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Today’s Reading: Judges 3-5
Today’s reading is full of short testimonies of men and women who stood in opposition to the slow deterioration of the people of Israel’s trust and dependence God.
Anyone who thinks the scriptures are boring or made-up, needs to read the story of Ehud’s assasination of Eglon ( Judges 3:15-30 ).Ehud stabbed him [...]

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Today’s Reading: Judges 1-2
Today’s reading prepares us for the coming time of the Judges. It is a little bit of an epilogue and a bit of a prologue. After finishing up the list of cities and peoples over come in the possession of the promised land. Another listing includes the lands not taken by the [...]

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Today’s Reading: Joshua 22-24
We have come to the end the Book of Joshua and, consequently, the end of Joshua. As we get to the end we find one of my favorite “line-in-the-sand” verses:
If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which [...]

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Today’s Reading: Joshua 19-21
The last of the land has been divided among the tribes and two last allotments need to be made:
The cities of refuge and the cities of the Levites.
A city of refuge is a place where someone who thinks they are innocent of premeditated murder can go to plead his case without fear [...]

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Today’s Reading: Joshua 16-18
Joshua continues with the process of dividing up the land to the tribes of Israel. I had to laugh to myself when I came across this:
You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
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Today’s Reading: Joshua 12-15
Much of the rest of the Book of Joshua describes in detail how the promised land is to be divided among the tribes of Israel. One interesting fact is buried in Caleb’s request to occupy the area called Hebron;
 So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot [...]

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Today’s Reading: Joshua 9-11
So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not ask for the counsel of the LORD.- Joshua 9:14
The leaders of Gibeon put a great deal of thought and planning into their deception. The got their look down, they got their story right - How could anyone be expected [...]

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