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Land Still Remains to be Conquered13 Now Joshua was old and?advanced in years?, and Yahweh said to him, “You are old and?advanced in years?, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. 2 This is the remaining land: all the regions of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurites, 3 from the Shihor, which is?east of Egypt?, up to the border of Ekron to the north, which is reckoned as Canaanite…
This Daily Devotion covers the first five books of the Bible, Genesis through Deuteronomy also called the Books of Moses or the Pentateuch, in a period of one year in a Monday through Friday format, the Psalms and order of devotion follow those presented in The Treasury of Daily Prayer from Concordia Publishing House.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 29:1-4, 10-11
Psa 29:1 A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD,
O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Psa 29:2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
Psa 29:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters.
Psa 29:4 The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psa 29:10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;
the LORD sits enthroned as king forever.
Psa 29:11 May the LORD give strength to his people!
May the LORD bless his people with peace!
Reading for Wednesday August 30th Joshua 13:1-23
Land Still Remains to be Conquered
13 Now Joshua was old and ?advanced in years?, and Yahweh said to him, “You are old and ?advanced in years?, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. 2 This is the remaining land: all the regions of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurites, 3 from the Shihor, which is ?east of Egypt?, up to the border of Ekron to the north, which is reckoned as Canaanite; there are five Philistine rulers: the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, Ekronites, and the Avvim. 4 In the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians up to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites, 5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all the Lebanon, ?toward the east?, from Baal Gad ?at the foot of? Mount Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath; 6 all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon up to Misrephoth Maim, and all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the ?Israelites?; only allocate it to Israel as an inheritance just as I have commanded you. 7 Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
8 With it the Reubenites, and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them: 9 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city which is in the middle of the wadi, and all the plateau from Medeba up to Dibon; 10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon up to the border of the ?Ammonites?; 11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathites, all of ?Mount Hermon?, and Bashan up to Salecah; 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei—he was left over from the survivors of the Rephaim; these Moses had defeated and driven out. 13 But the ?Israelites? did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this day. 14 Only the tribe of Levites Moses did not give an inheritance; the offerings made by fire to Yahweh the God of Israel are their inheritance, just as he promised to them.
Reuben’s Inheritance
15 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the descendants of Reuben according to their families. 16 Their territory was from Aroer, which was on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau by Medeba; 17 Heshbon and its cities that are on the plateau; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley; 20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth; 21 all of the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon who dwelled in the land. 22 In addition to their slain, the ?Israelites? killed with the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination. 23 And the border of the descendants of Reuben was the Jordan and its banks. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Reuben according to their families, the cities, and their villages.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, heavenly Father, You have called us to be Your children and heirs of Your gracious promises in Christ Jesus. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may forsake all covetous desires and the inordinate love of riches. Deliver us from the pursuit of passing things that we may seek the kingdom of Your Son and trust in His righteousness and so find blessedness and peace, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us according to Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
