As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the LORD

Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Joshua 24:1-15. Joshua gives his final farewell address to Israel at Shechem, a key location in the history of God’s promise to Abraham. There, Joshua reminds the people of the way God called Abraham out of his idolatry and made him the promise of many offspring. The LORD fulfilled that promise to Abraham, even when Jacob and his children went to Egypt. The LORD sent Moses and Aaron to rescue Israel from slavery in Egypt, and then the LORD provided for Israel in the wilderness. The LORD defeated Israel’s enemies before them in order to give them the Promised Land. Over and over, Joshua focuses the people on what the LORD has done for them. He then puts the charge to them. Are any idols better than the LORD? Of course not. Only the LORD is the true God who saves His people; Joshua pledges faithfulness to the LORD as the only response. “The Promised Land Delivered” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Joshua. After the death of Moses, the LORD remains with His people to bring them into the Promised Land under Joshua. Throughout the book, the LORD proves that not one of His Word falls unfulfilled. Today, the Church has the same confidence that all of God’s promises find their “Yes” in Christ.