Joshua 1

Joshua one is an introduction to Israel without their original leader Moses. Joshua, who was Moses’ assistant, is chosen by God to lead Israel into the long awaited promised land. During this transition of leadership the Israelites claim that they will do all that Joshua commands and Obey him as they obeyed Moses. The irony of this is that the older generation made the same claims to Moses and as we know that generation disobeyed days after that claim. They forgot their allegiance to God through Disobedience to the words that God had given them through Moses. Thankfully this new generation mostly obeyed god. Many of them learn from the mistakes of their parents who God had told to teach their children about the mistakes they made. This all plays into what I think are two key verses in the first chapter of Joshua; Joshua 1:7-8 "Only be strong and very courageous, be careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it today and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success" (ESV). The lord gave a command, a command to be lived and chosen by Joshua to obey. With this command it can be assumed that if it went disobeyed there would be consequences as outlined in previously written scripture. As God gives Joshua the choice to follow Him and reap the rewards or fall away and be given into the hands of sin. We too have the choice to live for Christ or live for ourselves. There is no in between with sining and walking in the Holy Spirit.