Some thoughts on Scripture

Joshua 6:15-16--"But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times." Everything about the campaign against Jericho points to spiritual... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 5:12--"Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year." What a blessing! Now Israel had at last entered the promised. Up until then God had sustained them... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 4:23--"For the L ORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the L ORD your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over." I will be upfront here to say that I am possibly taking liberty in using the water crossing... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 3:17--"Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan: and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan." The River Jordan was a barrier for Israel crossing over into the... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 2:18--"When we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you bring your fater, your mother, your brothers, and all your father's household to your own home." Rich and numerous are the associations I make stemming from this... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua 1:8--"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way to prosperous, and then you will have good success." So often this verse is selected as... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 34:10--"But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the L ORD knew face to face." Several great prophets from the tribes of Israel arose before the time of Christ's coming. Their contributions and ministry's were significant. It is argued that Moses was the... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 33:27--"The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!'" God is not only a refuge for us, but a refuge for us for all time, for eternity. He is our protector. He holds us in His everlasting... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 32:39 "Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand." The verse here reflects a number of things. God--the one and only God--is the Great I AM. It underscores Moses' total... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 31:16--"And the LORD said to Moses: 'Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the goods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them." What a... Sign in to see full entry.