NOTES for Jos 24:14-15
14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. |
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. |
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Having gathered the people for the last time, Joshua not only sums up the long journey into the promised land from the time of Abraham and not only recalls the stages by which it was taken. Before his death Joshua sets the people before a choice: whether to serve the Lord or other gods.
More than once the Bible shows us moments of choice, when the people decided which path they would take and thereby determined not only their own fate but also the spiritual paths of humanity. And this time, when Joshua made a covenant with the people about faithfulness to God, the choice was confirmed once more. Ahead lay a long and difficult road, with many falls and betrayals of the covenant made, but the memory of the choice already made would not disappear and would again and again urge those who stumbled to return to the Lord.
Readings for 28 June 2023
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