January 10 – Joshua 12:1-24
January 10 – Joshua 12:1-24
12 Now these are the kings of the land
whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the
Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon,
with all the Arabah eastward: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites who
lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of
the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river
Jabbok, the boundary of the
Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead,
3 and the Arabah to the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the
direction of Beth-jeshimoth, to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, southward
to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah; 4 and Og king
of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth
and at Edrei 5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah
and all Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the
Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the
boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Moses, the servant of
the LORD, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of
the LORD gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the
Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 7 And these are the kings of the
land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the
Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises
toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according
to their allotments, 8 in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah,
in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of the
Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the
Jebusites, 9 the king of Jericho,
one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; 10 the king
of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 11 the king of
Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 12 the king of Eglon,
one; the king of Gezer, one; 13 the king of Debir, one; the
king of Geder, one; 14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad,
one; 15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 18 the
king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; 19 the king of
Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 20 the king of
Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 21 the king of
Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; 22 the king of Kedesh,
one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; 23 the king of Dor in Naphath-dor,
one; the king of Goiim in Galilee, one; 24 the king of Tirzah,
one: in all, thirty-one kings.
Joshua 12 reminds us of the incredible
victories the Israelites accomplished through a powerful, praying servant leader,
Joshua. Their obedience allows them to
capture more than 35 powerful kings. God
continually encouraged Joshua to be brave, strong and obedient and he was.
Obedience.
We can never underestimate how powerful our obedience to God is. Are you seeking guidance and obedience
through God’s Word in every situation in your life?
Faith.
Are you obeying God even when it doesn’t seem to make sense to you?
Leader.
Joshua was a true leader. He was
a servant of God. How are you being
God’s servant?
If these comments/questions seem foreign or
distant to you, seek a Godly Bible believing mentor to help you understand God’s
truth through His Word.
Heavenly Father, Robin is so
right in how important our obedience is to God. When I am disobedient, or slow to be obedient,
I feel I am showing my lack of faith in You.
I don’t want to lack any faith at all but I know at times I do. I believe it is based on my desire to understand,
but I also know I don’t have to understand, I just have to know Your truth and
follow Your direction. Help me be
obedient and keep You my focus and my “Way”.
I don’t want to go my way, I want to go Your way. Help my heart to desire what You desire. I know Your way is the way. Thank You for loving me and growing me. I believe, help me in my unbelief.
In Jesus name.
Amen!
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