Great historic figures are remembered for great quotes

Give me liberty or give me death

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We have nothing to fear but fear itself

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Ask not what your country

can do for you.

One small step for man

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As for me and my house...many of us know this by heart

As a noted last time, when you come to iconic verses like this...STOP

Read aloud 2 or 3 times and let it soak in. In today's study, we will let it soak in.

For those that feel old, weaker, and tired, well, those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength

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If getting tired and you give up...bad decision.

Instead, if getting tired wait on Him and you'll get it back...good decision

In this final chapter, Joshua pivots from his exhortation to the leaders of Israel and now gives his final public address to all the people of Israel.

And while his body is older and weaker, his words are far from weak. In this chapter we will find one of the most well known verses in the Bible...

So let's dive in and discover.

God wants to use us all way to the end, not to retirement, both mentally and physically. My one grandfather tackled email late in life and my other grandfather insisted on mowing his lawn at the age of 90.

They were great examples to me in staying active in mind and body. Today we will see how Joshua is still leading at the age of 110 years old. Let's dig in and hear what he had to say to the people of Israel.

You know, miscommunication can go both ways. Both parties have their own perceptions on the matter. Then we find ourselves saying something about it, it only leads to more perceptions on the matter and implied meanings. Ugh!

Maybe we have experienced this in marriage, between our children or family members. Maybe at work.

At any rate, there are always two sides to every story and usually both parties involved contribute to the confusion

Today we will talk more about the 2.5 tribes and their contribution to this scenario that has been blown completely out of proportion.

Let's get into the Word.

Ever try to do something for someone but it was misunderstood and they became upset with you?

Misunderstanding can creep in…even for those living by the Spirit in the Kingdom God.

The 9.5 living in the promised land, those living in the spirit filled life have misunderstood the intentions of their friends,.

Ever happen to you? Of course it has.

And when these situations occur, boy, does our enemy love it. The enemy is always trying to muddy the water and make things unclear. Confusing.

Leading to misunderstanding and frustration. Even bringing us to the brink of doing battle.

Satan's strategy has always been divide and conquer

Upon closer examination, we can see a bit of a progression that these 9.5 tribes slipped into.

Let look into this deeper

As noted in an earlier study, Jacob cursed 2 of his sons in Gen 49,

Simeon and Levi

Both cursed. Both prohibited a long lasting territory that would add to their legacy

And one disappears. No definable territory

And one is raised up to prominence with no definable territory.

Why the difference?

Well we'll see

In the spirit filled life it is more than just moving in. It is also taking on taking on responsibility

Now this group of tribes that we discussed last time , those who have been dragging their feet, are finally getting their inheritance. Yeah!

And as we briefly survey these tribes we will touch on some interesting facts about them.

• Some tied to the fullfillment of prophecy

• Some tied to practical application to us as Christians

Last time we left off with Joshua 17 where Joshua was giving great leadership advice. • If you think you are so good, then,Climb your own mnt. Chop your own wood. Drive out the strong pockets of resiste

• But you are already great and you will.achieve what youbset out to accomplish.

Well, his exhortation continues as he (like a father) scolds the leaders of 7 of the other tribes who have not stepped.up to get their land allotments.

Interesting. Why were they Not stepping up to get their allotment. This makes no sense. They are living in the victorious life and eating of the fruit of the land. So why are they paralyzed now?

Well, as we get into the Word today we will throw out a spiritual speculation, so lets get into it.

As a child, have you ever received tough love from mom and dad? In high school my senior year

I did.

As a parent, have you ever had to deal out tough love? It's not easy, but the hope was that lessons were learned and fruit would be produced later on in years to come.

Well in the latter section of Joshua 17, Joshua has to give out the hard exhortation to the people of Manassah. but we will learn a method, a godly method, of.doing it that should revolutionize how we should be as leaders.

So let's dig.in.

We have come across some serious hurdles in our attempt to validate Jesus as the rightful heir to the thrown of David

Is Jesus a true seed (decendent) of David himself? According to scriptures, He needs to be.

How is this remedied.

And

In a society that links inheritance rights through men (fathers), how can a virgin born man (the only one ever, mind you) meet those legal requirements?

And how do these laws, associated with the daughters of Zelophihed, play into this?

Let's find out.