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After leading Israel into the Promised Land and overseeing its distribution among the tribes, Joshua delivers a farewell covenant renewal at Shechem and dies at age 110 — buried in his own inheritance at Timnath-heres.
"Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old. And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash" (Judges 2:8-9; Joshua 24:30 names it Timnath-serah). After the conquest was complete and the tribes settled in their allotments, Joshua summoned all the leaders of Israel to Shechem for a final covenant renewal ceremony. He recounted the long story of God's faithfulness — from Abraham's call to the conquest of Canaan — and called Israel to "choose this day whom you will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15). The people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods." Joshua wrote the covenant in the book of the law of God and set up a great stone under the oak at the sanctuary of the Lord as a witness. Then he sent the people away to their inheritances, and shortly afterward he died. "Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work that the Lord did for Israel" (Joshua 24:31).
Joshua is old and knows his time is almost up. He gathers all of Israel for one last speech — reminding them of everything God has done, and warning them that the same God who kept every good promise will keep the hard ones too.
JoshuaThe Speech That Demanded an AnswerJoshua gathers the entire nation for one final moment. He walks them through everything God has done — from Abraham to the conquest — then asks the most famous question in the Old Testament. What follows is a commitment, a warning, and a stone that still hasn't forgotten. hasn't forgotten.
JudgesThe Cycle No One Could BreakIsrael breaks their end of the deal, the generation that knew God dies off, and a devastating cycle begins — rebellion, oppression, rescue, and then right back to rebellion. This chapter is the blueprint for everything that follows in Judges.
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