Brought According to Your Tribes - Joshua 7:14

In the book of Joshua, we learned concerning Israel how Jehovah God said, “Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus says the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of you, O Israel: you can not stand before your enemies, until you take away the accursed thing from among you”, and in chapter seven and verse fourteen of the book of Joshua, we learn how Jehovah God said, “In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes” where we read, 

In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

The verse reads, “In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families thereof;” Joshua or the writer began this verse with the words, “in the morning therefore” or “wherefore, then and on this account within the early dawn or rising of the sun” “you shall be brought” which means “you, the people of Israel will be led and called upon” “according to your tribes” or “in keeping with your, the people of Israel’s, clans or groups”: “and it shall be” which means “and it, the following, shall exist”, “that the tribe” or “that the clan or group” “which the LORD takes” which means “that Jehovah who is the existing One and is the One True God captures, seizes and holds” “shall come” or “will approach, enter and be brought near” “according to the families thereof” which means “in keeping with the relatives and kinsmen within the tribe”. Jehovah God directed the people of Israel to be carried forward in keeping with their clans early in the morning, and the clan chosen by Him were to approach with their relatives and kinsmen.

 

The verse goes on to say, “and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.” Joshua or the writer continued with the words, “and the family” which means “and the clan of relatives” “which the LORD shall take” or “that Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God will capture, choose and seize” “shall come by households” which means “will approach and enter through the means of the people within their dwellings, habitations and abodes”; “and the household” or “and the people within their dwelling places, habitations and abodes” “which the LORD shall take” which means “that Jehovah who is the existing One and the One True God will capture, choose and seize” “shall come man by man” or “will arise and approach male human being by male human being”. Jehovah God said the clan of relatives who are chosen by Jehovah God were to approach Joshua by each of the people within their dwelling places or abodes, and from them were come were to approach each male human being by male human being.

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn how Jehovah God continued to be involved with the people of Israel, and because they were unaware of the person who violated the command not to lay hold of the “accursed thing”, God gave instructions to Joshua for narrowing the number of potential offenders. Each “tribe” of Israel was to present themselves.; then each “family” from that “tribe”; then each household and finally “man by man”. We shall see how God chooses the person who was at fault in our next few verses, but for now, let us consider how God is working intimately with the people of Israel. He loves Israel, and He loves us, and His desire is to have a personal intimate relationship with us through His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the grave after three days. When we put our faith and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and equip us with His Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth and give us the wisdom to know how to narrow things according to His perfect will and purpose for our lives. 

Next time we learn how Jehovah God says, “he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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Up, Sanctify the People - Joshua 7:13

In the book of Joshua, we learned how, “the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up; wherefore lie you thus upon your face. Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except you destroy the accursed from among you”, and in chapter seven and verse thirteen of the book of Joshua, we learn how Jehovah God said, “Up, sanctify the people” where we read, 

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus says the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of you, O Israel: you can not stand before your enemies, until you take away the accursed thing from among you.

The verse reads, “Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow:” Joshua or the writer began with the words, “up, sanctify the people” or “rise and stand up, consecrate, prepare, hallow and purify the human beings of Israel”, “and say” which means “and utter, declare and proclaim”, “sanctify yourselves” or “consecrate, prepare, hallow and purify your own selves” “against to morrow” which means “on the next day”. Jehovah God told Joshua that he and the people of Israel were to consecrate and purify themselves on the following day.

 

The verse continues, “for thus says the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of you, O Israel:” Joshua or the writer added the words, “for thus says the LORD” which means “because, since and on account the following utters, declares and proclaims Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God” “God of Israel” or “the Supreme Deity belonging to Israel whose name means God prevails and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob”, “there is an accursed thing” which means “there exists an utterly destroyed and cursed object” “in the midst of you” or “among and within the middle of you, people of Israel”, “O Israel” which means “O Israel whose name means God prevails and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob”. Jehovah God told Joshua and the people of Israel that there existed a cursed object among them.

Finally the verse says, “you can not stand before your enemies, until you take away the accursed thing from among you.” Joshua or the writer concluded this verse with the words, “you can not stand” or “you, people of Israel, are unable and incapable of arising, maintaining and being established” “before your enemies” which means “in front and in the presence of your, the people of Israel’s, hating foes and adversaries”, “until you take away the accursed thing” or “till such time that you remove the utterly destroyed and cursed object” “from among you” which means “separate and apart from you, the people of Israel”. Joshua or the writer ended this verse by sharing how Jehovah God told the people of Israel they were incapable of being established in the presence of their hating foes until such time that they removed the “cursed object” apart from them.

When we consider the words in this verse, we see how Jehovah God called Joshua and the people of Israel to action over their violation to His command. Because they lay hold of the “cursed object”, they were put to flight and unable to be established in the presence of their “hated foes”. God did not want it to be this way, and because He was to identify their sins, He desired that they consecrate and purify themselves before Him. God wants the same for us. When He says we have sin in our lives, we do, and because that sin leads to death, He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind and resurrected Him from the dead after three days. When we put our faith and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put His Holy Spirit within us to guide us into all truth and help us to confess our sins so we may be cleansed from all unrighteousness. (See John 16:13; 1 John 1:9)

Next time we learn how Jehovah God says, “In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

Not Able to Stand Before Enemies - Joshua 7:12

In the book of Joshua, we learned concerning Israel how, “the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up; wherefore lie you thus upon your face. Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff”, and in chapter seven and verse twelve of the book of Joshua, we learn how Jehovah God said, “the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies” where we read, 

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except you destroy the accursed from among you.

The verse reads, “Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, …” Joshua or the writer began with the words, “therefore the children of Israel” or “wherefore, then and on this account the offspring and progeny belonging to Israel whose name means God prevails and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob” “could not stand” which means “was unable to arise, be established and confirmed” “before their enemies” or “in front and in the presence of their, the people of Israel’s, hating foes and adversaries”, “but turned their backs” which means “however revolved and rotated their, the people of Israel’s, backsides” “before their enemies” or “in front and in the presence of their, the people of Israel’s, hating foes and adversaries”. Jehovah God told Joshua the reason the people of Israel were turned to flight and were forced to rotate their backsides in the presence of their enemies was because they violated the command concerning the “accursed thing”. 

 

The verse goes on to say, “… because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except you destroy the accursed from among you.” Joshua or the writer added the words, “because they were accursed” which means “since and on account that they, the people of Israel, were ”banned, doomed and cursed” “neither will I be with you any more” or “no and not in any way shall I, Jehovah God, exist alongside or accompany you, the people of Israel, again”, “except you destroy the accursed” which means “unless and till such time that you, the people of Israel, annihilate and exterminate the banned and cursed object” “from among you” or “separate and apart from the midst and middle of you, the people of Israel”. Jehovah God told Joshua that the people of “Israel” were “cursed”, and He would no longer accompany them unless they exterminate and separate themselves from the utterly destroyed and cursed objects.

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Joshua how Jehovah God not only knew that sin was in the midst of the people of Israel, but He exposed His detestation of it. God is holy, and sin must be eradicated before Him. The people of Israel were to make a choice, either remove the “accursed thing” or be separated from Him. Sin separates us from God, and because we all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (See Romans 3:23), He sent His Only Begotten Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of everyone and to be raised from the dead after three days. When we put our faith and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and equip us with His Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth and help us to eradicate all “accursed things” that we conceal within our lives. 

Next time we learn how Jehovah God says, “Up, sanctify the people”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

 

Israel has Sinned and Transgressed - Joshua 7:11

In the book of Joshua, we learned concerning Israel how, “the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: …  And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do unto your great name?And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up; wherefore lie you thus upon your face”, and in chapter seven and verse eleven of the book of Joshua, we learn how Jehovah God said, “Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them” where we read, 

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: 

for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

The verse reads, “Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them:” Joshua or the writer began with the words, “Israel has sinned” or “Israel, whose name means God prevails and is the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob, has erred, missed the mark, offended and been wrong”, “and they have also transgressed” which means “and they, the people of Israel, have even so and indeed willingly violated” “my covenant” or “my, Jehovah God’s, alliance, pledge, treaty and league” “which I have commanded them” which means “that I, Jehovah God, charged, ordered and ordained for them, the people of Israel”. Jehovah God told Joshua that “Israel”, the entire nation, had been in error and willingly violated the alliance He ordered for them.

 

The verse continues, “for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.” Joshua or the writer added the words, “for they have even taken” which means “because, since and on account that they, the people of Israel, have fetched, seized, lay hold of and acquired” “of the accursed thing” or “pertaining to the devoted, utterly destroyed and cursed objects”, “and have also stolen” which means “and have even so and indeed carried away by stealth and deception”, “and dissembled also” or “even so and indeed lied, dealt falsely and belied”, “and they have put it” which means “and they, the people of Israel, have placed, set, appointed and established it, the accursed thing” “among their own stuff” or “in the midst and middle of their own personal articles, vessels, implements, utensils and belongings”. Jehovah God also told Joshua that the people of Israel lay hold of objects which were devoted and cursed, carried them away by stealth and deception and lied about them as they assembled them in the midst of their own belongings.

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we discover how Jehovah God was involved with the people of “Israel” once again, and this time He exposed their wrongdoing which caused their initial defeat at “Ai”. It is interesting to note that God blamed all of Israel for the fault of one person, but He told the people of “Israel” their entire nation would be affected if they violated His command. (See Joshua 6:17-18) God wanted to help “Israel” and eradicating the trouble was necessary. God knows we have sin and transgressions in our lives as well, and those sins lead to death. (See Romans 3:23; 6:23) He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and He raised Him from the dead after three days so when we put our faith and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and cleanse us from all unrighteousness by His Holy Spirit as He guides us into all truth and empowers us to live according to that truth to the glory of His Holy name. (See John 16:13; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21)

Next time we learn how, “the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

God Said Get Up Joshua - Joshua 7:10

In the book of Joshua, we learned concerning Israel how, “the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: …  And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do unto your great name?”, and in chapter seven and verse ten of the book of Joshua, we learn how, “the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up” where we read, 

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up; wherefore lie you thus upon your face?

The verse reads, “And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up;” Joshua or the writer said, “and the LORD” which means “and Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God” “said unto Joshua” or “uttered, declared, proclaimed and asked Joshua whose name means Jehovah is salvation”, “Get you up” which means “arise and stand up”. Joshua or the writer shared how Jehovah God told “Joshua” to stand up.

 

The verse goes on to say, “wherefore lie you thus upon your face?” Joshua or the writer continued with the words, “wherefore lie you thus” which means “for what reason and cause do you therefore descend and prostrate yourself” “upon your face” or “on your, Joshua’s, front of the head or countenance”? Joshua or the writer shared how Jehovah God asked “Joshua” for the reason that he was prostrated upon his “face”.

When we consider the words in this verse, we see how Jehovah God responded to the prayer of “Joshua” by first telling him to stand up, and then he asked him why he was lying prostrate upon his “face”. As though there was no reason for “Joshua” to be in that position, God confronted him and was going to reveal to him what was happening. God knew all the while about the hidden “accursed thing” which we shall discover in our next few verses, but for now He wanted “Joshua” to rise up and pay attention. God knows about our lives as well. He knows we have sin in our lives that leads to death, and for this reason He sent His Only Begotten Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind and raised Him from the dead after three days. When we yield to Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put His Holy Spirit within us to guide us into all truth and to help us know when we are to “rise up” and pay attention to Him.

Next time we learn how Jehovah God says, “Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

The Canaanites and Inhabitants Shall Hear - Joshua 7:9

In the book of Joshua, we learned concerning Israel how, “the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: …  And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies!”, and in chapter seven and verse nine of the book of Joshua, we learn how Joshua said, “the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it” where we read, 

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do unto your great name?

The verse reads, “For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, …” Joshua or the writer said, “for the Canaanites” which means “because, since and on account that the Canaanites whose name means zealous and were the descendants of Cana” “and all the inhabitants of the land” or “and each, every, the whole and everyone of the dwellers and abiders” “shall hear of it” which means “will be given the faculty for hearing, perceiving and discerning it, the people of Israel turning their backs of their enemies”, “and shall environ us round” or “and will encircle us, Joshua and the people of Israel, all about”. Joshua continued to appeal to God by declaring that the “Canaanite people from “Cana” would perceive that Israel fled from their foes and encircle them. 

 

The verse continues, “… and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do unto your great name?” Joshua or the writer added the words, “and cut off our name” which means “and eliminate our, Joshua and the people of Israel’s, fame, reputation and glory” “from the earth” or “separate and apart from the district, territory, region and world”: “and what will you do unto your great name” which means “and whatsoever shall you perform and produce to your, Jehovah God’s, awesome and renown fame, reputation and glory”? Joshua included in his appeal to God that the fame, reputation and glory of himself and the people of Israel would be eliminated from the world when the “Canaanites” heard about them fleeing, and he asked God what would happen to His own reputation.

When we think through the words in this verse, we see how Joshua continued to cry out to God on behalf of himself and the people of Israel. He was concerned that the people of Cana would be informed about Israel fleeing from their hated foes which would cause the people of Cana to encircle them so they could eliminate the fame, reputation and glory which belonged to Israel. Joshua thought this would hurt God’s reputation as well, so he asked God about it. God’s reputation and glory will never be diminished, and we shall see when Joshua is informed concerning the fault found within Israel that God’s “name” will in no way be tarnished. God loves Israel, and He knows what is best for them. He loves us, and He knows what is best for us. When we yield our lives to His Son Jesus who came into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead after three days, He made the way through faith and trust in Him to be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and equipped with His Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth and teach us the value of seeking the reputation of Him in advance of making our decisions. (See John 16:13; Psalm 27:8)

Next time we learn how, “the LORD said unto Joshua, Get you up”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".