As For Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord. Joshua 24

 

                                                                                  December 31, 2021

Joshua 24 As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord

 

When God called Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees, He called him out of a home of idolatry.  Terah, his father, served other gods. Abraham must have had a desire in his heart to know the living and true God. God told him to leave Ur and his family to take him away from all the idolatry and deal with him and make of him a nation through which the Messiah would come into the world.  God continued to take care of the Israelites by delivering them from the Amorites who fought them and from Balaam who tried to curse them, bringing them across the Jordan and delivering them from the inhabitants of the land who fought against them. Now the Israelites are settled in the land, but, because they did not get rid of the civilization that was there, they were still surrounded by idolatry.

 

Joshua is a man of great stature. Although Joshua was an average man, a man dedicated to God can be used in a mighty way. Joshua called the people together and gave them a choice. “Do you want to go back to the gods of your fathers, those pagan gods who they served? Or do you want to serve the gods of the Amorites? You can choose. But as for me and my house, we are going to serve the Lord.”

 

God has also been good to us that many people miss out on His blessings He has showered upon them. Many people think they can do as they please. It is true that He is a God of Mercy, love, and comfort, but He is also a God of judgment.

 

The Book of Joshua ends with Joshua being buried in that barren land that he chose for his inheritance.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.