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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 8:40 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Tuesday March 10 > Joshua 22-24 (The Message) > > Joshua 22 > 1-5 Then Joshua called together the Reubenites, Gadites, and the > half-tribe of Manasseh. He said: > "You have carried out everything Moses the servant of > God commanded you, and you have obediently done everything I have > commanded you. All this time and > right down to this very day you have not abandoned your > brothers; you've shouldered the task laid on you by God, your God. And now > God, your God, has given > rest to your brothers just as he promised them. You're > now free to go back to your homes, the country of your inheritance that > Moses the servant of God > gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Only this: Be > vigilant in keeping the Commandment and The Revelation that Moses the > servant of God laid on you: > Love God, your God, walk in all his ways, do what he's > commanded, embrace him, serve him with everything you are and have." > > 6-7 Then Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way. They went home. > (To the half-tribe of > Manasseh, Moses had assigned a share in Bashan. To the other > half, Joshua assigned land with their brothers west of the Jordan.) > > 7-8 When Joshua sent them off to their homes, he blessed them. He said: > "Go home. You're going home > rich-great herds of cattle, silver and gold, bronze > and iron, huge piles of clothing. Share the wealth with your friends and > families-all this plunder > from your enemies!" > > 9 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the People > of Israel at Shiloh in the > land of Canaan to return to Gilead, the land of their > possession, which they had taken under the command of Moses as ordered by > God. > > 10 They arrived at Geliloth on the Jordan (touching on Canaanite land). > There the Reubenites, > Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar on > the banks of the Jordan-a huge altar! > > 11 The People of Israel heard of it: "What's this? The Reubenites, > Gadites, and the half-tribe of > Manasseh have built an altar facing the land of Canaan > at Geliloth on the Jordan, across from the People of Israel!" > > 12-14 When the People of Israel heard this, the entire congregation > mustered at Shiloh to go to war > against them. They sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the > priest to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (that > is, to the land of Gilead). > Accompanying him were ten chiefs, one chief for each > of the ten tribes, each the head of his ancestral family. They represented > the military divisions of > Israel. > > 15-18 They went to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh > and spoke to them: "The > entire congregation of God wants to know: What is this > violation against the God of Israel that you have committed, turning your > back on God and building > your own altar-a blatant act of rebellion against God? > Wasn't the crime of Peor enough for us? Why, to this day we aren't rid of > it, still living with the > fallout of the plague on the congregation of God! Look > at you-turning your back on God! If you rebel against God today, tomorrow > he'll vent his anger on > all of us, the entire congregation of Israel. > > 19-20 "If you think the land of your possession isn't holy enough but > somehow contaminated, come > back over to God's possession, where God's Dwelling is > set up, and take your land there, but don't rebel against God. And don't > rebel against us by > building your own altar apart from the Altar of our God. When > Achan son of Zerah violated the holy curse, didn't anger fall on the whole > congregation of Israel? > He wasn't the only one to die for his sin." > > 21-22 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh replied to > the heads of the tribes of > Israel: > The God of Gods is God, > The God of Gods is God! > > 22-23 "He knows and he'll let Israel know if this is a rebellious betrayal > of God. And if it is, > don't bother saving us. If we built ourselves an altar > in rebellion against God, if we did it to present on it > Whole-Burnt-Offerings or Grain-Offerings or > to enact there sacrificial Peace-Offerings, let God > decide. > > 24-25 "But that's not it. We did it because we cared. We were anxious lest > someday your children > should say to our children, 'You're not connected with > God, the God of Israel! God made the Jordan a boundary between us and you. > You Reubenites and > Gadites have no part in God.' And then your children might > cause our children to quit worshiping God. > > 26 "So we said to ourselves, 'Let's do something. Let's build an altar-but > not for > Whole-Burnt-Offerings, not for sacrifices.' > > 27 "We built this altar as a witness between us and you and our children > coming after us, a witness > to the Altar where we worship God in his Sacred Dwelling > with our Whole-Burnt-Offerings and our sacrifices and our Peace-Offerings. > > "This way, your children won't be able to say to our children in the > future, 'You have no part > in God.' > > 28 "We said to ourselves, 'If anyone speaks disparagingly to us or to our > children in the future, > we'll say: Look at this model of God's Altar which our > ancestors made. It's not for Whole-Burnt-Offerings, not for sacrifices. > It's a witness connecting us > with you.' > > 29 "Rebelling against or turning our backs on God is the last thing on our > minds right now. We > never dreamed of building an altar for Whole-Burnt-Offerings > or Grain-Offerings to rival the Altar of our God in front of his Sacred > Dwelling." > > 30 Phinehas the priest, all the heads of the congregation, and the heads > of the military divisions > of Israel who were also with him heard what the Reubenites, > Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had to say. They were satisfied. > > 31 Priest Phinehas son of Eleazar said to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Now > we're convinced that God > is present with us since you haven't been disloyal to > God in this matter. You saved the People of Israel from God's discipline." > > 32-33 Then Priest Phinehas son of Eleazar left the Reubenites, Gadites, > and the half-tribe of > Manasseh (from Gilead) and, with the chiefs, returned to > the land of Canaan to the People of Israel and gave a full report. They > were pleased with the > report. The People of Israel blessed God-there was no more > talk of attacking and destroying the land in which the Reubenites and > Gadites were living. > > 34 Reuben and Gad named the altar: > A Witness Between Us. > God Alone Is God. > > Joshua 23 > > Joshua's Charge > 1-2 A long time later, after God had given Israel rest from all their > surrounding enemies, and > Joshua was a venerable old man, Joshua called all Israel > together-elders, chiefs, judges, and officers. Then he spoke to them: > > 2-3 "I'm an old man. I've lived a long time. You have seen everything that > God has done to these > nations because of you. He did it because he's God, your > God. He fought for you. > > 4-5 "Stay alert: I have assigned to you by lot these nations that remain > as an inheritance to your > tribes-these in addition to the nations I have already > cut down-from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. God, your God, will > drive them out of your > path until there's nothing left of them and you'll take > over their land just as God, your God, promised you. > > 6-8 "Now, stay strong and steady. Obediently do everything written in the > Book of The Revelation of > Moses-don't miss a detail. Don't get mixed up with > the nations that are still around. Don't so much as speak the names of > their gods or swear by them. > And by all means don't worship or pray to them. Hold > tight to God, your God, just as you've done up to now. > > 9-10 "God has driven out superpower nations before you. And up to now, no > one has been able to > stand up to you. Think of it-one of you, single-handedly, > putting a thousand on the run! Because God is God, your God. Because he > fights for you, just as he > promised you. > > 11-13 "Now, vigilantly guard your souls: Love God, your God. Because if > you wander off and start > taking up with these remaining nations still among you > (intermarry, say, and have other dealings with them), know for certain > that God, your God, will not > get rid of these nations for you. They'll be nothing > but trouble to you-horsewhips on your backs and sand in your eyes-until > you're the ones who will be > driven out of this good land that God, your God, has > given you. > > 14 "As you can see, I'm about to go the way we all end up going. Know this > with all your heart, > with everything in you, that not one detail has failed > of all the good things God, your God, promised you. It has all happened. > Nothing's left undone-not > so much as a word. > > 15-16 "But just as sure as everything good that God, your God, has > promised has come true, so also > God will bring to pass every bad thing until there's > nothing left of you in this good land that God has given you. If you leave > the path of the Covenant > of God, your God, that he commanded you, go off and > serve and worship other gods, God's anger will blaze out against you. In > no time at all there'll be > nothing left of you, no sign that you've ever been > in this good land he gave you." > > Joshua 24 > > The Covenant at Shechem > 1-2 Joshua called together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He called > in the elders, chiefs, > judges, and officers. They presented themselves before > God. Then Joshua addressed all the people: > > 2-6 "This is what God, the God of Israel, says: A long time ago your > ancestors, Terah and his sons > Abraham and Nahor, lived to the east of the River Euphrates. > They worshiped other gods. I took your ancestor Abraham from the far side > of The River. I led him > all over the land of Canaan and multiplied his descendants. > I gave him Isaac. Then I gave Isaac Jacob and Esau. I let Esau have the > mountains of Seir as home, > but Jacob and his sons ended up in Egypt. I sent Moses > and Aaron. I hit Egypt hard with plagues and then led you out of there. I > brought your ancestors out > of Egypt. You came to the sea, the Egyptians in hot > pursuit with chariots and cavalry, to the very edge of the Red Sea! > > 7-10 "Then they cried out for help to God. He put a cloud between you and > the Egyptians and then > let the sea loose on them. It drowned them. > > "You watched the whole thing with your own eyes, what I did to Egypt. > And then you lived in the > wilderness for a long time. I brought you to the country > of the Amorites, who lived east of the Jordan, and they fought you. But I > fought for you and you > took their land. I destroyed them for you. Then Balak > son of Zippor made his appearance. He was the king of Moab. He got ready > to fight Israel by sending > for Balaam son of Beor to come and curse you. But I > wouldn't listen to Balaam-he ended up blessing you over and over! I saved > you from him. > > 11 "You then crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The Jericho leaders > ganged up on you as well > as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, > Hivites, and Jebusites, but I turned them over to you. > > 12 "I sent the Hornet ahead of you. It drove out the two Amorite kings-did > your work for you. You > didn't have to do a thing, not so much as raise a finger. > > 13 "I handed you a land for which you did not work, towns you did not > build. And here you are now > living in them and eating from vineyards and olive groves > you did not plant. > > 14 "So now: Fear God. Worship him in total commitment. Get rid of the gods > your ancestors worshiped > on the far side of The River (the Euphrates) and in > Egypt. You, worship God. > > 15 "If you decide that it's a bad thing to worship God, then choose a god > you'd rather serve-and do > it today. Choose one of the gods your ancestors worshiped > from the country beyond The River, or one of the gods of the Amorites, on > whose land you're now > living. As for me and my family, we'll worship God." > > 16 The people answered, "We'd never forsake God! Never! We'd never leave > God to worship other gods. > > 17-18 "God is our God! He brought up our ancestors from Egypt and from > slave conditions. He did all > those great signs while we watched. He has kept his > eye on us all along the roads we've traveled and among the nations we've > passed through. Just for us > he drove out all the nations, Amorites and all, who > lived in the land. > > "Count us in: We too are going to worship God. He's our God." > > 19-20 Then Joshua told the people: "You can't do it; you're not able to > worship God. He is a holy > God. He is a jealous God. He won't put up with your fooling > around and sinning. When you leave God and take up the worship of foreign > gods, he'll turn right > around and come down on you hard. He'll put an end to > you-and after all the good he has done for you!" > > 21 But the people told Joshua: "No! No! We worship God!" > > 22 And so Joshua addressed the people: "You are witnesses against > yourselves that you have chosen > God for yourselves-to worship him." > > And they said, "We are witnesses." > > 23 Joshua said, "Now get rid of all the foreign gods you have with you. > Say an unqualified Yes to > God, the God of Israel." > > 24 The people answered Joshua, "We will worship God. What he says, we'll > do." > > 25-26 Joshua completed a Covenant for the people that day there at > Shechem. He made it official, > spelling it out in detail. Joshua wrote out all the directions > and regulations into the Book of The Revelation of God. Then he took a > large stone and set it up > under the oak that was in the holy place of God. > > 27 Joshua spoke to all the people: "This stone is a witness against us. It > has heard every word > that God has said to us. It is a standing witness against > you lest you cheat on your God." > > 28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his own place of inheritance. > > 29-30 After all this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of God, died. He was > 110 years old. They buried > him in the land of his inheritance at Timnath Serah > in the mountains of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. > > 31 Israel served God through the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who > outlived him, who had > themselves experienced all that God had done for Israel. > > 32 Joseph's bones, which the People of Israel had brought from Egypt, they > buried in Shechem in the > plot of ground that Jacob had purchased from the sons > of Hamor (who was the father of Shechem). He paid a hundred silver coins > for it. It belongs to the > inheritance of the family of Joseph. > > 33 Eleazar son of Aaron died. They buried him at Gibeah, which had been > allotted to his son > Phinehas in the mountains of Ephraim. > > > 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. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
