Thought for the Week

Joshua is facing impending death. He is 110 years old. He had served as Moses’ faithful assistant and the military leader of Israel for more than 40 years before taking over the leadership of the nation. His name had changed from “Oshea,” which means salvation to “Joshua,” which means God is salvation. He now gathers the leadership of Israel at Shechem. He intends to give them one final charge. From his leadership position, he has learned to know them very well and must feel this charge is absolutely necessary. Chapter twenty-four, is not very long but Joshua does well at review. He basically...