Three Burials (Josh. 24:29-33)

11/28/2009 9:17 AM

SPIRITUAL DIARY

My Worship Time                                       Focus:  Three burials

Bible Reading & Meditation                        Reference:  Joshua 24:29-33

            Message of the verses:  “29 ¶  It came about after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being one hundred and ten years old. 30  And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of Mount Gaash. 31  Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, and had known all the deeds of the LORD which He had done for Israel. 32  Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph’s sons. 33  And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him at Gibeah of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.”

            In the book of Hebrews and the eleventh chapter, which I just read this morning, it speaks about the faith that Joseph had because when he was dying at the end of the book of Genesis he told his realities that when the Lord sent someone to deliver them from the land of Egypt that they were to carry his bones to the Promised Land and burry him there.  Joseph is buried in the land that was given to his sons, which happened to be the land that Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, and this became the inheritance of Joseph’s sons. 

            Eleazar the son of Aaron also died too, and he was buried in the inheritance that Phinehas his son had been given.  Then there is Joshua who dies at the age of 110 years and he was buried in the territory that was given to him.  The sad commentary then begins that after the elders that had been alive when Joshua was alive died that the nation of Israel would then stop following the ways of the Lord.  Why did this happen?  “Because the people of Joshua’s generation failed to keep their promise and teach their children and grand-children to fear and serve the Lord.” 

             Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I have heard it said that we are always one generation away from the end of the church because no one teaches their children the ways of the Lord.  I am so thankful to the Lord that my children are following the Lord and hope someday to have the privilege of guiding our grandchildren to do the same.  Unfortunately that is not the norm that is going on in this country and the generations after the ‘60’s seem to be causing this country to go away from the Lord and our country is in a great deal of trouble because of this.  God always has a remnant and God has a plan and I must trust that He will see us through the trouble that is on the horizon and that we will bring honor and glory to the Lord through all of this trouble. 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

1. To serve the Lord and follow His ways.
2. To teach my grandchildren to follow the Lord.

11/28/2009 10:05 AM