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Joshua 24:31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders
who outlived Joshua, who had known all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel.
Before Messiah Yeshua came to earth, this time prior to the falling away in the Judges era
would be the Golden Age of Israel as viewed from a heavenly perspective.
This is profoundly demonstrated here.
Nehemiah 8:17 So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths
and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel
had not done so. And there was very great gladness.
This also gives us a unique lesson in faith from an Old Testament narrative of Joshua 24:31.
This period stands out by a complete lack of description for the era. One verse! One statement!
2 Corinthians 4:18 For we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.
For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
In the absence of a narrative, we have to believe that God’s Word is True, without a testimony for confirmation.
For if Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, AND all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua,
then we must believe that they lived under the blessings promised for them when faithful.
Deuteronomy 28:
1 Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God,
to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today,
that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,
because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.
Clearly, the people did not abide under the blessings of Deuteronomy 28 long enough
to see themselves set over all nations of the earth. However, as a people who served
the Lord for a generation, the blessings would have been tangible.
Even more so, after using only 14 verses to describe the blessings of a faithful people,
Deuteronomy 28 goes on to use over 50 verses to describe the curses to be brought on
by disobedience! Surely this generation avoided all of these calamities.
By faith, we must believe that life was more bountiful for Israel at this time than any other.
Because:
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
What stands out immediately even from this scant information is that even after the leader
Joshua passed away, the elders of his generation were able to keep the people walking in
the Way of the Lord, without a central figure. We can now contrast this period with the time
of the monarchy of Israel. There was no king in Israel, and there was no intention in the heart
of God for there ever to be one. When the elders demanded a king from Samuel, he received
this word from God;
1 Samuel 8:7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you;
for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
who outlived Joshua, who had known all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel.
Before Messiah Yeshua came to earth, this time prior to the falling away in the Judges era
would be the Golden Age of Israel as viewed from a heavenly perspective.
This is profoundly demonstrated here.
Nehemiah 8:17 So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths
and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel
had not done so. And there was very great gladness.
This also gives us a unique lesson in faith from an Old Testament narrative of Joshua 24:31.
This period stands out by a complete lack of description for the era. One verse! One statement!
2 Corinthians 4:18 For we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.
For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
In the absence of a narrative, we have to believe that God’s Word is True, without a testimony for confirmation.
For if Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, AND all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua,
then we must believe that they lived under the blessings promised for them when faithful.
Deuteronomy 28:
1 Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God,
to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today,
that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,
because you obey the voice of the Lord your God.
Clearly, the people did not abide under the blessings of Deuteronomy 28 long enough
to see themselves set over all nations of the earth. However, as a people who served
the Lord for a generation, the blessings would have been tangible.
Even more so, after using only 14 verses to describe the blessings of a faithful people,
Deuteronomy 28 goes on to use over 50 verses to describe the curses to be brought on
by disobedience! Surely this generation avoided all of these calamities.
By faith, we must believe that life was more bountiful for Israel at this time than any other.
Because:
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
What stands out immediately even from this scant information is that even after the leader
Joshua passed away, the elders of his generation were able to keep the people walking in
the Way of the Lord, without a central figure. We can now contrast this period with the time
of the monarchy of Israel. There was no king in Israel, and there was no intention in the heart
of God for there ever to be one. When the elders demanded a king from Samuel, he received
this word from God;
1 Samuel 8:7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you;
for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
