星期日, 6月 19, 2005

Joshua Chapter 1 private study

- Be only(**) strong and very(***) courageous, for God is with you wherever you go and will never leave you; no one can stand up against God(****).

**: "only" as in be strong and very courageous and not "be terrified; do not be discouraged."
***: "emphasis on courage.
****: if God is with you, who then can be against you?


- Meditate on the law constantly and follow it strictly and you will be successful and prosperous.

: following of the law is a condition to being successful and prosperous.



what follows are quotes from Joshua chapter 1 that i paraphrased, the reasons i thought the particual two messages important are because of the many repetitions or volume given to these.

be strong and courageous
be strong and very courageous
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, *
Only be strong and courageous!

no one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life.
as i was with Moses, so I wlil be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
*for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

1 Comments:

Anonymous 匿名 said...

this was a sermon on my Sunday Service a few weeks ago.
As much as God wanted us to know, be strong and courageous.
We all need strong grab on our shoulder sometimes..but love yourself first and be happy in order for you to love others. Otherwise, your love wouldnt be true as it should be.. Mina

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