Joshua 24:7b-10 Sin and Spiritual Warfare

 Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

8Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you. 9Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, 10but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.

“Notably missing from this review of Israel’s history is any mention of Israel’s sin, rebellion, and failure. Though God recorded those things at the time (in Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), when He reviewed their history through Joshua He made no mention of them. Later, God said their sin I will remember no more (Jeremiah 31:34). Here, it was as if He had “forgotten” Israel’s past sin.” (Guzik)

“Arose to make war against Israel: Numbers 22-25 makes it clear that the war Balak made against Israel was spiritual in nature. He wanted to destroy them either through Balaam’s curse (which did not work) or through the seduction and idolatry of the Moabite women (which worked somewhat). Though it wasn’t a war fought with swords and spears, it was a war nonetheless.” (Guzik)

Two main points in this scripture and commentary are:

1. God said their sin I will remember no more.
2. the war Balak made against Israel was spiritual in nature.

Brethren, these apply to us today as a Christian! If you are born again by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, God said your sin I will remember no more!

The war going on in our society is spiritual in nature! The Lord gave us the rainbow as a reminder of His promise to never flood the whole earth again (Noah’s ark) but the devil co-opted the symbol of the promise and turned it into spiritual warfare through the seduction and idolatry of sexual sin!

James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

The only thing that can save our country and society from its path of destruction and lawlessness is the Lord, through prayer and revival. Please pray daily.

Blessings