Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 20 CITIES OF REFUGE (vs. 1-9) The Lord instructed Joshua to designate the cities of refuge for anyone who unintentionally and accidentally kills a person may flee and find protection from the avenger of blood.  When he flees to the city he is to stand at the entrance of the city gate and… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/5/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 19 ALLOTMENT OF INHERITANCE WERE ASSIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING TRIBES, CLAN BY CLAN: Simeon (vs. 1-9_ Zebulun (vs. 100-16) Issachar (vs. 17-23) Ashjer (vs. 24-31) Naphtali (vs. 32-39) Dan (vs. 40-48) Joshua (vs. 49-50) The territories were given in the presence of the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of the Meeting.… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/4/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 17 This chapter recorded the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh.  The sons of Manasseh had son sons but only daughters named Mhlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.  They went to Eleazar the priest and demanded that they be given inheritance.  So, Joshua gave them inheritance according to the Lord’s command. The people… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/2/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 16 ALLOTMENT FOR EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH (vs. 1-10) The descendants of Joseph were Ephraim and Manasseh.  The allotment to Ephraim was stated in this chapter.  The people of Ephraim did not dislodge the Canaanites but the Canaanites were required to do forced labor. THOUGHTS: It was Joseph who kept the Israelites alive during… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/1/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 15 ALLOTMENT FOR JUDAH (vs. 1-63) The allotment for the tribe was clan by clan extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south. This chapter mentioned all the specific territories which include the eastern, western and southern boundary, foothills, hill country and desert being alloted… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 4/30/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 14 DIVISION OF LAND WEST OF JORDAN (vs. 1-5) Eleazar, the priest, son of Joshua alloted the land by drawing lots to the 9-1/2 tribes.  The son of Joseph had became two tribes – Manasseh and Ephraim.  The Levites were excluded from the inheritance but they were given towns to live in with… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 4/29/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 13 LAND STILL TO BE TAKEN (vs. 1-7) Since Joshua was old and well advanced in year, the Lord instructed him to take over all the large areas of the land.   He was to allocate these lands to Israel for an inheritance and divide it among nine tribes and half the tribe of… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 4/28/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 12 LIST OF DEFEATED KINGS ON TEH EAST COAST OF JORDAN:  Sihon – king of the Amorites Og – king of Bashan LIST OF 31 DEFEATED KINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF JORDAN:  Jericho Ai Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish Eglon Gezer Debir Geder Hormah Arad Libnah Adullam Makkedah Bethel Tappuah Hepher Aphek Lasharon… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 4/27/23

SCRIPTURE:  JOSHUA 11 BIBLE VERSE: “ The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”” (Joshua 11:6) NORTHERN KINGS DEFEATED (vs. 1-23) Jabin, king of Hazor asked the following to… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 4/26/23