i've been reading the book of Joshua for a couple of days now, what does everybody think about this book? what do you think about Joshua and the battle of Jerichio? what does everyone think of the cities that Joshua fought against, does God help you fight your battles? it would be intresting to hear what everyone thinks
Hi Angel, Not really addressing your questions but I wanted to share a couple of verses that are recorded for us in Joshua that are really outstanding verses maam. The first is found in chap 23:14 which reads: I am about to die, and you well know with all your heart and with all your soul that not one word out of all the good promises that Jehovah your God has spoken to you has failed. They have all come true for you. Not one word of them has failed.
God's people's faith was surely strengthened by that comment, think of all they had seen, and lived. How much moreso can we say that today, we have seen so much more, we have observed the Messiah come on the scene, the birth of Christianity, the apostasy, and now living in the last days fulfillment of all these last day prophecies. These things we observe really strengthen our faith as did it our pre-Christian brothers and sisters.
Another one, the most critical one, a commandment that we need to take very seriously, with Jesus even saying it is the most important law, the first commandment is recorded for us at 24:15 which reads: Now if it seems bad to you to serve Jehovah, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve, whether the gods that your forefathers served on the other side of the River or the gods of the Amʹor·ites in whose land you are dwelling. But as for me and my household, we will serve Jehovah.”
The Bible points out that there are many gods and lords, but to us Christians there is but one God Jesus' Father 1 Cor 8:5. Obviously there was divisions among God's people when Joshua told them to serve whatever god they chose, but for us true Christians the choice is still the same, as for us we shall serve Jehovah, as our Lord Jesus instructed us to do. Mat 4:10
Enjoy your study of Joshua maam, and I hope when you come to verses I commented on in your study, this may help you with the information you are taking in.