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THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH

Explore the life and leadership of Joshua as he addresses the nation of Israel, emphasizing their relationship with the Lord and the importance of obedience to His Word. Discover the blessings and warnings for Israel's future and the significance of remembering their past. This study highlights the timeless principles of devotion, love, and trust in God that apply to us today.

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THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH

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  1. THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH Joshua 23-24 By Warren W. Wierbse

  2. Life and leadership of Joshua “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH” (2 Tim. 4:7) Joshua’s concern: His people & their relationship to the Lord He called two meetings Meeting for the leaders of the nation (v. 2) Meeting for all the tribes of Israel in Shechem (24:1)

  3. Israel’s Future Dangers (23:1-16) Obey the Lord, and He will bless you in the land; disobey Him, and He will judge you & remove you from the land Mt. Sinai, Plains of Moab, Mt. Ebal & Gerizon What the Lord did for Israel (3-4) History since Egypt The Gentile nations were God’s enemies as well as Israel’s The same God who overcame the enemy in the past will help Israel in the future.

  4. “For the Lord you God is He who has fought for you.” (Joshua 23:3) For as today trust with courage & confidence “History is His story” A.T. Pierson God may change His methods, but His Character never changes. What the Lord said to Israel (5-10) The secret of Joshua’s success & the reason for Israel’s victories: his devotion to the Word of God (6, 14) He obeyed God’s commandments & believed His promises

  5. Know the Word of God & the God of the Word. God’s promises Unconditional & conditional depending on obedience to God’s law Israel remains a separated people (7- 8) Gradual disobedience Associate with Gentiles (pagan) nations, discuss their religion, worship their gods & Jewish men marrying pagan women. Pressure of the World

  6. Trying to conform (Rom. 12:1-21, I John 2:15-17) Courage to defy (23:7) Love for the Lord – desire to please Him (8) Cleave (8): husband’s relationship to his wife Joshua 27:10 from Deut 32:30 What the Lord would do to Israel (11-16) Word of God is two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12)

  7. God’s Word never fails, word of promise for blessing & chastening Moses warned against compromising with the evil nations; Joshua reaffirmed the warning (23:13) If compromising, God would remove His blessing & nations will bring distress & defeat to Israel Snares, traps, scourges & thorns Removal from the land to the land of exile Canaan, the good land; 3 times (13,15-1 6); God, “good land” (Ex. 3:8); Caleb, “a good land” (Num. 14:7; Moses, “good land” (10 times)

  8. Meditating on God’s goodness, a strong motivation for obedience Resisting temptation (James 1:13-17) Nathan (2 Sam. 12:1-15) Father’s goodness leads to Prodigal son’s repentance (Luke 15:17) “The goodness of God leads you to repentance” (Rom. 2:4) Focus on the Giver, not the gift

  9. Joshua’s three admonitions Keep God’s Word (23;6) Cleave to the Lord (23:8) Love the Lord (23:11) Israel’s Past Blessings (24:1-13) History “a vast early warning system” Norman Cousins “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” George Santazana

  10. Shechem: farewell address God promised Abraham (Gen. 12:6-7) Jacob built altar (30:20) Between Mt. Ebal & Mt. Gerizem Address: 1st – nations & land 2nd – Lord, 21 times Serve: 15 times

  11. God chose Israel (1-4) National identity, an act of God’s grace John 15:16 The Lord God of Israel: 15 times God delivered Israel (5-7) Deliverance Joseph (Ps. 105:16-22) Moses & Aaron from bondage (23-45) God guided Israel (8-10) God brought Israel out that He might bring them in (Deut. 6:23) KadeshBarnea Balaam

  12. God gave them their land (1?-13) Hornets (12) Invading armies (Deut 1:44, Ps. 118:12, Isa. 7:18) Reports that made the inhabitants of Israel afraid Joshua 2:11 Goodness of God (13) because of God’s love Grateful heart, a strong defense against the Devil’s temptations

  13. Israel’s present Responsibilities (24:14-33) To love and fix your heart upon Him because you want to, not have to. Decision (14-18) No neutrality Rid of gods People as incurably religious They must choose “He and his house would serve only the Lord (15) “Therefore will we also serve the Lord; for He is our God (18)

  14. Devotion (19-28) Look honestly in their own heart (19) Jealous God (Ex. 20:5) Husband & wife faithful to vows Warnings Hearts only to the Lord (23) People affirmed their desire to serve only the Lord (16-?8,21 24) Joshua write in the book of the law

  15. Joshua set up the stone, 9th & last memorial as perpetual witness to their agreement Memorials are good as long as you don’t allow them to become the focus of idolatrous worship Burials Joshua was buries in Ephraim At 110 year old Eleazar was buried in Ephraim near Shiloh Bones of Joseph was buried in Shechem where Jacob bought for burial Shechem, an important city of Ephraim & Manasseh, sons of Joseph After Joshua’s death the elders guided the nation (Deut. 6:7)

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