all God's directions seemingly without question no matter how daunting the opposition may appear to be. He provides a great model for us to follow even today, listen to what God tells us to do and do it.
ReplyDeletefor some reason the first part of my comment above was lost.
ReplyDeleteThe exact same verse had struck me as well as 4-6 where it describes the size of the opposition and also Joshua is told do not be afraid.
Probably user error. hahahaha
ReplyDeletefor sure user error, but I was trying to go easy on myself--thanks for keeping me honest. lol
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