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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 25 of the Month
a) Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
(Acts 2: 41,47b
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized,
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
47 ... And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
)
b) Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
( Prov 11:1
1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD:
But a just weight is his delight.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to win the battle.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, thank You for
making me one in Christ with other believers."
Pray to the Lord and pray your trust in Jesus Christ The Light.
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him tithes and offerings.
Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that there will be a growing number of people in your city or
community trusting in Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Pray that those who serve in the justice system will be agents of true
justice for all.
Pray that churches throughout
TÜRKIYE will have increased favour with authorities.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
2) Our Daily Bread for 25 March 2026 titled
One in Jesus
by Nancy Gavilanes
Galatians 3:23-29
Slaves and Sons
23 But before faith came, we were imprisoned under the law,
kept for the faith which was later to be revealed.
24 (Gal 2:16; Ro 10:4) So the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ,
that we might be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
26 (Gal 4:5-6) You are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 (Ro 13:14; Ac 2:38) For as many of you as have been baptised
into Christ have put on Christ.
28 (Col 3:11; Gal 5:6) There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither slave nor free, and there is neither male nor female,
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 (Ro 8:17; 9:7-8) If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed,
and heirs according to the promise.
[23] But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the
faith which should afterwards be revealed.
[24] Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we
might be justified by faith.
[25] But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
[26] For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
[27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
Christ.
[28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there
is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
[29] And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according
to the promise.
Watching sporting competitions and meeting athletes was a dream come true for
me when I attended a Summer and Winter Olympics as a young reporter. I was
enthralled by hearing people from all over the world speaking in different
languages and celebrating their various countries.
I'd been fascinated with the Olympics since I was a teen, but it had become an
obsession. After I said yes to following God while at the Summer Games, I felt
God was asking me to lay down my idol of sports. But I still had a love for
the nations. I still enjoy watching the Olympics, but my heart is truly
stirred when people of different backgrounds and from different nations come
together during a church service or gathering to pray and to worship
the King of kings. What a sweet taste of heaven on earth (Revelation 7:9)!
When we remember who we are in Christ, we remember that we belong to God's
family and His family is international.
The apostle Paul declared to the believers in Galatia, "So in Christ Jesus you
are all children of God through faith" (Galatians 3:26). "There is neither Jew
nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are
all one in Christ Jesus" (v. 28).
No matter where we're from or where we live, let's rejoice that as believers
we're one in Christ with our brothers and sisters around the world.
Reflect & Pray
How can you show love to people of different backgrounds?
How can you pray for the nations?
Heavenly Father, thank You for making me one in Christ with other believers.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 4 - freedom from Fear
Psalms 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Marcy was afraid of the dark. As a child she slept with a nightlight on,
and even she matured, she still had a fear of dark places.
When she was at home alone, she kept all the lights on,
and a small lamp at her bedside glowed through the night.
The psalmist David reflects that common fear of darkness when he says
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?"
David does not say, "The Lord brings light," but "The Lord is my light".
God is the source of understanding and security in our lives.
He is the One who can expose and deal with our fears.
When we are afraid - afraid of losing a job or a loved one,
afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being hurt, afraid of what others may
say about us - we can turn to the Lord who can handle our fears.
He is a "stronghold", a fortress of protection around us,
and in him we are safe.
Often we turn to other places for our security - to the bank account,
to a spouse or loved one, to the approval of the world.
We mistakenly think that these sources can provide a foundation of defence
against uncertainty of life. But when we find that people disappoint us, money
loses its value, and the praise of others is fleeting,
we must turn again to the true source of security, God alone.
Application
a) What sources of security have I trusted in besides God?
What was the result of that trust?
b) In what ways have I depended upon God for my security?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Malachi 3:10-12
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in
My house, and test Me now in this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not
open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing,
that there will not be room enough to receive it.
11 I will rebuke the devourer
for your sakes, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
and the vines in your field will not fail to bear fruit,
says the Lord of Hosts.
12 Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be
a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not
open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall
not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy
the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit
before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be
a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
Matt 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 But store up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 for where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Joshua 13
[1] Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him,
Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land
to be possessed.
[2] This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines,
and all Geshuri,
[3] From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron
northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines;
the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the
Ekronites; also the Avites:
[4] From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is
beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
[5] And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising,
from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
[6] All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto
Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before
the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for
an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
[7] Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes,
and the half tribe of Manasseh,
[8] With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their
inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses
the servant of the LORD gave them;
[9] From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that
is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
[10] And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in
Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
[11] And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all
mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
[12] All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in
Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite,
and cast them out.
[13] Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor
the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the
Israelites until this day.
[14] Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of
the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto
them.
[15] And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance
according to their families.
[16] And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon,
and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
[17] Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and
Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
[18] And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
[19] And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the
valley,
[20] And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
[21] And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of
the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of
Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of
Sihon, dwelling in the country.
[22] Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel
slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
[23] And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border
thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their
families, the cities and the villages thereof.
[24] And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the
children of Gad according to their families.
[25] And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the
land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
[26] And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim
unto the border of Debir;
[27] And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon,
the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border,
even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan
eastward.
[28] This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families,
the cities, and their villages.
[29] And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this
was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their
families.
[30] And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og
king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore
cities:
[31] And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og
in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh,
even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
[32] These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in
the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
[33] But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God
of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
JOSHUA 14
Division of the Land West of the Jordan
1 (Nu 34:17-29) These are the territories that the children of Israel
inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite
tribes assigned to them.
2 (Nu 33:54; 34:13) Their inheritance fell to them by lot, as the Lord
commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
3 (Jos 13:14; 13:8) For Moses had assigned the inheritance of two
and a half tribes on the other side of the Jordan,
but he had not assigned an inheritance among them to the Levites.
4 (Ge 48:5; 1Ch 5:1-2) The descendants of Joseph were two tribes:
Manasseh and Ephraim. They did not give territory to the Levites
in the land, but only towns in which to live, along with the pastures,
livestock, and property.
5 (Jos 21:2) Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children
of Israel did when they divided the land.
Hebron Given to Caleb
6 (Nu 14:30; 13:6) The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,
and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him,
"You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God about you
and me at Kadesh Barnea.
7 (Nu 13:6; 13:16-20) I was forty years old when Moses the servant
of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land,
and I brought word back to him as it was in my heart.
8 (Nu 14:24; Dt 1:36) My companions who went up with me made
the hearts of the people melt, but I wholeheartedly followed
after the Lord my God.
9 (Dt 1:36; Jos 1:3) On that day Moses swore an oath,
"The land on which your foot treads shall be your inheritance,
for your descendants perpetually, because you completely followed
after the Lord my God."
10 "Now, the Lord has kept me alive, just as He said, for 45 years,
since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered
in the wilderness. Now, here I am this day, 85 years old.
11 (Dt 34:7; 31:2) I am still just as strong today as I was on the day
that Moses sent me. My strength now is just like my strength then,
both for battle and for going out and returning.
12 (Nu 13:33; 13:28) So now, give me this hill country that the Lord
spoke about on that day. That day you heard that the Anakites
live there in large, fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me,
and I will drive them out, as the Lord said."
13 (Jos 22:6; Jdg 1:20) Then Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb
son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
14 (Jos 14:8-9) Therefore Hebron became an inheritance of Caleb
son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite until this day because he completely
followed after the Lord, the God of Israel.
15 (Jos 11:23; Ge 23:2) The former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba.
Arba was the greatest man among the Anakites.
Then the land had rest from war.
Joshua 14
[1] And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in
the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and
the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel,
distributed for inheritance to them.
[2] By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of
Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
[3] For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on
the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among
them.
[4] For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim:
therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to
dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
[5] As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they
divided the land.
[6] Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son
of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the
LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
[7] Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from
Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was
in mine heart.
[8] Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the
people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
[9] And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet
have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever,
because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
[10] And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty
and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the
children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day
fourscore and five years old.
[11] As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me:
as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go
out, and to come in.
[12] Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that
day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the
cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I
shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
[13] And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron
for an inheritance.
[14] Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh
the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of
Israel.
[15] And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great
man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
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JOSHUA 15
Allotment for Judah
Jdg 1:11-15
1The allotment for the tribe of Judah, by their clans, stretches southward
to the border of Edom, to the Zin wilderness in the south.
2 Their southern border runs from the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3 (Nu 34:4; Jdg 1:36) to south of the Ascent of Akrabbim,
crosses to Zin, rises south of Kadesh Barnea, crosses to Hezron,
then rises to Addar, turns toward Karka,
4 (Nu 34:5; Jos 13:3) then crosses to Azmon, goes out to the Brook of Egypt,
and then to the sea. This is your southern border.
5 (Nu 34:12) The eastern border is the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern border runs from the northern extremity of the Dead Sea at the
mouth of the Jordan River,
6 (Jos 18:17) then rises to Beth Hoglah, crosses north of Beth Arabah,
rises to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben,
7 (2Sa 17:17; 1Ki 1:9) and rises to Debir from the Achor Valley,
turns northward to Gilgal opposite the Ascent of Adummim
south of the valley, and crosses to the waters of En Shemesh
and onward to En Rogel.
8 (Jos 18:16; 15:63; 18:28) The border rises to Valley of Ben Hinnom,
to the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem),
then rises to the top of the hill west of the Valley of Ben Hinnom,
at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 (1Ch 13:6; Jos 18:15) The border turns from the top of the hill
to the waters of Nephtoah and goes out to the cities of Mount Ephron,
then turns to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).
10 (Jdg 14:1) The border turns west of Baalah to Mount Seir,
crosses to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon),
descends to Beth Shemesh, and crosses to Timnah.
11 The border goes out to the northern slope of Ekron, turns to Shikkeron,
crosses to Mount Baalah, goes out to Jabneel, and ends at the sea.
12 (Nu 34:6-7; Jos 15:47) The western border was the coastline
of the Mediterranean Sea.
These were the borders surrounding the tribe of Judah
according to their clans.
13 According to the word of the Lord to Joshua, Caleb son of Jephunneh
was given an allotment among the tribe of Judah:
Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron).
Arba was the father of Anak.
14 (Jdg 1:10; 1:20) Caleb drove out from there three Anakites:
Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 (Jos 10:38) He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir.
Before the name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher.
16 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to whoever
attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it."
17 (Jdg 1:13; 3:9) Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it,
so Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter in marriage.
18 When she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field.
She dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What can I do for you?"
19 She answered, "Please give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in
the Negev, now give me springs of water." So he gave her the upper
and lower springs.
Joshua 15
[1] This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their
families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the
uttermost part of the south coast.
[2] And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay
that looketh southward:
[3] And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along
to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed
along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
[4] From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of
Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your
south coast.
[5] And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And
their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the
uttermost part of Jordan:
[6] And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of
Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
[7] And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so
northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim,
which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the
waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:
[8] And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south
side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the
top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which
is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
[9] And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of
the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the
border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
[10] And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and
passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north
side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
[11] And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the
border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out
unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
[12] And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This
is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their
families.
[13] And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children
of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city
of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
[14] And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and
Talmai, the children of Anak.
[15] And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of
Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
[16] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him
will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
[17] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he
gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
[18] And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of
her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her,
What wouldest thou?
[19] Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land;
give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the
nether springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah according to their clans.
21 (Ge 35:21) The cities at the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah
toward the border with Edom were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 (1Sa 23:14; 23:19) Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 (1Ch 4:28) Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
28 (Ge 26:33) Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
30 (Jos 19:4) Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 (1Sa 27:6; 30:1) Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon.
The cities numbered 29 with their villages.
33 (Jdg 13:25; 16:31) In the lowland were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 (1Sa 17:1; 22:1) Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah (Gederothaim):
fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Also there were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
38 (2Ki 14:7) Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 (Jos 10:3; 10:31-32; 2Ki 22:1) Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 (Jos 10:21) Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah:
sixteen cities with their villages.
42 (Jos 10:29) Also there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Akzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 (Jos 13:3) Also there were Ekron, its towns and villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all the land near Ashdod and their villages,
47 (Jos 15:4) Ashdod, its towns and villages, Gaza, its towns
and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea
with its coast.
48 In the hill country were Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
49 (Jos 15:15) Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 (Jos 10:41; 11:16) Goshen, Holon, and Giloh:
eleven cities with their villages.
52 Also there were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 (Jos 15:13) Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron),
and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
55 (Jos 15:24; 1Sa 23:25) Also there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 (Jos 15:10) Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
58 Also there were Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
60 (Jos 18:14) Also there were Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim)
and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
61 (Jos 15:6) In the wilderness were Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah,
62 (1Sa 23:29) Nibshan, City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities
with their villages.
63 (Jdg 1:21; 1:8) The people of Judah were not able to drive out
the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live
with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
[20] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according
to their families.
[21] And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward
the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
[22] And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
[23] And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
[24] Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
[25] And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
[26] Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
[27] And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet,
[28] And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah,
[29] Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
[30] And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
[31] And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
[32] And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are
twenty and nine, with their villages:
[33] And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
[34] And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
[35] Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
[36] And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen
cities with their villages:
[37] Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,
[38] And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
[39] Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
[40] And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,
[41] And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with
their villages:
[42] Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
[43] And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
[44] And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
[45] Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
[46] From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their
villages:
[47] Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her
villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border
thereof:
[48] And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
[49] And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,
[50] And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
[51] And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
[52] Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
[53] And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
[54] And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities
with their villages:
[55] Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
[56] And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
[57] Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
[58] Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
[59] And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their
villages:
[60] Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with
their villages:
[61] In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
[62] And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their
villages.
[63] As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of
Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of
Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
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Day 84, 25 March 2025
1) Joshua 12, Joshua 13, Joshua 14, Joshua 15
JOSHUA 12
The List of Defeated Kings
1 (Dt 3:8-9; Nu 21:13) These are the kings on the east side of the Jordan,
from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon and all the eastern Arabah, whom the
children of Israel struck down to take over their land:
2 (Ge 32:22) Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon and ruled from
Aroer, which is on the bank of River Arnon, and from the middle of the valley
as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, that is,
half of Gilead,
3 (Dt 3:17; Jos 11:2; 13:20) and the Arabah to the Sea of Galilee eastward,
and toward Beth Jeshimoth, to the Sea of Arabah, the Dead Sea, southward
below the slopes of Pisgah;
4 (Dt 1:4; Nu 21:33-35) and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant
of the giants, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei
5 (Dt 3:14; Jos 13:11) and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, and all
of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites, and
over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 (Nu 32:33) Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel
struck them down, and the servant of the Lord Moses gave their land
to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
[1] Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote,
and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the
sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:
[2] Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer,
which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river,
and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the
children of Ammon;
[3] And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the
sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth;
and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah:
[4] And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the
giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
[5] And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the
border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border
of Sihon king of Heshbon.
[6] Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite:
and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
7 (Jos 11:17) These are the kings of the land whom Joshua
and the children 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. Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel according
to their allotted portions as an inheritance,
8 (Jos 11:16; 9:1) in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah,
in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev -
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 (Jos 10:23) the king of Jerusalem, one;
the king of Hebron, one;
11 the king of Jarmuth, one;
the king of Lachish, one;
12 (Jos 10:33) the king of Eglon, one;
the king of Gezer, one;
13 (Jos 10:38) the king of Debir, one;
the king of Geder, one;
14 (Nu 21:1) the king of Hormah, one;
the king of Arad, one;
15 the king of Libnah, one;
the king of Adullam, one;
16 (Jos 8:17; 10:28) the king of Makkedah, one;
the king of Bethel, one;
17 (1Ki 4:10) the king of Tappuah, one;
the king of Hepher, one;
18 the king of Aphek, one;
the king of Lasharon, one;
19 (Jos 11:1) the king of Madon, one;
the king of Hazor, one;
20 (Jos 11:1) the king of Shimron Meron, one;
the king of Akshaph, one;
21 (Jos 17:11) the king of Taanach, one;
the king of Megiddo, one;
22 (Jos 19:37; 21:32) the king of Kedesh, one;
the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23 (Jos 11:2) the king of Dor in Naphoth Dor, one;
the king of the people in Gilgal, one;
24 the king of Tirzah, one - 31 kings in all.
[7] And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of
Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of
Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave
unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
[8] In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the
springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the
Amorites, and 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 of Carmel, one;
[23] The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of
Gilgal, one;
[24] The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
JOSHUA 13
Land Still to be Taken
1 (Jos 14:10; Dt 31:3) Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years.
The Lord said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, but very much
of the land still remains to be possessed.
2 (Jos 13:11; Jdg 3:1) "This is the land that remains: all the districts of
the Philistines and those of the Geshurites
3 (Dt 2:23; Jdg 3:3) (from the Shihor east of Egypt northward to
the boundary of Ekron, which is counted as Canaanite;
the cities of the five Philistine governors: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath,
and Ekron), and also the Avvites' lands.
4 (Jos 19:30; Jdg 1:34-36) Also remaining in the south
is all the land of the Canaanites, Arah owned by the Sidonians, as far
as Aphek at the Amorite boundary,
5 (Jos 12:7; 1Ki 5:18) the land of the Gebalites and all Lebanon to the east,
and from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6 (Jos 11:8; 23:13) "I will drive out from before the children of Israel
all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim
and all the Sidonians. Be sure to divide these lands by lot as an inheritance
for Israel as I have commanded you.
7 So now, divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes
and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
Division of the Land East of the Jordan River
8 (Jos 12:6) With the other half-tribe of Manasseh, Reuben and Gad took
their inheritance that Moses gave to them on the east side of the Jordan,
as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them:
9 (Nu 21:30; Jos 13:16) from Aroer on the bank of the River Arnon, the city
in the middle of the valley, all the plain from Medeba to Dibon,
10 all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon,
and the land up to the Ammonite border. 11Moses had also given them Gilead,
the territory of the Geshurites and Maakathites, all of Mount Hermon,
and all of Bashan as far as Salekah,
12 (Jos 12:4) and in Bashan all the kingdom of Og, one of the last remnant
of the giants, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. Moses struck them down
and took their lands.
13 (Jos 13:11) Yet the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites
or the Maakathites, and Geshur and Maakah live among Israel until this day.
14 (Nu 18:20-24; Jos 14:3-4) However Moses did not give an inheritance
to the tribe of Levi. The burnt offerings of the Lord God of Israel
are their inheritance, as He said to them.
15 Moses assigned land to the tribe of the Reubenites
according to their clans.
16 (Jos 13:9; 12:2) Their territory was from Aroer
on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley,
all the plain of Medeba,
17 Heshbon and all its towns in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
18 (Nu 21:23) Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 (Nu 32:37-38) Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley,
20 (Dt 4:46; Jos 12:3) Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
21 (Nu 31:8; Dt 3:10) all the cities of the plain, and the whole kingdom
of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses struck
him down along with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur,
and Reba, who were princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
22 (Nu 31:8) The children of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor,
who practiced divination, with the sword along with the rest of the slain.
23 The border of the Reubenites was the banks of the Jordan.
This was the inheritance of the Reubenites according to their clans:
those towns and their settlements.
24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad for the Gadites according
to their clans.
25 (Nu 32:35; Dt 3:11) Their territory was Jazer, all the cities of Gilead,
and half of the Ammonite land as far as Aroer, which is east of Rabbah,
26 (2Sa 17:27; 2:8) from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah, Betonim,
and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.
27 (Ge 33:17; Nu 32:36) In the valley were Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,
Sukkoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon,
the Jordan as its boundary to the lower Sea of Galilee
to the east of the Jordan.
28 This was the inheritance of the Gadites according to their clans:
those towns and their settlements.
29 Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh
for the descendants of Manasseh according to their clans.
30 (Jos 13:26) Their territory was from Mahanaim, through all of Bashan,
all the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, all the sixty villages of Jair
that are in Bashan,
31 (Jos 12:4; Nu 32:39-40) half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei:
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. This was for the descendants
of Makir son of Manasseh, half of the descendants of Makir by their clans.
32 This is the territory Moses assigned in the desert plains of Moab,
on the eastern side of Jericho and the Jordan.
33 (Jos 18:7; 13:14) Yet Moses did not assign land to the tribe of Levi
as an inheritance. The Lord God of Israel was their inheritance,
as He said to them.
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
3 withal praying also for us, that God would open unto
us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in bonds:
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him for all the decisions you make.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, in the challenges I face today,
please help me to remember Your presence with me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know who is the Light.
Pray to the Lord and pray that riches of this World will not deceive you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to get Wisdom from the Lord.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Society.
Pray for the many churches that have been forcibly closed by the
ALGERIAn government
since 2018.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 3 - From Darkness to Light
Col 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has transferred us
into the kingdom of His dear Son,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
[13] Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
[14] In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
Most of us have no real concept of darkness. We live in a world illuminated
not only by sun, moon and start, bit by streetlights and electric lamps and,
when the power goes off, flashlights and candles. We resist the darkness
For the sighted, being in absolute darkness is a frightening experience.
The dark blots out everything; we can see nothing, not even our own bodies,
and we may become disoriented. The dark seems to press in upon us,
with an almost physical weight that oppresses.
Spiritual darkness is like that. Spiritual darkness,
the absence of light in Christ, is oppressive, weighing us down,
distorting our perceptions of realty.
We cannot judge clearly, for we cannot see at all.
Yet God breaks into our darkness, bringing his light - Jesus Christ,
The Light of the World. When the awareness of Christ invades our lives,
our eyes are opened and we can see for the first time. We see our sin,
God's grace, and the Way he has provided for escape from the dark.
And as we continue to walk in his light, we see even more - the need
for changes in our lives, and God's power to work those changes.
Discernment and wisdom come through his light,
and we understand spiritual truths we could never see before.
Paul says that God has 'rescued' us from darkness and brought us
into the light. We cannot, on our own, accomplish this rescue,
but god through Christ's sacrifice brings it about in us.
He is the light who illuminates our darkness.
Application
a) Many different kinds of spiritual darkness invade our lives
and keep us blind to the truth - sin, lack of understanding,
resistance to the Holy Spirit. What kinds of spiritual darkness
have I experienced?
b) What changes took place in me when I first 'came into the light'?
c) What spiritual truths can I see now that I could not see
when I lived in darkness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:19
19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the desires for other things entering in choke the word,
and it proves unfruitful.
19 and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word,
and it becometh unfruitful.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
James 1:2 to 8
Faith and Wisdom
2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,
3 knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.
4 But let patience perfect its work, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men
liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, without wavering. For he who wavers
is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed with the wind.
7 Let not that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth
is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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Joshua 10
[1] Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how
Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho
and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants
of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
[2] That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of
the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof
were mighty.
[3] Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron,
and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish,
and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
[4] Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath
made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
[5] Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the
king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon,
gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts,
and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
[6] And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying,
Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us,
and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains
are gathered together against us.
[7] So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him,
and all the mighty men of valour.
[8] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them
into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
[9] Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all
night.
[10] And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great
slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to
Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
[11] And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the
going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven
upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with
hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
[12] Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the
Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
[13] And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had
avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of
Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go
down about a whole day.
[14] And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD
hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
[15] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
The Execution of Five Amorite Kings
16 Yet these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
17 Joshua was told, "The five kings have been found hiding themselves
in the cave at Makkedah."
18 So Joshua said, "Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave,
and station men to stand guard over it.
19 As for you, do not stop pursuing your enemies, but attack them
from behind. Do not let them go back to their cities, for the Lord
your God has given them into your hand."
20 (Jos 8:24) When Joshua and the children of Israel had finished
striking them with overwhelming force until they were completely
defeated, the survivors escaped from them and went back
to their fortified cities.
21 (Ex 11:7) Then all the people returned safely to Joshua at the Makkedah
settlement, and no one spoke against any of the children of Israel.
22 Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out to me those
five kings from the cave."
23 They did this, and they brought out those five kings from the cave:
the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 (Mal 4:3; Ps 110:1) When they brought out those five kings to Joshua,
he called out to all the men of Israel and the army commanders,
"Come here and place your feet on the necks of these kings."
So they came near and placed their feet on their necks.
25 (Dt 7:19; 31:6-8) Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed.
Be strong and courageous! For this is what the Lord will do to
all your enemies against whom you fight."
26 (Jos 8:29) After that, Joshua struck them down, killed them,
and hung them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until evening.
27 (Jos 8:29) At sundown Joshua commanded men to take them down from
the trees and throw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves.
Over the mouth of the cave he placed large stones, which remain to this day.
[16] But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
[17] And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave
at Makkedah.
[18] And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set
men by it for to keep them:
[19] And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost
of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God
hath delivered them into your hand.
[20] And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an
end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed,
that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
[21] And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace:
none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
[22] Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five
kings unto me out of the cave.
[23] And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the
cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the
king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
[24] And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua,
that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of
the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks
of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of
them.
[25] And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of
good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye
fight.
[26] And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five
trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
[27] And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that
Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into
the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's
mouth, which remain until this very day.
Southern Cities Conquered
28 (Jos 6:21) Joshua took Makkedah that day and struck it and its king
with the edge of the sword. He destroyed it and all life within it.
He did not leave any survivors. He did to the king of Makkedah
just as he did to the king of Jericho.
29 (Jos 21:13; 15:42) Then Joshua passed from Makkedah to Libnah
with all of Israel, and they fought against Libnah.
30 The Lord gave Libnah and its king into the hand of Israel,
and they struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword.
There were no survivors left. They did to its king what they had done
to the king of Jericho.
31 (Jos 10:3) Then Joshua passed from Libnah to Lachish with all of Israel,
camped against it, and waged war against it.
32 The Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel. They captured it on the
second day and struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword,
just as they had done to Libnah.
33( Jos 16:10; Jdg 1:29) King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish,
but Joshua attacked him and his people
until he did not have a single survivor left.
34 (Jos 10:3) From Lachish, Joshua and all of Israel passed to Eglon.
They camped against it and waged war against it.
35 They captured it that day and struck it with the edge of the sword.
All who lived in it were destroyed that day,
just as Israel had done to Lachish.
36 (Jdg 1:10; Jos 15:13) Then Joshua and all of Israel went up from Eglon
to Hebron and waged war against it.
37 They captured it and struck its king, and all who lived in it,
and its surrounding towns with the edge of the sword.
No survivor was left. Just as they had done to Eglon, they destroyed it
and all who lived in it.
38 (Jos 15:15) Then Joshua and all of Israel turned to Debir and waged war
against it.
39 They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding towns and struck
them with the edge of the sword. They destroyed all who lived in them,
and no survivor was left. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir
and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua attacked the whole land: the hill country, the Negev,
the lowlands, the mountain slopes, and all their kings. No survivor was left.
He destroyed all who breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.
41 (Jos 11:16; 15:51) Joshua attacked the land from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza
and the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
42 (Jos 10:14) Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign
because the Lord God of Israel waged war for Israel.
43 (Jos 10:15) Then Joshua and all of Israel returned
to the settlement at Gilgal.
[28] And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the
sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls
that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as
he did unto the king of Jericho.
[29] Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah,
and fought against Libnah:
[30] And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of
Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he
did unto the king of Jericho.
[31] And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,
and encamped against it, and fought against it:
[32] And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it
on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the
souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
[33] Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him
and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
[34] And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and
they encamped against it, and fought against it:
[35] And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword,
and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according
to all that he had done to Lachish.
[36] And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron;
and they fought against it:
[37] And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king
thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he
left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but
destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
[38] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought
against it:
[39] And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and
they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the
souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron,
so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah,
and to her king.
[40] So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of
the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining,
but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel
commanded.
[41] And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the
country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
[42] And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because
the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
[43] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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JOSHUA 11
Northern Kings Defeated
1 (Jos 11:10; Jdg 4:2) When King Jabin of Hazor heard these things,
he sent word to King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, the king of Akshaph,
2 (Jos 12:3; Nu 34:11) and the kings of the northern hill country,
the Arabah south of Kinnereth, the low country, and the heights of Dor
in the west,
3 (Jdg 3:3; Ge 31:49) to the Canaanites in the east and in the west,
the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites in the hill country,
and the Hivites at Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4 (Jdg 7:12; 1Sa 13:5) So these kings went out with all their armies,
people as numerous as grains of sand on the seashore,
with a large number of horses and chariots.
5 These kings all met and camped together at the waters of Merom
in order to wage war against Israel.
6 (Jos 10:8; 2Sa 8:4) The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them,
for about this time tomorrow I will make them dead before Israel.
Hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire."
7 ( Jos 10:9) So Joshua and all his fighting forces came upon them
by surprise at the waters of Merom and fell upon them.
8 (Jos 13:6; 19:28) The Lord gave them into the hand of Israel.
They struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon,
Misrephoth Maim, and Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them
down until no survivor remained.
9 (Jos 11:6) Joshua did to them as the Lord had said.
He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
10 (Jos 11:1; Jdg 4:2) At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor,
and struck down its king with the sword. Hazor was formerly
the head of all these kingdoms.
11 (Jos 10:40) They struck all who lived in them with the edge
of the sword, destroying them. No one who breathed was left,
and he burned Hazor with fire.
12 (Dt 7:2; 20:16-17) Joshua captured all these kings and their towns.
He struck with the edge of the sword, destroying them, as Moses
the servant of the Lord had commanded.
13 However, Israel did not burn any of the cities that stood
on mounds except Hazor. Joshua burned it.
14 The children of Israel plundered all the goods and the livestock
of these cities, but they struck all the people with the edge of the sword
until they destroyed them. They did not spare anyone who breathed.
15 (Jos 1:7; Dt 7:2) As the Lord commanded Moses His servant,
so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it.
He did not ignore a word of all that the Lord commanded Moses.
16 (Jos 10:41; 11:21) So Joshua took all that land: the hill country,
the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah,
the hill country of Israel and its lowland.
17 (Dt 7:24; Jos 11:3) From Mount Halak to Seir, and as far as Baal Gad
in the Lebanon Valley under Mount Hermon: All their kings he captured,
struck down, and killed.
18 Joshua engaged all those kings in battle for a long time.
19 There was no city that made peace with the children of Israel
except the Hivites living in Gibeon. They conquered all of them
20 (Ex 4:21; Dt 20:16-17) because the Lord hardened their hearts
to engage Israel in battle. They destroyed them without mercy,
to put them to death, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 (Dt 9:2; Nu 13:22-23) At that time Joshua came and wiped out the
Anakites from the hill country: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab,
from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel.
Joshua utterly destroyed them and their cities.
22 (1Sa 17:4; Jos 15:46) No Anakites were left in the land of the children
of Israel, but they did remain in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
23 (Nu 26:52-55; Jos 14:1-15) So Joshua took the whole land according
to all that the Lord had said to Moses.
Joshua gave it to Israel as an inheritance
according to their allotted portions by their tribes.
Then the land rested from war.
Joshua 11
[1] And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things,
that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the
king of Achshaph,
[2] And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the
plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on
the west,
[3] And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite,
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and
to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
[4] And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even
as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and
chariots very many.
[5] And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched
together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
[6] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to
morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou
shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
[7] So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the
waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
[8] And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and
chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley
of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none
remaining.
[9] And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses,
and burnt their chariots with fire.
[10] And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king
thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those
kingdoms.
[11] And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the
sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he
burnt Hazor with fire.
[12] And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did
Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly
destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
[13] But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned
none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
[14] And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of
Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the
edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to
breathe.
[15] As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua,
and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded
Moses.
[16] So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and
all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of
Israel, and the valley of the same;
[17] Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in
the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and
smote them, and slew them.
[18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
[19] There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save
the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
[20] For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come
against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they
might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded
Moses.
[21] And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the
mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of
Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly
with their cities.
[22] There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of
Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
[23] So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto
Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their
divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
[The Battle belongs to the Lord]
2) Our Daily Bread for 24 March 2026 titled
Reminder of God's Presence
by Lisa M. Samra
Joshua 8:1, 18-19, 24-27
JOSHUA 8
Ai Destroyed
1 (Jos 1:9; 6:2) Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed.
Take all the fighting men with you. Arise, and go up to Ai. See, I have given
the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land into your hand.
18 (Jos 8:26) The Lord said to Joshua, "Point toward Ai with the sword
that is in your hand, for I will give it into your hand." So Joshua pointed
toward the city with the sword in his hand.
19 When his hand pointed, the men in ambush got up quickly from
their place and ran. They came into the city, captured it, and quickly
set the city on fire.
24 When Israel completed killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open
wilderness where they had pursued them, and when all of them had
finally fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai
and struck it with the edge of the sword.
25 All who had fallen that day, men and women, numbered 12000,
all the people of Ai.
26 (Ex 17:11-12; Jos 8:18) Joshua did not draw back his hand
with the stretched-out sword until he destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27 (Jos 8:2) Israel plundered only the livestock and the spoil of that city
for themselves, according to the word of the Lord
that He had commanded Joshua.
Joshua 8
[1] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take
all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given
into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
[18] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy
hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out
the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
[19] And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon
as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took
it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
[24] And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the
inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them,
and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were
consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the
edge of the sword.
[25] And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were
twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
[26] For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the
spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
[27] Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto
themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
With branches of scraggly leaves growing upward like hands raised to the
heavens, the unique trees we saw while hiking Joshua Tree National Park in
California intrigued us. Many believe the trees were dubbed "Joshua Trees" by
pioneers, who were reminded by the trees of an Old Testament story where
Joshua lifted high a javelin as a sign of God's presence and help.
After entering Canaan, the Israelites needed God’s help in battle. After being
defeated at the city of Ai due to their sin (Joshua 7:11-12), the Israelites
were likely afraid to fight the city again. But God encouraged Joshua,
"Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged" (8:1). Then God told Joshua to
"hold out toward Ai the javelin that is in your hand, for into your hand I
will deliver the city" (v. 18). Joshua obeyed God and "did not draw back the
hand that held out his javelin" until the battle was won (v. 26). It wasn't
the javelin in Joshua's outstretched hand that secured the victory. Instead,
it was a symbol of God's promise to help them and be with them.
Reminders of God's presence with us can be helpful when we face difficult
challenges. A Bible verse displayed in our homes, a stunning picture of God's
creation, a cross necklace: These things don't provide assistance, but God can
use them to remind us of His promised presence and power.
Reflect & Pray
What reminds you of God’s presence?
How does this reminder help you face challenging situations?
Heavenly Father, in the challenges I face today,
please help me to remember Your presence with me.
Day 83, 24 March 2025
1) Joshua 9 , Joshua 10, Joshua 11
JOSHUA 9
The Gibeonite Deception
1 (Nu 34:6; Ex 3:17) When all the kings west of the Jordan
in the hill country, in the low country, and along all the coast
of the Mediterranean Sea toward Lebanon-the Hittite, the Amorite,
the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite kings
-heard this,
2 they gathered together as one to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
3 (Jos 10:2; 9:17) But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua
had done to Jericho and Ai,
4 they acted craftily, and took old sacks on their donkeys,
and old wineskins, torn and mended,
5 old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves.
All the bread of their provision was dry and crumbly.
6 (Jos 5:10) They went to Joshua at the Gilgal settlement and said to him
and the children of Israel, "We have come from a distant land.
Now make a pact with us."
7 (Jos 11:19; Jdg 2:2_ Then the children of Israel said to these Hivites,
"Perhaps you live among us, so how could we make a pact with you?"
8 (Dt 20:11; 2Ki 10:5) Yet they said to Joshua, "We are your slaves."
Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"
9 (Dt 20:15; Jos 9:24) They said to him, "We, your slaves, have come
from a very distant land because of the name of the Lord your God,
for we heard news of Him and all He did in Egypt
10 (Nu 21:24-35; Dt 1:4) and all that He did to the two Amorite kings
on the other side of the Jordan, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan
in Ashtaroth.
11 (Est 8:17; Jos 9:8) So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country
said to us, 'Take food provisions for the journey and go to meet them.
Say to them, "We are your slaves. So now, make a pact with us." '
12 This bread of ours was hot as we took it from our homes on the day
we left to come to you, but now, see, it is dry and crumbly.
13 These wineskins that we filled were new, but see, they are ripped open.
These clothes and sandals wore out due to the very long journey."
14 (Nu 27:21) So the men examined some of the food provisions,
but they did not ask the Lord about it.
15 (2Sa 21:2; Jos 11:19) Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant
with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore
an oath to them.
16 Three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that
they were neighbors to them and lived among them.
17 (Jos 18:25-28; 1Sa 7:1) So the children of Israel set out
and came to their cities on the third day. Their cities were Gibeon,
Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
18 (Ps 15:4) Now the children of Israel did not attack them,
for the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the Lord,
the God of Israel, so the congregation murmured against the leaders.
19 Yet all the leaders said to the whole congregation,
"We swore to them by the Lord God of Israel, so now we may not harm them.
20 This is what we will do to them. We will let them live so that wrath
will not come upon us due to the oath that we swore to them."
21 (Dt 29:11; Jos 9:23) The leaders of the congregation also said to them,
"Let them live!" So they became woodcutters and water carriers
for the whole congregation, as the leaders told them.
22 (Jos 9:6; 9:16) Joshua met them and said,
"Why did you trick us, saying, 'We are very distant from you,'
but you are living in our midst?
23 (Jos 9:21; 9:27) Therefore now you are cursed, and you will
always be slaves, cutting wood and carrying water for the house of my God."
24 (Dt 7:1-2) They answered Joshua, "It was told to your slaves that the Lord
your God commanded Moses His servant to give you all the land
and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you.
So we were very afraid for our lives, and we did this thing.
25 (Ge 16:6) Now here we are, in your hands.
Do to us whatever is good and right in your eyes."
26 Thus he did to them, and delivered them from the hand
of the children of Israel; and they did not kill them.
27 (Dt 12:5) That day he made them woodcutters and water carriers
for the congregation and the altar of the Lord, even to this day,
at the place He would choose.
Joshua 9
[1] And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan,
in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea
over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the
Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
[2] That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with
Israel, with one accord.
[3] And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto
Jericho and to Ai,
[4] They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors,
and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and
bound up;
[5] And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them;
and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
[6] And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and
to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a
league with us.
[7] And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among
us; and how shall we make a league with you?
[8] And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto
them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
[9] And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come
because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him,
and all that he did in Egypt,
[10] And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond
Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at
Ashtaroth.
[11] Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to
us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and
say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
[12] This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the
day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is
mouldy:
[13] And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they
be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of
the very long journey.
[14] And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth
of the LORD.
[15] And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let
them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
[16] And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a
league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that
they dwelt among them.
[17] And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the
third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and
Kirjath-jearim.
[18] And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the
congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the
congregation murmured against the princes.
[19] But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto
them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
[20] This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon
us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
[21] And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers
of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had
promised them.
[22] And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore
have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among
us?
[23] Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from
being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my
God.
[24] And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy
servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you
all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before
you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have
done this thing.
[25] And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right
unto thee to do unto us, do.
[26] And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the
children of Israel, that they slew them not.
[27] And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for
the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the
place which he should choose.
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JOSHUA 10
The Sun Stands Still
1 (Jos 6:21) Now when King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua
captured Ai and destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to
Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace
with Israel and were among them,
2 (Ex 15:14-16; Dt 11:25) he and his people were very afraid. Gibeon
was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai,
and all its men were warriors.
3 (2Ch 11:9; Mic 1:13) So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message
to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish,
and King Debir of Eglon:
4 (Jos 9:15; 10:1) "Come and help me! Let us attack Gibeon, for it has made
peace with Joshua and all the children of Israel."
5 So the five kings of the Amorites-the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth,
Lachish, and Eglon-and all their armies gathered, advanced, and camped
against Gibeon. Then they waged war against it.
6 (Jos 5:10; 9:6) The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the Gilgal
settlement: "Do not abandon your slaves. Come up to us quickly. Save us!
Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country have gathered
against us."
7 (Jos 8:1) So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with
him, and all the mighty men of valor.
8 (Dt 3:2; Jos 11:6) The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them,
for I have given them into your hand. Not a single man can stand before you."
9 Then Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.
10 (Jos 16:3; 16:5) The Lord panicked them before Israel. They struck them
with overwhelming force at Gibeon, then Israel pursued them on the road
that rises to Beth Horon and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
11 (Isa 28:2; Ps 18:12-14) As they fled from Israel on the downslope
from Beth Horon, the Lord hurled large hailstones down upon them from the sky
as far as Azekah. They died, and in fact more died from the hailstones
than the children of Israel killed with the sword.
12 (Hab 3:11; Jdg 12:12) On the day the Lord gave over the Amorites
to the children of Israel, Joshua spoke to the Lord
and said in full view of Israel:
"Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon."
13 (2Sa 1:18; Isa 38:8) So the sun stood still,
and the moon stood in place
until the people brought vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the book of Jashar?
The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and did not set
for about a full day.
14 (Jos 10:42; Dt 1:30) There has not been a day like this either
before or after it, when the Lord obeyed a man,
for the Lord waged war for Israel.
15 (Jos 10:43) Then Joshua, and all Israel with him,
returned to the settlement at Gilgal.
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3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 4 - The Blessings of Grace Day 2 - Alienation and Reconciliation
Col 1:21-22
21 (Eph 2:12) And you, who were formerly alienated
and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
22 (Ro 7:4; Eph 5:27) in the body of His flesh through death,
to present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight,
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind
by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy
and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight
Some 50 years ago, Orson Welles's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds
threw the nation into panic; people on the East Coast ran for their lives,
expecting at any moment to be destroyed by alien invaders from outer space.
Today, of course, we are more sophisticated about such matters.
Television and movies have educated us about alien life forms.
Star Wars and Star Trek have taught us that their appearance can be much
different than ours. Sometimes they are unable to exist in our atmosphere
with artificial life-support systems; their physical makeup is often
incompatible with our environment.
God says that we, apart from Christ, are as incompatible with his kingdom
as the 'aliens' of movies are with Earth's environment.
We are at war with God, a true "war of the worlds" that staggers
the imagination.
Yet God has 'reconciled' us to his world. He has made us fit,
made us able to exist in his kingdom. He has made us part of
his world through Christ's death and resurrection.
Now, through Christ, we are 'holy' and 'without blemish' in God's sight.
And that transformation, ironically, make us 'alien' in the world around us.
No longer do we fit in a world of selfishness and greed, a world where Self
is god and everyone does what is right in his own heart.
We belong, instead, in the kingdom of God's righteousness.
Application
a) In what ways am I an 'alien' in this world?
b) How have I been an 'alien' to God's kingdom?
c) How can today's verses help me deal with my sense of 'not fitting'?
to Jesus?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
2 Cor 9:6
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,
and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;
and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Worried Over Money
1 Tim 6:6-10
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain
that we can carry nothing out.
8 If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with these things.
9 But those who desire
to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish
and harmful lusts, which drown men in ruin and destruction.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil.
While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain
we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9 But they that will
be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish
and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for the Oromo
Ahmed has only recently started travelling with Jesus. He lives in a small
village, far away from any major city. His half-brother lives abroad
and visits the family every year. He always told them about Jesus.
For a long time, Ahmed had little interest in this. Nevertheless,
he listened patiently.
Yet one sentence stood out clearly and stuck in his head:
"God loves you!" This prompted Ahmed to read the New Testament on his mobile
phone. Soon, we wanted to know more.
As there were no followers of Jesus in his village, Ahmed travelled
to the city. There he met a pastor who took time for him. After a long time,
Ahmed entrusted his life to Jesus and was baptised. However, his life did
not become easier, but more difficult. When it became known that he no longer
went to the mosque, he was questioned by the village elders. Even his friends
no longer want to be with him, as they now see him as an unbeliever. Many
Oromo who follow Jesus feel the same way as Ahmed.
At around 45 million, the Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia.
Although a cultural majority, they were oppressed for a long time.
Great hopes were raised when Abiy Ahmed, an Oromo, became
Prime Minister of Ethiopia. But even he was unable to halt the country's
decline. In many areas of Oromia, there are no churches that new followers
of Jesus could join. Persecution and social ostracism await Muslims
who want to follow Jesus.
How to Pray
Pray for more Oromo to hear the Good News about Jesus in their own
language and be able to understand it.
Pray for the followers of Jesus among the Oromo,
and the few churches that exist, to grow in strength and number.
Pray for courage and wisdom for the believers to tell their friends
and family about Jesus. Pray they would have opportunities to come
together and encourage one another.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for the Salvation of your country.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, please help me
be a faithful steward for You."
Pray to the Lord and pray to reconcile to those
who are alien to the Kingdom of God.
Pray to the Lord and pray to sow and reap bountifully.
Pray to the Lord and pray to have contentment with godliness.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for more Oromo to hear the Good News about Jesus in their own
language and be able to understand it.
Pray for the followers of Jesus among the Oromo,
and the few churches that exist, to grow in strength and number.
Pray for courage and wisdom for the believers to tell their friends
and family about Jesus. Pray they would have opportunities to come
together and encourage one another.
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across your nation.
YEMEN
Pray for believers who are facing harassment, broken
relationships, potential job loss, and even death.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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Joshua 8
[1] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take
all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given
into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
[2] And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her
king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a
prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
[3] So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and
Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by
night.
[4] And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the
city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all
ready:
[5] And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city:
and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first,
that we will flee before them,
[6] (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city;
for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will
flee before them.
[7] Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the
LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
[8] And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city
on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have
commanded you.
[9] Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and
abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that
night among the people.
[10] And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and
went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
[11] And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up,
and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of
Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
[12] And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush
between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
[13] And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the
north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua
went that night into the midst of the valley.
[14] And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and
rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he
and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not
that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
[15] And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and
fled by the way of the wilderness.
[16] And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after
them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
[17] And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after
Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
[18] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy
hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out
the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
[19] And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon
as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took
it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
[20] And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the
smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this
way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon
the pursuers.
[21] And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city,
and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew
the men of Ai.
[22] And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the
midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote
them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
[23] And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
[24] And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the
inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them,
and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were
consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the
edge of the sword.
[25] And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were
twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
[26] For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the
spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
[27] Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto
themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
[28] And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation
unto this day.
[29] And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as
the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down
from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and
raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
The Covenant Renewal at Mount Ebal
30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel on Mount Ebal,
31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel.
As is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, it was
"an altar of uncut stones not shaped by iron tools."
They sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord on it, as well as peace offerings.
32 (Dt 27:2-3; 27:8) There in the presence of the children of Israel he wrote
a copy of the Law of Moses on the stones.
33 (Dt 11:29; 31:12) All Israel, resident alien and native alike, with
its elders, officials, and judges, were standing on either side of the ark
in front of the Levite priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
half in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal,
as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded from the beginning,
in order to bless the people of Israel.
34 (Ne 8:2-3; 13:1) After this, Joshua read out all the words of the law,
both blessing and curse, according to all that is written in the
Book of the Law.
35 (Dt 31:12) There was not a word from all that Moses had commanded
that Joshua did not read out before the whole assembly of Israel,
with the women, the children, and the resident aliens who were among them.
[30] Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
[31] As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as
it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones,
over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt
offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
[32] And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he
wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
[33] And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood
on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which
bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that
was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of
them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded
before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
[34] And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and
cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
[35] There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not
before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones,
and the strangers that were conversant among them.
2) Our Daily Bread for 23 March 2026 titled
Faithful Stewards
1 Corinthians 4:1-2,8-13
The Ministry of the Apostles
1 (Ro 16:25; Titus 1:7) Let a man so regard us as the ministers of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.
8 (Rev 3:17) Now you are full, now you are rich; you have begun reigning
as kings without us, and I wish to God you reigned, so that we also might
reign with you.
9 (Ro 8:36; Heb 10:33) For I think that God has exhibited us, the apostles,
last, as if we were sentenced to death. For we have been made a spectacle
to the world, to angels and to men.
10 (1Co 2:3; Ac 17:18; 26:24) We are fools for Christ's sake,
but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong.
You are honorable, but we are despised.
11 (Ro 8:35; 2Co 11:23-27) Even to this present hour we both hunger
and thirst, and are poorly clothed and beaten and homeless.
12 (1Pe 3:9; Ac 18:3; Mt 5:11) We labor, working with our own hands.
Being reviled, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
13 (La 3:45) Being slandered, we encourage. We are made as the filth
of the world, and are the refuse of all things to this day.
[1] Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards
of the mysteries of God.
[2] Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
[8] Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us:
and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
[9] For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were
appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to
angels, and to men.
[10] We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak,
but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
[11] Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked,
and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
[12] And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being
persecuted, we suffer it:
[13] Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and
are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
In March 2024, a US aerospace corporation failed a safety audit conducted by
the Federal Aviation Administration. The audit came on the heels of multiple
safety incidents, including a flight that had experienced a dangerous drop in
cabin pressure when a door-plug panel on the jet had torn away. A spokesman
for the company acknowledged that the failures were due to instructions for
employees being difficult to understand and altered too often, resulting in
them not faithfully adhering to approved procedures.
Paul told the church at Corinth that they should view him and other leaders as
faithful and approved "servants of Christ" and declared that he'd been
"entrusted" with being a steward for God (1 Corinthians 4:1-2). Stewards in
Paul's day were entrusted with overseeing the management and distribution of
household resources. Above everything else, a fundamental requirement for
those given these responsibilities was faithfulness. Paul labeled himself as a
steward who "[worked] hard with [his] own hands" to live out his
responsibilities (v. 12) - carefully using what God had given him, especially
the wisdom He'd been given and the mysteries of the gospel (vv. 1-2).
As Jesus provides, let's strive to be faithful stewards, adhering to His
approved and flawless standard in our spiritual practices, work duties,
and personal relationships.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
How can we be faithful to the trust God has given us?
What does it mean for you to be a steward for Him?
Heavenly Father, please help me be a faithful steward for You.
Joshua 7
[2] And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on
the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the
country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
[3] And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people
go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make
not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
[4] So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and
they fled before the men of Ai.
[5] And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they
chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the
going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
[6] And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before
the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put
dust upon their heads.
[7] And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought
this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to
destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side
Jordan!
[8] O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their
enemies!
[9] For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it,
and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what
wilt thou do unto thy great name?
[10] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus
upon thy face?
[11] Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I
commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have
also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own
stuff.
[12] Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies,
but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed:
neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from
among you.
[13] Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to
morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in
the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies,
until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
[14] In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes:
and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according
to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come
by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by
man.
[15] And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be
burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the
covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
[16] So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their
tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
[17] And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the
Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi
was taken:
[18] And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi,
the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
[19] And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the
LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou
hast done; hide it not from me.
[20] And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the
LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
[21] When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two
hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then
I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the
midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
[22] So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it
was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
[23] And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto
Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the
LORD.
[24] And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and
the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his
daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all
that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
[25] And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee
this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire,
after they had stoned them with stones.
[26] And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the
LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that
place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
{The sin of the Community is costly}
JOSHUA 8
Ai Destroyed
1 (Jos 1:9; 6:2) Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed.
Take all the fighting men with you. Arise, and go up to Ai. See, I have given
the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land into your hand.
2 (Dt 20:14; Jos 6:21) Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho
and its king, except you may plunder its spoils and its livestock.
Now set an ambush for the city behind it."
3 So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. Joshua chose
30000 men, mighty men of valor, and sent them out at night.
4 (Jdg 20:29) He commanded them, "You shall ambush the city from behind.
Do not go very far from the city. All of you be ready.
5 (Jos 7:5) I and all the people who are with me will approach the city.
When they come out to engage us as before, we will flee from them.
6 They will come after us until we have lured them away from the city,
for they will think, 'They are fleeing from us as before!'
So we will flee from them.
7Then you shall rise up for the ambush and take possession of the city.
The Lord your God will give it into your hands.
8 (2Sa 13:28) When you have seized the city, set it on fire.
Act according to the word of the Lord. See, I have commanded you."
9 So Joshua sent them out. They went to the place of ambush
and took up a position between Bethel and Ai, westward of Ai,
and Joshua spent the night among the people.
10 Joshua got up early in the morning and mustered the people.
He and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.
11 All the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near to the city.
They camped north of Ai, and there was a valley between them and Ai.
12 He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between
Bethel and Ai, westward of the city.
13 So they stationed the people, all the army that was on the north
of the city, and its rear guard on the west of the city, and Joshua spent
that night in the midst of the valley.
14 When the king of Ai saw this, the men of the city hurriedly got up
early and went out to engage Israel in battle at the assembly point
near the Arabah. Yet he did not know that there was an ambush
for him behind the city.
15 (Jos 18:12) So Joshua and all Israel allowed themselves to be
beaten before them, and they fled in the direction of the wilderness.
16 (Jdg 20:31) All the people who were in Ai were assembled to pursue
them, so they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
17 Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel.
They left the city wide open, and they pursued Israel.
18 (Jos 8:26) The Lord said to Joshua, "Point toward Ai with the sword
that is in your hand, for I will give it into your hand." So Joshua pointed
toward the city with the sword in his hand.
19 When his hand pointed, the men in ambush got up quickly from
their place and ran. They came into the city, captured it, and quickly
set the city on fire.
20 The men of Ai turned around and looked, and there from the city
came smoke rising to the sky! They could not flee in any direction,
and the people who had fled into the wilderness had turned back
toward their pursuers.
21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured
the city and that smoke rose from it,
they turned and struck down the men of Ai.
22 (Dt 7:2) Then the men in the city came out to engage them in battle,
so they were now in the middle, with Israel on each side.
Israel struck them down until neither survivors nor escapees were left.
23 (1Sa 15:8) They took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
24 When Israel completed killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open
wilderness where they had pursued them, and when all of them had
finally fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai
and struck it with the edge of the sword.
25 All who had fallen that day, men and women, numbered 12000,
all the people of Ai.
26 (Ex 17:11-12; Jos 8:18) Joshua did not draw back his hand
with the stretched-out sword until he destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27 (Jos 8:2) Israel plundered only the livestock and the spoil of that city
for themselves, according to the word of the Lord
that He had commanded Joshua.
28 (Dt 13:16) Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever,
a desolation to this day.
29 (Dt 21:22-23; Jos 7:26) The king of Ai hanged on a tree until evening.
At sunset, Joshua commanded that the people take down the body
from the tree and throw it down at the city gate.
They erected a large heap of stones over it that remains to this day.
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Joshua 6
[1] Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none
went out, and none came in.
[2] And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand
Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
[3] And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the
city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
[4] And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams'
horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the
priests shall blow with the trumpets.
[5] And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the
ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall
shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and
the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
[6] And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto 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 unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him
that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
[8] And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the
seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the
LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD
followed them.
[9] And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets,
and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with
the trumpets.
[10] And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor
make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your
mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
[11] So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and
they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
[12] And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark
of the LORD.
[13] And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark
of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed
men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the
priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
[14] And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the
camp: so they did six days.
[15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the
dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven
times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
[16] And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the
trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you
the city.
[17] And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to
the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in
the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
[18] And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye
make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the
camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
[19] But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are
consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
[20] So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it
came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people
shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people
went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the
city.
[21] And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and
woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the
sword.
[22] But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go
into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she
hath, as ye sware unto her.
[23] And the young men that were spies went in, and brought Rahab, and her
father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they
brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
[24] And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the
silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into
the treasury of the house of the LORD.
[25] And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household,
and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because
she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
[26] And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before
the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the
foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up
the gates of it.
[27] So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the
country.
[The Lord delivers]
JOSHUA 7
Achan's Sin
1 (Jos 22:20; 6:17-18) Yet the children of Israel violated their obligations
with regard to the things dedicated for destruction. Achan, son of Karmi,
son of Zimri, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah took from the things
dedicated for destruction, and the anger of the Lord burned
against the children of Israel.
[1] But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing:
for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the
tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was
kindled against the children of Israel.
1 Chron 2:7
7 (Jos 6:18) The sons of Karmi were
Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully
in regard to the ban.
7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel,
who transgressed in the thing accursed.
Joshua 7
2 (Jos 18:12; 1Sa 13:5) Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai (which is near
Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and said to them, "Go up and spy on the land."
So the men went up and spied on Ai.
3 Then they returned to Joshua and said to him,
All the people need not go up. Let about two or three thousand men go up
and strike Ai. Since they are so few, all the people need
not weary themselves."
4 (Lev 26:17; Dt 28:25) So about three thousand men went up from
among the people there, but they fled from before the men of Ai.
5 (Jos 2:11; Lev 26:36) The men of Ai struck down 36 men
and pursued them from the gate to Shebarim. They struck them down
on the mountainside, and the hearts of the people melted like water.
6 (Ge 37:29; 37:34) Then Joshua ripped his clothes. He and the Israelite
elders fell on their faces to the ground in front of the ark of the Lord
until evening and threw dirt upon their heads.
7 (2Ki 3:10) Joshua said, "O Lord God, why did You bring this people
across the Jordan to give us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us?
If only we had been content to dwell on the other side of the Jordan!
8 O my Lord, what should I say now that Israel has fled before its enemies?
9 (Ex 32:12; Ps 83:4) The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land may
hear, turn on us, and cut off our name from the earth.
What will You do for Your great name?"
10 Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
11 (Jos 6:17-19; Ac 5:1-2) Israel has sinned, and they have broken
My covenant that I commanded them. They took from the things
dedicated for destruction. They have stolen, acted deceitfully,
and put them among their own possessions.
12 (Nu 14:45; Jos 6:18) Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand
before their enemies. They turn their backs to their enemies
because they have become dedicated for destruction.
I will not be with you anymore if you do not destroy the things
dedicated for destruction in your midst.
13 (Jos 3:5) "Get up! Consecrate the people and say,
'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus says the Lord,
the God of Israel: "Things dedicated for destruction are in your midst,
O Israel. You are not able to stand before your enemies
until you remove the things dedicated for destruction from your midst."
14 (Pr 16:33) " 'In the morning you will be brought forward by tribes,
and the tribe that the Lord selects by lot shall come forward by clans.
The clan that the Lord selects by lot shall come forward by households,
and the household that the Lord selects by lot shall come forward
man by man.
15 (Ge 34:7; Jdg 20:6) And he who is taken with the things dedicated
for destruction shall be burned with fire, he and all who belong to him,
for he broke the covenant of the Lord
and has done a disgraceful action in Israel.' "
16 So Joshua got up early in the morning and brought forward Israel
by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected.
17 (Nu 26:20) He brought forward the clans of Judah, and the clan
of the Zerahites was selected. He brought forward the clan of the Zerahites
man by man, and Zimri was selected.
18 (Nu 32:23; Ac 5:1-10) He brought forward the household of Zimri
man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, son of Zimri, son of Zerah,
from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
19 (1Sa 6:5; Jer 13:16; Jn 9:24) Then Joshua said to Achan,
"O my son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give Him praise!
Tell me what you have done! Do not hold back anything from me."
20 Achan answered Joshua and said, "Indeed, I sinned against the Lord,
the God of Israel. This is what I did:
21 (Dt 7:25) When I saw among the plundered goods a beautiful robe
from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver,
[About 5 pounds, or 2.3 kilograms].
and a gold bar weighing fifty shekels, [About 1 1/4 pounds, or 575 grams.]
I coveted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground in my tent.
The silver is underneath them."
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent.
There it all was hidden in the ground with the silver underneath.
23 They took it from the tent and brought it to Joshua
and all the children of Israel. They spread it out before the Lord.
24 (Jos 15:7; 7:26) Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan
son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons, his daughters,
his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all he had,
and brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
25 (Jos 6:18; Lev 20:2) Then Joshua said, "Why have you brought trouble
on us? The Lord will trouble you today!" So all Israel stoned him.
They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
26 (Dt 13:17; Isa 65:10) Then they erected over him a large pile of stones,
which is still there today. So the Lord turned from His burning anger.
Therefore the name of the place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.