How apostolic faith leads us
Joshua 5:13 to 6:20
1) Communion with god
2) confidence in god
3) commitment to god
1) Josh 5:13-15, heb 1:14
spend time in god's presence and seek his guidance
v 15 'shoe' and 'foot' - singular
refer to context exodus 3:5 - 2 shoes, feet
Jos 5:13-15
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”
14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”
And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”
15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.
moses - ritual, honourig god
jos - specific legal contract
compare with ruth 4:7
why?
covenant between 1 less powerful with another more powerful
2) confidence in god
a) in god's promise 6:1-2
-in jericho
-7 spiritual perfection god's way is perfect though we may not understand it
Jos 6:1-2
Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor.
b) jos 6:5b
confidence in god's army
victory in god's house
not based on our effort
jos 6:5
5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.”
4) commitment to god
jos 6:6-16, 20
focus right
jos 6:6
Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.” 7 And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
jericho
city surrounded by 2 wall
pray and pray to see things move!!!!
god's way all the way
1) Communion with god
2) confidence in god
3) commitment to god
1) Josh 5:13-15, heb 1:14
spend time in god's presence and seek his guidance
v 15 'shoe' and 'foot' - singular
refer to context exodus 3:5 - 2 shoes, feet
Jos 5:13-15
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”
14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”
And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”
15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.
moses - ritual, honourig god
jos - specific legal contract
compare with ruth 4:7
why?
covenant between 1 less powerful with another more powerful
2) confidence in god
a) in god's promise 6:1-2
-in jericho
-7 spiritual perfection god's way is perfect though we may not understand it
Jos 6:1-2
Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor.
b) jos 6:5b
confidence in god's army
victory in god's house
not based on our effort
jos 6:5
5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.”
4) commitment to god
jos 6:6-16, 20
focus right
jos 6:6
Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.” 7 And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
jericho
city surrounded by 2 wall
pray and pray to see things move!!!!
god's way all the way
posted by Ernest Seng at 10:04 AM
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I guess this is the sermon on Sunday
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