Judges 1-3
The children of Israel have all been given their lots of inheritance. Their duty now is to drive out the inhabitants. But I read of atleast 8 of the tribes that "did not drive them out." They didn't take total victory. Instead they let the inhabitants dwell among them, and it's no wonder that only a little later that the Bible says..
2:10-12
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
Sure the original ones were maybe strong enough spiritually to stand admist the evil of the inhabitants, but they didn't consider their children. The future generation. What an alarming awakening in my life. Though I don't have any children living in my home full-time. I must be careful of the things we allow in. My desire in for the future generation to rise up and serve the Lord with greater vigor. Cannot happen if I am not willing to "drive out" those things which could not only hinder me, but hidder the future generation more so.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
God Has a Will for Everyone
Joshua 1-3
The story of Rahab. This account always raises questions in my mind. Rahab lied. Lying is wrong, but had she not lied the spies would not have been spared nor her family for that matter. And why in the world did the spies go to a harlot's house? That does look quite suspicious. Things I do learn from this story...well, it's not just a story, but from this event...
1. God's testimony of judgment and victory brought fear and regard from these people.
2. God uses all sorts of people to do His will.
Pro 16:4
The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
God knew she would lie and used it for His will, I guess. She wasn't a godly woman, obviously, but God used her.
3. Rahab showed her new faith by saying the God was the god of Heaven and earth, and she believed the spies would keep their word and save her family.
4:5-7
And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign among you, [that] when your children ask [their fathers] in time to come, saying, What [mean] ye by these stones? Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
After the Israelittes passed over, Joshua wanted to make sure there was a memorial for their children to remember what the Lord did for them.
What sort of memorials are in my life that make not only me remember but also to teach my children the miracles God has done?
The story of Rahab. This account always raises questions in my mind. Rahab lied. Lying is wrong, but had she not lied the spies would not have been spared nor her family for that matter. And why in the world did the spies go to a harlot's house? That does look quite suspicious. Things I do learn from this story...well, it's not just a story, but from this event...
1. God's testimony of judgment and victory brought fear and regard from these people.
2. God uses all sorts of people to do His will.
Pro 16:4
The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
God knew she would lie and used it for His will, I guess. She wasn't a godly woman, obviously, but God used her.
3. Rahab showed her new faith by saying the God was the god of Heaven and earth, and she believed the spies would keep their word and save her family.
4:5-7
And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign among you, [that] when your children ask [their fathers] in time to come, saying, What [mean] ye by these stones? Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
After the Israelittes passed over, Joshua wanted to make sure there was a memorial for their children to remember what the Lord did for them.
What sort of memorials are in my life that make not only me remember but also to teach my children the miracles God has done?
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