Brothers And Sisters,
I Do Not Consider Myself
Yet To Have Taken Hold Of It.
BUT ONE THING I DO
Forgetting What Is Behind And
Straining Toward What Is Ahead
I Press On Toward The Goal
To Win The Prize
For Which God
Has Called Me
Heavenward In Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14
Throw Away The Foreign Gods That Are Among You
and YIELD YOUR HEARTS TO THE LORD
The God of Israel. Joshua 24:22-24 Set In Biblical Text Of Context
Weight and Appearance, Hobbies, Money,
Greed, Pleasure, Wealth, Careers
Comfort, Laziness, Excuses
Fear, Insecurity, Faithlessness
Digital Addiction, Pornography, Alcohol
Substance Abuse, Bad Company,
Uncleanness, Jealousy, Evil Desire,
Children, Family Relationships, etc etc
Then Joshua Assembled
All The Tribes Of Israel At Shechem.
He Summoned The Elders, Leaders,
Judges And Officials Of Israel,
AND THEY
PRESENTED THEMSELVES
BEFORE GOD. Joshua 24:1
Joshua Said To All The People,
“This Is What The Lord, The God Of Israel, says:
‘LONG AGO YOUR ANCESTORS,
Including Terah The Father Of Abraham And Nahor,
Lived Beyond The Euphrates River
and WORSHIPED OTHER GODS.
But I Took Your Father Abraham
From The Land Beyond The Euphrates
And Led Him Throughout Canaan
And Gave Him Many Descendants.
I Gave Him Isaac, And To Isaac I Gave Jacob And Esau.
I Assigned The Hill Country Of Seir To Esau,
But Jacob And His Family Went Down To Egypt.
Joshua 24:2-4
‘Then I Sent Moses And Aaron,
and I Afflicted The Egyptians By What I Did There,
AND I BROUGHT YOU OUT.
When I Brought Your People Out Of Egypt,
You Came To The Sea,
And The Egyptians Pursued Them With Chariots And Horsemen As Far As The Red Sea.
BUT THEY CRIED TO THE LORD FOR HELP,
And He Put Darkness
Between You And The Egyptians;
He Brought The Sea Over Them And Covered Them.
YOU SAW WITH YOUR OWN EYES
WHAT I DID TO THE EGYPTIANS.
Then You Lived In The Wilderness For A Long Time.
Joshua 24: 5-7
I Brought You To The Land
Of The Amorites Who Lived East Of The Jordan.
THEY FOUGHT AGAINST YOU,
BUT I GAVE THEM INTO YOUR HANDS.
I DESTROYED THEM FROM BEFORE YOU,
And You Took Possession Of Their Land.
When Balak Son Of Zippor, The King Of Moab,
Prepared To Fight Against Israel,
He Sent For Balaam Son Of Beor
To Put A Curse On You.
But I Would Not Listen To Balaam,
SO BALAAM BLESSED ISRAEL AGAIN AND AGAIN,
AND I DELIVERED YOU OUT OF HIS HAND.
Joshua 24:8-10
Then You Crossed The Jordan
And Came To Jericho.
The Citizens Of Jericho Fought Against You,
As Did Also The Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites And Jebusites,
BUT I GAVE THEM INTO YOUR HANDS.
I Sent The Hornet Ahead Of You,
Which Drove Them Out Before You—
also The Two Amorite Kings.
YOU DID NOT DO IT
WITH YOUR OWN SWORD AND BOW.
SO I GAVE YOU A LAND
ON WHICH YOU DID NOT TOIL
AND CITIES YOU DID NOT BUILD;
AND YOU LIVE IN THEM AND EAT FROM VINEYARDS
AND OLIVE GROVES THAT YOU DID NOT PLANT.’
Joshua 24:11-13
NOW FEAR THE LORD
AND SERVE HIM WITH ALL FAITHFULNESS.
THROW AWAY THE GODS
Your Ancestors Worshiped
Beyond The Euphrates River And In Egypt,
and SERVE THE LORD.
But If Serving The Lord Seems Undesirable To You,
Then Choose For Yourselves This Day
Whom You Will Serve,
Whether The Gods Your Ancestors
Served Beyond The Euphrates,
Or The Gods Of The Amorites,
In Whose Land You Are Living.
BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD,
WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
Joshua 24:14-15
Then The People Answered,
FAR BE IT FROM US
To Forsake The Lord To Serve Other Gods!
It Was The Lord Our God Himself
Who Brought Us And Our Parents Up Out Of Egypt,
From That Land Of Slavery,
And Performed Those Great Signs Before Our Eyes.
HE PROTECTED US ON OUR ENTIRE JOURNEY
And Among All The Nations Through Which We Traveled.
And The Lord Drove Out Before Us All The Nations,
Including The Amorites, Who Lived In The Land.
WE TOO WILL SERVE THE LORD,
BECAUSE HE IS OUR GOD.
Joshua 24:16-18
Joshua Said To The People,
You Are Not Able To Serve The Lord.
HE IS A HOLY GOD; HE IS A JEALOUS GOD.
He Will Not Forgive Your Rebellion And Your Sins.
If You Forsake The Lord And Serve Foreign Gods, He Will Turn And Bring Disaster On You
And Make An End Of You,
After He Has Been Good To You.
But The People Said To Joshua,
“No! WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.”
Joshua 24:19-20
Then Joshua Said,
“YOU ARE WITNESSES AGAINST YOURSELVES
THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SERVE THE LORD.”
“Yes, We Are Witnesses,” They Replied.
“Now Then,” Said Joshua,
“THROW AWAY THE FOREIGN GODS
THAT ARE AMONG YOU
And Yield Your Hearts To The Lord,
The God Of Israel.”
And The People Said To Joshua,
“WE WILL SERVE THE LORD OUR GOD
AND OBEY HIM.”
Joshua 24:22-24
On That Day Joshua Made A Covenant For The People,
And There At Shechem He Reaffirmed For Them Decrees And Laws.
And Joshua Recorded These Things
In The Book Of The Law Of God.
THEN HE TOOK A LARGE STONE
And Set It Up There Under The Oak
Near The Holy Place Of The Lord.
“SEE!” He Said To All The People.
“THIS STONE WILL BE A WITNESS AGAINST US.
IT HAS HEARD ALL THE WORDS THE LORD HAS SAID TO US.
It Will Be A Witness Against You
If You Are Untrue To Your God.”
Then Joshua Dismissed The People,
Each To Their Own Inheritance.
Joshua 24:25-28
I Will Have No Other Gods Before You
Only You Will Reign As My Heart’s King
I Will Have No Other Gods Before You
Only You Will Reign As My Heart’s King
With All My Heart
With All My Soul
With All My Mind
I WORSHIP YOU
Throw Away The Foreign Gods That Are Among You
and YIELD YOUR HEARTS TO THE LORD
The God of Israel. Joshua 24:23
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