Thursday, June 10, 2021

All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel

 Joshua 10:28-43

So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon. All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

All the strategic cities of the south fall before Joshua's army. Israel now controls the land from Kededh-Barnea in the south to Gaza on the west, and as far north as Gibeon.



Why?

For the Lord is with Israel, fight for Israel. No one can stand before Joshua. So Israel conquered the south part of the promised land.

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記載攻打了七座城。攻這些城的重點:除滅城內所有的人。用刀擊殺城中一切人口,正如以色列的神,耶和華所吩咐的。但是到了士師記卻沒有滅絕,為了留下人來當作奴僕,以致後來成為以色列人的網羅。

除去一切可能影響以色列人的人、事、物。反而沒有記載擄獲什麼戰利品,或是什麼好處。

所有可能讓我們會犯罪,拜偶像的都不能看下一個。事奉不是在當中可以得到什麼益處?只要是行神的旨意,做神要我們去做的,不用擔心,神必使我們受益。更體貼神的心意。 

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How?

God is the Lord, when God is with us, victory belongs to the Lord and we are blessing.


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