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THE BOOK OF THE LAW WAS WHOLLY READ
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Joshua 8:30-35
Psalm 119:105-112
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path.”
THE BOOK OF THE LAW WAS WHOLLY READ
The Law is a covenant that God made with Israel. The exercise of its instructions was for Israel to repeat or to renew the covenant. This worship that Joshua convened was meant for this purpose also. This was everything to Israel. Joshua depended on God to guide him in this worship, and Israel was not to take it lightly. It was a time of meeting with God. Joshua stood as a representative and ensured that nobody was left out. Though they participated as a nation, each individual had to be personally responsible. It was a divine assembly and God was to be magnified above all people. Worship is the mother of virtues.
The reading of the book took centre stage. Joshua read the words of the Law, the blessings and cursings. Everything that was written in the Law was their standard. This was the beginning of the canon of written Scriptures. The Bible at that time was the first five books, commonly called the Pentateuch. Joshua read every word that Moses had commanded before Israel. Men, women, children and strangers were included in the audience. The book of the Law was a book for the spiritual life of the nation.
The people who heard the reading of the book were conversant with the Law. They were taught and they had learned their lesson. Today, the complete revelation of God is contained in the sixty-six books of the Bible (the Old and New Testaments). It is the inspired Word of God and has no mistake at all, and it is dependable. It is also needful to note that God has preserved all these words to this day. As believers, we have access to the contents of all the early Scriptures.
Worship and the written words of God cannot be separated. God is speaking to man in those words. Reading and understanding God’s Word daily is part of the communion with the Creator. Do you worship and hear God’s Word with understanding today?
THOUGHT: The Christian religion is contained in the written Scriptures, which are the true words of God.
PRAYER: Father, may I have hearing ears and a listening heart.