Me and My House

2011-07-24

Andre Pelser

Joshua made definitive statements as leader that clearly indicated his position of faith in spite of the choice the nation would make.

1. He chose to serve the Lord

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. KJV

2. He warned the people

Joshua 24:19-20:  But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.” NKJV

3. He commanded the people

Joshua 24:23 “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.” NKJV

4. He left a reminder for the people

Joshua 24:26-28: Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”

5. He gave the people their inheritance

So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.