Peter had just received one of the most confusing visions of his life. A sheet filled with unclean animals descended from heaven, and a voice commanded him to “kill and eat”, directly contradicting everything he’d been taught about God’s law....
Though Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land, the author of Hebrews points out that this wasn’t the ultimate rest God had planned for His people. It was a shadow, a foretaste of something greater-the spiritual rest we find in Christ. The Promised Land flowing...
God’s promise to Joshua was comprehensive: “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you.” The land was already given, but it would be claimed one step at a time. Each footstep represented an act of faith, a claiming of...
As Joshua stood on the threshold of the Promised Land, God didn’t minimize the challenges ahead. Taking possession of Canaan would require strength and courage. There would be battles to fight, walls to bring down, and enemies to face. Yet God’s command to...
Reflection: In today’s verse, God reminds Joshua that He is “giving” the land to Israel. This land had already been promised to Abraham centuries earlier, had been described in detail to Moses, and was now being given to the people. Yet there’s...
