April 22, 2026
“But Joshua said to the people, ‘You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy God.’” (Joshua 24:19 ESV). In the closing chapter of Joshua, he addressed the people of Israel as they renewed their covenant with the LORD at Shechem. After the people confidently declared their intention to serve the
April 20, 2026
“So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance these cities and pasturelands” (Joshua 21:3 ESV). Joshua recorded how the people of Israel responded in obedience to the Lord’s command to give the Levites cities out of their inheritance. This command from the Lord was both
April 17, 2026
“But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day” (Joshua 15:63 ESV). Joshua recorded that Judah received a rich inheritance, yet they did not fully drive out the Jebusites from Jerusalem. Even within the promised
April 15, 2026
“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war” (Joshua 11:23 ESV). Joshua recorded this verse as a concluding summary of Israel’s conquest under his leadership, written
April 14, 2026
“As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, he feared greatly” (Joshua 10:1-2 ESV).
April 12, 2026
“When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, ‘Are you for us, or for our adversaries?’ And he said, ‘No; but I am the commander of the
March 8, 2026 | Joshua 21:43-45
In today’s message entitled THE CONQUEST, we’ll be looking at the story of God’s people finally coming into possession of the Promised Land after 40 long years in the wilderness.
We live in a world of broken promises. We’ve been let down by leaders, friends, and even our own strength. When we look at the mess of our lives, or the mess in the Book of Joshua, we wonder: Where is God? Is He actually in control? Sometimes we feel like we’re stuck in a “wilderness” of waiting, wondering if we will ever truly “possess” what has God promised.
To understand how we can trust God today, we can look back at how He finished what He started with Israel. After years of wandering and warfare, Joshua stands at the end of his life and looks back at the “Big Story.” He doesn’t point to his own leadership; he points to God’s faithfulness.
In Joshua 21, Joshua concluded his summary of the conquest by triumphantly declaring that the Lord had faithfully fulfilled every covenant promise made to Israel.
April 13, 2025
‘And Joshua said, “Why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.”‘ (Joshua 7:25 ESV). This verse captures the tragic climax of the story of Achan, who took some of the devoted things from Jericho—items God had declared off-limits. Though Achan sinned in secret, the result was felt across the
April 12, 2025
“But Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho” (Joshua 6:25 ESV). Rahab was a Canaanite and a prostitute, a person many would overlook or dismiss.
April 11, 2025
“When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’” (Joshua 4:21-22 ESV). After the miraculous crossing of the Jordan River, God instructed Joshua to have twelve men, one from each tribe, take a stone