Joshua 22-24
I'm so excited to move on! It's done! God kept his promise, the battle is over. Now what?
Before Joshua dies, he does as Moses did and speaks to the people one last time. He doesn't waste his last days with small talk, that's for sure!
He points out that they didn't deserve ANY of what they got - land they didn't work for, vineyards they didn't plant. He's also quick to warn them, one last time, "Honor God! Serve Him! Follow His commands!"
...and he's going to follow his own advise in vs 15:
"But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord."
The people agreed saying, "We would never forsake God! He's preserved us! We're determined."
So Joshua made a covenant between God and His people and for as long as those leaders that had personally experienced God's provision lived...Israel served the Lord.
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