🌾 Joshua 23

Joshua 23 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““For Yahweh has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.” Joshua 23 opens with these words: “After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,” The line to keep is Joshua 23:11: “Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.” Carry the word “take” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Joshua 23:11: “Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Joshua 23? Then try this: Read “Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.