The faithfulness of Joshua

“There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.” - Joshua 8v35

The second time they tried to conquer Ai Israel succeeded. This time they obeyed God, got rid of the sin in the camp and let God work. There was no sin in the way of God doing His work so the people met with success.

After the battle Joshua gave the people the instructions that Moses had given him. We read, “…there was not a word that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read to the people...” Joshua faithfully recounted all that he had been taught as he gave it passed it on.

There is a lesson for those of us who have been saved for a while and are in a position to pass on the others what God has taught us through others. One of the reasons true Bible spirituality fades away is that we forget the principle of 2 Timothy 2v2 – “And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”

Let us emulate the pattern set by Joshua and Moses, and may we teach those who come after us to do the same.