The covenant renewed at moumt Ebal

 Joshua 8:30-35

Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses—an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered to the Lord burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings. There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses. All the Israelites, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Both the foreigners living among them and the native-born were there. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.

Afterward, Joshua read all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—just as it is written in the Book of the Law. There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read to the whole assembly of Israel, including the women and children, and the foreigners who lived among them.

From Ai, Joshua moves 32 km north to establish himself at Shechem. In the valley between Mts Ebal and Gerizim. In the valley between Mts Ebal and Gerizim. IN God's name he takes possession of the land. And the covenant is sworn as Moses had commanded(Deuteronomy 27)

Why?

Everything Moses had commanded Joshua did it and asked all Israelite to listen and read the words of the law. It renewed the covenant with the Lord.

The victory of the war in Cannaite, more important is to make the covenant with the Lord, for the victory and their future is based on faith in the Lord.

Not only Israelite and including the women and children and the foreigners who lived among them read the Book of the law. This is the law to all who live in Israelite.

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打勝仗後不是辦慶功宴，而是築壇獻祭，並且宣告神的福音與咒詛的話。有一點成果更要注意回到神面前，感恩、奉獻，不要驕傲，得意忘形。

石頭是沒有鐵器鑿過，即沒有用過的。我們奉獻給神的是全新的，最好的。不要有異教的滲雜，有被異教用過的不要再拿來，我們敬拜時，不要參雜個人意念或是異教元素。燔祭把榮耀歸給神，平安祭，人與神分享、慶祝關係的和好。北： 以巴路山，南： 基力心山。打勝仗後還是要回到神面前來，不要為成果忘記神，也不要因為沒有成果而沮喪。

人很喜歡成果導向，要有更多成果希望有更多事工。神不要大衛建聖殿，反而神要建造大衛的生命更像神的殿。

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How?

Make a firm covenant with the Lord through Jesus, and obey God's command is our foundation of blessing.