Joshua 22:15 — Community Reflections

JOSHUA 22:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”

'Thus says the whole assembly of the LORD: What is this breach of faith (ʻal-maʻal) that you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away this day from following the LORD by building yourselves an altar, rebelling this day against the LORD? — The indictment names the presumed offense: 'breach of faith' (maʻal), a term describing covenant violation. The accusation assumes that altar-building outside the sanctuary (Shiloh) violates exclusive-sanctuary law established at Sinai. The language 'turning away from following the LORD' and 'rebelling' frames the presumed act as apostasy, not mere procedural error.

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Ruth Kim (test user)1d ago

The light of the world — Joshua 22

I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. God is fai...