Some thoughts on Scripture

Judges 4:9--"So she said, 'I will surely go with you; nevertheless there will be no glory for you in the journey you are taking, for the L ORD will sell Sisera into the hand of woman.' Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kadesh." Those who claim the Bible is lacking in women who take prominent... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 3:4--"And they [the surrounding nations] were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the L ORD, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses." It was not a case of simply living happily ever after once the children of Israel... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 1:23-25--"So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.) And when the spies saw a man comng out of the city, they said to him, 'Please show us the entrance to the city, and we will show you mercy.' So he showed them them the entrance to the city,... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 24:15--"And if it seems evil to you to serve the L ORD, choose for yourselves this day who you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the L... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 23:6--"Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left." If we espouse to follow God, we best follow the guide book He has given us--the Bible. It is our standard. Do not be... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 22: 28b--"'Here is the replica of the altar of the LORD which our fathers made, though not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices; but it is witness between you and us.'" Against the outlying tribes of Reuban, Gad, and Manassah--possessing land on the east side of the Jordan--the other tribes... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 21:43-45--"So the L ORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. The L ORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them;... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 20:9--"There were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel and for hte stranger who dwelt among them, that whoever killed a person accidentally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation." Here is evidence that God under... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 19:49-50--"When they had made an end of dividing the land as an inheritance according to their borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. According to the word of the L ORD they gave him the city which he asked for, Timnath Serah in the mountains... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 18:3--"Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: 'How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the L ORD God of your father has given you.'" God could just as well be speaking what Joshua spoke above. He, no doubt, was grieved by Israel's inaction to complete the conquest of... Sign in to see full entry.