Joshua 1:2, 5-6: “Moses my servant is dead. God speaks to Joshua before he leads the people onward. The leader hat had been handed off to Joshua and there he was, ready to take the survivors to their new life at last. After this length of time, part of the generation would die and not enter the Promised Land since they lacked faith. God turned their exodus into a 40-year journey. They questioned God’s plan of leading them out of slavery and into freedom.īecause of their complaining and disobedience, many of the Israelites didn’t make it to the Promised Land. Instead, when times got hard, they complained. Look at all God had done, the miracles he’d performed. You’d think the Israelites would be grateful. When the Israelites were safely across, he closed the path covering the Egyptians in the process. He instructed Moses to raise his hand parting the waters and allowing a safe escape route. God protected his people, even as an angry Egyptian army charged toward them at the edge of the sea. 10 plagues and a flip-flop Pharaoh later, the Israelites were on their way to the Promised Land. God promised them this new place after he delivered them from slavery in Egypt.Įscaping Egypt wasn’t easy.
After wandering in the desert for 40 years, they were on the brink of a fresh start. At the beginning of Joshua 1, the Israelites are getting ready to enter a new phase of life.
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