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The children of Israel were assigned lands by God ... promised by God. But they had to go into each land and take that land for their own land. This involved lands for more than 1 million people who had been brought by God out of Egypt.
Joshua was assigned to divide the lands and assign lands to the tribes of Israel.
3 tribes needed land for much cattle so they choose their land on "this side" of Jordan where the land was very good for raising cattle.
The other tribes were assigned lands on the other side of Jordan.
They had to go in and take those lands for themselves, either driving out the previous "tenants" or killing the people who dwelt in the lands. God showed them which to do.
Just as Joshua took the lands for the children of Israel, we take our lands today.
There are new obstacles to overcome to take our land but God shows us exactly what to do to take each land.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Ask Joan if this should be like ministry blog, and if so, ok to pull episode items from OT blog??)
The children of Israel were assigned lands by God ... promised by God. But they had to go into each land and take that land for their own land. This involved lands for more than 1 million people who had been brought by God out of Egypt.
Joshua was assigned to divide the lands and assign lands to the tribes of Israel.
3 tribes needed land for much cattle so they choose their land on "this side" of Jordan where the land was very good for raising cattle.
The other tribes were assigned lands on the other side of Jordan.
They had to go in and take those lands for themselves, either driving out the previous "tenants" or killing the people who dwelt in the lands. God showed them which to do.
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New Testament Church: God assigns us our lands
God places individuals in specific jobs. But each of us have to "take" that land given us by God.
In my case, my first land was radio, where I did exhortations for the church. (1980) I started where God showed me to start. God even gave me the name of the radio station where HE wanted me to begin the broadcasts in the Dallas area. Then after that, a couple of months or so, I saw lands in two more cities, Houston and Oklahoma City. I had to add these "lands". I went into these cities and had meetings for the radio audience. Then there were more lands to be taken. It didn't happen automatically. When I saw that land, I had to take that land. Finally I was on radio from Hartford to Seattle, coast to coast in USA, not all cities but many big areas of the land in the United States.
We "take" that land that is given to us by God.
Then I was shown to write books, starting in 2015. These are all published on Amazon.
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Just as Joshua took the lands for the children of Israel, we take our lands today.
There are new obstacles to overcome to take our land but God shows us exactly what to do to take each land.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
We go forward taking those lands assigned to us by God, trusting God to show us what we are to do to overcome the various "giants" in the lands!
This is the same as Joshua had to do in taking the lands placed before him. Except today God gives us different lands which accomplish HIS assignment which HE gives to us.
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The children of Israel were assigned lands by God ... promised by God. But they had to go into each land and take that land for their own land. This involved lands for more than 1-million people who had been brought by God out of Egypt.
Joshua was assigned to divide the lands and assign lands to the tribes of Israel.
3 tribes needed land for much cattle so they choose their land on "this side" of Jordan.
The other tribes were assigned lands on the other side of Jordan.
They had to go in and take those lands for themselves, either driving out the previous "tenants" or killing the people who dwelt in the lands. God showed them which to do.
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Judges 1:1- Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem (they took Jerusalem for the children of Israel), and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
(Later Othniel will be the first appointed by God to judge Israel. Judges 3:9)
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
(Those who side with God's people are blessed.)
And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.
And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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It is a big error not to drive out the people of the other nations.
Judges 2:2-3 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed MY voice: why have ye done this?
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
New Testament:
II Corinthians 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
New Testament:
II Corinthians 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
friend: one who gives aid or assistance to another
Are we going to approve sinners in the church and in this world and make them feel good about those sins they do? God forbid! For that would make us into an enemy of God.
Are we going to approve sinners in the church and in this world and make them feel good about those sins they do? God forbid! For that would make us into an enemy of God.
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