Key Words: the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty
The twelve stones were to demonstrate the mighty hand of God to the nation of Israel. We as believers know the mighty hand of God through His:
- Resurrection – victory over death,
- Reconciliation – forgiveness of sin, and
- Revelation – the Word of God.
A university professor noticed a student was about to fall asleep in class. So the teacher asked the student, “What is the greatest problem in our society...ignorance or apathy?” The student replied, “I don’t know and I don’t care.” Such was the case with the people of Israel. The result of these memorial stones was eventually failure (Judges 2:8-12). They suffered from apathy and the “Second Generation Syndrome.” The land was partially conquered and the people became content with a partial victory. “We got some land now!” was their attitude. “Why should we bother to get anymore and risk death?” They became satisfied with second best. They failed because they neglected to fully obey the Word of God. In Joshua, obedience to God’s Word played a big role, but in Judges it was hardly mentioned. May we learn from their mistakes.
What to do:
✞Remember when we fail to learn from the mistakes of others, we are bound to make the same mistakes ourselves.
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