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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:29 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Tuesday March 3 > Joshua 1-3 (The Message) > > Joshua 1 > 1-9 After the death of Moses the servant of God, God spoke to Joshua, > Moses' assistant: > > "Moses my servant is dead. Get going. Cross this Jordan River, you and > all the people. Cross to > the country I'm giving to the People of Israel. I'm giving > you every square inch of the land you set your foot on-just as I promised > Moses. From the wilderness > and this Lebanon east to the Great River, the Euphrates > River-all the Hittite country-and then west to the Great Sea. It's all > yours. All your life, no one > will be able to hold out against you. In the same way > I was with Moses, I'll be with you. I won't give up on you; I won't leave > you. Strength! Courage! > You are going to lead this people to inherit the land > that I promised to give their ancestors. Give it everything you have, > heart and soul. Make sure you > carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, > every bit of it. Don't get off track, either left or right, so as to make > sure you get to where > you're going. And don't for a minute let this Book of The > Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making > sure you practice > everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; > then you'll succeed. Haven't I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don't be > timid; don't get > discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take." > > The Taking of the Land > 10-11 Then Joshua gave orders to the people's leaders: "Go through the > camp and give this order to > the people: 'Pack your bags. In three days you will cross > this Jordan River to enter and take the land God, your God, is giving you > to possess.'" > > 12-15 Then Joshua addressed the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the > half-tribe of Manasseh. He said, > "Remember what Moses the servant of God commanded you: > God, your God, gives you rest and he gives you this land. Your wives, your > children, and your > livestock can stay here east of the Jordan, the country Moses > gave you; but you, tough soldiers all, must cross the River in battle > formation, leading your > brothers, helping them until God, your God, gives your brothers > a place of rest just as he has done for you. They also will take > possession of the land that God, > your God, is giving them. Then you will be free to return > to your possession, given to you by Moses the servant of God, across the > Jordan to the east." > > 16-18 They answered Joshua: "Everything you commanded us, we'll do. > Wherever you send us, we'll go. > We obeyed Moses to the letter; we'll also obey you-we > just pray that God, your God, will be with you as he was with Moses. > Anyone who questions what you > say and refuses to obey whatever you command him will > be put to death. Strength! Courage!" > > Joshua 2 > > Rahab > 1 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out from Shittim two men as spies: > > "Go. Look over the land. Check out Jericho." They left and arrived at > the house of a harlot named > Rahab and stayed there. > > 2 The king of Jericho was told, "We've just learned that men arrived > tonight to spy out the land. > They're from the People of Israel." > > 3 The king of Jericho sent word to Rahab: "Bring out the men who came to > you to stay the night in > your house. They're spies; they've come to spy out the > whole country." > > 4-7 The woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, two > men did come to me, but I > didn't know where they'd come from. At dark, when the > gate was about to be shut, the men left. But I have no idea where they > went. Hurry up! Chase > them-you can still catch them!" (She had actually taken them > up on the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax that were spread > out for her on the roof.) > So the men set chase down the Jordan road toward the > fords. As soon as they were gone, the gate was shut. > > 8-11 Before the spies were down for the night, the woman came up to them > on the roof and said, "I > know that God has given you the land. We're all afraid. > Everyone in the country feels hopeless. We heard how God dried up the > waters of the Red Sea before > you when you left Egypt, and what he did to the two > Amorite kings east of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put under a holy > curse and destroyed. We > heard it and our hearts sank. We all had the wind knocked > out of us. And all because of you, you and God, your God, God of the > heavens above and God of the > earth below. > > 12-13 "Now promise me by God. I showed you mercy; now show my family > mercy. And give me some > tangible proof, a guarantee of life for my father and mother, > my brothers and sisters-everyone connected with my family. Save our souls > from death!" > > 14 "Our lives for yours!" said the men. "But don't tell anyone our > business. When God turns this > land over to us, we'll do right by you in loyal mercy." > > 15-16 She lowered them down out a window with a rope because her house was > on the city wall to the > outside. She told them, "Run for the hills so your pursuers > won't find you. Hide out for three days and give your pursuers time to > return. Then get on your > way." > > 17-20 The men told her, "In order to keep this oath you made us swear, > here is what you must do: > Hang this red rope out the window through which you let > us down and gather your entire family with you in your house-father, > mother, brothers, and sisters. > Anyone who goes out the doors of your house into the > street and is killed, it's his own fault-we aren't responsible. But for > everyone within the house we > take full responsibility. If anyone lays a hand on > one of them, it's our fault. But if you tell anyone of our business here, > the oath you made us swear > is canceled-we're no longer responsible." > > 21 She said, "If that's what you say, that's the way it is," and sent them > off. They left and she > hung the red rope out the window. > > 22 They headed for the hills and stayed there for three days until the > pursuers had returned. The > pursuers had looked high and low but found nothing. > > 23-24 The men headed back. They came down out of the hills, crossed the > river, and returned to > Joshua son of Nun and reported all their experiences. They > told Joshua, "Yes! God has given the whole country to us. Everybody there > is in a state of panic > because of us." > > Joshua 3 > > The Jordan > 1-4 Joshua was up early and on his way from Shittim with all the People of > Israel with him. He > arrived at the Jordan and camped before crossing over. After > three days, leaders went through the camp and gave out orders to the > people: "When you see the > Covenant-Chest of God, your God, carried by the Levitical > priests, start moving. Follow it. Make sure you keep a proper distance > between you and it, about > half a mile-be sure now to keep your distance!-and you'll > see clearly the route to take. You've never been on this road before." > > 5 Then Joshua addressed the people: "Sanctify yourselves. Tomorrow God > will work miracle-wonders > among you." > > 6 Joshua instructed the priests, "Take up the Chest of the Covenant and > step out before the > people." So they took it up and processed before the people. > > 7-8 God said to Joshua, "This very day I will begin to make you great in > the eyes of all Israel. > They'll see for themselves that I'm with you in the same > way that I was with Moses. You will command the priests who are carrying > the Chest of the Covenant: > 'When you come to the edge of the Jordan's waters, > stand there on the river bank.'" > > 9-13 Then Joshua addressed the People of Israel: "Attention! Listen to > what God, your God, has to > say. This is how you'll know that God is alive among > you-he will completely dispossess before you the Canaanites, Hittites, > Hivites, Perizzites, > Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites. Look at what's before > you: the Chest of the Covenant. Think of it-the Master of the entire earth > is crossing the Jordan as > you watch. Now take twelve men from the tribes of > Israel, one man from each tribe. When the soles of the feet of the priests > carrying the Chest of > God, Master of all the earth, touch the Jordan's water, > the flow of water will be stopped-the water coming from upstream will pile > up in a heap." > > 14-16 And that's what happened. The people left their tents to cross the > Jordan, led by the priests > carrying the Chest of the Covenant. When the priests > got to the Jordan and their feet touched the water at the edge (the Jordan > overflows its banks > throughout the harvest), the flow of water stopped. It piled > up in a heap-a long way off-at Adam, which is near Zarethan. The river > went dry all the way down to > the Arabah Sea (the Salt Sea). And the people crossed, > facing Jericho. > > 17 And there they stood; those priests carrying the Chest of the Covenant > stood firmly planted on > dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel > crossed on dry ground. Finally the whole nation was across the Jordan, and > not one wet foot. > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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