🌙 Joshua 24

Joshua 24 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.” 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 it is Yahweh our God who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way in which we went, and among all the peoples through the middle of whom we passed.” Joshua 24 opens with these words: “Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their…” The line to keep is Joshua 24:14: ““Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve Yahweh.” Carry the word “fear” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Joshua 24:14: ““Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve Yahweh.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Joshua 24? Then try this: Read ““Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers…” 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.