In the book of Joshua, the writer or Joshua shared how Jehovah God told him, “go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, unto the land which I give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses”, and in chapter one and verse four of his book Jehovah God told Joshua, “from the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river” where we read,
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
The verse reads, “From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, …” Joshua began with the words, “from the wilderness” which means “separate and apart from the uninhabited land or desert” “and this Lebanon” or “and this Lebanon whose name means whiteness and was a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel”: “even unto the great river” which means “also and indeed to the massive, abundant and large flowing stream”, “the river Euphrates” or “the flowing stream called Euphrates whose name means fruitfulness and was the largest and longest river of western Asia; rises from two chief sources in the Armenian mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf”. The writer or Joshua shared how Jehovah God said Joshua and the people of Israel would inherit the land from the “uninhabited land or desert”, “Lebanon” and to the massive flowing stream called the “Euphrates”.
The verse goes on to say, “… all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.” Joshua continued with the words, “all the land” or “each, the whole and every part of the territory, region and country”, “of the Hittites” which means “belonging to the Hittites whose name means the descendant of Heth and was the nation descended from Heth, the second son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon”, “and unto the great sea” or “and to the intense, massive and important large body of water which was the Mediterranean Sea” “toward the going down of the sun” which means “to the descending of the sun in the sky or sunset”, “shall be your coast” or “will exist as your, Joshua and the people of Israel’s, region, border or territory”. The writer or Joshua shared how Jehovah God said Joshua and the people of Israel would also inherit the region that belonged to the “Hittites” and to the border of the massive Mediterranean Sea where the sun in the sky descends at sunset.
When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through the writer or Joshua how Jehovah God promised Joshua and the people of Israel that they would inherit the promise land from the desert place in “Lebanon” to the “Euphrates River” as well as every part of the region which belonged to the “Hittites” which is modern “Turkey” to the Mediterranean Sea and toward the place where the sun sets. God would provide for Joshua and the people of Israel, and when they obeyed Him, they would be blessed. In like manner, God has given great promises to everyone who yields to His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead after three days. When we surrender to Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and provide His Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth and empower us to live according to that truth so we inherit all He has for us in this life and in our Heavenly home to come.
Next time Jehovah God tells Joshua, “there shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of your life”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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