23:1 After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,
23:2 summoned all Israeltheir elders, leaders, judges and officialsand said to them: I am very old.
23:3 You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.
23:4 Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remainthe nations I conqueredbetween the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
23:5 The Lord your God himself will push them out for your sake. He will drive them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the Lord your God promised you.
23:6 Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left.
23:7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them.
23:8 But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have until now.
23:9 The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you.
23:10 One of you routs a thousand, because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised.
23:11 So be very careful to love the Lord your God.
23:12 But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and associate with them,
23:13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.
23:14 Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
23:15 But just as all the good things the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you from this good land he has given you.
23:16 If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the Lords anger will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land he has given you.
Summary; begins with Joshua doing what all people do, gets old, and being waxed old and stricken in years, God still had given Israel rest from all their enemies. The general of Israel calls a meeting with the elders to remind them of what the Lord their God had done for them. These things could never be forgotten.
Closing Prayer; Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus. Thank You for Your Word and the truths it contains. Thank You that You are a God Who keeps His Word, and that not one of Your precious promises will fail. May I learn the lessons that are contained within its priceless pages and trust You to keep all that You have promised to do. Thank You, in Jesus’ name, AMEN.
Prayer of Salvation: Which is how you ask to become a child of Our Heavenly Father. Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and I know you will answer my prayers. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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