Daniel Haas

Tag: Joshua

  • But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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    Joshua assembles the Israelites for a second covenant renewal ceremony at the end of his life. They assemble at Shechem, where Joshua recounts their history, from Abraham’s father Terah, through the time of the patriarchs, to the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan. He then tells them to serve the Lord, saying that, if they…

  • The trumpets of Jericho

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    The city wall of Jericho did not tumble because priests blew their trumpets. It did not come down at all. Canaanite settlements in this period didn’t even have walls. Look at this 15th century painting by Jean Fouquet: Jericho looks like a 15th century city! What we have in today’s reading Joshua 6:1-27 does not…

  • Me too

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    Aaron is Moses’ little brother. Compare the crossing of the Jordan River with the crossing of the Red Sea under Moses’ leadership (Exodus 14). How are the situations similar? How are they different? What instructions were given to the priests concerning the Covenant Box? Re-read verses 9-11. What are your thoughts concerning this miracle crossing?

  • Holy Hooker

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    God does not choose the people that would be chosen by human standards. Who assisted the Israelites in capturing the Holy Land? – Rahab, the prostitute. She is also an ancestor of Jesus. What an out-of-this-world bloodline! That is just stuff people can’t make up, only God can do that!

  • Be strong

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    The commandment “Be strong and courageous” is given three times. Obviously it cannot be easily accepted. Here is my sermon on that one from January 2010.