Be Strong
Series: Joshua
Speaker: Chris Jones
Date: 14th March 2015
Passage: Joshua 2:1-24
00:00:00 --> 00:00:04 I love the newer James Bond movies
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00:00:08 --> 00:00:11 and I can't wait for Spectre
00:00:11 --> 00:00:13 with Daniel Craig
00:00:13 --> 00:00:18 the sensitive, the opening scene in one of those movies
00:00:18 --> 00:00:22 Casino Royale maybe crashing from one building
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00:00:36 --> 00:00:42 and in fact I don't think it's too immodest of me
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00:00:44 --> 00:00:51 especially the six pack and the iron muscled body
00:00:51 --> 00:00:55 let me tell you, you laugh, my mum loves me
00:00:55 --> 00:00:56 she gave birth to me
00:00:56 --> 00:00:59 and my wife finds me irresistible
00:00:59 --> 00:01:01 and she's not here today to contradict me
00:01:01 --> 00:01:03 so there you go, there you go
00:01:03 --> 00:01:08 James Bond movies are usually a great watch for action and outcomes
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00:01:10 --> 00:01:13 western civilisation crushes enemies
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00:01:21 --> 00:01:25 human relationships are selfishly plundered
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00:01:28 --> 00:01:31 he takes the life of any enemy who gets in the way
00:01:31 --> 00:01:33 that's James Bond
00:01:33 --> 00:01:36 when you come to Joshua 2
00:01:36 --> 00:01:40 it reads like a James Bond thriller
00:01:40 --> 00:01:40 it's got it all
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00:01:45 --> 00:01:46 an immoral woman
00:01:46 --> 00:01:48 and it all happened 3400 years ago
00:01:48 --> 00:01:55 Israel stands on the verge of entering the land of giants
00:01:55 --> 00:01:58 they're standing where they stood 40 years before
00:01:58 --> 00:02:01 and God's promise remains
00:02:01 --> 00:02:05 Joshua 1, God assures and reassures Joshua
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00:02:06 --> 00:02:07 Judson did this much better than me
00:02:07 --> 00:02:09 have I not commanded you
00:02:09 --> 00:02:11 be strong and courageous
00:02:11 --> 00:02:13 do not be terrified
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00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 for the Lord your God will be with you
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00:02:18 --> 00:02:24 so Joshua is Israel's God appointed leader
00:02:24 --> 00:02:27 he is an experienced military commander
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00:02:33 --> 00:02:37 he is called to submit himself to the word of God
00:02:37 --> 00:02:40 verse 8 chapter 1
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00:02:53 --> 00:02:59 so Joshua sends out a reconnaissance mission
00:02:59 --> 00:03:01 in Joshua chapter 2
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00:03:02 --> 00:03:07 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim
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00:03:11 --> 00:03:16 so they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab
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00:03:18 --> 00:03:20 now get the story
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00:03:24 --> 00:03:28 they're instructed to take particular attention to Jericho
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00:03:32 --> 00:03:33 they set out
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00:03:52 --> 00:03:56 Joshua sent them to Jericho
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00:03:58 --> 00:04:03 you can just imagine them telling this story
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00:04:05 --> 00:04:06 well they're not there yet
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00:04:19 --> 00:04:21 we saw this in our small group the other night
00:04:21 --> 00:04:23 we read this passage the other night
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00:04:34 --> 00:04:37 we did as a group
00:04:37 --> 00:04:43 but for all the questions that we might ask
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00:04:49 --> 00:04:52 the men have been noticed
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00:05:48 --> 00:05:53 in verse 6 it says
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