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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had
  sworn to give to their fathers, and they
  possessed it and lived in it. And the Lord gave
  them rest on every side, according to all that He
  had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all
  their enemies stood before them the Lord gave
  all their enemies into their hand. Not one of the
  good promises which the Lord had made to the
  house of Israel failed all came to
  pass. Joshua 2144,45

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When?
When?
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Where?
Where?
Central in Religious Life melting pot of
worlds religions Central in Political Life
dividing the great powers of the ancient
world Central in Economic and Commercial Value
trade routes by land and sea Central in Gods
Purpose perhaps from no where else in ancient
world could the gospel spread so far, so quickly

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Who?
Who?

• Who were the Canaanites?
• Descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, grandson of
  Noah
• So he said, Cursed be Canaan A servant of
  servants He shall be to his brothers. Gen
  esis 925
• Canaanites, Perizzites, Hittites, Amorites,
  Hivites, Jebusites and Girgashites
• Shem, the father of all Semitic peoples
• Japheth, the father of all European peoples

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Who?
Who?
The Post-Flood Settlements of the Sons of Noah
Old Testament History by William Smith, LL.D.,
1970 , p. 47
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Why?
Why?

• Gods Plan
• To prepare a nation to bring forth the Messiah
• Which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all
  peoples , A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES
  (prophecy of Simeon) Luke 31,32a
• Gods Justice
• To punish the sins of the Canaanites
• Then in the fourth generation they will return
  here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet
  complete. Genesis 1516
• Gods Promise
• To honor His covenant with Abraham
• You shall give this people possession of the
  land which I swore to their fathers to give
  them. Joshua 16

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What Moses Saw
Nebo
Old Testament History by William Smith, LL.D.,
1970 , p. 83
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I know that the Lord (Yahweh) has given you the
land, and that the terror of you has fallen on
us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have
melted away before you. For we have heard how the
Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you
when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to
the two kings of the Amorites who where beyond
the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly
destroyed. And when we heard it, hearts melted
and no courage remained in any man any longer
because of you for the Lord your God, He is God
in heaven above and on earth beneath. Rahab
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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• Know Him
• This book of the law shall not depart from your
  mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and
  night, so that you may be careful to do according
  to all that is written in it for then you will
  make your way prosperous, and then you will have
  success. Exodus 67
• This is the covenant that I will make with them
  after those days, says the Lord I will put my
  laws upon their heart, and upon their mind I will
  write them. He then says, And their sins and
  their lawless deeds I will remember no more.
  Hebrews 1016,17

Teach me Thy way, O Lord, And lead me in a level
path, Because of my foes. Psalm 2711
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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• Seek Him
• Now it came about when Joshua was by Jericho,
  that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and
  behold, a man was standing opposite him with his
  sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him
  and said to him, Are you for us or for our
  adversaries?

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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• Seek Him
• And he said, No, rather I indeed come now as
  captain of the host of the Lord. And Joshua fell
  on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and
  said to him, What has my lord to say to his
  servant? And the captain of the Lords host said
  to Joshua, Remove your sandals from your feet,
  for the place where you are standing is holy.
  And Joshua did so.
  Joshua
  514,15

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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• Seek Him
• When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua
  had done to Jericho and to Ai, they also acted
  craftilySo the men of Israel took some of their
  provisions, and did not ask for the counsel of
  the Lord. And it came about at the end of three
  days after they had made a covenant with them,
  that they heard they were neighbors and that they
  were living within their land. Joshua
  93,4a,16

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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• Follow Him
• Have I not commanded you? Be strong and
  courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for
  the Lord your God is with you wherever you
  go. Joshua 19
• So the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up! Why is it
  that you have fallen on your face? Joshu
  a 710

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Gods People Irresistible When They Follow Him
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• Follow Him
• But according to His promise we are looking for
  new heavens and a new earth, in which
  righteousness dwells. 2 Peter
  313

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