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Sunday, August 22nd, 2010(Every time we begin a new book, I will post a short aide on How to Read that book that will hopefully help you get the most out of your reading)
Content: The cyclical narrative of the time of the judges, with emphasis on Israel’s repeated lack of covenant loyalty.
Author & Historical Coverage: Unknown author, but possibly [...]
August 21, 2010
Saturday, August 21st, 2010Joshua 24:1-33 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. 2 Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your forefathers, including Terah the father of Abraham [...]
August 20, 2010
Friday, August 20th, 2010Joshua 23:1-16 After a long time had passed and the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then old and well advanced in years, 2 summoned all Israel– their elders, leaders, judges and officials– and said to them: “I am old and well advanced in years. 3 You yourselves [...]
August 19, 2010
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Joshua 22:1-34 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh 2 and said to them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. 3 For a long time now– to this very day– you have not deserted your [...]
August 18, 2010
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Joshua 21:1-45 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel 2 at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.” 3 [...]
August 17, 2010
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Joshua 19:49 – 21:1 49 When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, 50 as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for– Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town [...]
August 16, 2010
Monday, August 16th, 2010Joshua 19:1-48 The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon, clan by clan. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah. 2 It included: Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, 3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, 6 Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen– thirteen towns and their villages; [...]
August 15, 2010
Sunday, August 15th, 2010Joshua 18:1-28 The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The country was brought under their control, 2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance. 3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you [...]
August 14, 2010
Saturday, August 14th, 2010Joshua 16:1 – 17:18 The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan of Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel. 2 It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth, 3 descended [...]
August 13, 2010
Friday, August 13th, 2010Joshua 15:20-63 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan: 21 The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, [...]
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