Lissette Trahan

Joshua 2:11 "And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." “God in heaven above, and in earth beneath”: She confessed the realization that He is the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all that exists, therefore the Supreme One. The recognition of God for who He is will get a person saved. Rahab has fulfilled the Scripture in Romans: Romans 10:10 "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Rahab does not know this God of Israel personally, but she believes in her heart that He is truly God. Rahab realizes the idols are not real. She expresses here, that the LORD, He is God of everyone. This type of faith gets God's attention. The sinful life she is living cannot keep her from being redeemed. God will wash her and make her sins white as snow. This is the type of faith that makes us Christians.

“Rehab” is not promised deliverance, simply because of her efforts on behalf of the spies, but on the basis of her faith . Neither her harlotry nor her lying is approved of. In His gracious providence, God had prepared her heart to receive both the messengers and their God. Though she acted out of her old habits in hiding and delivering the spies, her newly found faith was being tested at the risk of her life. God’s further grace toward Rahab may be seen in her subsequent marriage to Salmon, through whom was born Boaz, Ruth’s husband, so that she became an ancestress of David, and hence of Christ Himself. It shows how God’s sovereign grace is sufficient for the vilest of sinners. This demonstrates that God’s grace and forgiveness is extended to all, and is not limited by nationality or by the nature of a person’s sins . I know that this is not answering the question but that is what inspired me about the whole incident.

“Meditate therein day and night”: To read with thoughtfulness, to linger over God’s Word. Obedience begins with a relentless quest to know and take to heart God’s Word. Our entire lives are to be guided by the Word of God. We are to hide the Words of the law in our hearts so that we would never forget them. It becomes part of our being. Then we will prosper and have great success.

Joshua's confidence was not in his own ability, but in God's ability. That should apply in my life as well. If it does then I can have true faith, and live without fear. In Joshua 1:8 it clearly says: Their entire lives were to be guided by the law of God. They were to hide the Words of the law in their hearts so they would never forget them. The law had to become part of their very beings. They will prosper and have great success if they keep this law of God. Only by reading the bible prayerfully and applying what it says can we ever hope to come close.

Joshua 1:5 "There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." This is a reassurance from God that He would be with them in battle. He would go before them and destroy their enemies. God never left them for the 40 years. He did not leave when Moses died. These are God's people, and He will protect them. The promise made to Abraham, Moses, Joshua and us is the same. When God first revealed Himself to me it was so unexpected that for a moment I doubted. Then I realized what had happened. I got on my knees crying and asking God to forgive me for my unbelief. I did not hear a voice but the words were there. "I am with you always". At the time I did not know that those words were in the bible. I tell anyone that will listen "If you seek Him, you will find Him".

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses." The words “as I said unto Moses” suggest the importance of pausing to remember God’s past faithfulness before stepping out into an unknown future. In my life whenever I have a dry spell (and there have been many) all I have to do is think about his past faithfulness to me. He is faithful even when I am not. All He wants is for us to love Him in return. We do that by trusting Him. Joshua trusted and God was faithful. We all need to apply those principles in our lives today. Even though we did not see the miracles that Joshua and Moses did. We have the bible, we have Jesus and we have the Holy Spirit. How much more fortunate we are.

My name is Lissette Trahan. I live in Louisiana. I am 81 years old and have been looking for a bible on line where i can get feed back from others and comment myself. I have just finished reading the first day of Joshua. I confirmed my email and got a place where people have commented on other books. I am hoping that the comments from Joshua will be available. I have studied the bible most of my life but the last few years have gone through a dry spell. I do not have a church or bible study that I go to so I am hoping that this will provide the feedback that I am craving. Thank you for the immense work that you have done to help others. Lissette