Read Joshua 10, Joshua 11:1-20, 22, 23
The arrival in Egypt 215 years from Abraham to Jacob, the return of the Israelites the conquering of Canaan was prophesied 400+ years before the event happened. Actual captivity 430 years.
How do you see the conquering of Canaan?
Israel leaving the dessert after 40 years
The battle of Jericho, Veggie tales (slushies flying here and there)
The division of Land
Everyone lived happily ever after until Judges.
The actual conquering took almost 5 years, a total of 45 years after leaving Egypt before the land was completely conquered and the Canaanites were subdued and the Israelites were able to lay down their weapons to build a nation, to start planting in order to sow the fruit of the land.
2 Corinthians 4:8-18 AMPC, 7 “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9. persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—”
Joshua 6:18-19 And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are consecrated to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.”
Why do we go through seasons of nonstop battles?
Battles teach us to follow God.
Battles bring redemptions.
Battles help us reach our goals.
Battles teach us technique, we are developed.
Battles give us scars.
Think of the last battle season you went through, what was your attitude, what did you learn? What did you lose?
Pick a verse from the Bible that encourages you in seasons of battle and share with the group as to how.