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Don’t Miss What God Has Purchased | Joshua 19:1-51 | Pastor Haron Kaisa
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Adam Mesa is Lead Pastor of Patria Church and speaks to a congregation of 12,000 about how the gospel of Jesus Christ brings purpose to every life. Patria
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0:00 How we doing tonight family? Good. Everybody good? Can you just give yourself a round of applause for being here on Dodger night where my Dodger blue fans at? Right?0:12 I know the playoffs are happening right now. I don't know what the score. What's the score right now? 5 3 or something? 5 4. Okay. So you guys showed up. But I'm so glad that you showed up0:23 tonight. Yeah. I believe that you know the midweek service is 1 of those 1 of those check marks where you just gotta get refueled and be in the presence of God, but also be in community and be encouraged not just through0:34 worship, but hearing God's word and and filtering all that. So tonight, we're gonna be opening up the word of God together. Not just to kinda learn history, because I believe the book of Joshua has been teaching us a lot0:46 of things. A lot of principles, a lot of, you know, a lot of theological thoughts and stuff like that. But I believe that it's it's more than just another message because you're hearing God's voice.0:58 If you believe that God's word is true. And so, we're walking through Joshua chapter 19 and we're we're probably 75 percent in the book of Joshua. We're we're at the tail end1:10 of of this book. There's 24 chapters. But, my prayer tonight is that we don't just hear another message, but we experience the move of God. And, not just the move of God, but but we1:22 recognize that God has purchased us through Jesus Christ. Amen. And that's what we're gonna see tonight. Right? Amen. So let's all stand for the reading of God's word. We are1:34 in Joshua chapter 19, and we're gonna be reading a couple verses. We're gonna be in this chapter, it's 51 verses, but we're just gonna read a couple verses. We're gonna read verse 1,1:46 verse 10, verse 17, verse 24, 32, 40, and 49 through 51. So there's a lot of verses. So here's what it says in verse 1 of Joshua chapter 19. The second lot came out of1:57 Simeon. I want you to underline that because that's an important tribe to remember. For the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people2:07 of Judah. Circle that, highlight that, underline that because that's gonna connect to Simeon. We'll go on to the next verse. Verse 10. This is the next tribe that that gets their inheritance and their allotment and land.2:19 It says here, the third lot came up for the people of Zebulun according to their clans and the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarin. The fourth lot, verse2:30 17, came out of Issachar for the people of Issachar according to their clans. Verse 24, the fifth lot came out2:39 of the tribe of the people2:40 of Asher according to their clans. The sixth lot came out of the people of Naphtali for the people of Naphtali according to their clans. Verse 40. The seventh lot came out of2:51 the tribe of the people2:52 of Dan according to their clans. And then, verse 49 all the way to 51 says this, when they had finished distributing the several territories of the land of inheritance, the people of Israel gave an inheritance3:04 among them to to Joshua the son of Nun. By command of the Lord, they gave him the city that he asked, Timothee, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he built the city and settled in it.3:16 These are the inheritance that Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the father's houses of the tribes of the people of Israel, distributed by Lot at Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of3:28 the tent of meeting, so they finish dividing the land. Before we go any further, let's go ahead and invite God to speak to us. Bow your hands, close your eyes. Father God, we just wanna ask you and invite you here3:38 tonight. I pray that your word goes forth, that you would make your word alive, sharper than any 2 edged sword. I pray that you speak to us, pierce our hearts, transform our lives, and may we be reminded of the purchase3:49 that you bought through us through Jesus Christ. In his name we pray and God's people say, amen. Amen. You may be seated. You know, when I'm reading through Joshua, I'm learning a lot about who this man4:01 is, but I want you know, it made me to start thinking about what what it means to have legacy. But not only legacy, but could it be that when you4:13 look at the Christian life, the greatest threat and the greatest danger is not walking away from the Lord. I don't think that's the greatest threat. I believe the greatest threat in4:24 Christendom is complacency. It's it's this idea that you're settling for less when he already purchased it for you. And that's what we kinda see. Think about it.4:36 Most of us don't wake up 1 morning and say, I don't believe in God anymore. It doesn't just happen overnight. Right? That's not how it usually happens. There's there's some things that that take place. I think4:48 the real danger is being subtle. You see that. Right? It's it's when you still sing the songs, is when you still show up to church, it's it's when you still call yourself Christian, but deep down, you've kinda5:00 settled. Wow. You've kinda gone through the motion. We've decided that, you know, where I am now is good enough, and even even though God has more for you, and and that's the danger of kinda5:11 settling, that you're just going through the motion. And the truth is, most of us don't settle in obvious dramatic ways. We kinda settle in the5:22 quiet, in the ordinary ways. Some of us settle in our marriages. God can heal, God can restore, God can even breathe life in5:34 your marriage, but instead of fighting for it, we've learned to live with distance. Or some of us have settled in our calling. You know that God is tugging and calling you to step out of your5:45 comfort zone, and he's tugging your heart to step into ministry. Go. Right? To lead, to serve, but you've convinced yourself that the sideline is way safer. I'd rather just be on the5:57 sideline. Some of us, we settle with our struggles. The addiction, the bitterness, that shame you've been carrying all your life, and so long that instead of letting God6:09 deliver you, you've decided to kinda manage it yourself. And so, you go through it by yourself. Some of us slip into settling in our devotion to God.6:20 Think about it. God is inviting you to deeper in prayer, but we often find ourselves ending the night with what I call and gen z call and gen alpha call it doom scrolling. You're just scrolling through6:32 the phone. And some of us settle with our families. God gave us the role of discipling our kids, but we've allowed the world to disciple them.6:44 Family settling doesn't always look like rebellion. It looks like convenience. Right. Letting the enemy step in and it looks like comfort. It leaves us standing in front of the6:56 promised land while never stepping foot in it. And that's the tension in Joshua chapter 19. That's what's happening here. On the surface, it looks like a geo7:08 geography lesson. There's a bunch of names of tribes and all the borders and all the cities, but beneath it lies a prophetic warning for us tonight. And that's7:19 this. And I want you to write this down. Don't miss it. It's this. Don't miss what God has already purchased for you. Don't miss it. Because at the end of the chapter, we get this surprise7:31 twist. Every tribe got their inheritance including Joshua himself. Hallelujah. Not first, but last. Joshua, the man who led Israel7:43 into the land. Joshua who fought the battles. Joshua who carried the burden for everyone. Last in line, but never left out.7:55 Why would God write the story this way? Well, if you look at it, God is teaching us something. Right? He he's teaching us about timing. He's teaching us8:07 about patience. He's teaching us about what really matters in our lives. God is warning us, if you settle for less than His promise, it will cost you more than the the weight will8:19 ever will. So here's here's here's why I titled tonight's message, don't miss what God has purchased. If you're taking notes, here's the 3 here's the 3 points, and and this is what what God's8:31 what God gives us. He gives us 3 clear instructions or warnings, and it's all in a verse. It's don't waste what God has given you. Verses 1 through 9. Don't settle and compromise. Verses8:43 10 through 48. And don't let don't forget the way of humility. Verses 49 to 51. Let's start with the first point. Write this down. Don't waste what God has given. If you notice verse 98:55 of Joshua 9 19, it says this, the inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah because9:07 Judah's portion was too large for them. Now, the tribe of Simeon is a sobering example for you and I today.9:18 Why? Because unlike unlike all the other tribes, Simeon didn't receive their distinct territory. They didn't receive a territory for their own. They received9:30 a territory in light of Judah's territory. That's important to note because every tribe gets their own borders. Every tribe gets their own city, their own land, their own inheritance. But what does9:42 Simeon get? He doesn't get anything. They get they get Judah's blessing. They get Judah's inheritance. They get Judah's cities. They don't have their own9:54 place. They don't have their own portion. Instead, it's tucked and absorbed into Judah's. That's not just random. That's not just a coincidence. That is10:06 the hand of God. And if you study this, you'll notice that that generations earlier, Simeon's violence and sin brought judgment.10:17 Their sin brought judgment, and because of that, they were scattered. In other words, what could have been theirs was wasted. What God had10:29 intended as a blessing ended up smaller because of the way they lived, and that's a warning for us tonight. See, God entrusted us with so much of our10:40 families, our callings, our resources, our our opportunities, but what do we do? We kinda squander them. We we treat them lightly. If we let sin and distraction rule us, we we10:52 kinda risk ending up like Simeon. Amen. Because what what does it say here in Genesis 49? If you go way back in in in this book, it says here that their father was who?11:04 Was Jacob. Jacob's blessing his son, and he gets to Simeon and Levi. And what does he say in verse 5? He says this, Simeon and11:16 Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence. Cursed be their anger, they're cursed, For it's fierce and their wrath for it11:28 is cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and under and let notice that word. Scatter them in Israel. Why did Simeon lose their11:39 inheritance? Well, if you remember in in Genesis chapter 34, what happened there? They slaughtered a whole city in Shechem. Everyone.11:51 Men, women, kids. And because of that, their wrath was out of control. Their anger was unchecked. And so we pick up in Genesis 49 verse 7, it says here, your12:02 inheritance will be scattered. Now catch this. Jacob spoke that word and who was still alive? Simeon was still alive.12:15 Their children were still young. Life went on like nothing happened. Generations passed. They went down to Egypt 400 years of slavery, then 40 years in the12:27 wilderness, then years of conquest under Joshua. And here, 450 years later in Joshua chapter 19, that word that was spoken by12:38 Jacob comes true. Here in this text, Simeon doesn't get a distinct territory. They're scattered and they're absorbed into Judah.12:51 Church, don't you see it? God's word doesn't have an expiration date. It may take 4 years. It may take 40 years. It may take 40013:03 years. But if God said it, it will come to pass. And that means 2 things for us. Write this down. Number 1, if God has spoken a13:15 warning, don't play with it. Because time won't erase it. And number 2, if God has spoken a promise, don't doubt it.13:27 Because it will come to pass because time can't cancel it. And so we see here in Isaiah 40 verse 8, the grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of God will stand. So Simeon13:40 teaches us that what God spoke in Genesis was fulfilled in Joshua chapter 19. Amen. We see that. But here's the warning.13:53 Here's the warning. Here's the underlying point that I want you to get, and it's this, unrepentant anger doesn't just hurt people. It robs you of what God wanted to give you. God14:06 wants to give you something. But what's holding you back? Maybe it's your pride. Maybe it's your ego. Maybe it's your your anger. Think about it. Anger always promises power,14:18 but it leaves you powerless. Anger always feels like control, but in the end, it may cost you something. Anger might satisfy you in the moment, but it can shrink your inheritance in the long run.14:29 Simeon's tribe, the land they were waiting for them, but what happened? Their wrath reduced their land. If you don't believe me, look at Simeon. Look at his fallout.14:41 We'll go through history. The root of it was in Genesis 34. The root of it started in Shechem. Simeon and Levi's anger boiled over. They slaughtered an entire14:53 city. Then we see the shame in Genesis chapter 42. Because if you fast forward it years later in Egypt, Joseph tested his brothers, but guess who was singled out.15:06 Guess what name was singled out by Joseph? Simeon. Genesis 42 24. Even his own family, his reputation carried the weight15:18 of violence and anger. Then we go to the sin in Numbers 25 to 26. Generations later at Baal, what happens? Israel fell into idolatry. Guess who was15:30 leading the charge? Guess what tribe he was from? The Simeonites. Then then we jump into the reduction. But notice what happens there.15:41 Right? We hear in Numbers 1 and Numbers 26 that Simeon's men dropped from 59000 to 20000 men because of their disobedience.15:53 Wow. Then we go into Joshua 19. When it came to inherit the land, Simeon didn't get their territory. What happened? Their territory was absorbed by Judah.16:05 Instead of standing in their promise, they lived in someone else's leftovers. Then we go into the silence. Deuteronomy 33, when Moses blesses the tribe, this is16:16 crazy, before his death, Simeon's name never comes up. Out of the 12 tribes, 1 tribe wasn't wasn't mentioned for Moses.16:28 Imagine being so marked by anger that heaven has nothing left to say about you. Then we go into the absence. When you read the16:40 old testament from the book of Judges to Kings, look through Israel's history. Just look through the history. No prophet, no judge, no king ever16:52 came from Simeon. Judah produced David and the line of the Messiah. The Benjamin produced Saul, Israel's first king, and Paul17:04 the apostle. The Levites produced Moses and Aaron and the entire Levitical priesthood. Ephraim produced Joshua who led the Israelites into the promised land. Dan produced Samson.17:15 Every tribe produced something, but Simeon, nothing. My God. Silence. Their voice was erased from history just17:27 because of 1 man's sin and 1 man's anger. The scattering in first chronicles 4. Simeon is17:39 drifting further and further out. They become they become wanderers of the land, not rooted in 1 place. Moving from 1 section to the next section, from 1 place to the next place.17:51 But here's what's crazy about the word of God. The final mention of Simeon in Revelations chapter 7. If you look at it, by18:03 God's mercy by God's mercy, Simeon shows up 1 more time. Where? Revelation 7 7,18:14 sealed among the tribes of Israel. Simeon's name is mentioned. Not because they deserved it,18:27 but because God is faithful even when we fail. Hallelujah. Because God is faithful to keep his covenant that he had in Genesis 34 to 49 all the way to18:39 Revelations chapter 7. God is faithful to keep his promise. Amen. And the truth is this family. Simeon's18:51 anger stained their reputation. Right? It reduced their numbers. It erased their inheritance. It silenced their blessing. It removed their leaders and it scattered their future.19:03 That's what unchecked anger does, doesn't it? Yes. It breaks into something in that moment and it can break generations after generation after generation. And if God hadn't stepped19:15 in with grace, Simeon's name would be lost forever. Amen. And so, here's the application if if you think about it. Don't let anger rob you of what God has already set19:27 aside for you. If you're mad about someone tonight, ask for forgiveness. If you're angry about someone, if if if you're carrying bitterness in your heart, don't19:39 pass down what God never meant for you to carry. Stop carrying it. Just let it go. Just give it to God. And here's the hope. In light of this story, there was 2 brothers.19:51 It was Simeon and who else? Levi. There's the hope. There's an example of what not to do, and here's an example of what to do20:03 because Levi had the same curse. They were scattered. They were divided. But when Moses came down the mountain and the people were worshiping the the golden calf, what does Moses say? He20:14 says, who is on the Lord's side? And who stepped up and said, I'm ready. Let's go. The Levites did. They stepped up and said, we received this command from you Moses.20:26 We will go. We will stand on God's side. And their scattering was redeemed. They didn't disappear like Simeon. That's good. They became priests that were20:38 scattered. Yes. Scattered, but with purpose. There was a priest in every synagogue placed in every tribe carrying the ark, teaching the word, serving20:50 in the presence of God. This is a beauty this is a beautiful picture of God's grace and mercy. And we need to follow that. Do you see that? Right? Do you see the the parallel? Right? Simeon was21:02 hardened. Levi was humbled. Simeon was wasted, but Levi worshipped. Simeon lost his inheritance, but Levi carried God's presence. Simeon was scattered in shame, but Levi was21:13 set apart in service. The difference wasn't God's favoritism. The difference is your response. What's your response? Yeah. When God is saying, who's on your who's on my side?21:25 Are you gonna step up and say, I'm on your side, God. I'm willing to step up. Simeon's anger scattered his tribe until they disappeared into Judah's21:37 shadow. Because if you look at geography, you look at all the cities that are in Simeon, there is not 1 city that is mentioned in the bible that21:49 highlights some type of significance. But if you look at Judah and what that line is and what that lineage is with king David and the Messiah, you'll see God's move and22:01 God's favor. And so here's here's the bottom line. Repentance can redeem a curse, but unrepentance will waste an inheritance. If you22:13 don't believe me, look at Hebrews 12 15. See to it that no 1 fails to obtain the grace of God that no root of bitterness springs up and22:25 causes trouble, and by it many become defiled. Simeon was defiled by that. Simeon failed to obtain this grace that God was giving.22:38 And so, Levi leaned into that. And that brings us to the second instruction and this second warning. Point number 2 is this. Don't settle and compromise. If you look at22:50 verses 10 through 48, this is a section that just covers every inheritance, every tribe. It it gives them it gives them their land and their allotment. And so, we see first here in verses 10 through23:01 16. First is Zebulun. And and and what's interesting about Zebulun, Zebulun was the younger brother. And so when the when the land was divided,23:13 typically, it would be the oldest brother to receive the inheritance. But instead of the older brother receiving the inheritance, Zebulun receives the inheritance. By human tradition, Issachar should have been23:25 gotten the first inheritance in this moment. But God here flips the order. And you see it because God because grace outranks tradition. God does not bow to man's23:37 authority. He is not bound by human law or human order. He does not check your resume before he calls your name. Your spiritual birth matters more than your natural birth.23:49 That's what God is trying to portray here as he's painting this picture of all these land being a lot being allotted. And he says this, right, in Hebrews because because the name Zebulun means dwelling24:01 or honor. Why? Because if you look at Isaiah chapter 9, grace doesn't choose the obvious. Grace chooses the obedient. That's good. And24:12 this is what it says here centuries later in Isaiah 9, that their land would be called the Galilee of nations. Zebulun. Who spent24:24 most of their life doing ministry in Galilee? Jesus. So, what we see here is the very ground where Jesus himself would minister would24:36 be from the tribe of Zebulun. And that's what we see here. Right? Don't miss this. What looks small today, what looks insignificant may become the place that Jesus shows up tomorrow.24:49 He may just show up. The place that seems small became the stage for the savior Amen. Who did his greatest miracles in Galilee, who25:01 performed. You see, grace has a way of reordering your story. Right? Grace has a way of taking you back from from the back of the line to the front of the line. Grace has a way of25:13 turning overlooked places into holy ground. Amen. And that's what we see. Right? Grace has a way of taking ordinary people like Zebulun and writing25:25 extraordinary stories through them. So that we see that. That grace in the order. Then we go into this the the next tribe in verses 17 to 23,25:36 Issachar, and we see that faithfulness in the shadows matters. And so Issachar's land wasn't flashy. There was no coastline. There was no25:48 capital city, but there there was fertile ground in in the valley. Their inheritance was very quiet. It it was good for just farming, So they didn't have the best city26:00 or or flashy city, but it was it it it was a country of just being steady. And if you look at what the name Issachar means in Hebrew, it's an it it's a name that means that26:11 means this, there is reward. There is reward. And if you recall first chronicles 12 32 says this, the men of Issachar understood the times and knew what26:23 Israel should do. That kind of discernment doesn't come from being in the spotlight. That kind of discernment happens, right, when you're rooted in faithfulness.26:36 When you serve, when you're not in the front, when you're in the back. That comes from hidden faithfulness, not spotlight performance. Some of you need to hear this. Not26:48 everyone is called to be Judah on the front lines. Not everyone is called to be Ephraim, center of the stage. But in God's kingdom,26:59 quiet faithfulness counts more than anything. It matters to God. He sees the prayers you pray when no 1 else is watching. He he sees the27:11 way you serve when no 1 else notices. He sees your steady obedience and he promises a a reward. And the encouragement for us is the Galatians 6 9. Do not grow27:23 weary in well doing for in due season you shall reap if you will not faint not. See, family, don't don't despise the shadows. Don't27:34 despise the small beginnings. Don't despise behind the curtain. You see God moving that because heaven records what the crowd ignores. Faithfulness27:46 counts in God's foot. So that's the tribe of Issachar. Then we go to the next tribe. Let's look at Asher here, verse 24 to 31. If you remember, Asher received27:58 the coastal line, which was the the northern side of this. It was was was very fertile, very prosperous. This was overflowing with resources. And if you remember in Genesis 49, it28:10 says here, Asher's food shall be rich and he shall yield royal delicacies. They got the they got the good land, basically.28:22 They got they got everything they wanted. The the coastline, they they got all the olives they they they they can have. And Luke 12 42 reminds us that to whom much is given, much will be required.28:34 And so Asher teaches us that abundance isn't just privilege, it's stewardship. If God wants to bless you, it's because you're a good steward of it. Amen. And if you're wondering why you haven't been28:45 blessed, maybe because you haven't been a good steward of some things. And so here we see that abundance is a test, but prosperity is a28:57 responsibility. You got to be willing to hold the weight and carry the weight. If God can trust you with plenty, he can trust you with purpose. That's what we see here. Right? Say it with me.29:09 I'm blessed to be a blessing. I'm blessed a blessing. Next, we have Naftali which is verses 32 to 39. And this is what what I call the conquest and the strongholds because, you know, Naftali, their their land29:21 was fortified cities and the mountains. So so this so this tribe had hard ground. They had to deal with the battles. They had to deal with the strongholds and their inheritance29:33 wasn't handed to them. They had to fight for it. And so we see that this tribe, they had to fight. And if you look at the meaning of this of this of this word, Naftali, it means29:45 my wrestling. Ready to wrestle. And if you remember the start of the story, the start of their story was struggle. It it it was it was hardship. But if you remember, if you look at29:56 Isaiah 9, it says here, Naftali's land, the people walking in darkness have seen a great light. Where? In the land of30:08 Naphtali. That means the land of wrestling became the land of revelation. Don't miss this because your place of wrestling can become the very place of30:20 your revelation, your connection with God. Then we go to Dan, the final tribe here, verse 40 to30:31 48. Weakness and compromise. Their tore their territory was difficult. It was the lowlands near the the Philistines. This this was we we see that30:43 because this was this territory was very difficult. They left their inheritance and they went up north to conquer eezer cities. And30:55 they renamed that land Dan. And if you remember, and if you recall, Dan means in Judges 18 first Kings 12 29, Dan means judge,31:07 But they misjudged God's calling. Instead of doing the hard things, they went to an easier city, renamed it Dan. And so, their compromise31:18 led to idolatry. Their weakness led to their compromise. And so, see that. Right? And so, you have to realize that that31:30 sometimes God has given you hard assignment not just because he wants to give it to you, but he wants to teach you something. He wants you to grow into it. He wants you to learn and unlearn some things. And so, here,31:42 Dan, they didn't just settle, they compromised. So, we read through Joshua chapter 19 from every single tribe, from Simeon all the way down to31:54 Dan, Zebulun to Dan. And these tribes preach to us that grace reorders tradition, that faithfulness matters even in shadows, that32:06 abundance requires stewardship, that that the promises require battle, and that compromise will cost you everything in your life. So here's the word.32:19 Don't settle and compromise. Don't rename shortcuts as blessings. Don't abandon the hard assignment God has given you.32:32 Step into the inheritance because God has something for you and his promises are worth fighting for. Amen? Amen. Last point. We finally32:44 arrive at the promise. Remember this, it's not it's it's not a it's not a stage for pride. It it's it's an alley alleyway for gratitude. And that is this point number 3 verses 49 to 51. Don't forget32:56 the way of humility. This chapter ends, right, with Joshua receiving his inheritance. What God was giving him, but watch this. He he takes it33:08 last. We're talking about the leader who carried everything. The leader who carried majority of the weight. The leader who was in the front lines battling, who was leading and dividing,33:20 and the leader who did this waits till everyone has their inheritance then decides to say it's my turn. He was last. That's humility.33:32 That's leadership. Leadership doesn't grab for position. Right? But but they trust God with the provision. God, I don't know how I'm a I'm a get there, but you but but I believe you will. And33:43 guess where he chooses? Out of all the places his allotment, he chooses Timnah Serra, which is not a lush valley. It's very33:55 small. It's not the most prime real estate. Right? If you had a chance to move to Malibu or Rialto, where would you pick? Probably Malibu.34:07 Right? For him, it's a barren hillside site. There's nothing there. There's no fertile ground. There's there's nothing to build34:19 on. There's there's no fruits. There's no olives. There's there's nothing there. And he chooses this place. A place that everyone overlooked. And Joshua34:31 is saying is saying, hey, you receive your inheritance, I'm a choose the the most settled location. And Joshua accepts it. But34:43 not only does he accept it, what does he do? How old is Joshua here? Scholars say that he's probably in his eighties, 80 plus. But he34:55 says this, he not only accepts the land and he goes to the land, the text says that he rebuilds the city. He35:06 works. He's still working as the leader who carried them to the promised land, as a leader who won many battles, as a leader who said, you know what? I deserve35:18 a castle. I deserve a a a red carpet showing. I deserve to retire. No. He doesn't even retire. He decides to rebuild the city. He takes what was barren, and he35:30 turns it into home. Let's go. And here's what's significant. The last recorded act of Joshua's life was not conquering kings,35:42 was not dividing the land, was not leading armies to defeat the enemy, but it was rebuilding the city. That was the last recorded act by35:53 Joshua to rebuild the city. That tells us something. What does that tell us? That the legacy of a leader isn't in what he takes, it's in what he builds for36:05 others. That's that's what real leadership looks like. Are you willing to build for others? Are you willing to pave the way for the next generation, and the next generation, and the next generation?36:17 Because Joshua here shows us that the real measure of a life isn't what you conquer, but what you build. What are you building? What are you leaving behind? Because36:29 your legacy won't won't be remembered for the battles you fought or or the lives you've or or the or the or the victories you gained, but but in the generations you sustained.36:42 Your story won't be remembered for all that. And that's the mark of true humility. And the last thing that Joshua does in scripture that I mentioned before is rebuilding. The last thing36:54 that Jesus promised before he left was what? John 14 2 verse 3. And here's I'll end with this. You put the37:06 point up. And the point is this, don't miss the prophetic picture because Joshua points to a greater Joshua, and that is Jesus. And that's what the book of Joshua is all is doing.37:18 The book of Joshua is a foreshadow. It's a type. And that type is Jesus Christ. Amen. And we see that. Right? Joshua waited until the37:30 last. Jesus said this, the last shall be first and the first shall be last. Jesus took the hill country. I mean, Joshua took the hill country. Jesus chose the hill of Calvary. Joshua gave the37:42 people rest in the land. Jesus gives his people eternal rest for their souls. Joshua divided an earthly inheritance. Jesus secured for us an everlasting inheritance. Joshua led Israel37:53 into Canaanite. Jesus leads us into a new creation. Joshua's victories were temporary. Jesus' victory at the cross is eternal. Joshua pointed to God's promises. Jesus is the38:05 fulfillment of God's promise. Joshua rebuilt a city. Jesus is building a kingdom. Do you see the picture? Yeah. That Joshua was just a foreshadow of38:17 Jesus. Yeah. That everything Joshua did. And I said it before, the last thing that Joshua does in scripture that I mentioned before is what? What does38:29 Joshua do at the end of his life? He rebuilds. And what does Jesus do at the end at the end of his life? What was 1 of his last promises? He says38:40 this in John 14, I prepare a place for you. He is building something for us just like Joshua was building something. So38:57 as we close and we we think about this story, you know, Joshua 19 is isn't just history. Right? Isn't just a a long list of boundaries and land. This is aShow more
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