Obstacles
God’s Commission to Joshua
Date: July 31, 2019
Passage: Joshua 1:1–18
God spoke from heaven directly to Joshua to reassure him of his appoint¬ment Moses’ successor (vv. 1-3). Joshua was commanded by God to lead the Israelites and claim the land. Although the land was God’s gift to Israel, it would only become theirs by hard fighting. John Wesley once said …
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