Joshua 9; Joshua 10; Joshua 11; Joshua 12; Joshua 13; Joshua 14
The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league with Israel. Joshua makes them servants to the congregation of Israel. Israel defeats the Amorites and their allies, and the Lord casts stones from heaven upon them. The sun and moon stand still. Many kings and cities are destroyed. The Lord fought for Israel. Joshua and Israel conquer the whole land, destroying many cities and nations. Two kings on the east of the Jordan and thirty-one on the west are conquered by Israel. There remain some lands yet to be possessed. Some inhabitants are not expelled. The inheritances of Reuben, Gad, and one half of Manasseh are confirmed. The land is divided by lot among 9½ tribes. Caleb inherits Hebron as a special reward for his faithfulness.
Often we take too narrow a view of life like the little twig on the end of furthest limb of a tree. It is vital with buds and blossoms full and fragrant. However, it would be foolish for that little twig to say it had no need of the limb. Cut from the tree it could not survive a single day but it would wither and die. Its beauty and fragrance gone. To be fragrant foliage we must remain attached to the source of our strength. We must study the words of the prophets in the scriptures.
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